Ch. 1876..1880: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1876-1880

Chapter 1876

"There's no need to. I feel like I'm going to puke everything out."

After having seen a restroom, Nicole became silent and made an immediate beeline for the women's restroom.

'I doubt he'll still be able to follow me this time!' she thought.

Harvey glanced at the icon on the women's restroom, shaking his head.

'It seems that I'm not going to succeed this time. I'll let her go for her lunch,' Harvey thought as he turned around to leave the place.

Nicole came out of the restroom after a while, and just as she was about to leave, she bumped into the duo of Ryder and Gary who had just exited the men's bathroom.

The eyes of the two brothers lit up the instant they saw Nicole. "Nicole? What are you doing here?"

Nicole shot them each a glance and asked, "You two. Do you always go to the restroom together?"

The two brothers looked at each other in embarrassment. "Um, we happened to bump into each other by coincidence..."

Nicole gave them both a look with one of her brows raised. "I'm guessing that the both of you did not wish to participate in the school's festival and had deliberately came here to get away.'

Nicole then frowned. "As the president of the student council, I must criticize the both of you. The other students are out there trying their best to accommodate the guests and recruit more students for the school event, while you two are here. You're both students here too, so how can you just hide in the bathroom and do nothing?"

Once again, the brothers looked at each other in embarrassment. "I mean, even though we are also the sons of the Finley family?"

"Many of the people who came here today know us well..."

The guests that had attended the festival today were also carefully selected, and most were upstanding model students as well as children of distinguished families. However, the entire festival had become an absolute chore for the Finley brothers.

Nicole raised her eyebrows, realizing that they were both telling the truth.

She took a deep breath, unable to relate. "Forget it. Since it's lunch break, you can have a rest. However, you must go back to your classes and help out with the participation."

"Okay." The Finley brothers nodded dejectedly.

Passersby could not believe their eyes when they saw that the Finley brothers were obeying Nicole Riddle. After much careful observation, they noticed the red armband on her arm, and that was when they realized she was the president of the student council.

"I'll be off now. I'm going to go grab a meal, you guys can go ahead." Nicole nodded and began walking off without another word.

She just wanted to grab her lunch and catch a little break.

As soon as they heard that Nicole was going off to have her lunch, the duo of Ryder and Gary looked at each other and said, "We're going to eat too. Why don't we have lunch together?"

Nicole glanced at the two of them. "I want to go grab a drink from the cafe opposite of our school."

Though Jared did not go to the cafe often, Nicole still liked grabbing a cup of coffee from that place whenever she was free.

"We were planning to go there too," Gary said almost immediately.

Ryder was stunned for a moment before returning to his senses. 'They didn't mention where they were heading to earlier, but I guess that's okay. The cafe there serves delicious food.'

"Since it's on the way, let's go there together," Ryder invited.

Nicole did not want to go anywhere else. 'If they want to go there too, sure. Why not?'

Soon, the three of them were on their way to the cafe together.

'I haven't seen Claus in such a long time,' Nicole thought.

Nicole's eyes lit up as she locked eyes with Claus, who was there.

"Ms. Riddle! What brings you here?" he asked.

"Yeah! I'll have the usual." Nicole said, easily finding a place to sit down after she had ordered.

"Okay," Claus nodded, before turning to Ryder and Gary.

"What are you drinking?" Claus asked.

He could not help being a little cold toward the Finley brothers. Though Claus was aware that they were the Finley brothers, he did not take much of a liking for them.

"Two cups of latte," Ryder causally ordered.

"Three servings of steak," Gary said.

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Claus frowned when he noticed that Gary had ordered a steak for Nicole.

He had been ordered to keep an eye out for Nicole, to prevent any of the other men from making any advances on her. 'This kid even ordered food for Nicole?'

Claus thought about it and looked at Nicole with a haughty expression. "Miss Riddle. Do you want the steak?"

Nicole shook her head. "No, just give me some pasta and some desserts after."

"Okay!' Claus said loudly, after which he repeated the order. "Two steaks, one pasta, three coffees, and two desserts. I'll be right back!"

Then, Claus turned around and left.

Ryder and Gary could not help but look at each other with their brows raised in suspicion after that interaction. "What's the matter with that guy?"

"Shouldn't he be giving us what we want after we've made our order? Why did he ask Nicole about it so specifically before removing one of our orders?"

"I'm a regular customer here, he knows what I want and what I don't want. You guys don't have to worry about it," Nicole said.

"Oh..." Ryder and Gary nodded and took their seats opposite of Nicole.

Gary noticed Nicole's tired complexion and asked, "I see you've been making rounds to the classes today. Are you tired?"

Nicole shot Gary a glance and sighed. "Yeah."

Having to organize these sorts of festivals was more tiring than delegating duties to others, and there were way too many people for Nicole to manage. Slowly but surely, she was beginning to regret her choice of running for president of the student council.

"I know you've been busy with Spencer, Samuel, and Lulu the day before. If you require additional manpower, you can let us know," Gary sincerely offered.

Ryder looked at Gary.

He had never seen his brother being so proactive in his life prior to this. 'I guess he is willing to make an exception for Nicole.'

Nicole nodded as she noted Gary's sincerity. "I know, but there's no need for that. After today, it'll be over for good."

Nicole desperately wanted to end this sort of student activity quickly so that she could take a long rest.

'Tomorrow's...a Saturday. I've got a flight at nine in the morning,' Nicole sighed as she recalled her schedule.

As it turned out, there were now even more things that necessitated a rush.

"There are still plenty of things to be done after the festival has ended. Some items require recycling after, so you can leave them to us," Gary offered, as he noticed that Nicole was exhausted.

Nicole raised her eyebrows. "Recycled?"

'Why does a school event have to be this exhausting?'

"Of course. I participated in the student union in high school before, so I know these procedures well."

Ever since he entered university, Gary had no time to participate in student councils anymore, solely concentrating his time on studying computers. However, he had not forgotten about the procedures concerning school events.

Then again, it would be shameless of Nicole to bother Spencer and Samuel once more, especially after they had been helping her out for two days straight. 'They must be dead tired.'

As Ryder and Gary had offered to help, Nicole simply agreed. "Okay. In that case, I'll leave the work to you guys after the festival has ended."

'It's better to leave this to them than to trouble my brothers again,' she thought.

"Don't mention it." Gary immediately nodded in agreement, with a happy expression on his face.

He was glad that he was able to help Nicole out.

Ryder, on the other hand was watching, anticipating how things would pan out for Gary later upon seeing that he was excited to return to running errands for the student union.

'If it was not for him, I would not have agreed,' Ryder thought as he was glad he was able to lighten Nicole's burden.

It did not take long for the waiter to bring them their coffee and their lunch. Nicole took a sip of her coffee with a satisfied expression on her face.

Sure enough, it was only Jared's coffee that could temporarily provide her temporary ease, relieving her of all her worries and troubles, even if just for a moment.

"The coffee here is really good,' Ryder commented with a smile on his face.

"I've been frequenting this place ever since it opened, but I still don't know who the owner of this joint is. Before this, no one was allowed to set up a cafe directly facing Royal Creek."

Gary became embarrassed for a moment, whereupon he turned to his brother and said, "This cafe belongs to the Johnston Group."

If it was not for Jared who had informed Gary about it in person, he would have never have found out about it either.

Ryder was taken aback. "The Johnstons?"

 

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Gary nodded and darted his eyes at Nicole's direction.

Then, something clicked in Ryder's mind. 'Is it possible that the owner of this cafe is Jared?! In which case, wouldn't Nicole be the proprietress of this place?!'

The thought that was racing across his mind almost made Ryder spit his mouthful of coffee out.

Still, he forced himself to swallow the coffee before coughing out loud. "Really?"

Gary nodded with a serious look on his face.

"So, that's why you know the store manager so well," Ryder said awkwardly.

'It would be weird if he didn't know the taste and preferences of his boss' wife well. It won't be wise for him to mix it all up,' he thought.

Nicole noticed the weird behavior among the two brothers, and that was when she guessed that Ryder knew about her relationship with Jared.

Therefore, she did not deny it. "Yeah."

Ryder looked at Nicole in embarrassment, not expecting her to answer it so plainly.

'If this were someone else, they would be over the moon to own such a huge cafe,' Ryder thought to himself.

Ryder then stopped talking, as he felt that Claus had been staring at him. He lowered his head and continued eating.

Nicole had her coffee and lunch in peace. Soon after, the three of them had finished their lunch, and were eating the dessert that Nicole had shared with them.

'I had never dreamed of the day when my idol shares her desserts with me.' The two brothers were overjoyed.

With that in mind, Ryder could not help but say, "This is on me."

'To be able to buy my idol lunch is a dream come true,' Ryder thought.

Nicole shook her head, "There's no need for that. I don't pay when I eat here."

This implied that, since the duo had followed her to the cafe, there was no need for them to pay for the meal. Gary glanced at Ryder before the two of them understood what that meant at once, with the two of them almost forgetting that it belonged to Jared.

Then, as they were both thinking, they felt a strong gust of wind behind them. The Finley brothers spun around and saw a man in a windbreaker jacket making his entrance through the door. His gaze was strong and stern as he stared at the two of them before he made a beeline for their table.

Gary looked at Jared and thought, 'Never have I thought I'd see Jared for lunch...'

On the other hand, Ryder seemed to have sensed that things were not going to be so simple. Jared's battered appearance indicated that he had made his way here on purpose. Nicole was also very surprised as she had not expected Jared to turn up at the cafe during lunch hour.

"What are you doing here?" Nicole looked at Jared with a gentle smile.

The smile in question was something both Ryder and Gary had never seen before, in that it was something so pure. Both Gary and Ryder turned to look at each other.

'It seems that Nicole would only show her vulnerable side to Jared.'

Seeing that, both Gary and Ryder felt an abrupt surge of jealousy as they watched Nicole smile at Jared.

Jared instantly recognized the Finley brothers and his voice turned cold. "Aren't these two gentlemen from the Finley family? Are you close to my fiancee?"

'If Claus had not given me a heads up, I wouldn't have known that Nicole was having lunch with these guys. I mean, it's okay to have lunch, but with these two? This lady can't seem to give me a break!' Jared thought to himself.

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As they were being stared at by Jared, Gary and Ryder felt the overwhelming presence looming over them.

However, Gary tried his best to resist Jared's presence nonetheless, and in a tone indicative of his dissatisfaction, he replied, "Nicole and I are classmates. Isn't it normal for us to know each other well?"

Seeing how headstrong Gary was, Jared looked at Ryder and mocked, "Then, is Ryder classmates with Nicole too?"

Ryder did not know how to explain himself, and as such, he could only reply awkwardly, "We joined a competition a few days back. I guess we can be considered as teammates."

After all, the three of them were in a team. This, it was not wrong for him to refer to himself as one of Nicole's teammates.

However, Jared felt as though the two of them were simply giving excuses.

The Finley brothers were really timid people. It was obvious that both of them had feelings for Nicole, and yet, they could have a meal with Nicole together. This made others wonder what their actual feelings were.

At that moment, Nicole could tell that Jared was unhappy. Initially, Nicole was quite surprised to see him, but it puzzled her as to why he would see green so suddenly the instant he arrived.

Seeing that Ryder and Gary were done with their meal, Nicole said, "The both of you can head back first. I'd like some time alone with my fiancé. Is that fine?"

Nicole's words made the Finley brothers feel sad. Once her fiancé appeared, she had become totally unavailable to them.

Yet, Ryder could still find it in himself to be cordial about it. "Sure, we'll leave the both of you alone."

Then, he turned around and dragged Gary out without giving him a chance to speak.

Jared watched them leave.

Then, he turned back and looked at Nicole unhappily. "It's one thing for you to have lunch without me. However, you just had to string those two stalkers along?"

Nicole raised her eyebrows. "Jared Johnston, you b*stard! You're getting better and better at being jealous now. They're just my schoolmates, and it was a coincidence that they wanted to dine in here too. Wouldn't it be even weirder if we split tables?"

Jared knew that Nicole did not have such intentions. But to Jared, the feelings the two men had for her were clear as day.

"Fortunately, we're getting registered tomorrow. Otherwise, I will never be at peace for the rest of my life," he said.

Jared was not at ease, knowing that his own woman was perfect in every way, and that countless eyes were on her.

At the mention of tomorrow, the look on Nicole's face darkened. "How dare you mention it? You booked such an early flight. I thought of sleeping in a little later."

In fact, Nicole did not intend to get registered so soon.

However, Jared replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I can stay in your room tonight and be your personal alarm."

"Go away!" Nicole yelled, not giving him any opportunity to have another sleepover in her room anymore. "I'm telling you, I've changed the locks for the balcony door. You won't be able to come in anymore. Don't bother trying."

Jared suddenly whipped a key out. "I know. I've cracked it open with this key."

"You!"

Indeed, he was a truly shameless man. If anything, it seemed that Jared had secretly taken Nicole's key when they were together and duplicated it.

"So, you better wake up on time tomorrow. Otherwise, I'll come over tonight," Jared whispered into Nicole's ear in a threatening tone.

Nicole could not help but bite her lower lip. "You filthy man! Hmph!"

'Forget it! I'll just wake up by myself. It's a lot better than being woken up by him,' she thought.

"I'm only filthy when I'm with you." Jared smiled.

At that moment, Claus, who had been attentive from the get go, served Jared a lunch platter and a cup of coffee.

Nicole was stunned, "You haven't had lunch?"

"Of course. My fiancee was busy having lunch with others but not me," Jared replied playfully.

Hearing that, Nicole was at a loss for words. "Fine. I'll keep you company right now."

Jared pursed his lips. Happy at last, he began eating his lunch.

As the two of them had not had lunch together for a while, that meal was extremely satisfying for Jared.

After lunch, Jared reluctantly sent Nicole back to the school's entrance.

Nicole also felt sad having to part with Jared. "Okay. Drive safe."

"Will do." Jared nodded.

Then, he kissed Nicole on the forehead without an ounce of care as to where they were.