Ch. 1631..1635: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1631-1635

Chapter 1631

The audience were appalled by the second announcement that Mr. Riddle Sr. had made. ‘The fourth son to Mr. Riddle Sr. has been promoted to chairman, and now, his grandson has been promoted to president!?’

The chairman position had been vacant for all long while now, and Damien, who was the interim chairman, had not even gotten to achieve this position, which would grant him more power. Nevertheless, Mr. Riddle Sr. had given Daniel the position just like that, which showed how much he valued his fourth son.

"Sean! Congratulations!" Spencer and Samuel were the first to react by congratulating Sean.

"Congrats Sean!"

Sean was still surprised, as he did not expect that he would be promoted alongside his father.

"This is great, Sean!" Stanley yelled in excitement.

However, before he could say another word, Mr. Riddle Sr. spoke again. "Although Stanley has only been with us for a short time, his capabilities are obvious to all of us. Both he and Sean have cooperated in excellent fashion to manage the recent projects, so Stanley too will be promoted to the position of general manager."

Gloria was so excited that she almost cried. ‘After so many years of hardship, my husband finally has gotten a position in the company! Our sons too have become crucial figures in the company! We won't have to be afraid anymore, not even of Damien.’

One after another, all the attendees present at the event were stunned by the announcements made. Nicole could not foresee that her grandfather would promote her father and brothers all at once.

Instinctively, she darted a glance at Damien and Dillon, and that was when she noticed that their faces had turned extremely pale. All the promotions made were basically done to replace their positions in the company.

‘It seems to me that all the announcements made have just made things clear. We, Damien and Dillon, are nothing more than acting directors and general managers in the company! ‘they seethed.

As the applause was about to heighten once more, Mr. Riddle Sr. raised his hand up, signaling everyone to wait; it seemed that there was still more to come.

"It seems to me that he is going all out tonight, and there's a blockbuster waiting to unravel.” Jared took a look at Nicole and sighed.

Nicole raised her eyebrows as she looked at Jared. She felt that Jared had probably gotten a hint of something. Then, she looked up at Mr. Riddle Sr. again and that was when he noticed that he was looking right at her.

"I announce that from today onwards, 26% of the shares under my name will be transferred to my granddaughter, Nicole!” Mr. Riddle Sr.'s sonorous and forceful voice echoed throughout the room.

This time, it was not the sound of applauses that filled the room, but the sound of gasps from everyone present in the banquet.

"My goodness...26% of the shares..."

"Such a young woman gets to own that many shares in the company...”

"As expected of the bearer of the Fire Crest. She now owns the most shares in the company!"

"Yeah! Mr. Riddle Sr.'s total share is 51% in total? The combinations of the other four sons are only 36%...”

"Doesn't that make her the biggest director in the company?"

Following the discussion among the crowd, everyone came to a conclusion and looked at Nicole with a mixture of both surprise and astonishment.

On the other hand, Nicole had never been stared at by so many people in her life. ‘It's so uncomfortable.’

In the past, Nicole had always preferred to be as discreet as possible. In order to elude any problems that she feared she would attract, she would rather be recognized as a country bumpkin. However, now that Mr. Riddle Sr. had given her the most shares, making the most important director in the company at just 18 years of age, it had become a massive joke that not everyone could pull.

Once Nicole's brothers had returned to their senses, they were left in a state of disbelief.

"Nicole... you have become the largest shareholder of our company..."

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"You have been given more shares than our father..." Spencer and Samuel were so surprised that they started to tell Nicole things she was not aware of.

Hearing that, a headache began to set in for Nicole. ‘Why did you give me so many unwarranted shares? I'm not short on cash. This is drawing so much unwanted attention to myself! I

Deep down, she wanted to reach out by signaling to Mr. Riddle Sr. that she had something to say to him, but unfortunately for her, he seemed to have known her thoughts, and so, he added, "However, since she's still in school, so she will not be participating in the company affairs for the time being. As for now, all company affairs will be managed by Daniel and Sean. She'll join us once she reaches 20 years of age."

Nicole could not even muster up a single word to voice her refusal.

Mr. Riddle Sr. understood very well that he had not given Nicole any chance to decline, and once again, the crowd erupted into thunderous applause. As for Daniel, he had never experienced such a moment before. It was the truly peak of his entire career.

Daniel helped Mr. Riddle Sr. down the stage, his face beaming with uncontrollable joy as he felt a little dizzy.

After the announcement, the energy that was supposed to die down was ignited once more. Both Sean and Stanley were surrounded by guests handing their business cards to them. Meanwhile, Daniel was helping Mr. Riddle Sr. over to Nicole.

Nicole looked at him and said in a low voice, "Grandpa, why didn't you discuss it with me beforehand? Why did you announce that you would give me the shares?”

Indeed, Nicole had too many things on her plate, and would have no time to deal with company affairs.

In response, Mr. Riddle Sr. smiled. “If I had told you in advance, would you have accepted it?”

Nicole was rendered speechless upon hearing this.

"Right, so I could only resort to doing this. I'm getting old and these shares, sooner or later will be split between all of you guys," he said.

Nicole then took a deep breath. "But because you've given me so many shares, others may have other ideas."

Knowing who Nicole was talking about at an instant, the old man's face darkened and he deliberately raised his voice as he said, “Compare the state of the company in the past ten years and the state of it now. Anyone could tell who is more suited to manage the company. This matter cannot be discussed by others as I have already decided!"

Damien and Dillon, who were not far away, overheard this, and as soon as they did, they quickly lost the courage to ask why. It was because of their management of the company over the past ten years that the Riddle Family continued to decline in power and reputation. As such, they could only blame themselves and their incompetence.

Unable to take it anymore, Damien shouted, "Let's go!”

Naturally, Miley trailed behind him and left. Dillon was also livid, but he did not have the nerve to leave.

On the other hand, Karen was unable to deal with the humiliation anymore, and proceeded to pull Dillon along with her, saying, "Damien had already left. What are you still doing, standing here? Do you want to continue to embarrass yourself?”

Without waiting for Dillon to respond, she immediately dragged him away. Mr. Riddle Sr. shook his head as he watched the two families’ departure.

Tve given the both of them ten years’ worth of opportunities and none of them had taken it. Now, the only person I could trust is Daniel,’ he thought.

"I'm tired. I'll leave the banquet in your hands now. I'll be going back to the Riddle residence.” Mr. Riddle Sr. shot Daniel a glance.

"Got it." Daniel hurriedly nodded, after which he sent Mr. Riddle Sr. off.

"I'm tired too, let's leave together.” Mr. Johnston Sr. suddenly appeared, wanting to leave the banquet together with Mr. Riddle Sr. Nicole looked at Jared. "Go send your grandpa off."

"Okay." Jared nodded, whereupon he helped his grandfather and Mr. Riddle Sr. out the venue. Though the two of them had left, people spared no time to seize every drop of alcohol.

Nicole, who was also a little tired, decided to go to the bathroom before leaving. However, she did not notice that someone was following her as she was on her way out.

Chapter 1633

Nicole had just exited the bathroom when she felt that someone was approaching her from behind. Instinctively, she timed her punch in an attempt to strike him in his face, but he seemed to be well prepared.

He grabbed Nicole's arm at once, matching her strength, and twisted them behind her back before turning around like a tease, pushing Nicole up against the wall. 'l can't move with my hands behind me!’

Nicole subconsciously raised her leg to knee him in the groin, but he was far too quick, as he grabbed her leg just in time.

The posture they were in was obscene and this immediately caused her to raise her head in anger, ‘Who is this guy! How shameless can he be?!

Unexpectedly, the person turned out to be Harvey.

It was at this moment that Nicole noticed his entire body reeked of alcohol. It was obvious that he had had too much to drink.

"Harvey? What are you going to do? Let me go right now, or I'll beat the hell out of you," she said, her face stern and impatient.

In response, Harvey gave her a creepy smile, "If I don't let you go, what will you do with me?”

Before Nicole could react, he sloppily kissed her on the lips. With her eyes widened, she instinctively turned her head to avoid him. Then, Harvey stretched his hands out, grabbed her chin with one, and prepared to kiss her.

At that moment, she lost all of her patience. Disregarding the history between them, she used all of the strength she could muster and punched him hard on his chin.

Harvey's world went black for a moment before he tumbled onto the ground with a loud thud, hitting his head in the process. He let out a hiss, and though he had not shown it before, the last thing he had expected was to be knocked down by Nicole with such ease. The excruciating pain he felt began to sober him up, during which he tried to laugh the incident off.

Nicole frowned. 'He must've nuts, or perhaps this is who he really is under that mask...’

Harvey's delirious laughter drew the attention of everyone around him. At the same time, Jared was looking around for Nicole, and when he heard Harvey's laughter, he rushed over. That was when he saw Nicole standing by the wall, rubbing her wrist as

Harvey laid on the floor. He instantly knew that Harvey had tried something on her. Otherwise, she would not have attacked him.

"What did he do?" Jared asked, sprinting up to Nicole.

‘If this b*stard had done anything to Nicole, I will not spare him!' he thought.

Nicole shook her head and lowered her wrist, "It's okay. Just him alone. He's not capable of doing anything to me.”

Her statement alone had made Jared feel more at ease.

Without having to bother with talking to Harvey, he grabbed Nicole and said, "Let's get you out of here."

Nicole nodded her head, not wanting to pay any attention to Harvey anymore.

However, it was also then that Harvey slowly propped himself up and roared, “Jared Johnston!"

Jared stopped in his tracks when he heard his name being called. He looked at Harvey from the side, his eyes frosty and stern.

Harvey had a glint of eye in his eyes too, an expression that separated him from his usual self.

Unfazed by that, Jared snorted and mocked, "What? Have you not exposed your true colors for the world to see, Mr. Ellison?"

 

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Harvey's eyes flickered with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth. Then, he reached out and wiped the blood away from his mouth.

"It seems that Mr. Johnston knows me well,” he said.

The social circle in San Joto was very small, and Harvey had avoided him as he knew that Jared could see right through him.

With that out of the way, Harvey did not even bother to fake it anymore. "Or should I say that we're of the same breed?"

His smile was sinister and smug, making Nicole fidget in a state of discomfort. She had a hunch before that Harvey had only helped her to make her forget that he had such a side to him.

"Ignore him, let's go." Jared said, not wanting to waste his time on him.

Similarly, Nicole frowned and was prepared to leave when Harvey stopped her.

"Nicole, what do you even like about him?” Harvey asked.

Nicole paused, it was only then she understood the reason for Harvey's current breakdown and his state of madness.’ Turns out that he hasn't figured it out yet.

Nicole took a deep breath and turned around. "I like everything about him, and at the very least, he doesn't have two personalities.”

At that instant, Harvey began to feel conflicted. ‘Nicole has long found out about my dual personalities. It's been a while since this violent side has emerged.’

Harvey looked at Nicole and Jared standing side by side, and was on the verge of losing his mind.

Staring at Nicole, he burst into a fit of hysterical laughter." Really? But the more you hate me, the more I like you. What should I do?"

Nicole began to cringe, as this side of Harvey disgusted her. "That's your business. It has nothing to do with me."

Harvey might be a hopeless state of affairs, but Nicole wanted nothing more than to get out of there quickly.

Then, Harvey staggered as he got up on his feet. "It seems to have to do a lot with you! From today onwards, I will prove to you that I am so much better than Jared...and I will definitely snatch you back from him!"

‘No matter who she loves, I know that I can’t live without her! If she can't fall in love with me, and if she insists on staying with him, then I will do everything it takes to ruin him. Only I can have her! If she tries to run, I will imprison her! I must have her for myself!’ he thought.

"Nicole! You're destined to be mine!" Harvey roared violently with his eyes bloodshot.

Unable to stand around and watch anymore, Jared stepped in front of Nicole. "Harvey, I have received your declaration of war. I have to remind you that Nicole is my fiancee and my future wife."

After he finished speaking, he pulled Nicole into his arms and asserted his dominance over Harvey.

Harvey was fuming mad as he rushed toward Nicole, "Let her go! She's mine!"

Jared raised his foot as Harvey approached, kicking him right in the gut. Harvey took a step back and fell onto the floor.

This scene unfolding had garnered the attention of the people from afar. Harvey clutched his stomach and knelt on the ground with one knee, holding on to prevent himself from falling over.

Jared stood upright, staring down at Harvey scornfully. " You? You're not worthy enough."

‘Nicole won't be his today, tomorrow, or ever!’

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As soon as the words had left his mouth, Jared quickly wrapped his arms around Nicole and left the banquet proudly and gracefully.

Harvey then attempted to get up but was sent back squatting in pain. ‘Damn him and his kick. I might have broken a few ribs!"

"Jared Johnston! You just wait!" he roared. 'This one kick, I will return it tenfold and more!’

After exiting the hall of the banquet, Nicole began to feel a gust of cold wind. Naturally, Jared took his coat and draped it over her shoulders, and that sudden surge of warmth made Nicole feel much better.

After that, she looked up at Jared’s stern face and said, “I'm sorry about earlier.”

Tve caused Jared to openly attack Harvey. They might come head-to-head in the future,’ she thought.

"Don't be sorry. Even without you in the picture, he and I would still be enemies. It's just the matter of time," Jared replied, as he had foreseen this.

“Huh? Why?" Nicole narrowed her eyes. “Aren't you still working with Mr. Ellison?”

Jared raised his eyebrows. "Yes, I have worked with Mr. Ellison but not Harvey. Ever since Mr. Ellison had handed things over to Harvey, everything has been brought to a halt.”

Seeing that Jared had come prepared, her eyes darkened a little. "What did he ever do to cross you?"

‘He must've done something. Otherwise, Jared would not have been so triggered about him.’

Jared flashed her a sheepish smile. “He has always been the sort of person who is too dangerous to be around. He kept himself restrained a little while ago whenever he is around you and now, I'm afraid that

it has backfired.”

Jared was well aware of Harvey's acts of kindness, and though the latter had done much to contribute to Nicole's well-being, his actions were nothing but a facade created to mask his true self.

"He's a predatory person, but for you, he had to change who he was for a while. Still, he couldn't change the nature of who he is," Jared added.

The affairs of the Ellison family were too complicated for him to discuss in a meaningful way. However, Nicole knew that Jared did not say much because he did not want her to worry about it anymore. Thus, she did not press on with more questions.

Instead, she decided that she would obtain more information through her connections.

Max soon drove Jared's car over, after which Jared opened the door for Nicole to enter. She then removed Jared's coat and gave it to him upon entering the car that was noticeably warmer.

"By the way, I wanted to ask you at the banquet earlier. Why the change of dress style?” Jared asked.

Nicole paused, and with her forehead creased, she replied,” Weren't you the one who hated it when I wear revealing dresses?”

Sensing that something was wrong, Jared frowned. He glanced over at her shoulder and, and that was when he noticed a small bruise. Before Nicole could react, he immediately reached over. Nicole dodged his hands as soon as she felt him approaching, but unfortunately, there was nowhere for her to go with the car door beside her. And just like that, Jared had removed the cover from her shoulders before she could react.

Upon unveiling her shoulders, Jared was appalled and his eyes turned frosty at an instant. "What happened here?”

Max could not resist glancing at the rearview mirror, and what he saw shocked him; Nicole had a serious injury, and yet, she had not said a word about it throughout the duration of the entire banquet. ‘Just how much can she endure?’

In visible discomfort, Nicole pulled the sleeves back onto her shoulder, and in a strangely, "Don’t make such a huge fuss about it. It's just a minor scratch?"

"Minor scratch?" Jared laughed, though he was livid. “There is major swelling on the wound area, and you think it's a minor scratch?’

"Max, go to the hospital and call Martin,” Jared said while his eyes were downcast.

"Yes, sir.” Max nodded.

Nicole hurriedly stopped him “I can take care of this myself. I don't need any treatment from Martin!"