Ch. 2651..2655: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2651-2655

Chapter 2651

“He’s put in so much effort, so he’s obviously going to do his worst,” Nicole snorted.

She knew that Harvey had put on such a grand display to make things difficult for her. A simple ribbon- cutting ceremony was not all that he wanted.

“Are we just going to let things unfold like this?” Patricia asked in a low voice.

“Since he wants to publicize it, let him go ahead. Free advertising shouldn’t be wasted.” Nicole’s eyes darkened.” Now that we’re already working together, let’s commence with the next stage of our plan.”

“Of course,” Patricia eagerly agreed.

She figured that Nicole had her own reasons for working together with Harvey. If anything, Nicole would never let Harvey keep that smirk on his face. All the measures taken would be temporary.

Soon after, they returned to the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation, and during lunch break, Nicole leaned back against her couch in her office, lost in thought.

The setting sun was already beginning to set when Nicole and Jared returned to the Riddle residence, which seemed rather quiet and empty.

“Dad, Mom, why is it just the two of you?” Nicole was puzzled as she looked at Daniel and Gloria. ‘Where’s Stanley, Nolan, and Tia?’

“Stanley said he had a last-minute meeting tonight and won’t be coming back for dinner. As for Nolan and Lana, they have returned to their room to play. Nowthat you’re back, let’s eat,” Gloria explained.

“Oh, okay.” Nicole replied, feeling relieved, and followed them into the dining room.

After they had all sat down, Nicole came upon the observation that Daniel and

Gloria did not look too good, so she asked, “What’s wrong?”

“We went to pay your Grandpa a visit today,” Daniel sighed.” He doesn’t look too well. He’s probably affected by Chloe’s incident.”

“Chloe?” Nicole raised her eyebrows slightly. “What’s wrong with her now?”

“To be precise, it’s Miley,” Gloria explained. “Chloe’s case is already clear as day, and the fake doctor even admitted to being bribed. However, Miley suddenly confessed, saying she was the one who had secretly orchestrated everything, and that Chloe knew nothing about it.”

“Grandpa was furious when he found out. But now that Miley has confessed and the fake doctor has admitted that it was indeed Miley who had bribed him, Chloe is now off the hook. ” Daniel shook his head helplessly.

“On a side note, Chloe has been discharged from the hospital,” he finished.

“Is that all?” Nicole asked, not the least bit surprised by this outcome.

She had already guessed that Chloe would be fine, but she did not expect Miley to take the blame. But now that she had heard about it, it seemed that this outcome was natural and expected. She could imagine that this must have been

Damien and Chloe’s idea. If their family had to make a scapegoat of someone this time, it could only be Miley.

After all, Miley had lost the support of her own family, leaving her worthless. This was probably the least she could do for Chloe and Damien.

Since Miley had taken the blame, Chloe would naturally be let off the hook. Still, it was clear that Chloe would not be able to sit tight.

“Dad, you should go and spend more time with Grandpa these days if you have nothing else to do,” Nicole reminded Daniel.

Although she had guessed that this might be the most probable outcome, it was evident that the people who Chloe had disappointed once more would likely feel that Chloe should be punished this time.

“I know,” Daniel agreed and shot Nicole a glance. “Are you okay?”

Nicole smiled. “I’m fine. In fact, I would really be surprised if Chloe got arrested this time.”

After all, she had long suspected that Chloe would find a way to clear her name.

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“That’s good.” Gloria issued a sigh of relief. “I can’t believe they’re capable of doing such things. It seems like they’ve lost their minds. You’ve got to be more careful in the future.”

“Don’t worry, Mom,” Nicole assured her. “I know.”

She did not want Gloria to worry about her. Deep down, however, she knew that

Chloe would not stop there since she had gone to such lengths to defraud them.

Though Miley had taken the blame for her this time, there was no telling what would come next. As such, Nicole would find a way to corner Chloe, to make her face the punishment she rightfully deserved.

And now that Everett was still abroad, the only person who might have remained in contact with him was Chloe. If they arrested Chloe now, they might sever the only lead they had to him.

Nicole’s eyes darkened when she thought about Everett. Ever since Lawrence had rescued a fleeing Everett from San Joto, he had not shown up at all. This led her to wonder what sort of deal the two of them had made, and what Lawrence would stand to gain out of it.

Not only did he take Everett away; he had also hidden him, sparing him further public and legal scrutiny. Her first school of thought was that Lawrence had not gotten what he wanted yet, and that Everett could help him out with it.

All of a sudden, Jared’s gentle voice snapped her out of it. ’ Eat up.”

In return, she looked at Jared and nodded. “Yup.”

After dinner, Nicole and Jared went upstairs together.

Daniel, however, was concerned as he watched her leave. ” Is she really okay?”

“She should be.” Gloria said, having nothing but faith in Nicole.

Whenever Nicole said she was fine, she would usually be, and then there was also Jared. Besides, if something really happened, Jared would never sit idly by.

“That’s good.” Daniel shook his head in defeat.

Initially, they thought they had caught Chloe in the act. But now that someone had willingly taken the blame on her behalf, it had become a bitter pill for them to swallow.

Miley really is cruel to herself.” Gloria sighed.

“Or perhaps Damien and Chloe are just ruthless.” Daniel’s gaze darkened slightly.

Among the three of them, the father and daughter duo were the worst.

Relatively speaking, it would make more sense for Damien and Chloe to retain their autonomy. As for Miley, she had to face the consequences regardless of whether she had done what she did voluntarily or under duress.

“Chloe has always hated Nicole and on multiple occasions, has even set her up. Now… well, forget it. It’s been so many years, so it’s sort of pointless to talk about it. I just hope that Nicole will remain safe.” Gloria began praying, hoping that everything would turn out well for Nicole.

“She will be.” Daniel comforted her with a gentle pat on the shoulder. Meanwhile, Nicole and Jared had just entered Nolan’s room.

Nolan and Lana were sitting in front of the computer, while the former seemed to be operating something on an interface.

Upon hearing the door open, Lana spun around.

Spotting her parents, she immediately ran over with a beaming smile. “Daddy, Mommy, you’re back!”

Jared picked Lana up and asked, “What are you doing?”

“Nolan is chatting with Godpa,” Lana said, pointing to the computer screen.

Nicole’s gaze followed Lana’s finger, and when she saw Nolan, she asked, “Leo is online?”

“Yeah, Godpa said he is pretty free today and that he misses us, so he sent us a message.” Nolan stated. “He also said he’s busy over there and might not be able to come back anytime soon.”

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“Did he mention anything else?” Nicole squinted her eyes, thinking that Lawrence would not usually be so nosy.

Nolan shook his head and replied, “No, he only asked if you’re back. Then, he asked about what Lana and I have been up to recently.”

“That’s all?” Nicole raised a brow, doubtful. ‘So he was genuinely missing the kids?’

“Oh, Godpa also asked if you’ve been busy recently.” Lana asked innocently. To that, Nolan added, “Yeah, I said you’re not that busy. All you’ve got going for you is work.”

“Okay.” Nicole said, and rested the case.

She was worried that the kids might get suspicious if she prodded with more questions, so she changed the topic of conversation at once. “Is Leo still online?”

“Ye-” Nolan looked at the screen.

Then, he frowned and said, “Now he’s not.”

He was online just a few seconds ago, so it was strange that he logged off all of a sudden.

Nicole stood beside the computer and stared at Lawrence’s message to Nolan.

[I have some urgent matters I need to take care of. I’ll talk to you soon.]

As for Nolan’s last reply to Lawrence, it was: [Mom and dad are home.]

Nicole grew more and more suspicious. At that point, she figured that Lawrence did not seem to be missing the kids only. Otherwise, there was little reason as to why he would go offline as soon as he knew that she had returned.

Then, Nicole turned to look at Jared, who returned her gaze with the same cold, silent expression.

“It’s okay. I’m sure he’ll talk to you again soon once he’s free. ” Nicole quickly readjusted her expression and patted Nolan’s head.

“Yeah.” Nolan logged off and tugged at Nicole. “Mom, do you know what Godpa is busy with? Why do I feel that he has a lot in his mind?”

“Why do you say so?” Nicole asked Nolan.

“It’s just that he seems hesitant whenever he talks about something.” Nolan shrugged. “If that’s not the case, I guess I’m just overthinking it.”

“I guess so. Even if Godpa is indeed facing some problems, he would not come to us for help.” Nicole smiled and patted Nolan’s head again. “Now, go and play with your toys.”

“Nolan, I want to play with those wooden blocks.” Lana begged.

“Sure.” Nolan agreed and quickly accompanied Lana for playtime.

Seeing that the little ones were playing, Nicole looked up at Jared and said,

“What do you think?”

“I’ll get Max to look into it.” Jared narrowed his eyes.

“Do you think something has happened on his side?

Otherwise, why would he approach Nolan and ask him to spy on us?” Nicole frowned.

No matter how mature Nolan was, he was still a five-year- old kid.

After thinking about it for a moment, Jared said, “Perhaps, it has something to do with the Water Crest.”

“The Water Crest?” Nicole was confused. “How would Nolan have any knowledge about it?”

“Perhaps he got his hands on the Water Crest but was unable to activate the system. It was likely unable to detect and register the owner.” Jared hazarded a guess.

“Can Nolan activate it?” Nicole became nervous. ‘He can’t, right?’

Looking at her, Jared replied, “He can’t do it, but you can.”

“Me?” Nicole frowned and muttered. “What you’re trying to say is, he’s trying to activate the Crest through Nolan? Isn’t he worried that it’ll recognize me as the owner once I activate it?”

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“It is exactly because of this very concern that he needs to use Nolan to achieve what he wants.” Jared held Nicole’s hands gently.

“At the end of the day, none of us have seen the Water Crest before.

No one knows what it looks like either.

The only way he could crack it and not catch your attention is by enlisting Nolan’s help.” If Lawrence approached Nicole directly, the outcome would be predictable; Nicole would be able to tell that the object in question was the Water Crest.

In addition to that, Lawrence would have to forego his right to own the Water Crest, hence he would not risk it.fter hearing Jared’s explanation, Nicole nodded.

“You’re right.” “I’ll get Max to verify it.” Jared’s eyes became frosty.

If that was indeed the truth, Jared would never allow Lawrence within an inch of the Water Crest.

For someone as evil as Lawrence to own the Water Crest would spell unimaginable disaster for everyone else.

As Jared and Nicole were discussing the issue, they did not realize that Nolan was keeping an eye on them.

Although he appeared to be playing with Lana, Nolan had been eavesdropping, and had heard every single detail of their conversation.

Nolan nervously bit his lips and balled his knuckle into a fist.

He seemed to be hurt by that exchange.

Meanwhile, at the secret base camp in Mecrounia, Lawrence was glaring at the computer screen after he had logged off.

“How was it? Did you not make it?” Everett asked impatiently.

“We can’t rush it.

This needs to be done step by step.” Lawrence rolled his eyes at Everett as he responded.

“Are you sure you have more time? Things have come to this.” Everett replied with dissatisfaction.

Hearing that, Lawrence glared at him coldly and said,” You’re in no position to instruct me on what to do.

Besides, you’d be an idiot to underestimate that little kid.

He’s not an ordinary five-year-old kid.

You’ll regret it in the future for underestimating him now.” kept mum thereafter.

After a moment of silence, Lawrence said, “I have my own ways around this issue.

You better not ruin it.” “I know, but you should also know that we really do not have much time left,” Everett said, whirled around, and left.

Lawrence became furious as he glared at Everett’s back.

If it was not for the Water Crest, Lawrence would never have tolerated such behavior.

In fact, Lawrence was sure that Nicole was well aware of Everett’s whereabouts.

Therefore, Nicole must also be suspicious of Lawrence now.

At this point, it was all or nothing; Lawrence would suffer defeat if he failed to obtain the Water Crest.

After Everett had left the room, all of the humility he had feigned disappeared right off the bat.

“Hmm! If I was eligible to be the bearer of the Water Crest, what makes you think you would ever have the chance to own it? Just you wait! I’m not someone you can push around.

It Then, Everett headed to his room after he had gathered his thoughts.

Sitting there in wait was all he had been doing for the past week.

He could not go anywhere else, and if that was not torturous enough, he still had to put up with Lawrence’s antiques on a daily basis.

When is this going to end?’ Everett wondered.

Everett was annoyed as all of these thoughts raced across his mind.

However, he knew that it would be in his best interest to tolerate whatever Lawrence threw at him.

Once Lawrence, Jared and Nicole had been weakened in their war with each other, Everett would seize the opportunity to snatch the crest.

The next morning, the sun shone bright and warm.

After breakfast, Nolan and Lana prepared for school.

However, Tia did not show up, and as things stood, the kids would be running late for school.

“Tia will be okay, right? She’s never late.” Lana mumbled in concern.

“Mom, should we check on Tia?” Nolan began to worry.

Just as Nicole was about to walk over to them, she saw Stanley approaching them.

Seeing this, Nicole could not help but frown.

“Stanley, the kids are going to be late.

We’ll send them to school now, but you should know that Tia is not around.

I’m not sure if something has happened to her.

Can you please check on her?”

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Stanley paused for a moment before replying, “Alright.” “Please let me know if there are any updates,” Nicole requested, and brought the kids into the car.

Knowing that Stanley was going out to look for Tia, Nolan and Lana did not bother to follow him.

Instead, they got into the car and went to school right away.

Meanwhile, Stanley had just entered the house in the backyard, which was unusually quiet.

“Tia?” Stanley called out to her.

“Mr. Riddle, is that you?” Tia asked, her voice hoarse.

Stanley could already tell that she was weak, and upon hearing Tia’s voice emanating from the room, he rushed over.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Tia lying in bed, looking ill, causing him to frown and ask, “What happened?” “I think I’m down with a co….” Before Tia could finish her sentence, she began to cough.

Seeing that Tia was in such a terrible condition, Stanley walked over and placed his hand on Tia’s forehead.

She was indeed having a bad fever.

“Your body is very warm.

I’ll bring you to the hospital,” he said as he carried Tia in his arms.

“Sir, n-” Tia wanted to stop him, but Stanley had already brought them out of the room by then.

“Grandma, Tia is sick.

I’m bringing her to the hospital.” Stanley explained as Mrs.

Wallace Sr., who had heard the commotion, approached them.

Seeing what was going on, Mrs.

Wallace Sr.

replied, “You should hurry.

She’s already sick but she still insisted on preparing breakfast for me.

In the end, she did not eat at all.

Then, her headache became too much for her to bear, so she took some medicine and returned to her room to rest.” Hearing that Tia had only taken some over-the-counter medication to treat herself, Stanley quickly brought Tia out.” Alright, we’re going now.” Soon, they arrived at the hospital and the doctor did a checkup on Tia.

“You should have brought her in earlier.

If her fever wasn’t treated, she would’ve developed pneumonia.

How could you be so careless as someone’s boyfriend?” the doctor reprimanded.” “Doctor, he’s not my boyfriend.” Tia explained while shivering through the fever.

She did not even dare to look at Stanley.

“He’s not?” The doctor shot him a glance.

“He seems very worried though.” Tia became even more shy after that, and so, she shifted the topic of conversation, “I’ve taken the medication.

I guess I should recover soon.” “You’ll need to get a drip and stay here for further observation,” the doctor disagreed, feeling a little annoyed.

Her situation was pretty dire and yet, she did not seem to care.

“Alright, we’ll let her stay here then.” Stanley replied.

The doctor then proceeded with the diagnosis.

By the time Stanley had returned from the admissions counter, Tia had been placed into the ward and was already strapped to an IV drip.

Looking at Tia who was lying down on the bed, Stanley got even more worried.

“How do you feel now? Are you still dizzy?” “It’s not that bad,” Tia replied, her voice still a little hoarse.

“Drink some water.” Stanley poured a glass of warm water for Tia.

“Thank you, sir,” she said.

Then, Stanley replied in a gentle voice, “You’re welcome.

Don’t worry too much about Grandma.

I’ll get someone to take care of her.

All you have to do is to rest and recover.” “You’ve done a lot, Stanley.

I really appreciate you.” Tia was a little touched.

The one person she could not stop worrying about was Mrs.

Wallace Sr., but as it turned out, Stanley had arranged for someone to take care of her.

“Don’t worry too much about it.

Just get some rest,” he assured, and walked over to the bedside, where he sat down and accompanied Tia.

However, Tia proceeded to chase him away.

“Sir, I can deal with this on my own.

You should head to work.” “It’s fine,” he said.

Tia’s situation was not stable yet, so he would not be at peace with the idea of leaving her alone in the hospital.

“I’m really fine by myself.

There are nurses here too.

If I need anything, the nurses will assist me.

Don’t delay any of your work,” Tia argued, feeling embarrassed.

She had troubled Stanley enough already, so she could not allow herself to disrupt his work schedule anymore.

“I don’t have anything to do today.” Stanley replied calmly.

He could determine what his workload was and how it was done, so her concerns were invalid in this regard.

Hearing this, Tia was rendered speechless; she did not know how to persuade Stanley to leave anymore