Ch. 2741..2745: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2741-2745
Chapter 2741
“Mom, let’s have breakfast,” Nicole suggested to divert Gloria’s attention when she saw how conflicted Stanley was.
“Grandma, we’re joining the parent-child event.” Nolan and Lana added, eager to finish their breakfast and make a run for school.
Understanding what Nicole’s intention was, Gloria looked at Stanley and agreed, “Okay, let’s have breakfast first.”
After the family were all seated in the dining room, they had breakfast, though with a lingering sense of awkwardness in the air. Gloria was also feeling antsy, prompting Daniel to pat her on the hand to comfort her while signaling to her to maintain her silence until their children had all left.
All Gloria could do at that point was put up with it. She shot a glance at Stanley before lowering her head to eat what was left of her meal.
After Nolan and Lana had scraped their plates clean, they pulled Nicole and Jared along and walked them to the front door with great enthusiasm.
“Grandpa, Grandma, we’re going to school!” they yelled.
“Alright, have fun.” Daniel said.
“Thank you.”
Gloria smiled as she watched the kids leave, but her smile gradually faded as she turned to look at Stanley.
“Mom, I have an urgent meeting today. I need to leave now.” Stanley hurriedly got up and left.
He had decided not to explain the situation to them by himself. Instead, he would bring Cherry over to clarify everything to his parents together.
“Hey, stop!” Gloria shouted, but Stanley had already fled by then.
“Let the kid handle it by himself,” Daniel comforted her when he saw how worried she was.
“Can he handle it on his own?” Gloria sighed in defeat.” Look, it’s even on the news. And now he’s telling us that it’s not what we think it is?”
To Gloria, the idea of a relationship being taken lightly is downright ridiculous.
“I believe Stanley is not that kind of person. Perhaps there’s a misunderstanding. After all, we’ve only heard it from the entertainment news, which is not known for credible reporting,” Daniel continued to persuade her.
Besides, even if it were true, Stanley was well within the ideal age of marriage. It was just that he had not informed his parents in advance.
“I’ll make sure to ask him when he comes back tonight,” Gloria replied, adamant that this was not an issue she could allow to slide.
At the end of the day, Stanley owed them a clear explanation, one way or another.
Daniel shook his head and chuckled. “Okay, let’s just wait until they come back from work.”
Meanwhile, Nicole and Jared were on their way to preschool with Nolan and Lana.
“Mommy, if Uncle Stanley is really getting married, why did he hide it from us?”
Lana asked, unable to get over the confusion.
Nicole gently patted Lana in the head and smiled, “He isn’t.
If it’s true, Uncle Stanley will definitely tell us.”
There was nothing shameful about getting married, so there was nothing to hide to begin with. For that reason alone, she believed that there must be something they did not know or had misunderstood somewhere along the line.
Nicole did not want her kids to dwell on this matter, so she changed the subject and said, “Have you prepared for the parent-child event today? Your performances are all set, right?”
“Of course!” Lana beamed. ’Daddy and Mommy, you must focus on our performance later, okay?”
“Don’t worry, we definitely will.” Nicole smiled.
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“Mom, let’s have breakfast,” Nicole suggested to divert Gloria’s attention when she saw how conflicted Stanley was.
“Grandma, we’re joining the parent-child event.” Nolan and Lana added, eager to finish their breakfast and make a run for school.
Understanding what Nicole’s intention was, Gloria looked at Stanley and agreed, “Okay, let’s have breakfast first.”
After the family were all seated in the dining room, they had breakfast, though with a lingering sense of awkwardness in the air. Gloria was also feeling antsy, prompting Daniel to pat her on the hand to comfort her while signaling to her to maintain her silence until their children had all left.
All Gloria could do at that point was put up with it. She shot a glance at Stanley before lowering her head to eat what was left of her meal.
After Nolan and Lana had scraped their plates clean, they pulled Nicole and Jared along and walked them to the front door with great enthusiasm.
“Grandpa, Grandma, we’re going to school!” they yelled.
“Alright, have fun.” Daniel said.
“Thank you.”
Gloria smiled as she watched the kids leave, but her smile gradually faded as she turned to look at Stanley.
“Mom, I have an urgent meeting today. I need to leave now.” Stanley hurriedly got up and left.
He had decided not to explain the situation to them by himself. Instead, he would bring Cherry over to clarify everything to his parents together.
“Hey, stop!” Gloria shouted, but Stanley had already fled by then.
“Let the kid handle it by himself,” Daniel comforted her when he saw how worried she was.
“Can he handle it on his own?” Gloria sighed in defeat.” Look, it’s even on the news. And now he’s telling us that it’s not what we think it is?”
To Gloria, the idea of a relationship being taken lightly is downright ridiculous.
“I believe Stanley is not that kind of person. Perhaps there’s a misunderstanding. After all, we’ve only heard it from the entertainment news, which is not known for credible reporting,” Daniel continued to persuade her.
Besides, even if it were true, Stanley was well within the ideal age of marriage. It was just that he had not informed his parents in advance.
“I’ll make sure to ask him when he comes back tonight,” Gloria replied, adamant that this was not an issue she could allow to slide.
At the end of the day, Stanley owed them a clear explanation, one way or another.
Daniel shook his head and chuckled. “Okay, let’s just wait until they come back from work.”
Meanwhile, Nicole and Jared were on their way to preschool with Nolan and Lana.
“Mommy, if Uncle Stanley is really getting married, why did he hide it from us?”
Lana asked, unable to get over the confusion.
Nicole gently patted Lana in the head and smiled, “He isn’t.
If it’s true, Uncle Stanley will definitely tell us.”
There was nothing shameful about getting married, so there was nothing to hide to begin with. For that reason alone, she believed that there must be something they did not know or had misunderstood somewhere along the line.
Nicole did not want her kids to dwell on this matter, so she changed the subject and said, “Have you prepared for the parent-child event today? Your performances are all set, right?”
“Of course!” Lana beamed. ’Daddy and Mommy, you must focus on our performance later, okay?”
“Don’t worry, we definitely will.” Nicole smiled.
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“Mummy! Daddy!” All of the kids cheered, and gave the flowers they had to their parents.
All of the other children had two flowers each, with the exception of Nolan and Lana, who had three flowers instead. After they had gifted the flowers to Jared and Nicole, they each gave Lawrence one, shocking him.
“Thank you, Godpa,” Nolan and Lana said, and hugged him, Lawrence had a conflicted look on his face as he embraced the two little ones.
He gently patted the kids on their backs and thanked them,” I’m the one who should be thanking you.”
As the performance continued, Lawrence sat there absentminded and lost in thought.
“Leo?” Nicole called out upon noticing how unusual he looked.
“I’ll get going first. I’ve got a few things to settle. Do inform the kids about my departure,” Lawrence requested, and hurried out of the venue.
Safe to say, Lawrence’s sudden departure left a strange feeling in Nicole’s stomach. ‘Lawrence seemed to have some kind of motive for coming here today. He wasn’t here for the performance. However, he hasn’t really done anything. Is it just my gut feeling?’ “Mommy, where did Godpa go?” Nolan and Lana asked after they were done with the performance.
“He had an emergency, so he has left to deal with it. But he did wish you all the best and to have fun today,” Nicole informed as she ruffled the children’s hair.
“Oh, alright,” the kids responded and took their seats beside their parents.
After wiping the sweat off them, Nicole handed a water bottle to them and said, “It must be hot for the both of you. Here, drink some water.”
“Thank you, Mommy,” the two kids said, before drinking in big gulps.
It was the turn of the other kids to perform now, and so, Nolan and Lana stayed with Nicole and Jared to enjoy the show.
Meanwhile, Lawrence had just entered the car after exiting the school grounds.
“Mr. Royce? How was it?” Ian whispered.
In turn, Lawrence shook his head. “We’ll have to find another time.”
“There’s not much time left for us, sir,” Ian said with a helpless look on his face.
The Water Crest had been in Lawrence’s hands for a long time now, but nobody had been able to crack it. While Everett seemed harmless and cooperative on the surface, he was, in truth, also biding his time and not as friendly to Lawrence’s cause as he seemed. They had to gain access to the Water Crest as soon as possible, just so that Lawrence could become its bearer. That way, they could achieve Mr. Royce Sr. ‘s final wish.
Lawrence shot Ian a stern look. “I know.”
He was aware of the time limit, so he had intended to use Nolan’s expertise to achieve his goals. Unfortunately, he had hesitated moments ago, as he did not want to make his motive too obvious.
Then, as Lawrence brainstormed for a solution, he came upon a Eureka moment. “Get someone to create a game and install that system into the game.”
“Are you saying that we should make the system the final stage to complete the game?” Ian asked.
He was shocked, and found the solution to be a great idea.
“You could start now,” Lawrence ordered.
There seemed to be no other way to do this anyway. If Nolan could not complete the final stage of the game, he would naturally ask Nicole for help, and once Nicole was on the case, they might stand a chance in cracking the system and gaining access to the crest.
Through this method, they could achieve their goals without risking detection.
No one would even think that the final stage in the game was the system keeping the Water Crest locked.
Lost in thought now, Lawrence leaned back against his seat as his eyes darkened.
By noon, the parent-child event had ended, and that was when Nicole and Jared brought the kids to the car.
“Mummy? Daddy? Can we eat hamburgers today?” Lana asked with anticipation.
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Well, of course you can,” Nicole promised.
Hearing Nicole’s promise, Nolan added, “What about some ice cream?”
“You can have that too,” Nicole agreed.
Then, she turned to Max and ordered, “Let’s go to a hamburger restaurant.”
“Sure thing,” Max replied, and drove them to the nearest highway. As soon as he spotted a hamburger joint, he pulled up in front of it.
The family got out of the car, entered the restaurant, and ordered two sets of hamburger and ice cream, which the kids enjoyed. As for the couple, they had only bought some fresh fruit juice for themselves.
While sipping on her glass of apple juice, Nicole caught sight of two peculiar figures near their car. ‘Wait, what’s up with that?’ Nicole was perplexed at the sight of Cherry locking hands with a man, both of whom were smiling from ear to ear. As the news from this morning was still fresh in her mind, she could not help but wonder what was going on.
“What are you looking at?” Jared asked, noticing Nicole’s fixation on the sight outside of the establishment.
“Oh, it’s nothing,” Nicole replied, before averting her gaze.
Though she was maintaining a calm facade, she was also feeling very conflicted.
She was in a dilemma as to whether she should inform Stanley about what she had just seen or not. If she did not inform Stanley about Cherry, it would be difficult for Stanley to help her out if any issues arose. But if she told Stanley, there was a possibility that the misunderstanding might worsen. Either way, further complications were imminent; she was damned if she did, and damned if she did not.
After contemplating for a moment, Nicole made up her mind.
She sighed, regained her composure, and asked, “Are you ordering something to eat?”
“No. Let’s eat when we get back home,” Jared shook his head, having little to no interest in fast food.
“Sounds fine to me,” Nicole replied, shrugging her shoulders.
She was fine with the idea of them eating back home.
The family got home after the kids had finished their lunch. Much to their surprise, however, there was no one in the house.
“Where are my parents?” Nicole turned to the house butler and asked.
“Ms. Riddle?” the house butler greeted. “They said they went out for a walk.
They might have gone to the Riddle family manor.”
“So, I suppose there’s no lunch prepared, right?” Nicole asked.
To that, the house butler answered, “Yes, we have eaten. Therefore, we have not prepared anything for the others.”
Knowing that everyone had eaten lunch, Nicole said, “It’s fine, you can go about your work.”
Once the butler had left, Nicole made a beeline to the kitchen and asked, “Since that’s the case, should we have some pasta? I’m thinking of whipping some Aglio Olio up for us. Simple and delicious.”
“Sure thing,” Jared replied.
He was not picky when it came to the food Nicole cooked.
After a short while, Nicole came out carrying two plates of pastas and headed to the dining room. “Come over for lunch!
Leaving Nolan and Lana in the living room to watch their television shows, Jared sauntered to the dining room.
Once seated, the couple started eating their simple yet delicious pasta. Though it was nothing to write home about, they were both very content at the moment.
“Is the pasta to your liking?” Nicole smirked.
“It’s great,” Jared answered.
His gaze was gentle, and he further complimented her by taking a big bite.
“Hehe,” Nicole chuckled, her voice carrying a sense of satisfaction.
For Nicole, her idea of happiness was as simple as this. All it would take was for Jared to love the little things she did for him.
“The preparations for the wedding are done. We’re just waiting for you to set the time,” Jared notified her out of the blue.
“What?!” Nicole asked, startled by Jared’s sudden announcement.
She was so taken aback that she froze, with bits of pasta hanging from her mouth like whiskers on a catfish.
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With a plop, the pasta fell back onto the plate as Nicole snapped back to reality.
“Don’t get nervous. You’ll get to decide the time,” Jared teased with a smile.
Nicole blushed in embarrassment. “I’m not nervous. It’s just that it felt so sudden.”
Jared had never mentioned the wedding preparations to Nicole, who thought it was still in the process. Thus, she was rather shocked to be informed that everything was ready.
“Everything has been ready for a while now,” Jared said softly.
Nicole lightly bit her lip, realizing that Jared had indeed waited on her for quite a while. Due to their current circumstances, it would not be wise for them to carry the wedding ceremony out. They had yet to neutralize Lawrence and Everett, and now, the sudden emergence of the Eastern Falcon had only added to their laundry list of threats to be dealt with.
All of these groups and individuals had their eyes on the couple, so Nicole thought it was best for her to wait a little longer.
Even then, she could not hide the look of guilt on her face as she looked at Jared. “Can our wedding be delayed a little longer?”
Nicole knew it might not be a good time to suggest this. However, she would not be able to hold the wedding peacefully unless her enemies had been dealt with.
Besides, she did not wish to have any regrets, and was worried that something might go wrong during the wedding. After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, one that she hoped would unfold smoothly with everyone’s heartfelt blessings.
“I told you. You get to decide the time,” Jared smiled as he held her hand and comforted her. “There’s no rush.”
Jared knew why Nicole had reservations about getting married early, so he had thrown the ball to her court, giving her the final say.
Nicole smiled at how considerate he was, feeling warm and fuzzy within.
Then, she nodded and replied, “Alright then.”
“Are Mummy and Daddy getting married?” Lana asked excitedly.
Nicole turned around to find Nolan and Lana standing behind them.
With a playful smile etched on her face, she chided them,” Why did you eavesdrop on our conversation?”
“We didn’t eavesdrop. We were just listening out in the open, ” Lana proudly raised her head.
Nicole chuckled and pinched Lana’s cheek upon hearing her retort. “Weren’t you watching television?”
She could not help but wonder why the kids were standing there and listening in to their conversation.
Mommy, Lana got sleepy and wanted to go to bed,” Nolan explained. “We were going to tell you, but then, we heard you talking.”
“It’s your nap time, isn’t it? Okay, come on,” Nicole said.
As she had finished her food, she brought the kids upstairs.
With Nicole handling the kids, Jared headed back to his own bedroom.
While waiting for Nicole’s return, Jared got busy with the documents his secretary had sent him. Before long, Nicole came in with her voice lowered, not wanting to disturb Jared. She then grabbed some of her files from her folder and read them by the window.
The room was quiet, with nothing but the shallow breaths of the two and the sounds of fingers darting across the keyboard every now and then. As the sunlight streamed into the room, giving everything a golden hue, the couple sat and worked on their documents in silence.
Time passed in a flash, and soon, dusk was upon them. By six in the evening, the living room came to live.
Knowing that the family had returned, Nicole went to check on the kids and inform them, “Your grandparents are back. Let’s go downstairs.”
“Alright,” Nolan and Lana replied, whereupon they dropped their toys and followed her downstairs.