Ch. 2046..2050: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2046-2050

Chapter 2046

"Mommy, godfather. Let's dig in." Nolan said before he began scarfing down his food.

Nicole watched as Nolan devoured his food. She couldn't help but to tell him to slow down.

Nolan, who was too busy indulging his food, nodded in agreement, mumbling a few unintelligible words before continuing to eat his food.

Nicole placed vegetables into his bowl and a glass of fruit juice in front of him, to which he took a sip with his eyes closed, as he had a tough time swallowing the food he was scarfing down.

"Nicole, you can have a bite." Lawrence went on to place Nicole's favorite dishes in front of her for her convenience.

"Yeah, let's dig in." Nicole nodded before signaling Lawrence to eat too.

"Mommy, godfather? Can we bring Lana together with us next time? The four of us haven't been out together in a long time," Nolan asked after swallowing the food in his mouth as he looked at Lawrence eagerly.

Nolan did not look at his mother as he knew she would chew him out, which made him anxious.

"Of course." Lawrence readily agreed, knowing Nolan was on his side.

"Nolan, focus on eating if you will."

Though Nicole did not object to the plan, her tone and expression said everything, the meaning of which Nolan understood clearly.

"Mommy." Nolan bit his lip, wanting to protest, but the warning look from Nicole discouraged him, making him lower his head.

"Nicole, to be fair I was the closest person you had on Crescent Island, so for a child, it's normal to have such attachment and thoughts," Lawrence explained, not wanting Nicole to blame Nolan for spouting what she claimed was hogwash.

After issuing a sigh, Nicole said, "I'm not blaming him for this. I am just reminding him not to talk nonsense."

Lawrence and Nicole could only be friends, but if Nolan persisted in shipping them together through his wanton use of misleading words, it would put a strain on their friendship, and this was not something Nicole wanted.

Noticing how determined Nicole was in her decision, Lawrence's eyes gradually darkened as he avoided eye contact with her, minding nothing and nobody but Nolan, who was eating.

Nicole bit her lip and sighed. 'Nolan still needs some time to adjust.'

The atmosphere at the dining became inexplicably chilly, and it remained that way until someone came over to their table, bringing with them the beautiful sound of the violins. The melodies of the harmony were meant to express love.

"Sorry, we didn't…." Nicole said, thinking that the performer had made a mistake.

She wanted to tell them they had not requested for their service.

Nolan suddenly spoke up. "Mommy, this sounds really good. Godfather has prepared this specifically for you. You have to listen carefully."

Nicole raised her eyebrows and looked at Lawrence.

After a moment of awkwardness, Lawrence nodded and said, "Music has its own temperament, I suppose."

Hearing this, Nicole understood the situation immediately. 'This must be the work of Nolan. That brat and Lawrence's brief moment of confusion proved me right. This brat is a real handful. I can't believe he won't give up on shipping Lawrence and I together.'

"Change the genre. I think one that represents friendship is more appropriate," a cold voice suddenly ordered behind Nicole as she felt a shadow looming over her head.

Chapter 2047

Nicole was utterly shocked when realized what had happened. 'Why on earth is Jared here?!'

She looked up slowly, feeling a little guilty as she forced a smile out. "Hey, what a coincidence. You're here for lunch too, huh?"

"What a coincidence indeed," Jared responded as he looked at Lawrence and Nolan coldly.

'Why are they here together? Where's Lana? Is she still in pre-school?' Jared asked himself.

"Nolan had a tummy ache, so…" Nicole said, trying to explain the situation to Jared.

She did not know why but she just did not want Jared to misunderstand them.

But before she could do any damage control, Nolan raised his chin up and said smugly, "I wanted to go to the theme park, so godfather and Mommy brought me there. We got tired from playing, so we're eating lunch now."

"You?" Jared frowned deeply as he looked at them.

Having figured Nolan's scheme out with ease, he thought, 'This little guy sure knows how to get on my nerves. He's trying to get Nicole and Lawrence on a date, isn't he?'

"Yup!" Nolan raised his head as if to say, "That's right. It's me!"

"So you made a mistake, and you don't see a problem with it?" Jared narrowed his eyes.

They had taken Nolan to school in the morning, and even if Nolan wanted to visit the theme park, he could do so over the weekend.

'This is outrageous. Nolan needs to be taught a lesson,' Jared thought.

"What mistake?" Nolan asked, not having it. 'I didn't sneak out to play by myself anyway.'

"Is today a weekend?" Jared asked with a stern look on his face.

Nolan was taken aback.

He shook his head, and in a quiet voice, he said, "No."

"Mr. Johnston, the kid just wants to play. Besides, he just went to school, so you don't have to be so strict on him." Lawrence looked upset when he saw how strict Jared was.

"I'm his father, so I have the responsibility and the right to teach my kid. Even if you're his godfather, I must ask that you do not coddle him too much. It's not good for him," Jared said coldly with a piercing gaze.

Noticing how tense the situation was, Nicole stepped up to stop them. "Jared, Leo."

"You think he should spoil Nolan too?" Jared narrowed his eyes, feeling extremely frustrated.

"No, but this happened for a reason." Nicole took Nolan by the hand and stood up, not wanting to elaborate further. "Besides, we just got done eating and were just about to leave."

Then, she looked at Lawrence and continued, "Leo, I'm taking Nolan back home. It's getting late, and it's time for Nolan's afternoon nap."

"Sure, go home then." Lawrence smiled warmly.

Jared finally felt better when he saw Nicole leaving the place. "Let's go."

"Mr. Johnston, you…" Max looked upstairs for a while.

"Go on my behalf." Jared then carried Nolan in his arms and left hand-in-hand with Nicole.

Lawrence's gaze darkened. He was aware that Nolan was trying to create more chances for them, but now that Jared had shown up, he had ruined everything again.

It was the happiest day in San Joto for Lawrence. When he was playing around with Nicole and Nolan in the theme park, everything truly felt surreal, as if life should always be like this.

Now, as he watched Nolan and Nicole being taken away like that, he suddenly felt as though something had been taken away from him, which made his heart hurt.

Chapter 2048

He watched as the trio walked further away, eventually disappearing at the entrance, well away from sight. The air was cold around Lawrence, and he kept quiet, with nobody able to tell what was on his mind.

Concurrently, Jared got into the car with Nicole and Nolan outside of the restaurant.

Nolan quickly scooted over to the furthest end of the seat after Jared had released him, looking slightly awkward. 'It's such a weird feeling. I kind of hate this guy, but I felt something that I cannot explain when he was carrying me just now.'

Nicole bit her lips when she saw Jared igniting the engine. "Do you have someone or something to tend to? I can take Nolan home myself, actually."

He had probably left Max behind because he needed Max to take his place in a meeting. At the same time, Nicole became cognizant of why Jared had showed up at the restaurant. Mixed feelings arose within her when she realized that Jared had pushed his work aside just to take her and Nolan back home.

"Nolan had one too many cold drinks yesterday, so he ended up with an upset stomach when he was at school. He contacted Lawrence. Well, he's probably just used to it because he would contact Lawrence whenever something happened back then."

Nicole bit her lips again. She figured that she should offer Jared an explanation, but she carefully kept Nolan's plan a secret.

Jared and Nolan did not have the best father and son relationship, so she did not want to create more conflicts between the two of them.

"There won't be any cold drinks or food in the house from now on," Jared responded.

Since the kids should not be consuming them, there was no reason for cold food and drinks to exist in the house. It would be impossible for the kids to resist the temptation.

Nicole's lips twitched as she did not expect Jared to do such a thing.

Nolan put on a pitiful look as well. 'It's not like I can't eat them at all, I just can't eat too much of it! There goes my happiness.'

Jared looked really upset at that time, so all of them remained silent and kept to themselves.

Jared shot them a glance through the rear-view mirror, squinting his eyes. He believed that Nicole was speaking the truth, although it was a far cry from the full story. However, he understood what Nicole was trying to do, so he chose to let Nolan off the hook.

When they got home, Gloria and Daniel were shocked to see Nolan, who had returned all of a sudden. "Why is Nolan back so early? Where's Lana? Why have you only taken Nolan home?"

"He's not feeling well, so we took him home to get some rest. We'll pick Lana up from school when she's done with her classes." Jared said, maintaining his composure.

Still, Gloria was worried. "Which part is hurting, Nolan? Come and let Grandma have a look."

"Grandma, I'm fine now." Nolan bowed his head and comforted Gloria when he noticed how worried Gloria was.

He did not expect this to happen. He just wanted his godfather and his mother's date to be a success. He figured that his godfather would emerge victorious if he could win Nicole over. However, he did not expect so many people to be worried about him.

"We can't take this lightly. Let's get a doctor to check on him," Gloria said, about to contact a doctor.

"Mom, we've already taken him to a doctor. The doctor said he will be fine if he gets some rest. It's time for his nap now too, so let's just give him some time to rest," Nicole reassured.

Gloria then agreed, and replied, "Okay then, let him get some sleep."

"Sure, I'll take him upstairs." Nicole then left the living room with Nolan.

"Jared, if Nolan and Lana need help next time, just let us know. We know you're both extremely busy with work, so just leave them to us," Daniel offered, feeling bad for both Jared and Nicole.

They had to work and take care of their children at the same time, which was really taxing.

"Sure, we will ask for your help if we can't handle it." Jared agreed as he knew that they would feel worse if he did not.

Chapter 2049

"Jared, is there really no way to help Nicole regain her memories?" Gloria asked as tears began to well up in her eyes.

Daniel chimed in as well. "I remember a famous doctor called James Dade. Can we contact him?"

"No one knows where he is." Jared shook his head.

Indeed, the only person who knew James had lost her memory, so it was impossible for them to reach that man.

"Doesn't he have an apprentice? Someone by the name of Ghost Hand, I think," Daniel responded.

'If we can't get a hold of that doctor, contacting his apprentice should be good enough. It's not impossible to reach that apprentice of his, right?' Daniel wondered.

"How do you know so much?" Jared replied to Daniel with a question of his own instead.

In truth, Nicole was Ghost Hand, but even she could not treat herself.

"I heard my brothers talking about this before," Daniel answered candidly.

If he had not overheard their conversation, he would not have known this much either.

Jared realized that Damien had tried his best to give Chloe the best treatment, though he had not been able to reach James or Ghost Hand. 'How would they react if they knew that Nicole is Ghost Hand?'

"Does that mean we have no other choice now?" Gloria's face blanched.

Even Damien had not been able to find them after all these years, which meant that it would be utterly impossible for them to do so too.

"We're thinking of a way, so don't worry about it for now. I believe Nicole will remember everything," Jared comforted her.

"Actually, we aren't really concerned about that. But you see, she's the president of the Riddle Corporation now, so the loss of her memories would present a ton of challenges for her," Daniel said sternly.

As parents, they were happy to get their daughter back. In fact, they did not wish for more, even if they could. However, Nicole was shouldering a lot of responsibility now, and above all, there were many individuals of devious character who had their eyes on her, which was why her parents were so worried about her.

"Don't worry, I will protect her," Jared said in a serious tone as he had sworn to never allow anyone or anything to hurt Nicole again.

"Mom? Dad?" Nicole came downstairs after she had put Nolan to sleep.

They exchanged looks as they collectively ended the conversation. They did not want to burden Nicole because they were worried that it was detrimental to her health.

"Are you heading out again?" Gloria asked when she saw that Nicole was still in her work attire.

Nicole nodded. "I still have to take care of something in the office, and I'll pick Lana up from school when I'm done with work."

"Let's go." Jared said, ready to leave as well.

"Mom, dad, please take care of Nolan for me," Nicole reminded.

In response, they said, "Don't worry, we'll take good care of him."

Relieved, Jared and Nicole got into the car. Jared then drove her to the headquarters of Riddle Corporation.

"Everett is investigating you. I don't know what's going on in his head, but I've made sure that he would not be able to get any information about you," Jared informed Nicole softly.

"Did I expose myself?" Nicole asked, not understanding why Everett was investigating her.

Jared shook his head as he did not see anything weird going on with Everett as well. 'Maybe he just finds Nicole's sudden return weird,' Jared thought.

"Got it." Nicole's gaze darkened after she had heard Jared.

Now that they had fired Mr. Walker and his man, Damien had probably grown even antsier. They figured that Damien might start taking action now.

Nicole killed her thoughts when the car came to a halt, realizing that they were already at the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation.

"Thank you. I'll head upstairs now," Nicole said, opening the car door, and ready to leave.

Jared pulled her back and grabbed her hand as he softly said, "I'll take care of Everett, so don't engage him too aggressively."

"Okay, just the usual business competition," Nicole said with a smirk.

She would not take the initiative to make a move on him, but she would definitely not sit idly by either. Even if she took no action, Damien's side would not be sitting quietly, so it was expected that Everett would be on guard.

 

Chapter 2050

"Run along then. I'll pick you up after work." Jared smiled, as he knew that Nicole already had a plan in mind.

Even though she had lost her memories, she still had some aces up her sleeves. It was safe to say that anyone foolish enough to mess with her would not live a good life.

Nicole's cheeks flushed as she got down from the car.

She only turned around to enter the office building after Jared had driven away.

"Hey, Sean." Nicole greeted Sean right after she had gotten out of the elevator.

"I was just looking for you. Come to my office with me," Sean said as he made a beeline for his office.

Nicole could tell that Sean was serious, so she followed him.

Steve entered Sean's office a few minutes later and joined them after they had gotten in.

"What happened? Why do you want me to cancel the project?" Steve asked, clearly upset.

'This is money! It's our loss if we don't go through with it.'

"Take a look at this." Sean threw a file on the table.

Steve flipped it open as Nicole scanned the documents. All of a sudden, her eyes widened.

"What?! This is outrageous!" Steve widened his eyes in disbelief too.

"What a professional trap, huh?" Nicole snorted. If Sean had not gotten someone in his ranks to take a closer look, they would have suffered a great loss.

"What should we do now? Admit defeat?" Steve asked in frustration.

"This is why I've called you two here. Let's have a seat." Sean then sat down on the couch as Nicole and Steve followed suit.

"Any plans, Sean?" Steve asked with a solemn look on his face.

In response, Nicole said, "Sean is planning to roll with the punches."

Sean smirked. "Bingo."

"You've got a plan ready yet?" Nicole asked.

"Have a look at this." Sean pulled another file out.

"Not bad! This is a good plan," Steve exclaimed in admiration, already feeling the eagerness to give it a try.

Sean then looked at Nicole. "What do you think?"

Nicole frowned. "Not bad, but I think you should improve on certain areas like here and here…"

"See?" Sean smiled at Steve after he had heard Nicole's suggestion.

Steve scratched his head and chuckled, "Nicole is really thorough, alright."

"I'm not thorough. It's just that you've forgotten about someone." Nicole's gaze darkened as her tone turned cold.

Sean and Steve looked at each other before asking, "Everett?"

"Yes." Nicole nodded fervently.

"He doesn't really have much of a presence. That's why we don't really take him into account," Steve solemnly said.

"That's why he's dangerous." Quiet people like him are more likely to turn the tables at the most crucial moment.

As he thought about it, Sean stated, "We'll go with your suggestions, and I'll send someone to keep an eye on Everett. He won't get the chance to cause us too much trouble."

"Jared's already tailing him, so I guess he won't cause any trouble for now. But we still have to be careful of him," Nicole replied.

She did not tell them about Everett investigating her as she simply wanted to remind Sean and Steve that they should keep their guard up against both Damien and Everett.