Ch. 2146..2150: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2146-2150

Chapter 2146

Nicole was rendered speechless by his antics. ‘Did he do this on purpose? Is this how he comforts others?’

Jared looked at Nicole with feigned innocence, before reaching out to smoothen her hair. “Let’s get some rest.”

Appalled, Nicole widened her eyes at him. ‘Why do I feel like he’s saying this on purpose with some hidden intention underneath?’

Nicole walked over to the bed alone, deep in thought, and brushing Jared’s words away without any feelings of unease. She laid down to sleep, but that was when Jared stretched his long arms out and pulled Nicole into his embrace.

Just like that, the both of them laid there without moving. Nicole then tried to wriggle out of his grasp, but before long, she succumbed to his grip. It was not long until she gave up and fell asleep. Hearing her faint snores, Jared opened his eyes and stared at her face, after which a smile crossed his face.

The next morning, the sun rose, casting the sky in a golden hue.

“Mommy!”

“Daddy!”

The twins invaded Nicole and Jared’s room. They had woken up much earlier than the adults.

Nicole mumbled as she heard her kids rushing into the room. And when she opened her eyes, she saw them.

“Mommy, wake up. Today’s sports day for parents and kids.”

“It’s still too early.” Nicole patted Nolan’s head.

Dumbfounded, he turned to look at Jared, and that was when saw that his father was already up and hugging Lana.

“Daddy, come on we have to go,” Lana demanded.

Jared smiled and agreed, “Okay, let’s go have our breakfast, and after that, we can leave.”

“Yay,” Lana cheered.

After that, Nicole sat up and told both her kids, “You guys can go down, I’ll be right there with you in a sec.”

“Okay.” The two kids nodded in unison and ran out happily.

A smile appeared on Nicole’s face as she saw the excitement of the twins.

Nicole slowly got up and got ready with Jared. Soon after, they went downstairs clad in sports attire, one entirely in black and another entirely in white.

“Woah, Daddy’s so handsome. And Mommy looks pretty!” Lana cheered and clapped her hands like a seal, unable to take her eyes off her parents’ attire.

Nicole, however, was unsure of what to feel. “Hurry up and eat your breakfast.”

“Okay,” Lana said, and quickly dug into her food.

Once breakfast was over, Gloria handed a lunch bag to Nicole and said, “I’ve prepared some food for the kids.

There are fruits and other things in it.”

“Thanks mom.” Nicole beamed and accepted it from Gloria.

The family of four soon left and headed over to the kindergarten. As they were approaching the kindergarten, Nicole noticed that the car had made a U-turn and gone off in the opposite direction.

Nicole turned to look at Jared in confusion. “Where are we going?”

“The back,” Jared replied calmly.

Nicole then realized that if they were to enter through the back entrance, they would not have to be separated.

“Come on, let’s go.” Jared scanned the area, noticing that there were few people around.

The four of them strolled through the campus before arriving at the track and field area. Tiny stools were already set up on the field. Some children had already arrived with their parents while some were still looking for seats. Meanwhile, the teachers had already made themselves present, and were welcoming all of the parents, finalizing the preparation phase of the event.

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“Lana! Nolan!”

Nicole was searching for seats for herself and the kids when she heard someone calling out for them. Naturally, they turned around.

Upon seeing who that person was, Lana immediately smiled and waved. “Nona!”

Nona came over quickly to their side when she noticed Nicole and Jared, she respectfully greeted, “Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston.”

“Hello,” Nicole replied with a smile.

“Mrs. Johnston? Can Lana and Nolan come play with me and the others?” Nona asked cautiously.

Hearing that, Nicole enthusiastically agreed, “Of course, you can.”

‘Kids should be allowed to play. Nolan and Lana in particular should make more friends,” Nicole thought.

As the kids went to join their friends, Nicole and Jared found a seat and sat down, watching the kids from afar.

“Mr. Johnston, there’s someone at the main gate asking to meet you. It seems quite urgent,” one of the teachers in charge of welcoming parents came over and informed in a low voice.

Jared frowned and raised his eyebrows as he looked toward the direction of the main gate. There, he noticed that the person in question was Iris, who was holding a piece of document in her hand with an anxious look on her face.

“Let her in,” Jared softly said to the teacher.

“Alright.”

The teacher then left, and not long after, Iris came over to Jared and stammered, “I apologize for this Mr. Johnston, but…but this document is quite urgently needed.”

Jared snatched the document from Iris’s hands. He quickly opened it up, scanned the details, and signed it in rapid succession. In no time, the document was returned to Iris, whose heart sank, knowing that her time was up, as she would have to go back to the office there and then.

“I’m not jealous. Whatever you do out there has nothing to do with me.” Nicole looked away, not wanting to admit to Jared that she was uncomfortable with what just happened.

Instead, Jared adoringly flashed Nicole a smile and said,” Alright. But even though our Mrs. Johnston here isn’t jealous, I still have to tell you about it.”

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“Don’t call me Mrs. Johnston.” Nicole’s cheeks flushed and burned as Jared addressed her as Mrs. Johnston.

“Mommy.” The kids returned, as the event was about to begin.

With everyone seated, the sports day event was about to start. It was the first ever sports day event that Nolan and Lana had participated in with both of their parents in attendance. As such, they were more than eager to participate in all the games and events.

Meanwhile, Iris, who was standing outside the kindergarten, was spectating the sports day event. She was experiencing the shock of her lifetime when she noticed that Jared was participating in the occasion instead of coming into the office.

‘I’ve been by his side for so long, yet I’ve never even once heard about Jared joining kindergarten events,’ Iris thought to herself, and the harder into the rabbit hole she dove into, the weirder it felt.

The document she had brought with her was an excuse with which to sate her curiosity once and for all, as he had been feeling all giddy on the inside. However, what she did not expect was that Nicole would be here today.

‘So, this is the woman Mr. Johnston has chosen to marry? Why did he choose a woman with children already? What’s so good about this woman?’ she wondered.

Iris continued standing outside the kindergarten, staring at Jared and Nicole with their two children, the resentment in her heart growing with each passing second. Never before had she ever witnessed the tenderness and look of affection on Jared’s face.

The barrage of information was too much for Iris to stomach, and as a result, she became restless as though she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

“Miss Brown, weren’t you in a hurry with the document earlier?” Max’s voice blared out, shattering her train of thoughts.

Iris returned to her senses at once, the growing sense of panic in her eyes vanishing.

With a smile, she turned around and regained her composure. “I’m about to head back to the company. Do you have any arrangements?”

“No,’ Max replied calmly. “Anyway, here is a gentle reminder that Mr. Johnston would not have the time for matters like these in the future. Instead, you may approach me directly if there’s ever a need for it.”

Iris’ smile vanished, before she boldly replied, “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind next time.”

Max’s words had once again caught her off guard. ‘Mr. Johnston has always been too busy, but now he’s accompanying other people’s children? It seems that they’re more important than work.’

‘The Jared Johnston I knew would never act like this. Is it because I’ve never figured out what Mr. Johnston was really like? Or is this Nicole person so talented that he just couldn’t resist her? No… I can’t let them go on like this.’

Max scrutinized Iris and frowned, not understanding the strange behavior of hers. ‘She would not be as short- tempered as this, usually.’

Without thinking too much into the context of the issue, he watched as Iris got into her car and left. Then, he too entered the kindergarten shortly after.

Soon, it was lunch time, and the sun was glaring down at them. Just like that, sports day was over, and both Nicole and Jared were already bringing the twins home.

On the ride home, Nicole looked at Nolan’s and Lana’s which had been flushed red. She reached over to help wipe the sweat off their faces with a ply of tissue.

“Look at you guys. You’re all sweaty,” Nicole remarked with a smile.

“It was fun.’ Lana wrapped her arms around Jared’s arm.

Then, she cutely pleaded, “Daddy, will you come with me to events next time?”

“Sure.” Jared responded dotingly.

“Daddy is the best!” Lana cheered as she threw herself into Jared’s arms and planted a kiss on his cheek.

Jared and Nicole were both stunned by Lana’s actions, whereupon they broke out into smiles.

Then, Jared’s eyes softened as he embraced Lana in his arms.

‘I will make up for the past five years of their lives. I will be there whenever they need me,’ he thought.

Lana rested against Jared’s arms, grinning contentedly.

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Lana loved having both her parents join school events with her. That way, she would not feel lonely anymore, and none of the other kids would ask her things like, “Why isn’t your father here? Do you not have a father?”

After taking the children back home, Jared and Nicole prepared themselves to head to their office.

“Bad news, Mr. Johnston,” Max said while they were on the road. “Pictures of you, Mrs. Johnston, and the kids in the event were posted online. It went viral almost instantly, and more people are clicking on the post with each passing second.”

“How?!” Nicole’s face blanched. ‘The kids cannot be exposed. They’ll be in danger!’

“Shut it all down.” Jared’s gaze turned cold.

“I’ve sent people to take care of it, but a lot of people have stumbled upon those pictures already. I’m worried that more people might find out about you,” Max said in concern.

After all, both Jared and Nicole wanted to keep the identities of their children a secret.

Now that it had been exposed and had gotten viral, people who had ill intentions toward Nicole and Jared-especially since the Riddle family had been plagued with endless infighting for a while now-might seize this opportunity to give them hell.

The air in the car was tense, and everyone was stressed out.

“No, we should clear this up publicly.” Nicole frowned, her tone low and icy.

People would naturally be making wild assumptions the instant they saw the pictures, but if Nicole and Jared were to shut the post down without offering any explanations, it might only fuel the public’s suspicions.

Jared looked at her. “What do you have in mind?”

Nicole drew a deep breath and said through gritted teeth,” We can only say that we’re about to sponsor the preschools, and that we’ve been invited to join the event today.”

“Good idea,” Max said. ‘That way, the public will not gossip about this anymore.’

Jared frowned when he heard this.

He knew what Nicole was trying to do, but he still asked,” Are you sure?”

“Yeah.” Nicole nodded.

She was well aware that she had to be more careful with Nolan and Lana after this incident. She would even have to avoid showing up with them in public, so no one could take pictures of them together anymore.

“What are you going to do with Lana and Nolan?” Jared asked softly when he knew that Nicole had already made her decision.

Since they could not take Nolan and Lana to and from school now, they had to get someone reliable and trustworthy enough to do it for them. Otherwise, they would be worried.

Nicole paused before saying, “It’s probably not okay to get my parents to do it. If they ever get seen with the kids, more gossip will follow. As for the others…”

However, Nicole did not have anyone in mind for now, so she continued, ‘Til think about it. About the explanation though, I think we should do it personally.”

“Sure.” Jared nodded as he thought that this was the best way to resolve the issue.

He then turned to Max and ordered, “Have it arranged.”

“Yes. Don’t worry, Mr. Johnston,” Max replied respectfully.

“Also, don’t forget to investigate the reason behind this entire ordeal.” Jared’s eyes became frosty.

He had already ordered Max to take care of this event, so there were few people who did know about him attending the event. Thus, it puzzled him as to who had taken those pictures.

“Of course.” Max’s gaze darkened. ‘This entire thing does seem suspicious.’

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Able to see the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation when the car halted, Nicole got down from the car.

She watched as Jared left and made a turn for the office before walking in with a stern look on her face.

“What happened, Nicole?” Lulu was concerned as she sensed that Nicole was upset.

“Nothing.” Nicole forced out a smile and acted like nothing had happened.

Still, Lulu felt bad for her. “Nothing? You’re stressed out about the news huh? Ignore the comments. Besides, I couldn’t find those pictures anymore.”

Nicole had just returned to San Joto, but people had already started speaking ill about her and Jared. Therefore, it was only natural for her to be upset.

“Nah, I’m just a little tired. That issue is going to be resolved very soon anyway,” Nicole explained, not wanting Lulu to be upset as well.

It was then that Lulu became curious. “But why did you and Mr. Johnston go to that pre-school?”

She had already found it strange when she saw the news. She would have already believed the news if she was not Nicole’s friend.

“We were actually going to sponsor some teaching supplies to that school, and it just so happened that they had an event today, so they invited us. I found the kids rather cute, so I just played with them,” Nicole briefly explained, having agreed upon this with Jared.

Although Lulu was not an outsider, she did not tell her as they were still in the office. Til just wait for the banquet. Lulu and June will be there, so I’ll tell them then.’

“There’s nothing serious about it anyway. It’s not illegal to go to pre-schools. In fact, I think this news is really weird. It’s like the perpetrator was targeting you and the kids. They were even saying things like you’re a single mother. I think they were just trying to say that you don’t go well with Mr. Johnston.” Lulu poked her tongue out with disdain.

“This paparazzi is probably an idiot. You and Mr. Johnston are legally married. How could you be incompatible?” she continued.

In her opinion, no couple complimented each other the way Nicole and Jared did.

Upon hearing what Lulu had said, Nicole squinted her eyes.’ Hm… Iris came to the event today.’

With Jared’s degree of competency, it was impossible for this piece of news to spread to the public if he had made the necessary arrangements. Thus, it made little sense as to how the pictures had been taken and disseminated online at such a pace.

That thought flashed in her head as her eyes turned cold. ‘If it really is Iris, Jared will probably take care of it…’

In the evening, Jared picked Nicole up and headed home.

As they were on the way, Nicole leaned her back against the seat and frowned. “You found out what happened?”

“It was pretty straightforward,” Jared responded coldly, his gaze chilling.

“What are you going to do about it? Nicole smirked. ‘Turns out, it really is Iris’s doing. I wonder what Jared is planning to do.’

“She has already left the company.” Jared’s eyes glinted with iciness.

He would never allow someone of such character to stay in his company.

Nicole shrugged, seemingly very satisfied with the way he had handled it. “I’m glad you don’t miss her.”

This prompted Jared to bow his head and look at her.

“Why would I miss her?” he asked, intrigued.