Ch. 2721..2725: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2721-2725

Chapter 2722

“I find it rather surprising that he thinks you’ll just sit idly by and watch as he pulls his tricks on Ellar,” Patricia observed.

The situation in the Riddle family was equally as complex as the situation that had yet to be uncovered, making it exceedingly difficult to solve.

“It’s obvious they got someone who knows me well to do this,” Nicole assumed.

‘If the person who had planned all of this wasn’t aware of how everyone works, they would not have resorted to doing something like this,’ Nicole surmised.

“Know you? Everyone in San Joto knows and has heard about you, but the people who would dare to screw with you…” Patricia trailed off with a look of confusion plastered on her face.

Judging by the circumstances at the moment, Nicole could not think of anyone else who would do such a thing except for Damien.

He has been keeping under the radar for quite a while now. Does he really think that he’ll be able to get away with it by maintaining his silence?’ Nicole thought before standing up.

“Let’s pay a visit to Johnston Group,” Nicole declared.

“Yes, Ms. Riddle,” Patricia agreed, and quickly followed Nicole out of the office right away.

Lulu, who happened to be passing by, asked, “Where are you guys going?”

“We’re going to Johnston Group,” Nicole curtly said.

Having understood what was going on, Lulu did not question further as she watched the two disappear from view.

Soon after, the duo of Nicole and Patricia arrived at the headquarters of Johnston Group As expected, Jared was surprised to see Nicole walking up to him. “What brings you here? Did something happen?”

Jared scrutinized the look on Nicole’s face, and noticed that she was both bitter and furious. ‘Did something terrible happen?’ Nicole handed the letter over to Jared and said, “I received this today in the courier.”

Jared grabbed it, and once he too had read it, his expression soured at once.

‘This bastard really has the balls to challenge us, it seems.’ “I’m guessing this person is someone who knows us to some degree.

Otherwise, they would not have resorted to doing something as childish as this,”

Nicole stated.

“Harvey Ellison? Damien Riddle?” Jared guessed.

Nicole looked up at Jared and stared at him for a while.” Harvey probably wouldn’t do something as stupid as this and Damien, on the other hand, has been holed up for god knows how long now.”

‘I can pretty much guarantee that Harvey wouldn’t do such a thing but Damien? I can’t think of anyone else aside from a pain in the ass like him,’ Nicole thought.

“Perhaps he got someone to do it for him,” Jared posited.

“Yeah? The point is that he has not been in contact with anyone from the outside so how could he order anyone to do it?” Nicole queried.

Nicole was certain that it was Damien, even though her intelligence had found nothing suspicious when they were surveying him.

“If there’s a will, there’s a way,” Jared replied.

‘There is a possibility that he’s worried about getting caught so he has resorted to doing things off the grid,’ Jared thought.

It was then that Nicole asked, “What should we do now?”

Nicole was the sort of person who would not be able to sit around and watch as the people around her get hurt.

However, the person threatening knew her well and had gone as far as to employ psychological warfare to toy around with her.

Jared raised his eyebrows and with a smirk on his face, he asked, “Don’t you already have a solution in mind?”

Jared trusted that Nicole already had a strategy prepared in anticipation of an event like this. Otherwise she would not have come to seek his help. After all, they had both promised to not make any decisions on their own prior to this.

‘I guess she came to me because she did not want to fall into their trap,’ Jared inferred.

Perplexed, Nicole stared at Jared. “It’s just a gut feeling that I had. I can’t just ignore it now, can I?”

Nicole had set her mind on finding ways to overturn the situation. However, she did not have the slightest idea on how to do so, hence the need to pay Jared a visit.

Jared reached out and reeled Nicole in for a long embrace, which she stayed in.

“Since you have decided to, we shall leave it to Patricia and Charlie to handle this,” Jared murmured.

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Nicole looked up at Jared, confused. “What do you mean when you say leave it to them?”

“Yeah, it could be a trap, so it’ll be much safer to let them handle it,” Jared clarified. ‘If this is just a conspiracy targeted at Nicole, Charlie and Patricia can deal with it. But if Ellar really is in danger, I won’t sit idly by and let it happen.’ Nicole nodded at Jared’s explanation. “Okay, but Why don’t you let Patricia handle it alone and get Charlie to cover for you?”

‘Charlie should be stationed near Jared, and in the event that someone tries to go after Jared, he would be there in the nick of time to ensure Jared’s safety. I think this is the easiest way to ensure that everyone is protected and secured,’ Nicole thought.

“That’s fine by me too,” Jared replied before summoning Max over to pass the orders down to Charlie.

Then, he darted a glance at his wristwatch. “Let’s have lunch before you head back to the office.’ After happily agreeing to it, Nicole stayed for lunch with Jared.

Meanwhile, Max had just briefed Charlie and Patricia on their new tasks, to which they responded in unison, “Yes, sir.”

“You have to keep an eye on this fella. We don’t know what they will do. You must be on the alert at all times,” Patricia warned Charlie.

Charlie then nodded and looked at Patricia. “You too.”

“Okay, let’s talk about how we can strategize this. It’s way too obvious that they’re trying to lure Nicole into their trap by using our concern for Ellar against us all. I wonder if he’ll bite…” said Max as he thought, ‘If Ellar is wise enough to realize that it’s a trap, things will be much easier for us.’ “I’ll inform Ellar about this,” Patricia decided after a few seconds of silence. ‘Ellar should be prepared for this

either way. He needs to protect himself and everyone else around him from imminent danger,’ “Can we trust this guy, Ellar?” asked Charlie with a hint of hesitation in his voice.

This prompted Patricia to ask, “Why did you ask? You know him?”

The three of them had only heard about Ellar, but none of them had personally dealt with him.

“No,” Charlie whispered.

He was a little worried as he had a bad feeling about Ellar.

Patricia was dumbfounded after she had seen Charlie’s reaction. ‘Why is he acting like this if he doesn’t know Ellar personally?’ “Forget about it. I’m not going to elaborate on this,’ Charlie added. “Remember to explain everything to him clearly.” ‘They better not blame me if things go awry,’ Charlie muttered to himself.

“Yeah, I know what to do. I’ll go now,” Patricia replied, before getting up and leaving.

With a look of confusion on his face, Max asked Charlie,” What’s the matter with you?” he thought, ‘Jesus, this guy is like a brick wall. I can’t tell what he is thinking at all, but what he just did was weird.’ “Nothing’s the matter. The one using Ms. Riddle’s soft spot for her family against her is very despicable. I won’t let them get away with it so easily,” Charlie grumbled.

‘I will capture them and put them behind bars once and for all. Gosh, they have been buzzing around like the pesky flies they are,’ Charlie fumed.

With a solemn look on his face, Max agreed, “Yeah, we better not let them get away with it this time around.”

‘I will not let this guy slip away again,’ Charlie promised.

When lunch time came around, Jared and Nicole were already at the restaurant ordering their food.

“I haven’t been here in such a long time.” Nicole sighed as she looked around the restaurant.

‘Everything seems to be the same as it used to be, but looking at it now brings about a sense of nostalgia,’ she thought as her eyes scanned the interior of the place.

“Nicole! Mr. Johnston!” someone suddenly called out to them.

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Nicole raised an eyebrow and that was when she saw Martin walking up to their table with a woman in tow.

“This is…,” Nicole trailed off before eyeing Martin with a cheeky smile on her face.

“A collaboration partner at my R&D Center that we’re working on to develop a new project. We’re almost done with it too,” Martin explained.

“I can see that you two make a great team.’ Nicole smiled before turning to look at the woman beside Martin.

“Hi, I’m Nicole Riddle, Martin’s friend. Nice to meet you,” she introduced.

Then, the woman returned the smile and introduced herself, “Hi, Nicole. I’m Cindy Rowe.”

“What brings you here for lunch? Isn’t your office rather far from here?” Martin asked, as he was not expecting Nicole to grab her lunch here.

“I came to see Jared for work and we decided to drop by for lunch,” Nicole replied.

“Ah, I see. Well, I’ll leave you guys to it,” Martin said, and nodded at the couple before bidding them goodbye.

“Okay, I’ll see you around,” Nicole waved.

Martin turned around and sauntered off, guiding Cindy to a table nearby. Once they were seated, glanced at their direction with a glint of mischief in her eyes.

‘I was beginning to wonder where he had run off to after he had disappeared for a while. Well, it turns out she’s a business partner, not a girlfriend. Still, she seems quite stunning and they seem to be rather

close to one another too,’ Nicole observed as a smirk played on her face.

“Let’s dig in,” Jared said, derailing her train of thought.

Nicole then turned to Jared with that smirk still intact. “That woman looks like a good match for him, don’t you think?”

“I didn’t pay attention earlier,” Jared replied as maintained his gaze on the food in front of them.

In response, Nicole raised her eyebrows before chuckling and shaking her head. ‘Well, him not paying attention to her is a good thing, I guess…’ She then turned her attention to the food laid out in front of her and began eating.

Meanwhile, Cindy and Martin were chatting along happily after they had placed their orders.

Cindy was glancing over at Nicole’s table as she asked, “Do you like her?”

Martin’s eyes widened before he regained his composure and gave her a faint smile. “Yeah, a long time ago, I did.”

Martin used to have a crush on Nicole which he had long given up. At present, he was glad that they could remain as friends.

Cindy nodded. “Yeah, I can see why. She’s a stunner.”

“This is your first time meeting her?” Martin looked at her in surprise. ‘I swear this can’t be the first time they have met one another,’ “Well, you can like people based on your first impression of them.’ Cindy smiled.

Cindy had not known Nicole before this, but she was certain that someone who could catch Martin’s attention was no ordinary woman.

‘It’s obvious that Nicole already has someone she likes, and that Martin doesn’t stand a chance,’ Cindy observed.

Martin seemed to have caught on to Cindy’s assumption.” That’s Mr. Johnston, also known as Jared Johnston. They’re a married couple and have a pair of five year-old twins.”

Martin was in a daze, smiling as he was talking about Jared and Nicole.

Cindy, on the other hand, was surprised. “They’re married and have children!?”

Cindy then looked over her shoulder and stared at Nicole.’ Wow, I can’t imagine someone like her would have two children already! She looks to be about my age though.’ “Yeah, when I first met her, I was attracted to her too. She’s a real beauty.

However, it’s a pity that I’m not as good as Jared there. But, you know, we’re still friends so that’s cool with me,” Martin continued.

It was the first time Martin had spoken at length about himself in such a long time. He was content with the relationship he had with Nicole, both in the past and at present

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Cindy then shot Martin a smile. “I guess I do know quite a little bit about you.

You must be lucky to have me as a friend. r» Martin understood that there were many factors in play that were beyond his control. Therefore, he truly was lucky to have a friend like Cindy.

“So, since you’ve now made peace with your feelings, will you not consider other women as potential partners?” Cindy questioned.

“No.” Martin answered quickly.

This was not something he could help either, for it had become near impossible for him to develop feelings for another woman.

Understandably, Cindy smiled and decided to drop the subject, bringing up work-related topics instead.

After lunch, Nicole and Jared left the restaurant and made their way back to their respective companies. He proceeded to send her back to Riddle Corporation. Then, he left for Johnston Group, whereupon Nicole turned around and entered her company building.

As the car maneuvered through the afternoon traffic, Max said, “Sir, from our current observations, it seems that Damien is not doing anything at all. Still, there’s something very foreboding about his silence.”

“Hmm. Make sure our men monitor him closely. Be sure to intercept any international calls he receives,” Jared replied, his eyes dark and cold.

“Specters are known to dwell silently in the dark. If Damien truly isn’t doing anything, you can be assured that something must be off,” he continued.

“You mean he’s just trying to trick us into thinking he’s not up to anything, when in reality, he’s still in contact with someone out there?” Max frowned a little. ‘The only person whom Damien can contact now is Everett. There’s no one else.’ As that thought flashed across Max’s mind, his gaze darkened. If their predictions were correct, then they had completed their objective. Everett had been on the run for a longtime after all.

“Ask Charlie to keep an eye on Lawrence too,” Jared ordered, his voice deep and low, As compared to Everett, Jared felt that Lawrence was more of a threat who deserved heavier scrutiny. At the end of the day, the Water Crest was with Lawrence, and once he had successfully activated it, there would be no telling what he would do with it.

After all, Lawrence had been eyeing Nicole’s Fire Crest for the longest time, and after he had failed, he went on to get his hands on the Water Crest. At this point, Lawrence’s true intentions and motives were as clear as day.

Knowing what Jared meant, Max solemnly replied,”

Understood.”

The car they were in drifted further and further into the horizon, after which it vanished completely from view.

Meanwhile, in the headquarters of Riddle Corporation, Nicole’s phone rang the instant she had stepped foot in her office.

Seeing that it was a call from Lawrence, she picked it up,” Leo?”

“Nicole, have you just returned to the office?” Lawrence’s voice blared out from the speaker.

“Yes, what’s up?” Nicole asked in an attempt to test him, as she was curious as to how Lawrence knew that she had just returned.

“I’m on the first floor. Since you’re back, I’ll head up there and see you.”

Lawrence replied.

Upon hearing this, Nicole immediately got the answer to her question. Lawrence had likely seen her exiting Jared’s car.

“Okay.” Nicole replied, and hung up.

After a while, Lawrence appeared at Nicole’s office.

“Since it’s lunch hour, did you happen to pass by?” Nicole casually asked.

“Not really.” Lawrence replied, before handing Nicole a document. “Here’s a proposal for shared tenancy. I think it’s quite suitable for your company, so I took a copy of it. You may try bidding for it.”

After Nicole had opened the envelope, she perused the document carefully.

Then, she nodded and replied, “It’s indeed suitable for Riddle Corporation.”

“You may keep this copy. As for the rest of the procedures, you might want to begin with your arrangements,” Lawrence said, before flashing her a gentle smile.

“Aren’t you guys participating in this too?” Nicole asked him out of curiosity.

She was wondering why he would give her such an opportunity.

Lawrence shook his head. “Our company has been preparing. Perhaps we might be competing against each other too.”