Ch. 1821..1825: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1821-1825

Chapter 1821

As soon as the words came out, Sean's face turned red with embarrassment. Jane was also a little embarrassed by the question.

"Not really...Someone sent me flowers in the office, but...I already have someone I like," Jane could not help sneaking a look at Sean and the answer was already obvious.

Everyone was crystal clear about this except for Sean who was confused. Sean's face turned gloomy after hearing it.

Nicole sighed, 'It's so hard to make someone as dense and stubborn as Sean enter a relationship.' Nicole could not help but assist Jane on this matter, "Is the person you like around 185cm tall and likes to drink caramel coffee with milk?"

As soon as these words came out, both Jane and Sean were stunned for a moment. Jane had not expected Nicole to be able to understand her hints at such a young age. Jane had a crush on her superior for the longest time ever and when someone gifted her flowers at the office, it got rid of her hopes of ever getting close to him.

On the other hand, Sean had noticed what Nicole hinted about, 'I-Is it me?' He turned to look at Jane once more, anticipating an answer from her.

Jane knew that if she missed the opportunity now, she would not have the opportunity again to express her thoughts. She took a deep breath, and bravely said, "Yes..."

That single answer alone had made Sean's heart race.

"I-I'm going to the bathroom!" Jane said shyly.

'She's so shy,' Sean thought to himself as he watched Jane run away.

Nicole looked at Sean, "Sean, the person Jane likes seems to be among us..."

'No matter how dumb Sean is, he should understand the obvious answer to this.'

Sean was a little shy, but he kept his calm, "I'll go check on her so she doesn't get lost." He walked away awkwardly after speaking.

Steve who realized everything could not help but teased Sean behind his back, "It looks like springtime is about to arrive for the dense willow in our family!"

Stanley could not hide his smile, "It's all thanks to Nicole's guidance!"

Jane and Sean had known each other for two to three years and she had liked Sean for the longest time ever. Stanley had even noticed it not long after he joined the company. Neither of the two had confessed their feelings and it made the bystanders anxious just watching them.

Stanley glanced at Nicole appreciatively, "I didn't realize you were such a relationship expert..." He could not believe that she could easily matchmake the ever-sprouting love between Sean and Jane and it was mind-blowing.

"I guess she got it from experience, right?" Spencer added.

Nicole glared at him, "Watch and learn or you'll lose out to Samuel." She turned to look in Samuel's direction when she said his name. Samuel and June were chatting while sipping on boba and eating the cake Spencer had prepared for Lulu.

Spencer's expression turned sour, "Hey, whose pastries are you eating?!" He rolled up his sleeves and walked over, picked up the snack, and said, "Was this even prepared for you? How could you simply consume it like that?"

Samuel was talking to June before they were interrupted. Samuel froze for a moment before frowning and said, "Isn't this for human consumption? When have you gotten so stingy?"

 

Chapter 1822

'Why could Lulu let June have it yet I can't?'

"I'd obviously be stingy with you! These are prepared for the girls, not for you!"

After he finished saying, Spencer replenished the pastries and brought them over to Lulu directly. Lulu was embarrassed but her heart was inexplicably touched by the warm gesture, having never seen Spencer angry before, and it was over her favorite pastry at that.

'This feels like a dream,' Lulu thought to herself.

Samuel frowned, "Fine, I won't eat it. Why do you have to get so mad over this?"

Samuel rolled his eyes and saw the barbecue Stanley and Tia who were in charge of was almost ready.

"Let's go over to the barbeque," Samuel said to June.

"Alright," said June who looked happy. As long as it was with Samuel, anything they did would make her feel contented. Spencer, on the other hand, saw the both of them leave and realized that he had gone a little overboard. Lulu turned to look at him and said, "Thank you for preparing those for me albeit a bit too much... It's alright to have shared with them."

Spencer suddenly became stubborn, "I prepared them for you, so they are yours and yours only. Spare nothing for Samuel even if you should bring the rest home."

'This damn guy wants to compete with me on everything I do. I'll be damned if I ever were to give him anything to eat,' thought Spencer.

Lulu could not help but laugh, having never seen such a childish side to Spencer before, "Alright, I won't share any of it with them next time and bring home those I can't finish."

Spencer grinned from ear to ear when he heard Lulu say this, not able to stop himself from looking at Lulu more.

Under the sunlight, Lulu's gentle eyes made Spencer's heart pound faster.

'Lulu is such a beauty with a lively and cheerful personality. Her bright and beautiful eyes are so alluring.' Spencer could not help but look away quickly out of embarrassment.

"I'll get you something to drink."

"Okay," Lulu nodded obediently. Nicole, who had been spectating everything on the sideline, noticed that things were progressing fairly well for her brothers except Steve who kept sneaking looks at Sally from a distance.

"As soon as you called her out, Sally would come here right away. I bet she hasn't forgotten about you either after all these years."

Nicole's words made Steve's expression tough to express into words.

"If you can't forget her, why don't you get back with her? We're all adults here, so why are you hesitating?" reminded Nicole.

Steve looked back at Nicole and said, "It's not easy as you say...She decided to study abroad without asking how I would have felt. I still can't let go of the void and pain in my heart. I am still wondering what I am to her even at this moment."

"Since you want answers, why not ask her yourself,' Nicole said with an aura of maturity. "She will never know if you don't tell her what you felt. Go and talk things out, clear out the misunderstandings between the two of you. Who knows if it will go back to the way you were before? Won't you two feel better after lifting the weight off your chests?"

It was no surprise to say that Nicole saw through the situation that immediately eased Steve's heart.

'You know what, Nicole's right. What am I afraid of? Things can't get any worse than it is now anyway.'

Nicole said no more as she noticed Steve's eyes brighten. It was as if he had come to a realization.

'My brothers may be a bit dense when it comes to relationships, but with a little bit of push and encouragement, they should be able to do it,' Nicole thought to herself.

On the other side, the chefs had started to help out with the barbeque while Nicole found a spot to sit on. She felt that someone approached her and raised her head subconsciously, only to come across a familiar pair of eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Nicole stared at Jared with a surprised look on her face. Nicole did not inform nor invite Jared to this, 'How did he come here?'

"Your father notified me about this saying that your brothers had brought some guests over. Why didn't you tell me?"

Daniel thought Nicole had invited Jared and called to remind him to arrive earlier.

Chapter 1823

Nicole could not help being shy, "My brothers had brought back their female friends over to express their thanks and to let our mother do some matchmaking. Why are you here?"

Both Nicole and Jared are eventually becoming husband and wife, so there was no need for them to meet up for this occasion.

"Oh, so you are aware that you're going to be wed soon...," said Jared before he walked toward Gloria and Daniel.

"Hi, Mr. & Mrs. Riddle."

Gloria was happily chatting with Sally before she turned around to see Jared. Gloria beamed with joy, "Oh my, Jared is here! Come and have a seat."

"Thank you, Mrs. Riddle," Jared smiled. Nicole trailed along behind Jared and sat down on the opposite side of her mother.

This was the very first time Sally had seen Jared, she was a little taken aback, "This is..."

Gloria immediately introduced, "This is Nicole's fiancé, Jared."

Sally was taken aback, and recalled, "I think I've heard this name before, the president of the Johnston Group, right?" Steve, noticing Sally's eyes lit up when she saw Jared, was engulfed in sadness and silently sat closer to her. Sally, sensing Steve sitting closer next to her, lowered her head to hide her blushing face.

Nicole could tell that Steve was jealous. She smiled, curled her lips, pretended to be nonchalant, and said to Jared, "This is Steve's girlfriend, Sally Kane."

"Oh," Jared nodded his head lightly.

Steve nearly had a heart attack when he heard Nicole's words. Steve was flustered yet felt mentally relieved. Sally, who was sitting beside him, was a little awkward, "That...I'm...not..."

Steve cut her off, "Let me grandly reintroduce my sister and my future brother-in-law." His intimate attitude and eyes instantly made Sally's heart flutter. Sally, finding herself speechless, could only stiffly nod, "Oh..."

Nicole was satisfied when she saw Steve and Sally interact with one another, 'It seems to me that Sally doesn't have a boyfriend. Otherwise, she would hurriedly try to clear things up.'

Gloria who had also noticed the interaction between the two of them, dotingly grinned, "Oh dear, what are you youngsters still accompanying us for? Go and have some barbecue, have fun, and get to know each other more."

Steve understood what Gloria meant, nodded, got up, and stretched his hand out to Sally, "Let's go."

Sally looked at the outstretched hand, surprised at the sudden invitation, but with Nicole, Jared, and Gloria looking at her, she could only endure the embarrassment and place her hand in Steve's.

He grabbed it instantly and pulled Sally up. She could not help herself from having her face flushed bright red. As she held his hand, she recalled her time with Steve three years ago.

'After all these years without contact, I thought everything would have changed, yet it seems that nothing has changed.'

Gloria's grin grew wider when she watched Steve and Sally walk away while holding each other's hands.

"You see that? My idea was brilliant after all. If your brother was not forced to do it, he won't even know how to invite someone home."

Nicole raised her eyebrows subconsciously, "Mother, you organized this whole thing mainly to reunite Steve and Sally?"

It was only a few days after Sally had returned to San Joto when Gloria asked everyone to invite their female companions. Nicole could not help but ponder, 'This must have been organized deliberately. Otherwise, how would things be so coincidental?'

Chapter 1824

"You're right. I don't have to worry much about Spencer and Samuel since they're still so young. I'm only worried for both Sean and Steve. One of them is too blind to notice what's right in front of him and the other still dares to be self-conflicted even when she had already returned. Merely looking at their predicament made me anxious. Your assistance was a nice touch," Gloria noticed Nicole's intentions and felt relieved.

"Only you truly understand how I felt."

Nicole smiled brightly, Jared noticed how worried she was for her brothers and was a little jealous, "You care so much about others' affairs, but when will you care as much about our affairs?"

Nicole was suddenly embarrassed, "Didn't I already make a promise..."

Jared raised his eyebrows, "You promised, but when will you start making it happen?"

Nicole noticed Jared's eagerness to take their relationship to the next level. Gloria overheard their conversation and her eyes lit up, "I, too, think you should start making the preparations. Once you get your marriage registration, then the wedding reception can be held anytime you wish. No rush, of course."

"Mom...," Nicole looked awkwardly at Gloria. Gloria was a little reluctant to part ways with Nicole before, but after knowing that Nicole would still be living close by, her perception changed entirely.

Gloria hesitated a little before reminding Nicole, "I'm doing this for your own good. Mr. Johnston here is such a nice young man... many people dream to have someone like him, you should marry him as early as you can."

Jared grinned ear to ear, "Look, even Mrs. Riddle agreed to our marriage. Why don't you take this chance before others snatch me away?"

Nicole's eyes suddenly became determined, "I like to see who would dare to."

Nicole's true intentions from her sudden gesture made her look away in embarrassment for a moment while Jared and Gloria laughed at her.

Gloria nudged Daniel.

"Since your mother had said her piece, then you two should go and prepare a little. Since our family is now the talk of the town, the news of you two getting wed will be more exciting," Daniel said. Jared raised his eyebrows and thanked Mr. Riddle.

Nicole on the other hand was too embarrassed to talk, suddenly not knowing what to say. Jared glanced at her proudly and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Riddle, thank you for supporting us. If you have the time tomorrow night, my family would like to cordially invite you for a dinner together."

Gloria noticed that Jared had arranged a meeting with his family and wasted no time agreeing, "Okay, Mr. Riddle and I are available. So tomorrow night it is!"

"Mom..." Nicole did not expect Jared to be so hasty and straightaway suggested a dinner tomorrow night.

'The scariest thing about this is that my own mother had even agreed!'

At this moment, Spencer and Samuel walked over, "What's happening tomorrow? Why is Mom so excited?"

Gloria gave them a blank stare when she heard them asking, "It's none of your business, go eat!"

Spencer and Samuel acted flirtatiously, "Come on, Mom. Please tell us what's going on. What's the good news?"

Jared took a look at both Spencer and Samuel and said in a friendly tone, "The marriage between Nicole and I is on the agenda and I've invited both Mr. and Mrs. Riddle over to formally meet with my grandfather tomorrow."

As soon as he spoke, the smiles on both Spencer and Samuel's faces froze. When Jared proposed to Nicole prior, they were both very reluctant and now that Jared was going to have both sides of the family meet one another, it meant their marriage is imminent.

"Isn't my sister still busy with the drama filming?"

"Yeah, didn't she say she'll get married only after she finished filming her show?"

The both of them protested, hoping they can still hog their sister to themselves for at least a few more months.

Jared smiled proudly, "The filming for the drama had finished early."

 

Chapter 1825

"What?" Samuel was shocked, "When?"

Spencer was surprised too, "Why? Has the filming ended?"

Jared raised his brows as he looked at the brothers delightedly, "I invested in this drama, and the production ended early."

"What?!" Samuel and Spencer did not know that Jared would do such a thing just to marry Nicole as soon as he can!

"Isn't this... too much?" Samuel said, annoyed. "Nicole likes it. How could you decide by yourself?"

"He's right! Did you really do it just for the marriage?" Spencer looked upset as well.

Gloria was a little confused, "What's going on, Nicole?"

Nicole did not want to hide it anymore, "The production crew did not follow the script, so I refused to continue filming with them."

The two brothers were stunned when they heard what Nicole had said, "You rejected them?"

Spencer found it unbelievable, "Did something happen, Nicole? Did someone bully you?"

Samuel frowned, "Is it because of some nasty unspoken rules?"

Gloria immediately glared at him, "Stop your nonsense!"

'Jared was still here. How could he say such a thing?'

Jared could tell that the brothers were really concerned about Nicole, so he coldly said, "They wouldn't dare to do such things, but they did not follow the script and went against Nicole, so I stepped up and

resolved this issue for Nicole."

Jared knew Nicole did not want to worry her family, so he willingly took all the blame.

Nicole looked at him, filled with gratitude. She knew very well that he had nothing to do with it at all.

Daniel could see Jared's love for Nicole and was relieved when he knew that everything had been taken care of, "I'm glad that it's been settled. We're lucky you were there to help her, Mr. Johnston."

If Jared had not invested in this production, it would be hard for Nicole to leave. Even though no one dared to cross the Riddle family now, the existence of the contract will still make it hard for Nicole to withdraw herself.

"It's my pleasure. After all, Nicole is my fiancée. Besides, her not being in the production is just what I wanted. If she didn't join the show, we'd be coming back from Panem."

This statement was for Samuel and Spencer, who kept quiet even if they did not want Nicole to leave. After all, Jared had been waiting for a long time.

"That's right. Now that Nicole doesn't have to film, you can start planning the wedding now. I'll contact the wedding companies for Nicole tomorrow and order everything you'll need for the wedding."

"Mom... it's too soon," Nicole said, embarrassed.

Jared said, "No, it's not. We'll fly to Panem over the weekends and get a marriage certificate before flying back here to get married."

Nicole looked at him, both angry and shy.

'Why is he in such a rush to marry me?!'

'If I didn't meet him, I'd have a few years of freedom to myself.'

"That's the plan," Jared did not wait for her to respond and decided in front of her parents.

Nicole could only stare in silence and comply.

Spencer and Samuel looked as if they did not want Nicole to leave and were feeling extremely sad.

Stanley noticed it and walked over, "What's up with the both of you?"

Samuel looked at him with a sorrowful gaze, "Stanley... Nicole is really getting married now."