Ch. 2051..2055: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2051-2055

Chapter 2051

"Mr. Johnston's investigating him|? Did something happen?" Sean's eyes widened.

In an instant, he had figured that things were not as simple as Nicole had described.

"Can you not be so astute?" Nicole flashed him a helpless smile.

All she had given him was a vague reminder, and yet, he had managed to intuit the complexity of this case. However, she really did not want to burden her brother by getting him tangled in her own issues. Jared being on the case was good enough.

"I'm right, then. But since you don't want to talk about it, I'm going to stop asking. Still, I must ask that you do not hide it from us if you ever find yourself in danger," Sean offered, understanding Nicole's intentions.

"Sure." Nicole replied as she felt the warmth in her heart.

"Well then, let's start according to the plan," Sean said affirmatively.

Having reached an agreement, Nicole and Steve left Sean's office.

Once they were outside, Steve gave Nicole a reassuring look and stated, "Don't worry. Things will go smoothly if we follow your plan. Our uncles won't gain anything, no matter how hard they try to take advantage of us."

Nicole's lips lifted with confidence as she nodded. "Yeah."

Following the division of the Riddle family into multiple factions, all of her brothers had been managing their own businesses each, allowing the Riddle Corporation to remain a legitimate entity to this day. For that reason, Nicole would never allow anyone to jeopardize the foundation of the Riddle family, not even her uncles.

After parting ways, Nicole and Steve returned to their respective offices.

Knowing that Sean and Steve were busy resolving the issue concerning their uncles, Nicole relaxed, took some of her documents out, and tended to those other tasks.

Hours passed in a blink, and with evening upon them, it was time for her to leave.

The second Nicole stepped out of the company building, she saw Jared's car. She quickly strode over to it and got in.

"Come on, Lana's waiting for us."

Nolan was not in school with her today, so they could not help but wonder if Lana felt awkward being alone.

By the time they arrived, class had ended, and the kids were all lining up already.

"Mommy!" Lana ran to Nicole when she saw her.

Nicole lifted her up and asked, "Nolan wasn't with you today. Were you afraid?"

"Nope." Lana shook her head. "My best friend, Nona, was with me the entire day today."

Nicole was relieved when she heard that. She was glad that Lana had made herself a good friend even though she had just started her classes here.

After Nicole had gotten into the car with her, Lana leaped into Jared's arms and greeted, "Daddy!"

"Good girl." Jared brushed her hair lovingly as he eyed her with a gentle gaze.

"Let's go home. Your brother is waiting for you." Nicole sat down, completely relieved when she saw that Lana was doing fine.

"When did Nolan go home?" Lana asked as she widened her eyes.

"This afternoon," Nicole responded.

Lana was shocked. "He went to see our godfather. Why is he back so early?"

Lana thought Nolan would still be with Lawrence at this hour.

"How did you know?" Nicole was surprised. 'How did Lana know that Nolan went to see Lawrence?'

"Nolan said his tummy hurt, so our teacher brought him to the office to call our parents. After that, I saw our godfather taking Nolan away, so I know he definitely called him," she replied.

Then, Lana continued in a matter-of-fact tone. "Obviously, Nolan just wanted to see our godfather."

'Otherwise, why would Nolan call him? He could've called Daddy and Mommy, or even Grandpa and Grandma!' she thought.

Nicole's smile twitched when she realized how level-headed Lana was. 'These two are cheeky rascals. They're giving me a headache.'

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"It's okay. Nolan can hang out with his godfather if he wants. But he has to come home after visiting him." Jared smiled.

'This girl looks innocent and cute on the outside, but she's actually really clever. Looks like she won't be easily fooled by nasty boys when she grows up,' he thought.

"Nolan misses godfather very much nowadays." Lana shrugged with a disdainful look on her face.

'I mean, is there anyone who couldn't tell what Nolan is thinking? It's painfully obvious. Nolan is a smart boy. He could even do what Mommy does as a hacker. I just don't get why he can't understand this.'

'If Mommy and Godpa were meant to be, they would have been together a long time ago. Why would they wait until now? Why can't he just try to get Daddy and Mommy back together instead? Daddy is handsome and rich! Most importantly, he is very loyal to Mommy. How nice!' Lana wondered.

Lana issued a sigh as she dwelled in her thoughts. 'Did Nolan put all his intelligence into hacking? Is that why he doesn't have the intelligence to consider other things? Maybe Nolan is just a dumb boy when it comes to love. That's why he's so dense!'

"What's wrong?" Nicole became confused when she heard Lana's sigh.

'Is it because Nolan went to see Lawrence?' Nicole wondered.

Lana had said it herself as well, so Nicole was a little worried that Nolan would start coming up with excuses just to see Lawrence.

"Nothing." Lana looked up and smiled sweetly.

'I better not share this with Mommy. She's going to be embarrassed,' she thought.

When they got home, everyone was already back and were all happily chatting away in the living room.

"Hello, Grandpa, Grandma, and my uncles." Lana ran over to the couch with her tiny legs.

"Aw, you're home, Lana." Gloria held her up and sat her on the couch.

Lana looked at Nolan while she leaned on Gloria. "Does your tummy still hurt, Nolan?"

"Not anymore," the kid replied.

For whatever reason, Nolan felt guilty when Lana became genuinely concerned about him.

"That's good to hear." Lana nodded.

After all, she had a great deal of concern for brother's health.

"Since everyone's back now, let's eat," Samuel declared.

"Let's go." Daniel stood up, prompting everyone to follow him to the dining room.

Though Lana was coming along as well, she said, "I've eaten a lot in school, so I'm really full now. I won't be eating anymore."

"Not even a little?" Gloria asked.

Lana shook her head. "You can eat. I'll just sit with all of you."

"Okay then."

Everyone then began tucking in without waiting when they were informed that Lana was not hungry.

Then, Samuel asked Nolan and Lana, "Where do you want to go on the weekend? I'll take you there."

"Don't you have to go on a date?" Lana looked up and asked innocently.

Samuel's eyes widened when Lana threw a question like that at him. "How old are you exactly, Lana?"

'What a cheeky girl. She's so young, yet she's already sticking her nose into matters like these!' he thought.

Everyone at the table burst out laughing after Lana had asked him that question.

"That means you do. But don't worry, Uncle Samuel. Daddy and Mommy will take us out." Lana then looked at Nicole. "Right, mommy?"

Nicole was speechless. 'This kid just set me up, didn't she?'

"Nicole, you should take the kids out to play if they want to," Daniel advised when he noticed her hesitating.

He did not want Lana to be disappointed.

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"Yeah, take them outside. It's the weekend after all," Gloria chimed in.

Nicole gave in when she saw Stanley and Spencer looking at her. "Okay. I'll take the two of you out to play."

As expected, Lana was satisfied.

She then looked at Jared and said, "You have to start preparing, Daddy!"

Jared arched his brow when he heard Lana's remark. Then, he turned to Nicole, who rolled her eyes at him in response.

After dinner, everyone chatted away in the living room for a while before they retired to their rooms.

Nicole and Jared left the kids' room after the twins had fallen asleep.

Taken aback, they simultaneously uttered, "He's asleep."

"She's asleep."

"Yeah, Lana fell asleep pretty quickly," Jared responded.

Nicole looked at Nolan's room and lamented, "Nolan seems to have something on his mind, but he has fallen asleep too."

"It probably has something to do with Lawrence." Jared's gaze darkened.

He knew what Nolan was thinking, but he could not understand why Nolan was so persistent about Lawrence. 'What is it about me that didn't meet his expectations?'

"Perhaps he just needs time to adjust." Nicole sighed.

Jared raised his brow as he responded in a playful tone, "Are you trying to comfort me?"

Nicole paused as her cheeks flushed. "No."

She quickly went to their room, and Jared smiled as he followed her from behind.

When they were in their room, Jared grabbed Nicole and pinned her against the wall.

Then, he held her soft hand and placed it on his chest where the heart was. "My son doesn't acknowledge me, and it really hurts. Shouldn't you be comforting me?"

Nicole was at a loss for words. She did not know how to respond to Jared. All she could feel was the pounding of his heart on her palm. Then, her own heart gradually began to race uncontrollably, causing her to panic.

While Nicole was lost in her thoughts, Jared inched closer, his breath growing heavier. Nicole's scent became more intoxicating to him, and his eyes darkened. He was going to lose control of himself.

Suddenly, he kissed her on the lips, an act which brought Nicole back to reality. She wanted to push him away, but as none of her attempts were of any avail, she gave in.

After a long, deep kiss, Nicole's sense of rationality gradually returned. She looked at Jared's deep, profound eyes, her cheeks burning as she blushed hard.

"You should go to bed. I'm going to take a shower." Nicole panicked and pushed him away before running to the bathroom.

Watching her flee, a wicked smile grew on Jared's face, and his gaze softened.

The next day, the sun shone high and bright, the sky shaded a rose red at dawn.

Nicole arrived at the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation as usual. When she sat down, someone suddenly knocked on her door.

"Come in," Nicole said.

Once the door opened, Steve walked in. "It's a success!"

Hearing that, Nicole smiled. "Congratulations, Steve."

"Why me? It's your plan that succeeded." Steve shook his head as he looked at Nicole with admiration.

"But you're the one who benefited from it. You're going to be really busy with this project from now on," Nicole replied.

As the CEO of the company, Steve was the one who was in charge of the Project Department. Thus, it was naturally his responsibility, and by extension, the responsibility of his department to ensure that such a major project was completed well.

With that in mind, Steve boasted, "You're right, this is a significant achievement for the Project Department."

"You're really modest, Steve," Nicole chuckled. 'He is in love with money.'

"Oh, that's not necessary. The company is ours now. As long as we work hard, make our parents proud, and not let Grandpa down, that's good enough." Steve shrugged as he felt that there was no need for false modesty.

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Nicole smiled and agreed. "You're right."

"Okay, I'm just here to bring you this piece of good news. I'm leaving now." Steve waved and left.

Nicole was in a good mood as the plan was going smoothly. She felt a lot more relaxed when she looked at the documents too.

On the other hand, the air in Damien's office was extremely oppressive.

"What happened?! Somebody tell me what happened!" Damien roared as black thoughts raced through his mind. 'How did they f*ck this up?!'

"Uh…" Someone stuttered.

It was too late for them to say anything at this point.

"You can all leave now," Everett told them in a cold voice.

They then glanced at Damien, waiting for his permission.

"Piss off." Damien waved his hand in annoyance.

They immediately scrambled out of the place as if their lives had just been spared.

After everyone had left, Damien's voice deepened, and he asked Everett, "What do you want to say?"

He knew that Everett would not get them to leave without a good reason, so he probably had something important to say.

Everett's eyes dimmed as he replied, "I got someone to investigate this. This was a deliberate plan against us."

Damien frowned. "Who did it?!"

'How dare they plot against us?! They sure have the guts. Who in San Joto has the audacity to do this?!' he fumed.

"Steve," Everett said slowly.

"Him?!" Damien asked, feeling very skeptical. "Other than making money, he's actually playing mind games now?!"

'Something's not right. Steve didn't know about our plan. How could he act against us?' he pondered.

"There's a high chance that it's Nicole."

Even though Damien had not discovered any evidence as of yet, the secretive nature of their initial plan did not seem to be something that Steve would be able to notice. For that reason alone, he suspected that it was Nicole who had exposed and retaliated against them.

After all, when Nicole was gone for the past five years, they had been given the opportunities to pull some strings for their own gain behind closed doors, even though their operations were nowhere as successful as the headquarters. But ever since Nicole's return, they had been suffering crushing defeats. Because of this, he could not help but have doubts about who the perpetrator was.

"That girl." Damien gritted his teeth in anger, for Nicole had ruined his plan once again.

"Dad, Nicole and Sean have found out about this, so we can't use it anymore. We have to think of other ways." Everett's eyes darkened.

After all, building a reliable and mutually beneficial line of cooperation was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

"Fine." Damien nodded with frustration. "What a shame. We've been using Harmon Trading for years. It has secured us several major projects in recent years."

What they did not expect was that Nicole would disrupt their connection with Harmon Trading as soon as she returned.

"Yeah. Harmon Trading was our affiliated company in secret. No one knew about this. It really is a shame," Everett agreed.

Besides, Nicole and her brothers might not fall for their trap if they employed the same methods again. This meant that they could not establish any other shadow companies, and therefore, they had to think of other ways.

"Let's see if we can come up with other options," Damien said through gritted teeth, feeling helpless and upset.

"Okay." Everett nodded.

Then, Damien frowned and asked, "You said you were going to investigate Nicole. Any updates on that?"

"I haven't discovered anything unusual, but I just find it…strange." Everett furrowed his brows.

Though his investigation yielded nothing out of the ordinary, he just could not help but feel that something was off. As to what it was, he could not put a finger on it.

Chapter 2055

"Forget it, then. She has already made a move against us, so we can't just sit back and do nothing. From now on, let's just focus on managing the company," Damien said.

Damien believed that if there was no evidence, it meant that there was nothing wrong. In the end of the day, the conclusion was still the same – they could not allow Nicole and her family to be the ones with the upper hand. All of them had the right to inherit the Riddle family's wealth and power.

Damien squinted as he thought about the inheritance, revealing a sinister glint in his eyes. They were so close to succeeding when Mr. Riddle Sr. was at his limits, but Nicole just had to return and treat him.

'How infuriating!'

"Got it," Everett responded.

However, he did not wish to give up. He had a feeling that Nicole was shrouded in a veil of mystery, and whatever it was that lied behind that veil was crucial for them and their success.

Leaving the office, Everett ordered his assistant, "Continue the investigation. As for Harmon Trading, just let them take care of it themselves. They shouldn't be coming to me anymore. I don't need idiots."

"Yes, sir," the assistant responded respectfully.

Everett then strode into his own office with an eerily gloomy expression on his face.

The sun was bright in the afternoon, and Nicole was taking a power nap on the couch in her office after eating her lunch.

It was then that two knocks on the door were heard, prompting her to lazily respond by saying, "Come in."

The door opened, and her secretary appeared standing at the door. "Miss Nicole, Mr. Lawrence is here."

"Leo?" Nicole snapped out of her thoughts as she was surprised to see Lawrence there all of a sudden.

"Sorry to disturb your rest." Lawrence entered with a smile.

"Not at all. Please have a seat," Nicole replied as she gestured for her secretary to prepare some coffee.

Lawrence took a seat, whereupon a curious Nicole asked, "What brings you here all of a sudden?"

"I'm afraid you will never invite me over if I didn't come," Lawrence playfully said.

Feeling a little awkward, Nicole tried to explain herself, "Our collaboration has been going smoothly, so there really isn't anything in particular for us to discuss."

She also thought they were rather busy with their lives, so the act of reaching out without a specific reason might only serve to disrupt or affect Lawrence's work.

There was a slight hint of darkness in Lawrence's eyes as he paused for a second. "I remember you said that we're friends. Is work all we have to talk about, and nothing else?"

"Of course, we're friends." Nicole smiled as she knew that this was a fact that would never change.

"Your coffee, Miss Nicole." The secretary placed the coffee on the table before exiting the room.

Nicole gestured for Lawrence to have his coffee and in a casual tone of voice, she asked, "Did you really just come for a chat?"

"Not really." Lawrence smiled. "I'm interested in a project by Interstellar International. However, they have stated that they want a third company to collaborate with us."

"Why?" Nicole asked, puzzled. Interstellar International was powerful, and it was safe to say that Lawrence was no slouch himself, in spite of the fact that he had only been in San Joto for a short amount of time. Therefore, she could not help but wonder why they would want a third company to collaborate with them.