Ch. 2086..2090: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2086-2090

Chapter 2086

Nicole always knew Nolan was born a clever cookie, and much more mature and wiser than the other children of his age. Therefore, she had allowed him to pursue hacking, with her rarely denying his requests. However, she could not allow him free rein this time; Nicole knew very well that if she did not control Nolan, things might get out of hand. This situation was already something she did not want to see.

“Alright, I get it,” Nolan said, as he was forced to agree.

“Remember, no sneaky moves,” Nicole warned.

Looking at the stern expression on Nicole’s face, Nolan could only nod sullenly. However, deep down, he knew there was a loophole. Nicole had only warned him against sneaky moves, not his penchant for providing information to his godfather.

“And remember, Lana. No speaking out of turn either,” Nicole reminded, able to tell that Lana was singing a different tune on purpose.

“Alright, Mommy. I got it,” Lana softly answered.

As long as Nolan did not spout any sort of hogwash, she would be more than happy.

Gloria, on the other hand, had never seen Nicole being so stern to anyone else, so she advised with a hint of concern,” The kids are still young. You have to teach them slowly.” “That’s right. Well, look at the time. We should bring the kids to sleep,” Daniel chimed in.

Nicole looked at her parents and signaled Nolan and Lana off with a sharp gaze before agreeing, “Alright, I’ll take them to bed.”

“Good night, Grandpa and Grandma,” Nolan and Lana simultaneously said, and followed Nicole upstairs.

“Jared, the children are probably having a hard time adjusting. Don’t worry too much,” Gloria comforted.

Calmly, Jared replied, “Oh, it’s nothing. They are still young, after all.”

However, Jared had come upon the realization that Nolan was not an ordinary five-year-old child. In regard to the hacker account, his mind jumped right into the idea that Nolan was the one using Nicole’s account. This could only mean that Nolan was a hacker. Then, he suddenly realized that on the day he took the two of them back home, the company system had malfunctioned, necessitating someone to come over and fix it. At that time, Nicole had admitted that it was her. But now that Jared came to think of it, Nolan might be the one who had done all the damage.

A trace of amusement flickered in Jared’s eyes for everything just seemed to fall into place all of a sudden. ‘So that is why Nolan has always behaved differently from the other kids. I’ve mistaken his antics for mischievousness, but it seems to me that Nolan is more precocious than I’ve cared to give him credit for.’

Gloria and Daniel became relieved when they saw Jared’s nonchalant reaction. After a moment, they went upstairs to get some shuteye too. At around the same time, Nicole walked out of the kid’s room.

“Are they asleep?” Jared asked.

“Lana is, while Nolan said he will sleep after a moment,” Nicole vaguely said, not knowing how to tell Jared about Nolan’s hacking activities.

“Is he taking on tasks?” Jared candidly asked after observing Nicole’s look of hesitancy.

Nicole looked up at Jared, her eyes brimming with surprise.” When did you find out?”

“Just now. Downstairs,” Jared replied.

Then, he grabbed Nicole’s hand and took her back to their room.

Nicole soon realized that Jared had known because she said she was going to confiscate Nolan’s account. And that tiny bit of information was what led Jared to think of it. With that said, Nicole had to admit that Jared was very astute in his observation. With just one keyword, he was able to deduce that Nolan was a hacker and was taking on tasks.

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“Nolan has demonstrated much skill and talent in this field since childhood, and he’s also shown great interest in it. When I noticed his interest, I allowed him to use my account to take on some minor tasks. We came to San Joto because he secretly wants to compete in a hacking competition. If not, I’d never know when we could come back,” Nicole explained.

Perhaps she would after she regained her memories, or else she would have never voluntarily set foot in San Joto.

“Very well. I suppose I can help arrange a fake identity for him so that he can have his own account,” Jared offered.

This way, Nolan would not need to use Nicole’s account anymore. With a new identity, Nolan could practice with his own account.

“You’re okay with him being a hacker?” Nicole asked in surprise, never expecting Jared to agree.

“As long as he likes it,” Jared replied, knowing that this would give Nolan better things to do, thus drawing his attention away from them.

Nicole nodded in agreement. “Alright. Let’s create an identity for him then.”

Due to Nolan’s young age, he was always unsuccessful in his attempts of creating his own account. If he could have his own, there’s no doubt that he would be elated. It was one of his greatest wishes, and often, he complained about growing up too slowly.

“Alright. Let’s rest,” Jared suggested, not wanting to ask too many questions.

After laying down, Nicole found herself unable to fall asleep. Ever since she returned, she had gradually gotten used to Jared’s presence and his occasional devilish charms. It was somewhat shocking for her to learn of Jared’s attitude toward Nolan today too.

Nicole did not expect Jared to know that Nolan could hack. He might already have known that Nolan was the one who had caused Johnston Group to suffer losses. Yet, he had not mentioned a word about it and was willing to help Nolan by letting him have his own account, on top of that. She thought that Jared would at least have ordered Nolan to never hack again.

It was a usual occurrence for Jared to dote on Lana, but toward Nolan, he was rather cold. However, a father’s deep love for his children would inadvertently show itself in one way or another. With that in mind, an unconscious smile tugged at the corner of Nicole’s lips as she felt a sense of relief.

The next day dawned with bright sunshine on the horizon. Once they have had their breakfast, Nicole and Jared left the Riddle manor with Nolan and Lana.

And after sending them to kindergarten, Jared turned to Nicole and remarked, “Well, you seem to be in a good mood. If

“Yep,” Nicole replied. “I have an appointment with Mr. Harmon from Harmon Trading. We are going to discuss the details of the collaboration.”

“Is it about the development project in Westborough?” Jared raised an eyebrow slightly, expressing some admiration.” Impressive, you managed to negotiate it so quickly.”

“We’re still going over the terms of discussion. We have not signed the contract yet,” Nicole said.

After all, there would be no certainty as to whether there would be a collaboration until it had truly been finalized.

“It will go fine,” Jared’s eyes gleamed with a hint of excitement.

He believed that the partnership between Harmon Trading and Riddle Corporation would benefit both parties. It would surely succeed if both sides worked together.

Nicole lifted the corner of her lips. “I’ll take your word for it.”

“Just remember to treat me to dinner,” Jared teased.

In reply, Nicole rolled her eyes and muttered, “Why does everyone want me to treat them?”

Nicole had only just returned. Although she had taken Riddle Corporation over, she had been spending all her savings from the past few years. First, Lawrence had asked her to treat him to a meal, and now Jared wanted her to buy him dinner as well. In comparison, they were the ones with deep pockets.

“What did you say?” Jared narrowed his brows slightly.

Although he had not grasped Nicole’s words clearly, he had heard Nicole saying something about needing to treat everyone.

“It was nothing.” Nicole returned to her senses and shook her head.

Regardless of whether she had uttered those words because of the dissatisfaction resulting from the notion of buying Jared or Lawrence a meal, Nicole cleverly chose to not tell Jared about it. It would only complicate matters if he found out.

Jared’s pupils dilated, as he sensed that there were things left unsaid. He wanted to inquire further, but Nicole had turned her head to look out the car window by then.

Chapter 2088

Noticing the look of guilt in Nicole’s eyes, Jared’s eyes glinted with shrewdness. ‘So, she was indeed complaining just now. Is there someone else who wants her to treat them to a meal?’

Before Jared had time to dwell on it, the car halted.

“I’ve arrived!” Nicole exclaimed, hurriedly getting out of the car as if Jared would interrogate her if she lingered for another second.

“Nicole!” A voice tinged with excitement cut through the air before she saw a figure fluttering toward her like a butterfly.

“Lulu?” Nicole asked, surprised to see her here.

Once he had noticed Lulu, Jared’s eyes regained their usual coldness. “I’ll be back to pick you up from work.”

Then, he drove off.

“Woah, that’s so sweet. You have someone to send and pick you up every day,” Lulu teased, looking all gossipy.

Nicole issued a sigh of relief after Jared had left. Although Jared had not said a word, she could feel the overwhelming pressure when he was around. She felt better now that he was gone.

“Stop staring, he’s gone. Don’t worry! Mr. Johnston said he was going to pick you up from work later,” Lulu teased mischievously.

Nicole rolled her eyes at Lulu and changed the subject. “Why are you here?”

“For induction!” Lulu shook the offer letter in her hand, smiling proudly.

Nicole was taken by surprise. “You applied for the job?”

‘I thought I told her to join the company, but why did she apply and interview for the position? So that was why I didn’t see her yesterday. I thought she hadn’t resigned from her old job,’ Nicole thought.

“I got home and gave it a lot of thought. I think it’s better to not use your name and join the company directly. So, I applied for the job,” Lulu honestly admitted.

She was grateful for Nicole’s help, but she did not want to cause any problems for her.

“It doesn’t matter. Why can’t I, the chairwoman, appoint a secretary by myself?” Nicole beamed and teased.

“Well, of course. You can, since you’re the chairman. But I’m after all…” Lulu paused, after which her eyes widened.

“Wait, what? What did you just say?” she continued.

Lulu felt it was like a dream to work at Riddle Corporation, and to top it all off, Nicole even wanted her to be her secretary.

In response, Nicole’s lips lifted. “Come on, let’s go.”

“Oh, alright,” Lulu followed Nicole upstairs to her office in a daze.

“Nicole, do you really want me to be your secretary?” Lulu asked again in disbelief, feeling that it was all too good to be true.

“Yes, of course. Have I ever deceived you?” Nicole asked back in bemusement.

In response, Lulu shook her head and thought, ‘Nicole would never lie to me. This is just unbelievable. I became the secretary for the chairman of Riddle Corporation. This feels like a soaring achievement.’

“Alright then, let’s get to work,” Nicole shook her head while smiling.

Nicole had no intention to start Lulu’s career at the bottom of the ladder at Riddle Corporation. She believed that this was a win-win situation. After all, Lulu had just changed her job, and she needed someone trustworthy by her side all the while, which was something Jared would not be able to do. The truth was, even if Jared was willing to do so, Nicole would never burden him.

 

Chapter 2089

Ever since Nicole had reunited with Lulu, things had gotten much easier for her, as she could now face things with much ease.

Lulu too knew that her role had been set in stone, and that was when her face assumed a solemn look, “Okay, but what exactly am I doing?”

Lulu had just started her job here, so she was unsure of what exactly her role was.

“You can go to the assistant’s office and ask him to hand you some stuff,” Nicole replied.

Nicole had decided that Lulu was to join her at the Riddle Corporation from the get-go, she had briefed Wayne on Lulu’s addition to the team. As such, he would know what to do.

“Okay!” Lulu agreed before turning around to leave.

Nicole was smiling with satisfaction, as Lulu was able to adapt very quickly. ‘I think us joining forces will be something for others to look out for in the future.’

After a while, Lulu came into the office with an uneasy look on her face and a document in her hand. “Are we heading over there now?”

Lulu had just joined the company, and right off the bat, she had become Nicole’s secretary and was about to be

whisked away to a negotiation on a business deal. Because of this, she was all over the place, unprepared for what was to come.

“Don’t be nervous. I’ll be there with you. Come on.” Nicole got up and proceeded to walk off.

‘There was no requirement to prepare any materials as the meeting was set up just to finalize the deal,’ Nicole thought

Lulu gritted her teeth nervously as she followed Nicole from behind. It was not long until they reached the place where they were supposed to conduct that meeting with Mr.

Harmon. Unexpectedly Raine and James Harlow were present.

Feeling that this meeting was going to drag on, she composed herself and looked at Mr. Harmon. “Greetings Mr.

Harmon, I’m Nicole.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Miss Riddle.” Mr. Harmon got up from his seat and happily shook hands with Nicole.

Sensing a hint of embarrassment from him, Nicole narrowed her eyes a little before sitting down, acting as if nothing was wrong.

“You’re late. How are you so entitled? This is embarrassing for the family name,” Raine remarked while giving Nicole a long face.

“Stop sputtering nonsense. We had an appointment at nine. There’s still five minutes to go,” Lulu argued, clearly pissed off at Raine who was deliberately picking a fight with them

“Don’t you know that arriving early is basic courtesy?” Raine argued, unable to stomach Lulu’s reply.

“Coming from a graduate from an unknown university, you sure have lots of free time on your hands. Nicole is a very busy person, and every second is precious. So, for her to arrive five minutes earlier has already demonstrated respect and sincerity toward Mr. Harmon,” Lulu retorted.

“You!” Raine was rendered speechless, her face as pale as a sheet.

Nicole was also taken aback by Lulu’s sharp comeback.’ How did she learn to be so quick witted? I can’t recall how she was like before, but this clearly wasn’t stated in the information that was given to me?’

“Raine. We’re here to discuss our business deal with Mr.

Harmon. We ought to be friendly and courteous toward one another. Everyone’s time is precious,” James butted in as he attempted to be the peacemaker, while low-key implying the fault was Nicole’s.

Nicole raised her eyebrows, and spoke profoundly, “Being bogged down by unnecessary trivialities is not on my agenda. I’m here to discuss serious business matters…”

 

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Nicole paused for a moment before turning to look at Mr. Harmon and nodding politely, “Everyone’s time is precious, so why don’t we start?”

Just like that, Nicole had made it clear that she was the target of all that harassment and nonsense instead of the one who had caused it.

“Alright, let’s begin.’ Mr. Harmon nodded in satisfaction. “It’s an honor to have you coming here in person.”

James’ face suddenly turned dark, and he could not help but grit his teeth. ‘This girl is not easy to deal with.’

Raine was also anxious when she heard Mr. Harmon speaking up. It was only recently that Raine had joined the Riddle Corporation. She had wanted to torpedo Mr. Harmon and Nicole’s plan, not thinking it would fail. Her face turned extremely pale as her plan to kill two birds with one stone backfired there and then.

“Mr. Harmon, I think we should carefully assess what we’ve discussed earlier. After all…” Raine said, feeling terribly anxious, and was on the verge of exposing herself for luring Mr. Harmon here to meet her and James before Nicole.

Mr. Harmon interrupted Raine, his face instantly scrunching up into a sour grimace, and in a cold voice, he said, “Please be careful of your words, Miss Riddle. It was your presence today that disrupted our meeting. I think you can go.”

‘This brainless woman had just promised me huge benefits without even thinking it through. It would greatly be beneficial for me, but no way would I consider having this business deal with anyone other

than with Nicole. After all, the nature of deals like this are extremely complicated,’ he thought.

Raine had not expected that Mr. Harmon would turn her impressive business proposition down, and just like that, she was handicapped in front of Nicole.

“Mr. Harmon, no. Please listen to what I have to say… Just now, we…” Raine said, eagerly wanting to persuade Mr.

Harmon but James stopped her just in time before she could further embarrass herself.

James turned to look at Mr. Harmon politely. “Mr. Harmon, if you could please excuse us.”

Then, after he had spoken, he turned to look at Nicole. “We were the ones who had interrupted you, Nicole, so we’ll leave first.”

James forcefully dragged Raine away, with Nicole squinting her eyes as she watched the figures of James and Raine slowly recede from view.

‘For someone who’s so addle-brained, she certainly has found a very thoughtful husband,’ Nicole thought.

Nicole noted how well James was at apologizing after Raine had created a scene. ‘He must’ve bitten a bullet when he dragged her away with us.’

“Miss Riddle, let us continue.” Mr. Harmon’s voice pulled Nicole out from her thoughts.

Nicole then snapped back to reality, after which she proceeded to discuss the business deal with Mr. Harmon.

Outside, Raine was fuming and was lashing out at James.” Why did you drag me out here? It’s him who didn’t keep his word and went back on our agreement!”

‘If it wasn’t for Nicole’s stupid appearance, he would have not wavered! He would have agreed to work with us!’ she thought.

“I know it’s his fault for going back on his word, but we can’t expose him like that. We must still leave a good impression since he still owes us a favor. It might be beneficial for us the next time we see him. We can utilize him for other projects in the future, just not this one,” James earnestly persuaded.

“I can’t control my anger when I see that b*tch Nicole being so cocky.” Raine gritted her teeth.

“You can’t defeat an enemy easily overnight. You just joined the company so it’s understandable. Get yourself familiarized with the company first. We can’t afford to make more enemies. We must get them on our side first,” James continued in an attempt to talk some sense into his wife.