Ch. 2101..2105: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2101-2105
Chapter 2101
Since they had set a trap for Spencer, no one shall be spared from being dragged down by him.
“No, wait? What’s going on?” Gloria asked Samuel, having caught the keyword at once.
“Nothing. Nothing’s going on. Let’s eat,” Samuel said, wanting to shift the attention away from himself, as he did not dare to admit it.
“Why, you two b*stards! What is going on?” Gloria anxiously asked.
Spencer and Samuel then exchanged glances and reached an unspoken consensus.
“Oh wait, I suddenly remembered that there are still some details to go over for today’s press conference. I’ll skip breakfast. You guys go ahead,” Spencer said and left in a hurry.
“Wait for me. I just remembered that I have a sudden training session too,” Samuel followed Spencer out, completely ignoring the fact that he was still wearing his pajamas.
“These two are really…” Gloria felt frustrated.
Whenever they got around to touching this topic, they would always flee from it. Gloria really did not understand why they were avoiding it like they were avoiding the plague.
“Relax. They know what they’re doing,” Nicole comforted Gloria, not expecting them to run away either.
“Exactly. They’ve been like this for the past few years. Let them be,” Daniel advised.
Gloria sighed, knowing there was no other way around it.” Ugh. Alright, let’s go eat our breakfast.”
The family headed toward the dining table thereafter. However, Nicole could not help but to feel puzzled. ‘Spencer with Lulu and Samuel with June seem to be in great relationships. But why have they not made it public, or introduced them to our parents?’
After everyone had been seated at the dining table, everyone started eating. Their conversation topic had changed, so Nicole made no mentions about the subject again. However, deep down, she was still wondering what was going on with them.
After breakfast, Jared and Nicole left the place with Nolan and Lana.
Noticing how preoccupied Nicole looked, Jared whispered,” What’s on your mind?”
“Nothing much. I just find it a little strange,” Nicole responded casually, still feeling curious.
“Because of Spencer and Samuel?” Jared pointed out.
Nicole nodded, “Yeah. Their relationships seem to be going on fine.”
“They have their own things to consider,” Jared said blandly, thinking it was better to leave them to work things out on their own.
“I understand, it’s just that…” Nicole suddenly recalled something and frowned. “Could it be because of our identities?”
One was a violinist, while the other was a basketball star. Both were now very famous. Could they be maintaining the image of being single for the sake of their fame?
Thinking about this, Nicole’s face soured. She would be very pissed if Spencer and Samuel really had such ideas.
‘How could they be like this?’
Noticing Nicole’s sudden change of emotions, Jared gently held her hand and said, “Don’t overthink it. They won’t.”
Spencer and Samuel were upstanding individuals with good personalities. There must be other reasons prompting them to behave the way they did.
“Hmm, yeah.” Nicole nodded.
Her emotions began to calm a little once she thought that it was probably not the case. She must have misunderstood them.
After sending Nolan and Lana to the kindergarten, they reached Riddle Corporation. By then, Nicole had already regained her composure. She then bade her farewell to Jared and got out of the car. As for the issue with Spencer and Samuel, she figured that it would be best for her to wait and trust that they would solve it well.
Chapter 2102
Once he saw that Nicole had entered the company building, Jared’s soft and gentle gaze darkened.
“Are the export orders from Radiance Commerce settled?” Jared asked with a hint of coldness.
“The permission from customs has been obtained. Everything went smoothly,” Max replied respectfully.
“Alright. Export the orders as soon as possible,” Jared said with a trace of contempt in his voice.
Lawrence wanted to create problems for Jared, so he had sabotaged the contract that Jared was negotiating with Happiness Trading. However, this did not matter to Jared, as he had no problem contacting Radiance Commerce. If they were quick enough, it would give Lawrence a surprise.
And as his eyes turned cold, the air around Jared became icy as well.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Johnston. We have already arranged the shipments,” Max reassured. He understood they needed to buy time and take control of the situation.
The car then gradually drove away, leaving behind a trail of fading smoke.
In the meantime, Nicole had already arrived at the office.
“Ms. Riddle,” Lulu greeted with a slight nod as she stood at the office entrance.
Rolling her eyes, Nicole said, “Just call me by my name. I’m not used to it.”
“Hehe,” Lulu chuckled cheekily. “This is the company, after all. We still ought to follow the rules.”
“There’s no need for that. You don’t have to worry about what other people think. Besides, no one would be here to give you a hard time,” Nicole said, easing Lulu’s concerns.
Lulu bit her lips lightly in response to Nicole’s insistence. She hesitated before smiling with relief. “Okay then.”
“That’s the way,” Nicole nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Lulu pushed the office door open and waited for Nicole to enter before she followed from behind.
“Harmon Trading has sent the contract over. I’ve confirmed there are no problems with it, so you can sign here,” Lulu reported her work professionally, demonstrating her competence and ease with which she handled her task.
“Good,” Nicole nodded in response while listening to the series of work arrangements.
“There’s also a statement from the third branch company,” Lulu said while putting the statement down on the table.
“Third branch? Dexter?” Nicole asked in confusion. ‘Why did Dexter send a statement over?’
She grabbed the statement, and that was when she found that it was the financial statement of the branch company that Dexter was in charge of. It was the statement for the current month too. However, she wondered why Dexter had sent her the financial statement of their company when it had been operating independently from the headquarters.
“Nicole, what does this mean?” Lulu asked, feeling puzzled by what Dexter had done, as she had a little knowledge as to what was going on within the Riddle family.
“I’ll ask,” Nicole sighed and called Dexter.
“Hi, Nicole. Is there something I can help you with?” Dexter answered courteously.
Getting straight to the point, Nicole asked, “Dexter, I’m calling to ask why a copy of the financial statement of the branch company is sent to my office?”
“Oh. I just thought that I should thank you for your help. The company is running so much better than before. We’re not even struggling anymore. So, I just wanted to send you the statement and share the joy,” Dexter explained with a smile.
Thanks to Nicole, they could finally develop in a positive direction without relying on the headquarters.
“Dexter, regardless of whether it is for the sake of personal or public gains, I believe I should help you. So, you didn’t have to do this,” Nicole replied, thinking that Dexter’s reasoning was amusing.
“It’s fine. You don’t have to be pressured at all. I really just wanted to share the joy. After a few days, Emma and I are going to visit you and express our gratitude,” Dexter said with excitement.
Although the progress and development of the branch company he was in charge of was miles behind as compared to that of the headquarters, Dexter was now quite confident about its growth. All of this was all thanks to Nicole.
If Nicole had not discovered the problems pertaining to the management of the branch company and found a solution for them, Dexter would not have gotten out of the woods so quickly. At that point in time, it was even uncertain if the branch company would have been able to continue supporting itself and survive.
Chapter 2103
Nicole thought they were attributing too much importance on her when she heard that Dexter was coming over to convey their gratitude. She could not help but laugh.
“Dexter, you don’t have to thank me.”
If they were merely coming over for a visit, Nicole would be happy to have them. However, she would be unable to deal with the pressure if they did show up to personally thank her.
“You don’t have to be so polite to Emma and me. You can treat it as if it’s just a family gathering,” Dexter said, remaining very adamant.
With that, Nicole had no choice but to accept his demand.” Alright then. I’ll just think of it as a family gathering.”
“Well then, that’s a deal,” Dexter happily agreed.
“Alright. I’ll inform Mom and Dad to prepare for your arrival,” Nicole promised.
Dexter immediately admonished, “There’s no need for that. We’re family, so you don’t have to prepare anything,”
“It’s alright. We’ll be waiting for your arrival,” Nicole said.
“We’ll be on time,” Dexter replied.
After ending the phone call, Nicole shook her head and chuckled, feeling that Dexter was being too polite. However, with the knowledge that Dexter and Emma would come over in mind, Nicole thought of something else. Her eyes automatically darted towards Lulu. “Hey, are you dating Spencer?”
Not expecting Nicole to be so straightforward, Lulu’s cheeks instantly flushed, and in embarrassment, she said, “Let’s not discuss it during work hours.”
Lulu just could not believe how the topic had suddenly shifted towards her relationship with Spencer.
“The work session is done,” Nicole shrugged and said with a beam.
Lulu hugged the documents tightly on her chest and proceeded to weasel her way out. “Em, yes. I’m done reporting the details of the day to you, so I shall go out first.”
With that, Lulu whirled around and skedaddled, causing Nicole to chuckle. ‘Lulu’s shy. Though, by the looks of Spencer and her, they seem to be just fine. Besides, Samuel was the one who mentioned June first, and the two of them didn’t sound like they were having any issues. Perhaps the timing just wasn’t right,’
Putting her mind at ease, Nicole decided to wait for the good news. Perhaps Spencer and Samuel did have their own plans. After perusing the documents on the table, Nicole put her thoughts aside and began working.
Before Nicole knew it, it was already lunch break. So, she left the office to grab a bite with Lulu, bumping into Steve along the way.
“Going out for lunch?” Steve asked while looking at the pair who were ready to go out.
“Yep,” Nicole answered.
“Let’s go together, then. I have something to tell you,” Steve invited.
This piqued Nicole’s interest, who asked, “What’s that, exactly?”
“Let’s talk about it over lunch. It’ll go well with lunch,” Steve explained and entered the elevator car with Nicole and Lulu.
This made Nicole even more curious as she wondered,’ What would go well with lunch? Maybe it’s some good news? I
Factoring Steve’s single-minded character, which focused on nothing but the pursuit of money and generation of profits, Nicole guessed that they had secured a major project.
Arriving at the restaurant, they ordered the business lunch set and began their discussion over their meal.
“Steve, you can spill the beans now,” Nicole said.
He had been making Nicole guess throughout the whole journey. Now, it was time for him to reveal the answer.
Chapter 2104
“Hehe,” Steve chuckled. “I heard something has been going on with Damien and Dillion, and you’re currently in a terrible fix.”
“Something’s going on?” Nicole asked in confusion.
Indeed, it was a little coincidental that both of their companies were experiencing issues at the same time.
Steve shrugged, acting as if he was enjoying the scene.” That’s right. I heard there were sudden fluctuations in their stock prices. They will suffer significant losses if they can’t stabilize the stock prices quickly enough.”
An inexplicable feeling crossed Nicole’s heart at that instant. It was normal for stock prices to fluctuate in most cases, but the sudden emergence of abnormal fluctuations was a rare scenario. As such, if the issue was not a direct result of the company’s operational mistakes, it would mean that someone was engaged in sabotaging them with due diligence.
The word ‘hacker’ suddenly crossed Nicole’s mind. She began to wear a complex expression on her face as her mind wandered straight to Nolan who had demonstrated a rather weird behavior along with Lana in the morning.
“Nicole, what’s wrong with you?” Steve asked, noticing she was lost in her thoughts.
Nicole faked a smile after coming back to her senses and said, “Oh, it’s nothing. I’m just thinking about something.”
“Oh, alright then. Let’s eat.” Steve gestured for Nicole to start the meal without asking more questions.
After talking about the situation plaguing Damien’s and Dillion’s companies, Nicole and Steve went on to discuss some of their own company projects. And once the meal was over, they all went back to the headquarters.
“Nicole, something happened as soon as Raine joined the company. Well, let’s see if she still dares to be all cocky next time!” Lulu curled her lips with a disgusted look on her face.
Nicole raised her eyebrows. She did not remember who Raine was. But judging by how Raine had always been at odds with her, Nicole was quite certain that she was not a well-mannered person.
Back to the office, Lulu went to work, while Nicole leaned back against her seat, her eyes darkening. The more she thought about it, the more curious she became. Unable to sit still, Nicole switched her computer on and typed a series of codes in. The computer interface changed thereafter, becoming something other than a regular work computer.
Nicole quickly typed away on the keyboard, her fingers racing across it, and in a jiffy, she successively entered both Damien’s and Dillion’s company systems.
“Nolan!” Nicole exclaimed and shook her head in defeat.
As it turned out, all of this was indeed Nolan’s doing. To make matters worse, Lana was also aware of it, and had helped him cover it up. The two children had really given her a headache. They were actually bold enough to create a mess for others to deal with.
Meanwhile, Dillion’s company was filled with a suffocating miasma, the air surrounding it dark and depressive.
In the manager’s office, Raine’s face was pale white, and she was glaring at James in utter discontentment. “What on earth is going on? Why did something like this happen as soon as we joined
the company? How am I supposed to stay here from this point onwards?”
It had taken Raine a lot of effort to convince her father to allow her to join the company and help out. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen upon her arrival? Raine was worried that she would be implicated.
“Calm down. Don’t panic. You’re just a small manager who just joined the company. This incident has nothing to do with you. However, I think you might as well think of something and help the company solve the problem at hand. That way, your dad would see you in a different light,” James said, his words hinting at something implicit.
Still feeling a little depressed, Raine said, “Do you think I don’t want to?”
However, the problem was, Raine was incapable of helping the company. She did not even know what the problem was, let alone how to help.
“You might not know, but someone else does,” James whispered. “Don’t forget you still have Preston.”
“Preston won’t show up to help when it comes to company matters,” Raine said.
Moreover, if Preston did come over, she would have another rival who would battle her for a chunk of the family inheritance.
Chapter 2105
Whatever Nolan did, none of it had escaped Preston’s notice, even if others did not know anything about it. After all, he was a hacker too. Besides, his sudden appearance at Nicole’s office had rendered her unable to figure out his intentions.
“Nicole? Please, don’t freak out. I know you don’t remember me. I came here with no other intentions. I’m just here to remind your kid to behave. His skills have not reached the level where his activities can go unnoticed,” Preston gently explained.
Understanding that Nicole had lost her memory and would have concerns about his abrupt appearance, Preston tried to be as calm and gentle as possible.
Raising her eyebrow by a little, Nicole was surprised to learn that Preston knew about her amnesia. Aside from a few trusted individuals, Nicole had never told anyone else about her condition, not even Lulu and June.
Noticing Nicole’s look of surprise, Preston told her about the day when she was found and how he was the one who had tipped Jared off in their efforts to find her. Nicole’s guard lowered after knowing Preston had such connections with Jared. She believed the people Jared was willing to stay in contact with must be different from the likes of Damien and Dillion.
Hearing his explanation, Nicole’s expression eased a little, and she asked calmly, “In that case, why are you here today? r»
Nicole could tell that Preston was giving her a show of goodwill with no intentions of wanting to be on her bad side. But if that was the case, Nicole could not understand his reason for exposing Nolan’s actions today.
Preston shook his head for a bit. “Would you believe me if I say I am here purely to see you?”.
He was the first to know of her return, yet he never had the chance to meet her. Initially, Preston had discovered that the abnormal fluctuations in his company’s stock prices were a hacker’s doing. However, his emotions were mixed after he had tracked the location of the IP address.
Preston knew Nicole would never do such a thing, but the IP address was clearly leading back to her. After careful analysis, he had managed to identify that this was not Nicole’s usual method of hacking. If anything, the method employed was rather juvenile, which led him to think of Nolan. That was the reason for his visit; to meet and remind her of it. Nolan’s behavior was inappropriate and easy to catch, and because of this, he might create a lot of trouble for everyone involved in the future.
Remaining silent, Nicole did not issue a response to Preston. Instead, she quietly looked at him. While she understood he had come in peace, she still felt uncomfortable with the fact that he was just here to visit her.
“Alright then, I’ll take my leave first,” Preston said with a hint of regret, bidding farewell to her with a hint of resignation.
“Mhmm, alright,” Nicole responded blandly.
Preston then got up and shot her one last glance at Nicole before leaving. “About Nolan, I’ve taken care of the matter. No one will find out, and I won’t tell anyone.”
Preston was well aware of Nicole’s situation. She had lost her memories, and therefore, she would be wary of anyone and anything she considered unfamiliar around her. As for Nolan and Lana, she had not introduced them to the public, seemingly wanting to protect them. Thus, he decided to cooperate with her and take a fraction of the load off her shoulders.
Hearing Preston’s promise, Nicole bit her lips, after which she hesitated before saying, “I’m sorry, but I…”
Nicole realized that Preston was not going to harm her, but without her memories of him or anyone else in place, Nicole did not know how to get along with him. Deep down, it made her feel a little uncomfortable.
“It’s fine. I got you.” Preston smiled warmly, able to read what she was trying to say. “It’s great to have you back. We have a long time ahead. I’m sure you’ll remember us and return to your former life.”
“Thank you for handling Nolan’s situation,” Nolan expressed her gratitude.
As Preston had settled the fallout of the issue, Nicole knew no one would find out about it anymore.
“You’re welcome. Though I must say, that kid really does take after you!” Preston exclaimed.
He genuinely believed that Nolan’s future achievements would be no less than Nicole’s.
Hearing this, Nicole flashed him a wry smile. “I’ve never expected him to display his talent in this area at such a young age.”
“It’s fine as long as he likes it.” Preston laughed.
Just like that, the distance between them felt as if they had been bridged. After a casual conversation, Preston left, feeling content. He was relieved when he saw that she was having a good time, even though she had not recovered her memories. As for when Nicole could recover them, everyone had decided to just go with the flow. And if she ended up never recovering any of them, that would be fine too, as everyone believed Nicole would still be Nicole.
After Preston had left, Lulu poked her head in. “Nicole, is everything okay?”