Ch. 2281..2285: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2281-2285

Chapter 2281

“Hi, Aunt June!” Nolan and Lana greeted as they saw June walking into the room.

June was taken by surprise to see the little kids call her an aunt. The greeting had rendered her completely speechless.

“Aunt June! Are you not going to invite us in?” Lana asked, batting her eyelashes innocently.

It was only then that June snapped back to her senses, and clumsily invited them in, “Yeah, erm, come in.”

Then, Tia led both Nolan and Lana into the house where the twins obediently went on to greet everyone who was present.

“Come and let me see you guys. I missed you guys so much! ” Samuel exclaimed, missing them as he had not seen the twins for several days now.

Nolan took a glance at Samuel’s cast and asked, “Uncle Samuel, does it hurt a lot?”

“It doesn’t hurt anymore now that I get to see you guys,” Samuel replied with a smile on his face.

“Can you get married now since it doesn’t hurt anymore, Uncle Samuel? Can I be the flower girl?” Lana raised her eyebrows as she bombarded Samuel with questions.

Awkwardness filled the room at once, before Samuel burst out laughing.

“Lana, I can’t make that decision. Why don’t you go ask your Aunt June?” Samuel said, and ushered Lana over to June.

June’s face was as bright as a tomato after she had heard Samuel’s words.

“Aunt June, if you don’t mind…can I be your flower girl at your wedding?” Lana asked June with a solemn look on her face.

In return, the corners of June’s lips twitched. ‘How can I give her an answer right now? Should I agree to it or not? I mean, it’s not a question of whether she becomes the flower girl or not…but marriage just isn’t in the cards for me just yet.’

June glanced at Lana’s eager look before mustering a hesitant reply. “I can promise you that when I do get married, I will definitely ask you to be my flower girl, okay?”

“Aunt June, do you not like our Uncle Samuel?” Lana asked.

She had noticed that June had not wholeheartedly agreed to her offer.

The people around the room were now stifling their laughter. In the meantime, June was bright red in embarrassment, flustered and not knowing how to respond to Lana’s question.

“Lana.” Samuel called out, diverting Lana’s attention as he realized that June was now blushing.

‘I must stop this brat from scaring June. Otherwise, she might really frighten her off.’

“Uncle Samuel.’ Lana turned around. “Uncle Samuel? Don’t be discouraged, okay? You must keep going!”

Samuel was torn between tears and laughter as he found himself being comforted by his niece.

“Come and have some fruits!” Tia walked over with a large tray of fruits.

“Thanks for bringing us fruits! And you even cut them for us!? ” June exclaimed as she thanked Tia.

“It’s nothing. I noticed that they were good, so I brought some over,” Tia remarked as she placed the tray down on the table.

Everyone then grabbed a piece as they sat on the couch and chatted away.

Stanley noticed Tia was standing at the corner alone, so he said, “Come sit with us.”

Then, he patted the seat next to him, signaling Tia to come over and occupy it.

“Thank you, Mr. Riddle,” Tia politely said before sitting down.

 

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Stanley then moved one of the fruit bowls closer to Tia, and whispered, “Have some.”

“Okay.” Tia agreed with a nod before she picked a piece of fruit up and ate it.

“Hey, what’s going on?” Lulu nudged Nicole upon noticing Stanley’s treatment of Tia.

“Maybe…there’s something. Let’s just wait and see,” Nicole replied with a smirk.

Nicole felt that there was something going on between Stanley and Tia. However, she could not put a finger on what it was. They were both locked in a constant game of tug and war, and neither of them were willing to make the first move.

Lulu raised her eyebrows upon hearing that. “So… maybe…”

Then, she snickered as she stared at Stanley and Tia.

While everyone else was chatting away, June noticed that it was already dinner time, and so, she ushered everyone to the dining hall, where she had prepared fondue for everyone. Once they were all seated, they dug in. A round of wine was given to those who drank, and before they knew it, everyone was having a great time.

“Daddy, can I have some of that?” Lana asked, unable to reach some of the food on the table.

“Sure thing,” Jared replied and pinched Lana on her cheeks.

He had also noticed that Nolan was staring at them.

Knowing that the dish was also his favorite, Jared placed some onto Nolan’s plate.

Unwilling to accept this gesture from Jared, he bit his tongue and poked it out. “Thank you.”

“Be careful, it’s hot. You can tell me if you want to eat something you can’t reach.” Jared smiled at Nolan. ‘Well, at least there’s some progress.’

Meanwhile, Nicole had noticed how Jared looked at Nolan. Indeed, his face had on it a fatherly look with hints of tenderness in his eyes.

‘It’s not easy to get to where we are now,’ she thought.

Noticing that Nicole was staring at him, Jared flashed Nicole a few soft blinks, letting her know that he had been caught staring.

“I can handle it. Why don’t you go ahead and focus on your meal,” Nicole murmured after noticing that Jared had been taking care of the twins while she was eating.

Lulu glanced over at Nicole and Jared, her eyes brimming with envy. ‘These two have a great sense of synergy.’

“You have to eat too.” Spencer whispered into Lulu’s ear as he placed a few pieces of meat onto her plate.

Though no one had uttered a word, Lulu felt that everyone was staring at her, so she quickly looked down and blushed.

“I can get them myself.” Lulu replied in a low voice.

Lulu felt that she should not be displaying too much affection to Spencer in public, especially around his family members. After all, they were still dating, and as of now, their future was still uncertain.

“Don’t worry about it. I can give you whatever you want,” Spencer said in a low and husky voice.

With her heart pounding, Lulu froze and turned to look at Spencer.

“Okay.” Lulu replied before she quickly lowered her head.

Seeing this, Spencer could not help but smirk to himself.’ Why is she being this shy in front of my family? We’re all family…’

And when she felt that Spencer was staring, her cheeks grew hot once more, her heart leaping beats into her ears.

“June, how are you going to deal with the pictures of you and Samuel together?” Lulu bit her lip as she turned to June, switching the topic in a jiffy.

Lulu had decided that the issue involving Samuel and June was far more important as the matter had to be resolved with an end in mind. ‘Are they willing to admit to it, clarify the situation, or offer an explanation?’

“I actually have not thought about it,” June paused for a moment, stunned, as Lulu had abruptly brought this upon in the midst of the conversation.

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‘This is a problem, and she has still not figured out a solution to this?’

After June had responded, Lulu stared at Samuel for a long while with her brows raised. ‘If I ask him, will he think the same?’

“Since we’ve been photographed together, of course we’ll eventually have to come clean about it. I intend to make things clear with the team and have them announce it,” Samuel replied, thinking it was good news.

Upon hearing Samuel’s words, June looked up at him in surprise. ‘He wants to announce it to the world?’

Coincidentally, the two of them looked at each other as if in bafflement. “Before this, I have always respected your decision of not disclosing the fact about us two, but now I feel that it’s time for us to tell the world about it.”

The photograph was taken at June’s home when Samuel was still recovering. If they did not disclose their relationship, June would be the one suffering the brunt of it from the public, which would pester with an endless stream of questions in the perceivable future.

Samuel felt that he should step up and take this opportunity to get married and settle down. He had been thinking of settling down with June for the past five years now, but in her case, she had been adamant about keeping the fact that they were an item in the dark due to Samuel’s basketball career.

Samuel, on the other hand, did not care if the truth was discovered, as his basketball career had nothing to do with June.

“I support you.” Lulu nodded in agreement. ‘If this isn’t made public, how will they ever reveal the truth about their relationship?’

“Lulu,” June called, signaling her not to press on any further.

June was having a nervous breakdown as she had no idea how to address this issue, and to top it all off, Lulu was adding fuel to the fire.

Samuel gently held June’s hand, and in a soft but firm voice, he said, “You can trust me. This time, we will do what I think it’s right.”

June’s heart pounded in her chest, afraid to decline him.

“I…” June bit her lips.

Then, Samuel caressed her cheeks, and with a hint of hesitation, he asked, “Or do you have other things in mind? Is it because of the notion that my career comes first before anything?”

Samuel did not care if June was worried about the latter, but he did not want to pressure her into doing things she was not comfortable with. However, if it was something else, Samuel would want to talk it out to find a common ground in regard to what worked for the both of them.

“June, is it because Samuel has not given you a proper proposal?” Lulu raised her eyebrow as she saw June was reluctant to offer a response.

“Of course not.” June sputtered out, she did not care if Samuel gave her a proper proposal or not.

It was just that she had a hard time accepting such an abrupt change, for she had been comfortable in her own space for the longest time.

Lulu smiled. “Then there’s nothing to worry about. I think this is something for you to really think about.”

Lulu had given this piece of advice to June as she did not want her to go down a road where she would experience a great deal of regret. Right now, their happiness was the priority.

“June?” Samuel called out gently, reminding her that he was still waiting for her answer.

He was feeling agitated as June withheld the response from him. Above it all, he did not want to pressure her into a role she was not ready for, and that he could wait.

Then, eventually, June took a deep breath before locking eyes with Samuel. “Okay.”

“It’s okay. I can wait…” Samuel gave a faint smile, shaking his head before realizing what she had just said.

He was stunned as he struggled to compute the reply that he had just received. ‘Wait, what did she just say?!’

Samuel was mentally prepared for June to reject him, so the news came off as a shocker. ‘Did I hear this correctly?!’

“Uhm. Say it again.” Samuel looked at June with a perplexed expression on his face.

June’s cheeks flushed red once more as she feigned a stern look. “Forget it if you didn’t hear it.”

“I heard it! I heard it!” Samuel rejoiced loudly upon receiving his confirmation.

Everyone cheered, and soon, congratulatory messages began pouring out.

“Thank you.” Samuel became overjoyed. ‘I finally have a family of my own.’

In the midst of it all, Lulu looked at Lana with a smile. “Lana, I think your wish came true.”

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“She’ll become my aunt-in-law, right?” Lana asked.

“Yeah, Aunt June is going to be your aunt-in-law,” Lulu responded.

Then, Lana looked up and asked, “What about you, Aunt Lulu? When will you be my aunt-in-law?”

Lulu became embarrassed, not expecting to be dragged into this. “Hey, this is about Aunt June. Leave me out of this.”

Everyone burst out laughing the moment the remark was uttered.

Lulu’s cheeks turned even redder as the realization dawned upon her that, as the gossip queen, she had become the topic of gossip today.

“Let’s have a toast!” Samuel raised his glass in high spirits.

Though he was drinking juice, he downed his glass as though it was a shot of strong liquor, nonetheless.

The dinner ended merrily, and everyone left feeling content.

After seeing his family off, Samuel pulled June in and held her tightly in his arms and whispered, “Let’s get married once I’ve recovered.”

“That soon?!” June exclaimed in shock.

“I find that it’s way past due, honestly.”

If she did not have any concerns and reservations, they might have even been married already.

‘When I’ve completely recovered, I’m going to give her a formal marriage proposal and a grand wedding ceremony,’ he thought.

Meanwhile, everyone else downstairs was getting ready to go home.

“I’ll take Lulu home now,” Spencer said to the others.

“Then we’ll head home as well.” Nicole nodded in agreement.

After Spencer and Lulu had driven away, Nicole and Jared got ready to get in the car with Nolan and Lana.

Tia hesitated for a moment but ultimately kept her silence. She could not possibly join the kids and hitch a ride in Jared’s car, so she figured she would just go home on her own.

Stanley, who seemed to have noticed her hesitation, whispered, “Come with me.”

Nicole raised her eyebrow when she heard Stanley. She waved goodbye to him before getting in the car with her kids to make her way home.

“Let’s go,” Stanley said as he looked at Tia.

“Okay, thank you, Mr. Stanley.” Tia replied, wracked by nerves as she got in his car.

However, she slipped just as she turned around and lost her balance, whereupon she tipped over and tumbled to the ground.

“Watch out!” Stanley instinctively reached out and caught her by her waist, pulling her into his arms and preventing the worst from happening.

All of a sudden, Tia was in his arms with her cheeks against his chest, listening to his heartbeat. For a moment there, Tia’s mind went blank.

“Are you alright?” Stanley’s concerned voice emanated from above.

In a split second, Tia quickly came to her senses and lifted her head.

Their eyes met, and their lips were on the verge of touching. Tia’s heart raced as she pushed Stanley away in a panic.

“Thank you. I’m fine,” she responded as she bowed her head, her heart thumping against her ribs.

At that instant, Tia was flustered and could not think straight.

Stanley’s gaze darkened as he observed her anxious behavior.

He then whirled around and made a beeline for the car as he said, “Come on, let’s go home.”

Stanley knew that he had to keep a distance when he saw her shying away from him. Otherwise, she would only become even more flustered.

 

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Tia bit her lip lightly, took a deep breath, and attempted to suppress her nerves as she followed slowly from behind.

After getting into the car, Tia kept her head down, feeling like a helpless child who had done something wrong.

“Is your foot feeling okay?” Stanley asked in a bid to take her attention away from the matter, making her understand that what happened earlier was just an accident. He could not simply ignore her when she was on the verge of falling.

“It’s fine,” Tia moderated her tone, hoping it did not sound strange.

“You should visit a doctor if it hurts. Don’t take it lightly,” Stanley reminded her, worried that she might have injured her ankle.

Tia nodded. “I know, Mr. Stanley.”

He did not like being called Mr. Stanley, but she had never changed her way of addressing him over the years. With this in mind, he issued a mental sigh and shook his head.

Putting his thoughts aside, Stanley continued driving to the Riddle residence while Tia sat quietly. Though she appeared calm, her mind was in total chaos.

The scene from earlier would not stop replaying in her mind, and the memory of her being in his embrace made her heart race uncontrollably.

Feeling more nervous as she thought about it, Tia buried her head and avoided looking at Stanley.

Noticing her movements, Stanley furrowed his brow slightly, though he acted as if he had seen nothing, focusing on his driving instead. He did not want things to become awkward between them, so he

decided to give her more space.

Arriving at the Riddle residence, Stanley flatly said, “We’re here. Let’s go.”

“Okay,” Tia replied softly.

She then opened the door and headed straight to the backyard.

Watching her scrambling away, Stanley let out another sigh and walked into the house.

“Why are you so late, Uncle Stanley? Where’s Aunt Tia?” Lana asked in curiosity, blinking as she looked outside.

“She went to the backyard,” Stanley replied calmly.

“Huh?” Lana blinked her eyes, feeling a little puzzled. ‘Can’t they go to the backyard from here? Why did Aunt Tia go all the way from the front yard, which is even further away?’

“Nolan, Lana, it’s time for you to go to bed,” Nicole said, interrupting Lana’s curiosity.

Although Nicole did not know what happened, she knew that something must have transpired after they had left.

Glancing at Stanley and seeing that he seemed normal, Nicole decided not to query him and proceeded to lead

Nolan and Lana upstairs.

With everyone gone, Gloria asked, “Stanley, how is Samuel doing?”

“Samuel and June will probably prepare for the wedding once he has completed his recovery. Mom, you can start planning the wedding with some peace of mind,” Stanley informed, easing her worries.

Delighted, Gloria smiled and said, “I’ll visit them tomorrow and ask June if she has any ideas for the wedding. We can’t just disregard her opinions about this, even though she doesn’t have a family of her own.”

Gloria was relieved now that everything was settled. She would focus on preparing for the wedding. Even though June did not have any family, Gloria did not want her to feel as if she was being left out, so she would go ahead and take care of both their guest lists.

“I’ll go with you just to make it more formal,” Daniel suggested.

“Okay, we’ll go there together. After everything has been finalized, we can also inform father to make him happier.” Gloria added, having already begun on the planning.

Daniel smiled gently. “Aw, my wife is just so thoughtful.”

He had not thought about telling Mr. Riddle Sr. yet. This was indeed a joyous occasion, and he should inform his father about it.

Soon, the Riddle residence quieted down as everyone went

to rest. Nicole comforted Nolan and Lana before returning to her room.