Ch. 2691..2695: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2691-2695

Chapter 2691

“If you’re smart enough, you better scram. Do yourself a favor, and keep your mouth shut next time.”

After Lawrence had spoken, he turned away, not looking at Everett anymore.

Then, he took his phone out.

In response, Everett gulped, gritted his teeth, and skedaddled.

Lawrence snorted after Everett had hightailed it out of his office. If Everett was not useful to him, he would not have kept him around.

Everett returned to his room, and for the next few minutes, he became paranoid.

There, he began to wonder if he had bitten off more than he could chew by associating with the likes of Lawrence, who was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Everett had been made to look like a complete fool in front of Lawrence. He had thought he had the upper hand, but at the end of the day, he was nothing.

Filled with fear and dismay, Everett gritted his teeth angrily.1 Why can’t I get anything done?’ Meanwhile, Lawrence was in deep thought for a while before he decided to call Ian on the phone.

“Sir.” Ian’s voice blared out from the speaker.

“Book a flight for me. I’m going back to San Joto tomorrow,” he ordered.

It seemed that he needed Nicole to help him with something.

“Understood. I’ll work on it now.” Ian replied.

Then, Lawrence paused for a moment before adding,” Prepare some gifts for Nolan and Lana too.”

“Understood. I’ll take care of it.” Ian replied. “Anything else?”

“That’s all. We’ll talk about the rest when I reach San Joto.” Lawrence hung up.

The Water Crest could not be left hanging anymore. Since no one could breach the system, he had no choice but to seek Nicole’s help. However, Lawrence had to come up with some smoke and mirrors beforehand. It would be best if he could disguise it as something else and hide the truth from Nicole.

Otherwise, Lawrence would lose everything if the Water Crest shared the same recognition system as the Fire Crest.

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.

After Nicole had woken up, she took a shower and headed downstairs.

The dining hall was filled with merry chatters. As it turned out, Spencer and Samuel had brought their partners home. It had been awhile since the house was this lively, so their presence definitely lifted the mood of everyone who was present, especially their parents.

“You guys should come back more often. You don’t live that far away from us either.” Gloria smiled.

“Alright, we got it.” Samuel and Spencer replied in unison.

Naturally, the house would be much livelier if everyone was present.

“Mom, Dad, we visited Stanley when we came back. Then, we went to meet up with Nicole. It got a little too late after that, so we did not come and visit you.”

June and Lulu hurriedly explained.

Initially, they were supposed to return home first thing yesterday. Although Gloria and Daniel did not blame them, June and Lulu still felt guilty that they did not manage to come over.

“It’s fine. I understand that you guys came back earlier because of Stanley. In fact, you guys had to cut your honeymoon short because of this.” Gloria smiled.

She did not resent them at all for not returning home last night.

June and Lulu both breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. Although Gloria and Daniel were loving, the ladies still felt that they should not take advantage of their compassionate and understanding nature.

Seeing that June and Lulu were nervous, Daniel reassured them. “You girls don’t have to be so uptight and conventional around us. You are a part of this family as well.”

“Alright, thanks Mom and Dad.” June and Lulu instantly warmed up.

“Come, let’s have our breakfast. You guys had to get straight to work as soon as you returned, so be sure to finish it all.” Gloria welcomed them for breakfast.

After everyone was seated, they began to dig in.

Meanwhile, Nolan and Lana looked at Samuel and Spencer.” Uncle Samuel, Uncle Spencer. Didn’t you say that you’d bring us presents?”

“Oh, I brought them. It’s at the coffee table. I’ll bring them over for you once we’re done eating breakfast.” Samuel grinned as he looked at the little kids.

Presents were a given. Not only that, but everyone would also have their share.

Not one of them would be left out.

“Thank you, uncles and aunts.” Nolan and Lana thanked them all, not forgetting Lulu and June in the process.

Chapter 2692

“You’re welcome.

The family then broke out laughing, as they could not help but to be amused by the kids’ cuteness.

After breakfast, everyone gathered in the living room. Nolan and Lana, in particular, were overjoyed when they received their gifts.

June and Lulu then joined in and began giving the gifts to everyone there, except for a few of those who were not present.

“Nicole, are you going to the office now?” Lulu asked Nicole.

“Yeah, after I send Nolan and Lana to school, I’ll head over,” Nicole replied.

Lulu nodded. “Alright, I’ll start moving with Spencer now. See you at the office.”

“Sure. See you later!” Nicole said, and watched as the couple exited the house.

Then, she turned to Gloria and Daniel. “Mom, Dad, we’ll be heading out as well.”

“Go ahead.” Gloria and Daniel replied and smiled.

“Bye, Grandma and Grandpa,” Nolan and Lana said, and left with Nicole and Jared.

Gloria and Daniel’s grins became even wider as they observed the antics of their little grandchildren.

“Mom, Dad, we’re leaving too.” Samuel and June followed suit upon noticing everyone else was leaving.

June was carrying a huge bag. It was obviously filled with gifts which she had prepared for her colleagues.

After everyone had left, Gloria sighed. “It’s great to have the kids around again.

The house feels a lot livelier.”

Knowing that Gloria was worried for each of their kids, Daniel said, “Don’t get too worked up. Stanley will be able to return home soon. When that happens, you’ll be able to let go of your worries.”

“I really hope that the kids will always be safe. That is my only wish.” Gloria sighed.

Holding Gloria’s hands, Daniel replied, “They will be safe.”

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Tia and Stanley had just eaten their breakfast.

All of a sudden, they heard a knock, and that was when Tia answered the door.

“Miss Jean. You’re here.”

Seeing that it was Cherry, Tia stepped aside and let her in.

Cherry, however, was unhappy. “I’ve said it many times, and I’ll say it again.

Can’t you just refer to me as Cherry?”

Every time Tia called her Miss Jean, it made them seem distant.

Feeling nervous, Tia replied, “Oh, I’ve forgotten about it. I’ll do so next time.”

“How could you forget about it? You don’t really see me as a friend, do you?”

Cherry stared at Tia. “Call me by my name now. Otherwise, you’ll forget again the next time.”

“Cherry.” Tia said, calling her by her first name.

Cherry became satisfied upon hearing that. After she entered, she went up to Stanley’s bedside.

With a glance, she said, “You seem fine now. I guess you’ll be discharged soon.”

“I’m almost there. Perhaps, I’ll be able to get out of here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.” Stanley replied.

As for when he would actually be discharged, it would depend on the results from his upcoming medical examination.

“The reason why you could recover this quickly is all thanks to Tia’s exceptional care. When you’re discharged, you should thank her properly.” Cherry looked at Stanley and said.

Stanley became uncomfortable, so he gritted his teeth and replied, “Yeah.”

Not expecting Stanley to agree with Cherry, Tia quickly explained, “It’s fine.

You’ve helped me before this. It’s my duty to take care of you now.”

“Hey, how could these two things be considered the same? You took care of him exceptionally well.” Cherry immediately pulled Tia aside and persuaded her with a wide smile on her face.

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Cherry could not allow Tia to pass this opportunity up. After all, it was the perfect chance for them. It was something that must not be allowed to go to waste.

Tia was blushing as she looked down and replied, “D-don’t say that. I just did the bare minimum.”

Initially, she was just doing what she thought she was supposed to do: taking care of a person who had been hospitalized. However, Cherry’s words had made very shy as her cheeks began to flush.

“Oh, sure, sure. It’s just the bare minimum.” Cherry smiled, while Tia was too embarrassed to look her in the eye.

After watching Cherry’s antics for a while longer, Stanley could not help but interrupt her. “Don’t you have any work to take care of?”

“Of course I do. What are you talking about? Do I look as though I’ve got nothing better to do?” Cherry rolled her eyes.

‘Is it not obvious enough that I’m trying to be his wingwoman?’ she thought.

Stanley understood what Cherry was trying to do, but his relationship with Tia was not as simple as Cherry imagined.

“Erm…you guys can continue chatting. I’ll head out for a while,” Tia said, wanting to step out because of how embarrassed she felt.

“Alright.” Cherry smiled.

After Tia had left, Cherry turned to Stanley at once and said,” So, shall we make a deal?”

Stanley was about to tell Cherry not to tease Tia or pass remarks about their relationship, but Cherry’s act of blurting that question out to him caught him off guard right away.” What deal?”

Then, Cherry inched closer to Stanley and said, “You’re going to play the part of a fake boyfriend so that we can stop my family from pressuring me into marriage. In return, I’ll prove to you that Tia cares about you.”

She appeared as if she had just come up with a deal he could not refuse.

Stanley frowned. “Are you sure what you’re doing won’t cause Tia to give up instead?”

Tia had already stopped herself from dreaming about it. If Stanley were to have a girlfriend for real, she might even choose to ignore him and establish no contact completely.

“Of course not. Sometimes, a little jealousy would help offer clarity to a person’s true feelings.” Cherry tilted her head a little and looked at Stanley.

“As for me, I’ll sacrifice myself and play the role of the evil, abusive girlfriend,”

she continued.

“The evil girlfriend?” Stanley raised his brows in confusion.

“What I mean is that I’ll pick on you. That way, Tia will be forced to step in and intervene.” Cherry shrugged.

Tm really going to bust my ass for this act.’ she thought.

“Why are you helping me?” Stanley was confused.

Although it was a good idea, the entire act would only benefit him. As such, it made no sense as to why Cherry would sign up for something like that.

In turn, Cherry sighed and added, “My family’s tendency to pressure me into a relationship is getting out of hand.”

After a slight pause, Cherry took a seat beside him and added, “They have made it clear that they’ll marry me off against my will if this blind date becomes the latest addition to my laundry list of failures.

“You don’t even have a partner, how are you going to get married?” Stanley asked, feeling a little shocked.

“They accused me of being picky and genuinely uninterested in blind dates, so they’ve decided that they’ll pick someone on my behalf if this gig falls apart too.”

Cherry replied, her tone tinged with dismay. “I don’t understand. Is it because my family can’t afford to feed me any longer? Is that why they’re in a rush to get me married off?”

Stanley smirked and laughed. He was shocked to find that families with such mentalities still existed, but he was also amused by the reason for Cherry’s marriage.

“You can laugh all you want. You don’t need to hold yourself back.” Cherry glared at Stanley.

“I’m not intentionally laughing at you. I just don’t think you eat enough for them to not be able to feed you,” Stanley replied.

It was impossible that her family would be in such a rush to marry her off for the reason stated.

Amused by Stanley’s remark, Cherry could not help but smirk. “You’re really an insensitive dude. How did Tia even fall in love with you?”

And in an instant, Stanley’s smile vanished. “So, how do you plan to carry the act out?”

However, there was a question left to be answered. If Stanley managed to get into a romantic relationship with Tia, what would happen to Cherry? How would she explain it to her family?

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“I’m planning to leave the country. I must obviously prepare my family for what’s to come. When the time comes for me to leave, they would have no choice but to accept it,” she said.

Cherry then raised her brows in smug satisfaction as if to say, ‘What do you think? It’s a pretty clever trick, huh?’ Stanley finally understood that Cherry was trying to buy herself more time. By putting on a show with Stanley, Cherry’s family would let down their guard. And when Cherry had made the necessary arrangements, she would leave the country at once. When that happened, her family would be left with no other option but to bite the bullet.

After giving it some thought, Stanley agreed, “Alright, deal.”

Stanley had always thought that Tia had feelings for someone else, so he had chosen to stay by her side without saying a word. But at this very instant, he felt that he should give himself a fighting chance and seize the opportunity to be with her. No matter what the result was, he was certain that he would not regret his attempt.

“Okay, it’s a deal then.” Cherry issued a sigh of relief.

With this out of the way, she could be at ease and handle all the procedures needed for her migration.

Although it was cold and ungrateful of her to flee before informing her family, she was left with no other choice.

Cherry was very much done with being pressured into getting married or being shoved into blind dates at this point.

Cherry believed that her fateful soulmate would appear one day, but she was not convinced that she would find that person by attending countless blind dates. It was not an ideal way to get to know someone in her opinion.

“But you must not overdo it when you bully me.” Stanley reminded Cherry.

Upon hearing that, Cherry could not help but laugh. “Don’t worry. I’m just putting on a show for Tia. Why would I do that to you for real?”

‘Must he take this so seriously? No wonder he’s in the field he’s in,’ she thought.

By the time Tia returned, Cherry had already left.

After glancing around, Tia asked, “Why is she gone already?”

“She had something to do.” Stanley gave Tia an odd look, one which she failed to notice.

“Oh.” Tia poured a glass of water for Stanley. “Have some water.”

“Thank you.”

After Stanley had taken the glass from her, he looked at Tia and asked, “Is the doctor here yet?”

“I’ve enquired moments ago. The doctor is making his rounds. It’ll be our turn soon,” Tia replied.

down and said, “As long as the results of the medical checkup are normal, I can finally leave this place.”

“Be patient. The progress of your recovery is rather quick, so I’m sure you’ll be discharged soon,” Tia comforted Stanley.

“Yeah, and thank you for your hard work over the past few days. Once I’m discharged, you should go back and get some rest too.” Stanley said.

He felt a little sad seeing Tia tending to him and his needs so diligently.

Tia bit her lips lightly. “It’s nothing. After all, you wouldn’t have gotten injured if it wasn’t because of us.”

Although Stanley was saving Nolan and Lana, he had also helped her.

Therefore, Tia was exceedingly grateful for what he had done.

As the doctor entered the room, Stanley and Tia looked away from each other…

Meanwhile, at the Riddle Corporation, Lulu was already waiting for Nicole outside of the office upon her arrival.

“You’re here,” Lulu greeted, seemingly in high spirits.

Upon noticing that Lulu looked much livelier than before, Nicole smiled. “It seems that your honeymoon did you a lot of good.”

“It definitely was a good trip.” Lulu smiled. “Now, it’s your turn to wait for your opportunity to go on a honeymoon.”

To be able to travel and relax without having to worry about anything would be a good life to have, as fleeting as it would be.

Chapter 2695

“Let’s wait for another opportunity. It’s impossible now since our hands are tied.

I’ll let you go on a vacation some other time,” Nicole said.

There were far too many things around the office that required Nicole’s decision and attention, and among them was the mess that Chloe had left for them to deal with.

Patricia had also been swamped with work. For the past week, she had been dealing with everything at Riddle Corporation on her own. Even with Lulu’s return, there would be very little she could do to lessen the workload.

“I know I may not be of much help to you, but I know a thing or two that may be able to help you in dealing with Harvey,” Lulu informed with a serious look on her face.

After all, Lulu had thought of handling all ongoing projects between Riddle Corporation and Ellison Group before.’ Perhaps I’ll be able to help her out a little.’ “Sounds good. I’ll leave Harvey to you, then” Nicole said.

She believed that Lulu would be able to deal with Harvey alone as he was less of a threat and more of a nuisance. Though he was a piece of work, Lulu was more than capable of going toe-to-toe with him.

“Okay, I have already asked Patricia to send all the documents over. I’ll have a closer look at the details before anything else. I’ll report to you if there’s anything that requires your attention,” Lulu finished.

With that, Nicole smiled. “Okay.”

‘Something within Lulu has changed. I’m not sure what it is but I’m liking it,’ Nicole thought.

“I’ll leave you be for now,” Lulu said, and left the office.

There was an air of determination radiating from her presence.

Not long after Lulu had excused herself, a knock on Nicole’s office door caught her attention.

“Come in,” she said.

After the door had opened, Patricia walked in with a frown.” Mr. Riddle Sr. has stopped all financial support for Chloe’s treatment as she isn’t going to any of them. Do you think she’s given up on getting better?”

“I think it’s all an act she has put up for all of us to see.” Nicole sneered. “If she had half the mind to call it quits, how did she manage to keep it up for such a long time? She would’ve given up a long time ago if she wasn’t able to persist, so why now?”

Chloe knew that no one would be able to touch her without solid, irrefutable evidence, and ever since Benjamin had decided to punish her, she had been cranking her act up eleven, trying to elicit sympathy from others.

Patricia nodded. “I see. Well, Chloe has been staying at home peacefully.

However, her assistant seems to be working tirelessly. She has been checking up on you every now and then.”

“Checking up on me?” Nicole narrowed her eyes as she began wondering what Chloe might be scheming this time.

“Her last attempt to kidnap the twins failed miserably. Do you think that you’re her next target?” Patricia asked as her face blanched.

“It’s possible that she might.” Nicole smirked.

‘She is probably getting her assistant to keep me under surveillance. Chances are, she is gathering information on my schedule so that she can pick the right time to strike,’ Nicole surmised.

After a second or two, Patricia’s eyes widened if she had thought about something. “I will follow you closely every day.

“No, please don’t. You don’t have to follow me that closely.” Nicole laughed.

‘If Patricia follows me too closely, I’m afraid that Chloe would not have the balls to make her move on me,’ Nicole thought.

Patricia turned her gaze to Nicole’s clenched fists and instantly understood what her intentions were. “I see that you’re trying to lure her into the lion’s den.”

“Yes, and one should always remain patient and create opportunities to attack when the enemy least expects it,’ Nicole replied. “We need to teach them a lesson and show them who’s in charge.”

“But what if they manage to hurt you?” Patricia asked.

She was puzzled by what Nicole was up to, and as much as she wanted to catch Chloe red-handed, getting Nicole kidnapped or hurt was definitely not in her agenda.

“If we prevent them from making a move, how are we going to bust them in the act?” Nicole argued as she imagined catching Chloe red-handed and exposing her true nature to everyone present.

‘If Chloe fails to turn up, all of my plans would go down the gutter. Capturing her lackeys in the act wouldn’t do much either. I need to get her to show up in person,’ Nicole inferred.

“It does sound like a good idea, but I think it’s far too dangerous for you to work alone on this without any sort of backup,” Patricia argued with concern in her voice and anxiety written all over her face.

“Don’t worry about me. You can follow me around and ensure my safety before I meet Chloe in person as I unfold her sinister plans to everyone,” Nicole replied, her voice tinged with cold fury.

‘I wonder why she would do something so embarrassing to herself, knowing it would just come back and bite her in the ass someday,’ Nicole wondered. ‘She should have just given up. Her greed would not get her anywhere. Still, for as long as I am alive, she won’t be getting her way. I won’t put myself in harm’s way because of her antics either.’