Ch. 1516..1520: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1516-1520

Chapter 1516

Jared was not bothered by it at all as he replied, "You should know about me as long as you're in San Joto."

Although those words betrayed his arrogance, Nicole knew that he was just speaking the truth.

Jared did not comment any further, as the supervisor quickly brought two cups of coffee in and served it to Jared and Nicole.

Nicole gently lifted the mug while Jared glanced at the latte art and thought, 'Even though the coffee here is not as good as mine, the techniques they employ in crafting coffee art is just something else.

As Jared was thinking, he took a sip.

The supervisor went on to look at Jared, who was taking sips of his coffee while going through some documents. "Sir, how is the coffee? If there is any issue, I'm ready to assist you."

He was afraid that he had not served Jared well.

"It's fine. The coffee is fine." Jared took another sip without looking up.

"Really?" The supervisor stared at Jared. ,

For someone like Jared who must have had all sorts of coffee, his act of saying that the coffee was "fine" meant a great deal to them.

The supervisor proceeded to thank him happily. "Thank you for your compliment."

It was then that the door to the café opened.

Seeing that, the supervisor gave Jared an apologetic smile, and went off to greet his other customer.

Meanwhile, Nicole was sipping her coffee while glancing at the entrance. There were not many people on the street. In fact, they were the only customers at the café at that time, and so, upon spotting the group and their sudden appearance, Nicole could not help but steal a few glances at those customers once again.

From her periphery, she saw a tall man with a flat cap entering the premises. As suspicious as he was, he was not looking at them at all.

Instead, his head was bowed, as he found a place to sit and signaled to the supervisor, "I'd like a cup of cappuccino."

It was the very first time that the supervisor had encountered a person of such icy disposition.

His smile was stiff. "Coming right up."

He left and hurried off to the kitchen. Soon later, a server came out and served the man the cup of cappuccino he had requested.

Nicole took two more sips of her coffee and noticed that the man had never lifted his head. It seemed to her that man was looking at the menu. However, it was also then that she noticed there was a barely noticeable callus between his thumb and index finger.

Jared had also noticed that man. He narrowed his eyes a little and proceeded to size the man up.

“Why? Is something wrong?" he asked.

Nicole felt his gaze. She lifted her head and stared at Jared, signaling him to keep quiet and observe.

Jared suddenly burst out laughing. 'Oh, this lady’.

As strange as it was, he might have found something interesting or amusing.

After finishing her coffee, Nicole glanced at the time and said to

Jared, "I'm going to make a call outside. Come to me after you've settled the bill.”

As soon as she had spoken, Nicole left at once.

That left Jared feeling helpless. With the fact that Nicole was such a fierce and independent woman, Jared felt that he would not have the chance to be protective of her.

All Jared could do was nod back at her. Then, he turned around and strode off to the payment counter.

Seeing that Nicole had left, the man in the flat cap left some cash on the table, got up, and left.

When Jared noticed that the man was following Nicole, his face darkened.

"Sir, is everything fine?" The supervisor looked at Jared cautiously.

‘He seemed fine just now, why does he look so angry now? Did I do something wrong?"

"Is there a problem?" Jared glanced at him coldly.

"N-none at all!" The supervisor fumbled, as he was startled. " Goodbye!"

‘A person of such status. It's best for you to leave!’ he thought.

Jared did not bother about the supervisor, as he turned around and walked out of the café at once.

The supervisor was left standing there as he broke into cold sweat.

That scared him. It really did. Indeed, Jared really did live up to the name of being the scion of the Johnston family. His presence was intimidating.

 

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After Nicole had stepped out of the cafe, she veered into an alley beside it as she pretended as if she was on the phone.

As expected, the man who had walked out of the cafe followed her with a handkerchief in hand; he wanted to drug her.

In a flash, just as the man was less than a foot behind her, Nicole lifted her elbow and struck him in the bridge of his nose. In an instant, great pain filled his nose while tears and blood cascaded down his face.

"AHH!" The flat-capped man squealed.

Nicole turned around and punched him in the stomach. The man immediately knelt over on the ground.

Seeing that the man was incapable of fighting back, Nicole immediately took his flat cap off. Nicole did not recognize him at all, so she knew that someone must have hired him.

She grabbed the man's hair and progressively tightened her grip, causing him to grimace in pain, “Let go! Please let go of me!”

The man began to beg for mercy as he knew that he had gotten into hot soup.

“Let go of you? Sure. Tell me, who hired you?” she demanded.

‘The balls on this person to send one man at me. He had underestimated me, and if I must hazard a guess, he must not be here for the crest,’ she thought.

Indeed, Nicole had not offended any gangsters who would be motivated to do such a thing to her.

The man could tell that Nicole was not someone he ought to mess with, so he replied quickly, “J-just let go of my hand...and I'll tell you. It's just too painfull!”

After all, the man was only gaining a few thousand dollars from this hustle. It would therefore be unwise for him to pick a fight with someone of power over such a small amount.

"Spill." Nicole let go of him temporarily and stood up.

It was then that Jared appeared at the alley. There, he noticed that Nicole had already taken care of the guy herself.

Then, Jared slowly approached her, "You've caught him?" 'This little punk! Who is he to lay his hands on those I care about? He really does not know where he stands!’ he fumed. "I got him, but it was too easy,” she mocked. “There's no fun in it."

Indeed, a punk like him was not worth Nicole’s energy.

The man who was kneeling on the ground was shocked.’ Who on earth is this lady? I gave her two heavy punches and it didn't even stagger her?’

Those words caused the man to break into a fit of cold sweat as he said, ‘Miss, I'm just a hired gun working for someone else. I wanted to drug you...and, urn, do something. How could I be blamed for that? At most, I'd consider you competition. Please let me go!'

"Cut the crap. Who sent you? Tell me and skedaddle!"

Upon hearing that the man wanted to do something to Nicole, Jared's face became as cold as ice.

The man was so afraid that he trembled. He did guess that Jared might be some big shot judging by Jared's luxurious outfit. The man realized that he ought not to mess with anyone like that and that the

entire operation had been a disaster.

Gritting his teeth, the man could only reply, “I-it was a man named Flynn. I've seen him before. I think he frequents the Fisher Group..."

"Fisher Group?" Nicole raised her eyebrows.

She could not help but sneer at Jared. "It seems that all of this is your admirer's work.”

Jared furrowed his brows. "What does this have to do with me?”

"Of course, it does. If it weren't for you, would she have targeted me?"

Nicole looked at him and scoffed, her eyes brimming with jealousy.

As soon as she thought of the time that Fiorella had spent taking care of Jared, Nicole began to feel uncomfortable.

"Why? Are you seeing green?" Jared looked at Nicole playfully.

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Noticing that they were both flirting now, the man kneeling on the ground quickly asked, "C-can I go now?”

Jared rolled his eyes. "Scram and never appear in front of me again!"

Otherwise, Jared would not let him off the hook that easily next time.

"Yes. Yes. Yes." The man was so scared that he was crawling on the floor.

He then picked his cap up and left.

"Fiorella really underestimated me. She actually got an idiot to attack me," Nicole sneered.

Noticing Nicole's displeasure, Jared replied, "I'll make sure that she pays for everything that has happened today."

Jared was already engaged to Nicole. He could turn a blind eye whenever Fiorella attempted the occasional flirt.

However, the moment she ordered an assault on Nicole out of malice, Jared decided that he would not let this slide.

Noticing that Jared was being serious, she stopped teasing him, "The Fisher family will be coming tonight, right?”

Perhaps, it was high time for Nicole to show Fiorella the kind of person she truly was. Previously, Nicole had been so kind to the latter that Fiorella had the gumption to think of herself as a rival to Nicole.

Tonight, Nicole would shatter all of Fiorella’s illusions.

"Let's go. I'm already looking forward to tonight's dinner." Nicole, who usually despised events that required plenty of socializing, could not contain her smile. However, that very same smiled proceeded to weird Jared out.

In the evening, the sun was gradually setting as the crimson hues were cast on the sky. Under the glow of eventide, the Riddle family manor proceeded to open their gates for the dinner event. The large stretch of turf at the garden was also opened for guests.

However, there was still an endless stream of guests at the entrance. The hall was soon to be occupied while the garden was crowded as well. In addition, the ten most influential and prestigious families of San Joto had sent their representatives to the event as well.

When Mr. Ellison and the Johnston family had arrived, they were greeted with the scene of a massive crowd.

"This is the biggest gathering in San Joto within the last thirty years."

Although the Ellison family was the second family out of the ten, they were not capable of bringing in representatives from each branch and generation. Moreover, apart from those families from San Joto whose names they could mention, there were also some powerful families abroad, most of whom Jared had never even met them before. All he could do was look at the badge on pinned to their fronts clearly, before finding out who they were.

Harvey did not understand why his grandfather had dragged him along to the Riddle family manor. Seeing that there were more families coming over, Harvey became even more confused.

"I did not hear any rumor about the Riddle family. Why are there so many people coming? Are they all here just for Mr. Riddle Sr.?"

In response, Mr. Ellison glanced at Harvey and issued a sigh.

At that point, Mr. Ellison had not talked informed Harvey about the Reby Family Crest. He knew that Harvey's heart was set on Nicole, but as he knew that Nicole had already been engaged to Jared, he did not want Harvey to discover her identity and wound up with regrets. Therefore, Mr. Ellison had continued stalling whilst withholding the news from Harvey.

Mr. Ellison could only breathe a long sigh, “Soon enough, you'll find out who these people are coming for."

On the other hand, Harvey had roughly guessed that Mr. Ellison was hiding something from him, but he was not in the mood to press on.

At that moment, his heart was set on Nicole. He had heard that Nicole had returned home, but he had no idea where she had gone off to. He had not seen her at all.

"Harvey!" a voice blared out at once, surprising him.

Harvey turned around and that was when he saw Snow all dressed up as she approached him.

Harvey was quite disappointed, but he remained polite nonetheless. "It has been a while."

Throughout the holidays, Harvey had been working for Nicole, and because of this, he did not have anytime to spend with Snow.

No matter how many times Snow called or texted, Harvey would ignore her and reject her advances. Indeed, he was not expecting Snow to be so friendly during their next meeting.

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"It really has been a long time, but I can understand. I heard you’ve been working for the Riddle Corporation during the holidays. It's understandable that you're busy.” Snow said, trying really hard to portray Harvey herself as an understanding character.

After she had spoken, she turned to Mr. Ellison, having not forgotten about him. “Hello, Mr. Ellison. I haven't seen you in a while, and yet, here you are, as strong as ever."

Mr. Ellison did not have a good impression of Snow, though she was one of the daughters of the Riddle family. Although she is not remotely close to Nicole in terms of her capabilities, her position in the Riddle family should not be overlooked nonetheless. It would serve him best if he could maintain a good relationship with the Riddles, and so, Mr. Ellison did not treat Snow coldly.

"Yeah, you guys may continue,” Mr. Ellison said.

"I'll see your grandfather for a bit. I heard that he fell sick two days ago."

Snow was caught off guard upon seeing that Mr. Ellison was treating her politely.

‘Mr. Ellison actually excused himself so that I could spend more time with Harvey...Does that mean...that Mr. Ellison approves of my relationship with Harvey?’ she pondered.

As soon as she thought of that, Snow got even more excited.

Unable to hold back, she moved in closer to Harvey, "Harvey, it seems that you do not have any partner tonight??Do you mind if I..."

Usually, Snow's faux coyness and clinginess were traits she could use to gain herself favors from just about anyone.

Unfortunately, Harvey's eyes were already set on Nicole.

"It's fine. I don't need a partner. I have some friends there, so would you please excuse me?"

As he was speaking, he turned around with a cold expression on his face and walked away.

Snow was locked in a smile, but she could only stare blankly at Harvey as he left her and approached the Wyance family, who had just arrived. The Wyance family was ranked as the first family within the political circle. Their presence at the event had thus added a lot of flair to the room.

However, Sebastian would soon be promoted to governor within the next few days. As it was a volatile period, he would not be able to attend the event on his own. Thus, Martin had represented him that night.

Once Martin entered, a number of people approached him, which was something he could not manage.

Coincidentally, he saw Harvey walking towards him, so he immediately seized it as a means of escape. "I'm sorry, my friend is here. I'd like to talk to him for a sec."

As soon as he had spoken, the two men met each other.

The instant the crowd saw Martin and Harvey standing together, none of them approached them thereafter.

Martin only began speaking to Harvey once everyone else had already left.

"Thank God you came. Otherwise, I'm not sure how to deal with those people."

"Same," Harvey replied, not wanting to get involved with the other people as well.

Yet, Harvey's eyes would range across the crowds from time to time.

"Where is Nicole? Is she at the hall?"

“I'm not sure, but she must be at home. After all, she is the star of the show tonight.”

“The star of the show?" Harvey asked, slightly stunned.

” Aren't these people here for Mr. Riddle Sr.?"

Hearing this, Martin instantly picked up on something. "Don't you know?"

Sebastian had already told Martin everything, as he was asked to represent him. He had also instructed Martin to be even more formal to Nicole without displaying any signs of impudence."

'But how could Harvey not know?’ Martin thought.

"Know about what?" Harvey said, feeling that he was kept in the dark again, much to his chagrin.

It was then that the Bradford family arrived, with Edwin spotting Harvey once he had entered the place.

Then, he bade his parents goodbye at once and grouped up with the two other men. "Goodness gracious! It really has been a long while. Harvey, you're here too!"

Harvey saw Edwin. He knew that the Bradford family did not like to attend events. Previously, they would always ask Edwin to attend these events on their behalf. However, Edwin's parents were also there for the dinner.

Chapter 1520

"What's going on? Your parents are also here for the Riddle family dinner?” Harvey asked, the strange feeling in his gut growing heavier by the second.

At that point, he began wondering what had happened to Nicole. What did she do to draw so many figures of influence here?

"Oh, Nicole got involved in a pretty significant matter. Of course, it makes sense that we should be here! It's not just the Bradford family. Look at the whole place. All ten of the families are here in full. Even the ones that did not bother to join us had sent their representatives over. I heard that there are still large families whose representatives are rushing over now. This time around, the Riddle family must be enjoying the prestige.” Edwin mused as he scanned the surroundings.

Quietly, he was thinking, ‘Luckily, I got to know Nicole before this. We are now considered as friends. I would be able to share in her prestige as well.’

"What happened to Nicole?" Harvey queried, feeling a lot more uncomfortable about it as Edwin did know about it too.

However, it was a long story, which had begun with the legends shared between all of the ancient families long ago.

For someone like Edwin, who was not particularly good at expressing himself, he did not know where to begin. "You don't know about it? In that case, just wait for the dinner to begin. Soon, you'll understand why these people are here for Nicole."

Hearing that the crowd was here for Nicole, a dull feeling began to set in for Harvey.

‘Previously, when Nicole left the country in a hurry. I've already felt that something strange was going on. And now, we have so many powerful families gathering here in packs. What on earth is going on?’ he wondered.

At that moment, the Finley family arrived as well. The two brothers, Gary and Ryder, accompanied their parents and strolled into the garden. They were all stunned when they saw the crowd.

Ryder's face darkened, and he asked Gary, "Didn't you join the Math Olympiad with Nicole before this? How is your relationship with her?"

Gary shot his brother a glance. "Why are you asking me such questions too?”

"Someone else has also asked you this?” Ryder asked, feeling a little embarrassed,

Gary looked at his parents, who were already socializing with the people around them. "Mum and dad, they've been asking me about it since two days back. What happened? Why are there so many powerful families here visiting the Riddle family? What does this have to do with Nicole?"

Aside from helping his brother with the management of the company, the only other thing that was bothering Gary was

Nicole. It was a pity that he had never gotten a good reason to contact her.

However, he had still not managed to contain his urge of wanting to meet her in person. Such was why he had shown up at the dinner event. Even if she was engaged, he still could not help but think about her.

Yet, there was something strange about Ryder and his parents.

Ryder knew all too well that Gary had been suffering bouts of depression as of recent, and was in a bad mood.

Therefore, Ryder had not informed Gary of anything pertaining to the family.

"Never mind, it's nothing. Judging by your reaction, I guess you have a neutral relationship with her."

Ryder's words pierced Gary like an invisible stake through the heart at once.

"You..."

Just as Gary was about to make a scene, Ryder saw his classmate and quickly stopped him in his tracks. “There's a pretty lady I need to meet. I'll excuse myself."

Gary could only contain the sadness within. He walked to the wine table in forlorn fashion, grabbed a glass of wine, and began to drink.

It was then that Nicole, who had just walked out of the house, saw Gary. She was incredibly surprised to see him, so she quickly approached him.

However, Gary was not in the mood to talk to her. "Go away."

Although Nicole seemed to be embarrassed, she still walked over and pestered him, being her usual annoying self.

But for Karen, she felt at ease seeing her two daughters hanging out with their sweethearts.

Unable to hold it in any longer, she turned around and asked her husband, “Dear, what is going on? The family suddenly decided to host a dinner and those who are present are all figures of prestige. It seems rather strange, given the fact that they had never wanted to be here, even when they were invited. Some of these people are strangers to us, but judging from their outfits, they seem to be members of certain powerful families too. What is going on?"

Dillon drank a sip of wine as he sized them up as well. "I'm not sure what is going on either, but I took a look at the list of gifts moments ago. Most of them were addressed to Nicole..."

"What? Nicole?” she asked.