Ch. 2186..2190: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2186-2190

Chapter 2186

Not only does the person know Jared well, but they also know his email address and Max’s too. This person must be an employee of the Johnston Group.’

“Send this clip to Max and ask for him to arrange someone to launch an investigation,” Jared ordered.

“Okay.” Max agreed almost immediately.

‘It was weird enough that I wasn’t able to catch anyone on the scene. Who would have known that the culprit ran away as soon as they saw me enter. What could that person possibly be thinking? Was it done to create a rift between Mr. Johnston and Ms. Riddle? Talk about being ridiculous,’ Max pondered.

The car came to a halt, and Nicole realized they had already arrived. She got out of the car, with Jared in tow. Max drove away once after they had both disembarked.

“Come on let’s go,” Nicole sighed, completely drained after everything that had happened today.

Jared looked at Nicole, and noticed she was a little tired. He grabbed her by the arm and brought her home.

Inside, Gloria was playing with Lana in the living room. Strangely enough, the residence seemed a little emptier than usual.

“Mommy.” Lana waved her tiny arms as she rushed toward

Nicole.

Nicole patted Lana on the head, whereupon Lana turned to look at Jared. “Daddy.”

Jared bent down and picked Lana up, before the three of them went to the living room and sat down on the couch.

“Where are the others?” Nicole asked casually.

“Your dad took Nolan upstairs. He said he was going to do something. Spencer and Samuel called, saying they won’t be back for dinner, while I think Stanley’s in the study,” Gloria explained.

Seeing that Spencer and Samuel were not home yet, Nicole could not help but snicker. ‘It seems that their love lives are going well. On the other hand, Stanley spends most of his time in the study. When will he get a girlfriend?’

“What’s up with Nolan? Do you want to go up and check on him? I’m worried that he’s sick,” Gloria said.

After all, Gloria was the only worrywart when it came to Nolan.

“I think he’ll be fine,” Nicole reassured.

She was well aware that Nolan had gone upstairs to check on his ranking. He had been doing his desire to increase his ranking that had gotten him parked in his room lately.

“Yes!!!” A scream blared out from Nolan’s room.

Not only does the person know Jared well, but they also know his email address and Max’s too. This person must be an employee of the Johnston Group.’

“Send this clip to Max and ask for him to arrange someone to launch an investigation,” Jared ordered.

“Okay.” Max agreed almost immediately.

‘It was weird enough that I wasn’t able to catch anyone on the scene. Who would have known that the culprit ran away as soon as they saw me enter. What could that person possibly be thinking? Was it done to create a rift between Mr. Johnston and Ms. Riddle? Talk about being ridiculous,’ Max pondered.

The car came to a halt, and Nicole realized they had already arrived. She got out of the car, with Jared in tow. Max drove away once after they had both disembarked.

“Come on let’s go,” Nicole sighed, completely drained after everything that had happened today.

Jared looked at Nicole, and noticed she was a little tired. He grabbed her by the arm and brought her home.

Inside, Gloria was playing with Lana in the living room. Strangely enough, the residence seemed a little emptier than usual.

“Mommy.” Lana waved her tiny arms as she rushed toward

Nicole.

Nicole patted Lana on the head, whereupon Lana turned to look at Jared. “Daddy.”

Jared bent down and picked Lana up, before the three of them went to the living room and sat down on the couch.

“Where are the others?” Nicole asked casually.

“Your dad took Nolan upstairs. He said he was going to do something. Spencer and Samuel called, saying they won’t be back for dinner, while I think Stanley’s in the study,” Gloria explained.

Seeing that Spencer and Samuel were not home yet, Nicole could not help but snicker. ‘It seems that their love lives are going well. On the other hand, Stanley spends most of his time in the study. When

will he get a girlfriend?’

“What’s up with Nolan? Do you want to go up and check on him? I’m worried that he’s sick,” Gloria said.

After all, Gloria was the only worrywart when it came to Nolan.

“I think he’ll be fine,” Nicole reassured.

She was well aware that Nolan had gone upstairs to check on his ranking. He had been doing his desire to increase his ranking that had gotten him parked in his room lately.

“Yes!!!” A scream blared out from Nolan’s room.

The others did not know what the ruckus was; none except for Jared and Nicole.

“What’s wrong?” Daniel and Stanley’s nervous voices emanated from upstairs.

“It’s nothing, grandpa and Uncle Stanley. You guys can go ahead. I will play for a little while longer,” Nolan said, signaling that he had won his game.

Shortly after, Daniel and Stanley came downstairs. They all ate their dinner together, though the atmosphere around the table was not as lively as usual.

After dinner was over, Lana went off to watch TV for a while, not content with going to bed just yet. Gloria too joined Lana, insisting that she was not tired.

Meanwhile, Nicole went upstairs to get some rest. She was utterly exhausted, and to top it off, she had a lot on her mind.

After arriving in her room, Nicole quickly turned her computer on to check Nolan’s ranking. To her surprise, Nolan had been promoted by three tiers. This filled her eyes with admiration.

‘He’s quite good.’

The others did not know what the ruckus was; none except for Jared and Nicole.

“What’s wrong?” Daniel and Stanley’s nervous voices emanated from upstairs.

“It’s nothing, grandpa and Uncle Stanley. You guys can go ahead. I will play for a little while longer,” Nolan said, signaling that he had won his game.

Shortly after, Daniel and Stanley came downstairs. They all ate their dinner together, though the atmosphere around the table was not as lively as usual.

After dinner was over, Lana went off to watch TV for a while, not content with going to bed just yet. Gloria too joined Lana, insisting that she was not tired.

Meanwhile, Nicole went upstairs to get some rest. She was utterly exhausted, and to top it off, she had a lot on her mind.

After arriving in her room, Nicole quickly turned her computer on to check Nolan’s ranking. To her surprise, Nolan had been promoted by three tiers. This filled her eyes with admiration.

‘He’s quite good.’

Chapter 2187

Nicole clicked on a link, bringing her to The Hunter web, whereupon the mission interface appeared. It was a little different than it was before. Before this, Nicole had only accepted missions. This interface, on the other hand, was for sending missions out.

Soon, after creating a new nickname for herself, effectively making her untraceable, Nicole posted the search for the five crests. She was wise enough to not post directly under the Crest Forum. After all, it would be too direct, and everyone could easily guess it right off the bat and ultimately, know it was related to her.

‘Who would let anyone know that the Fire Crest is in my hands? Who would even bother with the reward at this point when they can come right at me.’

After the post had been uploaded, Nicole switched her computer off. She was very well aware that it was a challenging task for anyone to take on. Indeed, she was just testing her luck, as her options were pretty much limited.

‘Instead of waiting, I guess the better way to do it is to think of other alternatives,’ she thought.

“It’s going to be hard to find.” Jared’s voice blared out from behind.

Jared saw Nicole’s post on the mission interface and immediately knew that Nicole was on the search for the Fire

Crest. Back when Jared was searching for Nicole, he had used the Fire Crest as a marker to search for her, knowing that Nicole had it in her possession. Finding the Fire Crest would be equivalent to finding Nicole. However, none of them both could be found, for there were no leads to begin with. Hence, it became a never-ending cycle for Jared.

“We can’t give up like this,” Nicole sighed.

‘I have to get it back no matter what,’ she thought.

Jared sat down next to Nicole. “What made you think of finding the Fire Crest out of the blue? Was it the treatment today that made you recall something about it?”

“No.’ Nicole shook her head. “Steve told me all about it earlier.”

Upon hearing it, Jared’s eyes darkened for a moment. ‘It might be quite the issue if I must be honest. Everything can remain as it is, even if she can’t regain her memories.

However, all of these revelations would be too much for her to accept.’

“Let’s look for it slowly. I’m sure you’ll be able to get your answers.” Jared said, not pressuring her by asking what she could recall from her treatment earlier.

Instead, he gently comforted Nicole, as she leaned on his shoulders.

Nicole sighed. “I really want to regain my memories as quickly as possible. My memories, the Fire Crest…”

These were Nicole’s top priorities, yet none of them were in he patted her lightly on the back to comfort her.

It was then Nicole realized that she had unconsciously leaned into his arms, and in an instant, she started flushing red from the embarrassment.

“I’m going to go take a shower.” Nicole quickly stood up in a panic and scrambled into the bathroom.

This gave Jared a good chuckle.

Nicole’s proactive response toward Jared had made him realize that there was a healthy amount of progress in their relationship.

The next day, the sun shone brightly on Nicole’s office, which, in spite of that, remained gloomy. Sean and Steve were both there, having a discussion with her.

“There’s some form of connection with Raine. Since when she has gotten the smarts for this,” Steve complained with a sour grimace.

“She doesn’t have it. She just found someone who has,” Nicole stated with a smirk on her face.

“Nicole, since it’s Raine who’s been playing tricks, do you have any ideas?” Steve asked with a pessimistic look.

Nicole bit her lip as she squinted her eyes. “I’m sure she just wants to watch Everett and I go against each other while she sits there and watches the drama unfold. I can’t let that happen.”

‘These were all tricks that she had used before. How could I

fall for petty tricks like these?’

“But if we do this, won’t they be proud of themselves?” Steve said, clenching his teeth.

A sinister smile crossed Nicole’s face at that instant. “Then let’s make sure neither of them gets a chance.”

 

Chapter 2188

She would not give anyone the chance to see her make a fool of herself and profit from it.

“That’s a great idea,” Sean nodded in agreement and admiration.

Even if Everett and Raine banded together, none of the Riddles would be afraid of them. This went without mentioning that their collaboration was not even official, so they were even less of a concern, let alone a genuine threat.

“So what plan have you come up with?” Steve asked without any complaints, seeing that Nicole and Sean had reached an agreement.

Instead, he began looking forward to taking action.

“Let’s start with Sky Corporation,” Nicole said meaningfully as she looked at both Sean and Steve, whereupon she explained her plan in detail.

“Alright, that’s it,” Steve agreed, already eager to try it out.

Sean nodded as well. “I’m fine with that. Let’s go according to your plan.”

“Great, then we should start preparing for it,” Nicole smirked, before beaming brightly.

Soon, after Steven and Sean had left, Lulu came into the room. have severed the cooperation, and they’ll soon sign the

contract with NandoCorp,” Lulu mumbled.

“Alright,” Nicole looked at Lulu. “Now, go over to Mr. Bennett and agree to his proposal.”

“You’re going to collaborate with Mr. Bennett? Doesn’t that mean?” Lulu’s eyes widened.

The direction and category of Mr. Bennett’s partnership proposal was similar to that of Sky Corporation. However, they had reached an agreement with Sky Corporation first, and thus, they had declined Mr. Bennett’s. But now that the understanding between the former had been rendered null and void, they acquired a second chance, one that was precious.

If they accepted the partnership proposal from Mr. Bennett and acted quickly, they could get ahead of NandoCorp and complete their design so that they could enter the market earlier. That would put NandoCorp at a disadvantage.

The more Lulu thought about it, the more excited she became. “Alright, I’ll go get it settled now.”

Lulu turned around and strode away, causing Nicole to chuckle while shaking her head. Leaning back against her seat, Nicole turned the computer on. She was going to personally design and develop the project.

At the same time, in the Johnston Group headquarters, Jared was sitting in front of his desk, his eyes darkening while he was deep in thought. His train of thought was only derailed by three knocks on the door.

Max opened the door and came in thereafter. “Mr.Johnston? Mr. Dalton just approved the new proposal. He will begin to remedy on his end accordingly. As for the others, he said he would await our results.”

Understanding Mr. Dalton’s intentions, Jared narrowed his eyes. ‘Results, huh?’

“Mr. Johnston, there are clues pertaining to the investigation as well/ Max paused.

He then lowered his tone, and continued, “The entire issue may have something to do with Lawrence.”

Darkness flitted in Jared’s eyes for but a split second. As it turned out, Lawrence had begun to take his revenge on him.

Jared would be surprised if Lawrence did not react, as the latter was not the kind to take losses lying down. Lawrence could not possibly act as if nothing had happened after losing a project he valued the most.

“Is there anything else?” Jared said, his voice carrying a hint ofcoldness.

In reply, Max hesitated before saying, “That’s all for the time being. I just find it a little suspicious.”

Jared looked at Max, and Max continued, My point is, even though Lawrence is exacting his revenge on us, how did he get a hold of our confidential information?”

Chapter 2189

How did Lawrence manage to tamper with the data of the Johnston Group? After all, only the people who had sifted through it would know, and only a minority of people in the company were a part of the process.

The only plausible explanation was that someone had leaked the company’s confidential information. Max, however, was of the opinion that none of the company’s employees had a motive to betray them. Other than that, nobody was seen behaving in an unusual manner.

“Arrange for a thorough investigation,” Jared instructed, his eyes glinting with frost.

They had to find out if it was an insider’s doing, as the company could not afford to keep a rat in their midst.

“Yes,” Max agreed with a somber expression. Indeed, the company could never keep and tolerate such moles who would stab them in the back.

“What’s going on over at Riddle Cooperation,” Jared asked.

“There is indeed a slight issue over at Mrs. Johnston’s place. But she has already made the necessary adjustments.

There’s no saying who would be the unfortunate one later on, though it would definitely not be Mrs. Johnston,” Max gloated.

Some people just could not seem to learn. None of them were remotely even in the same league as Nicole in the past. Even after five long years, they had not made any significant, tangible progress.

Knowing that Nicole was fine, Jared felt more at ease.” Alright, get back to work.”

“Yes,” Max obliged, turned, and left in a stride.

Thinking about Nicole, Jared smiled, and his dreary mood lightened a little.

On the other side, Nicole suddenly sneezed as she was busy with her work. “Achoo!”

After rubbing her nose, Nicole blinked her eyes and continued her work.

“Nicole, Mr. Johnston is probably thinking about you. Aren’t Lulu laughed, teasing Nicole.

“Nonsense, it was probably just the cold from the air conditioner,” Nicole playfully glared at Lulu, her cheeks flushed a shade of rosy red.

“Hehe,” Lulu approached and leaned against Nicole’s desk.

With one hand propping her chin up, she asked with an expression befitting of her gossipy nature. “So Nicole, when is your wedding with Jared? I bet it must be a grand one!”

Raising her eyebrows at Lulu, Nicole said meaningfully, “I’m the youngest in my family. Thus, my brothers should get married first.”

Not expecting Nicole to take control of the narrative, Lulu blushed at once. “Hey! We were clearly talking about you. Why are you dragging me into this now? Besides, we are not in a hurry.”

“Actually, you can be in a hurry,” Nicole smirked and teased.

This caused Lulu to shake her head vigorously. “No, we’re not. We are really not in a hurry.”

Seeing that Lulu had fallen for the bait, Nicole decided not to let her off the hook.

With a curious look, Nicole asked, “How’s it going with you and Spencer? I’ve noticed he’s been picking you up from work recently.”

Nicole thought that the couple should have made significant progress in were still at a standstill.

“W-We’re doing fine,” Lulu’s cheeks flushed an even darker shade of red.

Nicole raised her eyebrows, a knowing look flashing in her eyes. It seemed to her that good news would be just around the corner.

“It’s almost time for lunch. Let’s go,” Nicole stood up and stopped with the teasing.

“Let’s go then,” Lulu breathed an internal sigh of relief.

Being queried about her relationship with Spencer did indeed make her panic, and her heart, unbeknownst to her, was racing.

The two ladies walked out of the headquarters and headed for a meal at the restaurant near the company.

After ordering a meal, they got busy chit-chatting, when they suddenly heard a melodious violin duet.

“Woah, isn’t that Spencer?” Someone commented from a seat not far away.

“He’s so handsome. He’s simply a fluttering gentleman,” another person chimed in.

“Wait, hasn’t he always played solo before? Why would he be in a duet today?”

Chapter 2190

“Who’s that girl? She’s so pretty!

Having overheard the discussions around them, Nicole and Lulu shifted their attention to the big plasma screen. It was displaying a musical concert, and Spencer, as a special guest, was performing in it. Lulu knew the fact that he was participating in the concert, but she was unaware of the fact that he would be sharing the stage with another person. Lulu had never seen or heard from Spencer about the girl who was performing with him.

“It’s just a performance,” Nicole comforted Lulu softly after noticing how crestfallen she was.

“I know. He did inform me about his performance today,” Lulu flashed a beaming smile in response.

Lulu did not mind the notion of Spencer performing with someone else. But as she looked at the dazzling Spencer, she felt a pang of insecurity deep down. What made it worse was that he was standing beside such a beautiful girl, leading Lulu to believe that this was originally how Spencer’s future should have been. Feeling a sense of bitterness deep within, Lulu shifted her attention, not daring to continue watching the performance.

Noticing Lulu’s despondency, Nicole gently patted her hand, saying, “Don’t think too much about it.”

Lulu paused and smiled a little just as the waiter served

them their meals. “Yeah, let’s eat.”

Nicole shook her head lightly as she noted Lulu’s fake smile and ceased all mentions of the subject altogether.

After lunch, Nicole and Lulu left the restaurant.

To distract Lulu from her listlessness, Nicole suggested.” Come with me to Mr. Bennett’s place this afternoon.”

Taken aback by the proposition, Lulu exclaimed, “You’ve completed the preliminary design!”

“Yep, let’s discuss it with Mr. Bennett when we meet,” Nicole replied.

In truth, there was no need for Nicole to personally meet Mr. Bennett. She just wanted to bring Lulu out to unwind, hence the suggestion of them both going out together.

Sure enough, with something on her hand to keep her away from the devil’s playground, Lulu’s mood improved, and she followed Nicole’s busy schedule until the end of the day.

“Mr. Bennett was lavish with his praise for the designs. He even said that, with you taking charge, he was even more confident in the collaboration,” Lulu remarked with eyes brimming with joy.

Nicole smiled in response. “That’s good.”

“He said to leave the rest to him. He will definitely guarantee your satisfaction,” Lulu added.

Nicole’s eyes narrowed, becoming downcast soon after. ‘It’s best this way.’

After tidying up their desk, they left the company, but just as they were leaving, someone called out, “Lulu.”

Turning her gaze to the voice, she saw Spencer who had just gotten down from the car and was waving at her.

“You’re here,” Lulu smiled, walking over to Spencer.

Nicole took a sweeping glance and followed her from behind. “I saw the musical concert you were performing in today.”

“Oh really?” Spencer seemed a little surprised.

He then turned to look at Lulu. “I wanted to invite you to the scene, but something came up last minute. That’s why I couldn’t call you.”

“That’s alright. We saw it during lunch,” Lulu explained with a smile.

“Spencer, weren’t you always used to performing solo? Why was it a duet today?” Nicole asked Spencer with a curious look on her face.

Hearing Nicole’s question, Lulu instantly put on a somber look. She strained her ears, wanting to find out more regarding the situation.

Nicole raised her brows. She knew Lulu was curious about the question too. However, Lulu would never bring it up to Spencer if Nicole did not ask first.