Ch. 2641..2645: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2641-2645

Chapter 2641

It was common knowledge that the collaboration was definitely going to happen, but it left her questioning if there really was a need for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“Should we attend?” Patricia hesitantly asked.

It was evident that Nicole disliked attending such events, but since Harvey had already spread the news and invited a multitude of business magnates from all over San Joto, they had no choice but to go.

“Let’s go,” Nicole’s gaze darkened slightly.

At this point, they had little choice but to show up.

“Then I’ll get ready,” Patricia replied.

Nicole nodded in agreement, and then, Patricia strode out of the office.

Leaning back against his chair, Nicole looked at the documents Harvey had sent her as she became lost in thought.

Soon after, night fell, and the city lights began to glow.

As usual, everyone in the Riddle residence gathered together for dinner at the dining hall.

Everyone had already heard about Chloe’s situation, but they were neither worried nor curious about the entire situation, seeing that Nicole was indifferent to it all.

“Samuel and Spencer have been gone for half a month, right? The house feels a little empty without them,” Gloria lamented as she saw that only a few of her kids were left.

“Mom, they won’t stay here even after they’ve come back,” Stanley said, reminding Gloria that they had to get used to it.

“But still, it would be nice for them to come back and liven things up from time to time.” Gloria replied, knowing full well what was going to happen.

Besides, she was not expecting the house to be lively every day; she was just hoping that they would visit occasionally.

“That’s coming soon.

They’ll be back in half a month,” Stanley said.

“Oh, right, aren’t you two preparing for the wedding? How is it going?” Gloria turned her gaze to Nicole and Jared.

When Stanley heard that, his lips twitched.

“Mom, do you want them to go on their honeymoon too? The house will be even emptier.” ‘Why is she whining about having an empty house whilst urging Nicole to get married at the same time?’ he wondered.

Gloria gave Stanley a displeased look.

“I was just asking.” She would be thrilled if Nicole and Jared had truly decided to get married as she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

“We’re making preparations,” Nicole replied, looking at Gloria.

“Mom, you don’t need to worry about us now.

You should instead focus on Sally.” “Yeah, Sally needs plenty of care right now,” Stanley echoed, eager to support Nicole.

“I just went to see her today, and she’s doing well,” Gloria said, grinning ear to ear as she mentioned Sally’s pregnancy.

The family then went on to chat, eat, and enjoy a rare moment of tranquility and joy.

After dinner, they all gathered in the living room, munching on fruits and desserts.

“Grandma, tomorrow is a free day.

Is Uncle Stanley going on a date?” Lana asked, tilting her head.

“Yes, how did you know, Lana?” Gloria asked, smiling.

“I heard it from you,” Lana said proudly.

“My memory is the best!” Gloria lovingly patted Lana’s head.

“Aw, my Lana is the smartest.” “Can we go with Uncle Stanley?” Lana snuggled into Gloria’s arms adorably.

Gloria, however, was rather hesitant on letting them in on it.” That’ll be pretty inconvenient.

Uncle Stanley has things to do.

It ‘How could he focus on the date if he has to look after Lana and Nolan?’ she thought.

Stanley, however, was quite excited.

“Why, of course, Lana.

Come along.

It’s not inconvenient for me at all.” He did not want to go in the first place; he was simply forced to do so.

It would be great if Nolan and Lana could follow him around.

He would just show his face, then use Nolan and Lana as an excuse to hightail it out of there.

Chapter 2642

Chapter 2642 Besides, taking Nolan and Lana out to play was better than going on a blind date, at least to him.

Gloria hesitated for a moment before reluctantly agreeing, ''Fine, Ms. Jean loves children too.

Taking Nolan and Lana with you might offer you some common topics." Stanley's smile immediately froze, as he began feeling that something was off.

"Then it's settled.

Take us with you tomorrow, Uncle Stanley!" Lana instantly grinned in satisfaction.

Her task was done, and all they had to do was to watch things unfold tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Nicole chuckled as she watched her kids exchanging smiles.

She could tell that Nolan and Lana were planning to disrupt Stanley's blind dates.

"Mommy, I'm tired.

Let's go upstairs and get some sleep." Lana tugged on Nicole's shirt.

She intended to sleep now so they could wake up early the next day.

"Okay." Nicole stroked Lana's hair and went upstairs with both Nolan and Lana in tow.

Stanley had a complicated frown on his face.

All of a sudden, he began to wonder if it was even a good idea to bring Nolan and Lana along with him.

"You should rest too.

You need to look your best tomorrow," Gloria reminded Stanley.

"Got it,"’ Stanley grumbled and went upstairs.

Gloria looked at Stanley, feeling helpless.

"I don't know if things will go smoothly tomorrow." “Whether it goes smoothly or not will depend entirely on Stanley, " Daniel said meaningfully.

“What do you mean?" Gloria asked, puzzled.

"Nolan and Lana." Daniel patted Gloria's hand.

"Think about it.

Why are Nolan and Lana so enthusiastic about joining in on Stanley's blind dates?" It was clear that something was going on in the heads of the little ones.

They must have been up to something.

"Ah..." Gloria rolled her eyes.

"Well, why didn't you tell me earlier?" She had already agreed to let the children tag along, but now, she could not help but wonder if it would disrupt Stanley's date.

"Even if I had reminded you, would you be able to say 'no' to Nolan and Lana?" Daniel shrugged.

Indeed, there was nothing they could do, other than say "yes".

Gloria sighed after thinking about it.

"That's true." Even if she knew that the kids had their own ideas, she probably would not be able to refuse them outright.

“Alright, you've done everything you needed to.

Let them decide how it pans out," Daniel comforted Gloria, and led her back to the room.

The next day, early in the morning, Nolan and Lana had already woken up as they were way too excited to stay asleep.

They got up, and the others gradually followed suit as well.

Then, everyone washed up and made their way downstairs.

"Nolan, Lana, it's not time for the blind date yet." Gloria smiled indulgently.

"Time is passing way too slowly!" Lana said anxiously as she glanced at the time.

Gloria smiled as she comforted Lana, "It's not that time is passing slowly, it's that you're too impatient.

Why don't we have breakfast and play in the yard? It'll be about time after you're done." "Okay," she agreed, unable to do anything else for now.

After breakfast, everyone gathered in the yard, and Nolan and Lana played around while everyone watched.

"Nicole, aren't you going to go with them?" Gloria asked Nicole.

"I'm not going," Nicole stated with a smile indicative of helplessness.

"Let Stanley take them.

They've already asked me to stay away and won't let me come along.”

 

Chapter 2643

Chapter 2643 "But, will Stanley be okay by himself?" Gloria frowned, thinking that Nicole would follow them around to keep the kids under control at least.

"He should be fine," Nicole reassured Gloria.

"Nolan and Lana are quite well-behaved." Gloria acknowledged this, but she was still worried that things would go south if Nolan and Lana did not like the girl they were meeting for the blind date.

"It's okay.

If it doesn't work out, it's probably just not meant to be, " Daniel comforted Gloria, understanding her concerns.

Gloria sighed and nodded her head, realizing that all she could do was respect their wishes for the time being.

Meanwhile, Stanley had arrived at the designated cafe with Nolan and Lana.

However, he was stunned for a moment when he saw Tia looking around at the cafe entrance.

"Why is she here?' he wondered.

Tia's face lit up with joy when she finally saw Nolan and Lana.

However, her smile instantly froze when she saw Stanley.

‘Mr.

Riddle?' She stood, petrified.

"Tia!" Lana hurried over happily and pulled her over, saying, " You came." “Lana, what's going on? Didn't you say..." Tia asked Lana in confusion.

Nolan had informed her that they were going out to play and that neither Jared not Nicole had the time to accompany them.

Due to this, they had asked her to take care of them.

‘But why is Mr.

Riddle here too?' she wondered.

"Tia, Uncle Stanley has a date.

We just followed him on the way." Nolan raised his head as he explained to Tia.

When Tia heard that, her expression froze for amoment, and only after recomposing herself, she forced a smile and said, "Then let's not disturb your Uncle Stanley, okay? I'll take you to play.” "Tia, why don't we go in and take a look too?" Lana tugged at Tia's arm, feeling reluctant to leave.

"Isn't that inappropriate?" Tia asked, a little hesitant as she figured that they would just be interrupting the date.

“Uncle Stanley, what do you say?" Lana asked Stanley.

This left Stanley in an awkward position.

He genuinely did not know what to say, and whether he should say yes or no to them.

"You're Mr.

Riddle, right?" Suddenly, a hesitant female voice was heard, and a charming woman in an elegant long dress walked over.

“Who are you?" Stanley furrowed his brows, as he did not seem to know who this woman was.

With that, the woman smiled and introduced herself at once, " Hello, I'm Cherry Jean." Stanley took a good look at her and that was when he realized that she was indeed Ms.

Jean, his blind date for the day.

“Hello, I'm Stanley Riddle." He nodded politely.

“Mr.

Riddle, why don't you go in?" Cherry gestured towards the cafe.

"I was just about to.” Stanley stepped aside.

"After you, Ms.

Jean." "Thank you." Cherry thanked him before turning to look at Tia, Nolan, and Lana.

"And they are?" Lana looked up at Cherry and smiled.

"Hello, Ms.

Jean.

Uncle Stanley is my uncle." "So you must be Nolan and Lana Johnston.

Aw, you are as cute as the rumors say," Cherry exclaimed happily.

"Thank you, ma'am." Lana replied.

"Mr.

Riddle, why don't we let them join us too?" Cherry suggested.

Stanley naturally agreed and replied, "Sure, as long as you don't mind." Soon, the group entered the cafe together.

After they had found their seats, Cherry and Stanley ordered coffee for themselves, as well as three glasses of fruit juice for Tia, Nolan, and Lana.

"Hehe, this is the first blind date I've been on with so many people," Cherry giggled as she looked at the crowded table.

Chapter 2644

Chapter 2644 "Stanley raised his brow a little upon hearing that.

"Do you go on blind dates a lot?" "Yeah, I have no choice.

My family just gets anxious.

It's like, if 1 don't get married now, I'll never get married," Cherry said in defeat.

"Don't you object to any of it?" Stanley asked, surprised.

'So she just allows her family to arrange dates for her?’ Cherry looked at Stanley for a while and smiled.

"Well, what would come out of it? I'll just end up like you, Mr.

Riddle." They were obligated to come even if they did not want to.

Stanley was taken aback for a moment, but in a moment considered rare for a situation like this, he smiled.

"Touché." That was what came of their resistance.

“Mr.

Riddle, you haven't been on many blind dates, have you?" Cherry looked at Stanley, her eyes brimming with curiosity.

"Four times.

Is that a lot or a little?" Stanley admitted.

"Not bad.

That's still fewer than me, at least." Cherry laughed.

It was rare that the two of them got along well, so they chatted a little more.

In fact, Stanley had spoken more than he had ever said on any of his other blind dates.

It was then that Lana looked anxiously at Nolan as if to convey, ' Nolan, it seems that Uncle Stanley likes Ms.

Jean.

What should we do?! After all, they had been present for all four blind dates, and according to their observation, time was quite different from before.

Nolan furrowed his brows as well, for everything going on before them was indeed rather unexpected.

They thought it would pan out the same way as before, culminating in both parties not being able to form any sort of meaningful connection with one another, whereupon they could take the opportunity to skedaddle with Stanley and go out with Tia to strengthen their bond.

"T think I'll take Nolan and Lana to play now and take them home later," Tia whispered to Stanley.

After all, Stanley was on a blind date, and it would be weird for the three of them to stay.

'We're getting in their way, aren't we?" "Tia, shouldn't we wait a while longer?" Lana protested, not wanting to leave yet.

Something was definitely fishy with the situation they were in.

If they left now, no one would know what the consequences would be.

“Lana, your Uncle Stanley has his own things to do.

Why don't I take you out to play?" Tia continued, still wanting to persuade Lana to leave, as she felt that it would be awkward for them to linger there.

“Where do you want to go?" Cherry suddenly asked when she heard that they were leaving.

"Well..." Tia stammered.

In fact, she did not know where to go.

She did not have a plan as Nolan and Lana were the ones who had spontaneously called her over, after all.

"Ms.

Jean, do you want to come?" Nolan looked at Cherry and asked.

He felt that Cherry seemed more interested in where they were going.

“Yes, but I need to know where you're going first." If it was a place for very young children, she would definitely pass.

"The amusement park," Lana said after thinking about it for a moment.

"Mr.

Riddle, are you taking them to the amusement park?" Cherry turned to ask Stanley.

Stanley nodded.

"They're the ones who are playing, so of course, it's their choice." In fact, he had no idea where the two rascals wanted to go.

"Can I join you, Mr.

Riddle? I haven't been to an amusement park in ages," Cherry asked, her eyes brimming with eagerness.

Stanley hesitated slightly.

Cherry's suggestion had made him uncomfortable.

"Can I?" Cherry repeated with disappointment written all over her face when Stanley remained silent.

"Well, we are going there anyway.

If you want to go, just come along with us, but I have one request." Stanley gave in.

“What request?" Cherry's eyes lit up, her hope rekindled.

"Just call me Stanley.

Don't call me Mr.

Riddle," Stanley said.

If anything, he felt awkward being addressed as "Mr.

Riddle".

Chapter 2645

Chapter 2645 "Well then, just call me Cherry too," Cherry happily agreed.

Soon, the group left the cafe and headed to the amusement park.

In the car, Tia was sandwiched between Nolan and Lana at the back, while Cherry took the passenger seat.

Nolan and Lana both exchanged glances, feeling increasingly anxious as they were sensing that this person was about to become their third uncle's wife.

Although they did not dislike Cherry, they still preferred Tia over her.

“Nolan, what should we do?" Lana asked Nolan softly.

"Go with the flow," Nolan whispered to Lana.

Curious, Tia looked at the muttering kids.

"What are you talking about?" "It's nothing." Nolan and Lana smiled.

This was something they could certainly not tell Tia.

Meanwhile, Cherry chattered all the way to the park from the front seat.

"I haven't been in one of these places for so long.

It was fine when I was abroad, but after I came back, my family was strict with me.

They wanted a refined lady.

You know, someone who is elegant and intellectual.

Man, it's giving me a headache." She finally had the chance to be herself today, and she was determined to have a good time.

Hearing that, Stanley shot Cherry a glance and chuckled as he shook his head.

Tia, who had happened to see Stanley smile, unconsciously bit her lip and looked out the car window.

Night fell, and the bright lights flickered.

In no time, Stanley and Tia finally returned home with Nolan and Lana.

"Where did you go? Why did you play for so long? Didn't the amusement park close hours ago?" Gloria anxiously asked as she saw them return.

“We went out to have dinner after the amusement park.

Ms. Jean said she had a great time today, and she could finally visit the amusement park because of us.

That's why she treated us to dinner as a way of saying thank you," Lana said, looking pleased.

Gloria's eyes began to sparkle.

‘Turns out the blind date today was a success.

Stanley was probably satisfied, and even Nolan and Lana liked Ms. Jean, huh? This must be it.' "Yes, we had a great time at the amusement park today, and we had a scrumptious dinner," Lana said as she walked up to Gloria.

" Grandma, let me tell you, we played the..." Lana chatted on and on about the amusement park, and Gloria only responded with a question, asking, "So, Ms. Jean was with you all day?" "Yeah," Lana nodded.

They had been playing together all day, and she did not even expect Cherry to love the amusement park more than they did.

"Great, that's great." Gloria nodded in satisfaction, finally seeing a sliver of hope for Stanley.

"It seemed that Ms. Jean had gained Stanley's approval.

Otherwise, he would not have spent the whole day playing with them.

And judging from the look on Nolan and Lana's faces, they seemed to like Ms. Jean as well,' Gloria surmised.

“What about Tia?" Nicole calmly asked Nolan and Lana.

Perhaps Gloria did not know, but she did.

Tia was not at home today, so the two rascals must have brought her out for the entire day.

“Oh, Tia has gone home.

She said she wanted to check if Great- grandma Wallace had gone to sleep," Nolan replied.

"Tia joined you too?" Gloria asked in surprise, as she was unaware of this.