Ch. 2761..2765: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2761-2765
Chapter 2761
Since Harvey had given them the chance to bring him down, they would just seize it. It would be stupid not to.
After careful consideration, Nicole smirked and said, “Well, that works.”
“I’ll get on it then!” Lulu beamed excitedly, ready to do something big.
And to that, Nicole chuckled and nodded in agreement,” Right. I’ll leave it to you.”
Since Lulu had taken charge of any dealings with the Ellison Group, Nicole had faith that she would be able handle it well.
“I’ll be on my way, then,” Lulu responded, and began humming a cheerful tune as she left.
After giving Lulu’s figure a smile, Nicole got busy and flipped through the documents on the desk to peruse them.
About an hour later, she heard a knock on a door.
“Come in,” Nicole said without looking up, as she was focused on her work.
It was Patricia, who then opened the door and walked up to Nicole’s desk. “Ms.
Riddle? There are updates pertaining to Damien.”
Upon hearing that, Nicole immediately looked up. ‘Has he finally decided not to lock himself in?’ “Our men who have been following him around discovered that he goes out every morning to a cafe for breakfast.
Although nothing seems amiss, his behavior sure is a little strange,” Patricia explained.
“Going to the same cafe every day does seem unusual.” Nicole squinted. ‘He used to avoid going out altogether, and now he’s visiting the same location over and over…’ “We suspect he’s meeting someone, but we’ve found nothing suspicious, even after we’ve conducted a thorough investigation of the area.” Patricia frowned. “I don’t know if the other person he’s meeting is particularly secretive, or if he simply hasn’t made an appearance yet.”
“Don’t worry. They won’t be hiding forever.” Nicole’s eyes darkened.
Upon hearing this, Patricia agreed, “Yes, we’ll continue to tail and monitor him.”
“Okay,” Nicole replied and waved, signaling that Patricia could leave now.
And once Patricia was gone, Nicole resumed her work.
Noon arrived before long, and as expected, the door to the office opened.
Then, Lulu poked her head in and reminded, “Nicole, it’s lunchtime.”
“Oh, okay.” Nicole stood up, but just as she did, her phone rang.
Seeing that it was a call from Jared, she answered it. “Hello, what’s up?”
“I’m waiting for you downstairs. Let’s have lunch together.” Jared gently replied.
“You’re downstairs?!” Nicole was surprised. Why is he here?’ Having heard the exchange between the two lovebirds, Lulu chuckled and teased, “Seems like someone important is expecting you. I guess I better not get in his way, then.”
Right after she had left Nicole that remark, Lulu closed the door and sauntered off.
Nicole could not help but shake her head in amusement. “I’ll be right there with you.
And after hanging up, she made her way to the first floor and got into the car.
“Why are you here?” Nicole asked, her brows raised.
“It’s lunchtime, and I thought I should come over to have a meal with you.” Jared gently held Nicole’s hand. “You may start driving, Max.”
“Yes, sir” Max replied, and drove them to the restaurant.
Though lunch hour was already at its peak by the time they arrived, the place they had selected were neither too crowded nor noisy. Still, Nicole and Jared, who valued their privacy, had opted to take a seat at a corner before ordering their meals.
Chapter 2762
Nicole, expecting some sort of news from him, was surprised when Jared maintained his silence. Did you really just come over to have a meal with me?”
She thought something significant had happened, but upon noticing that he had not said a word along the way, she concluded that she had simply misunderstood.
The smile from Jared proved exactly that. “Just a meal, yeah.”
“Oh, I thought something occurred, and you came over to tell me about it.”
Nicole took a sip of water.
Teasing her, Jared said, “You seem quite disappointed.”
Annoyed, she rolled her eyes and placed her glass down. “Of course I’m not.”
As Jared’s sudden appearances usually indicated that there was something he needed her to know, it was natural for her to assume that he had brought some kind of word with him. Still, she was happy that he had simply brought her out for a regular meal.
With a gentle smile on his face, he explained, “I just signed a project, and I thought I’d come to see you after I’m done with it.”
In addition, it was already lunchtime by the time he had concluded the meeting, so he thought it would be a good idea to take her out for a bite along the way.
“Speaking of projects, I don’t know how it’s going in BayCorp. There should be news about the bidding soon,” Nicole said.
“Probably.” Jared agreed, as the bidding should be around the corner soon.
“That kid hasn’t told me anything. I don’t know how he’s doing,” Nicole complained.
Amused, Jared replied, “When you handed it to him, it’s possible that he already knew you wanted him to work on it himself. So, until there’s a result to show for it, he probably won’t trouble you.”
Nicole nodded in agreement. “Makes sense. He has indeed matured.”
“He has admired you since his days in school, and he has always viewed you as a role model. So it’s expected that he’ll do his best.” Jared replied with a look of seriousness etched on his face.
Nicole was exactly that – calm, cool, tenacious, and capable. Because of this, Jared would not need to worry too much about her, but that was until that fateful incident five years ago. He knew there and then that she was not invulnerable.
Even now, he wished he could be there to protect her all the time. However, he knew that she would not want that, so he had to let her do as she pleased. All he could do was assign a security detail to watch over and protect her from a distance.
Nicole nodded in agreement, unaware of what Jared was thinking about.
“Indeed, I can feel it. I believe Ellar will soon be able to handle things on his own entirely.”
This way, BayCorp could operate as a completely independent entity which no longer relied on the headquarters for support.
“Nicole! Jared!” an excited male voice called out.
After looking up, Nicole saw Ellar walking up to them with a grin.
“Ellar? Why are you here?” Nicole’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I’m having lunch with a business partner. I didn’t expect to run into you guys.”
Ellar beamed.
“We were just talking about you. Speaking of which, I was wondering how your previous bid went,” Nicole asked Ellar.
“It went smoothly. The results should be out within three days,” Ellar boasted, having bagged the deal all on his own.
“That’s good.” Nicole smiled, encouraging Ellar.
Ellar then nodded and promised, “Once the results are out, I’ll inform you and treat you to a big meal as a token of appreciation.”
“Okay, I’ll be waiting for it!” Nicole readily agreed.
Looking around, Ellar grinned and asked Nicole somewhat awkwardly, “Nicole, are you two the only ones here?”
Furrowing her eyebrows in confusion, Nicole responded with the question. “Who else do you think should be here?”
After all, why would it be strange for her and Jared to have a meal together?
“Well…Isn’t Patricia supposed to be here too?” he asked, thinking that Patricia had been following Nicole around to protect her.
It was then that a hunch came to Nicole, and she shot him a meaningful glance.
“Why do you care so much about Patricia?”
The last time Patricia got injured, Ellar had gone to visit her, and it was said that he had even taken Patricia back to her apartment personally. Now, To add to that, he was now asking about her as soon as he bumped into Nicole
Chapter 2762
Nicole, expecting some sort of news from him, was surprised when Jared maintained his silence. Did you really just come over to have a meal with me?”
She thought something significant had happened, but upon noticing that he had not said a word along the way, she concluded that she had simply misunderstood.
The smile from Jared proved exactly that. “Just a meal, yeah.”
“Oh, I thought something occurred, and you came over to tell me about it.”
Nicole took a sip of water.
Teasing her, Jared said, “You seem quite disappointed.”
Annoyed, she rolled her eyes and placed her glass down. “Of course I’m not.”
As Jared’s sudden appearances usually indicated that there was something he needed her to know, it was natural for her to assume that he had brought some kind of word with him. Still, she was happy that he had simply brought her out for a regular meal.
With a gentle smile on his face, he explained, “I just signed a project, and I thought I’d come to see you after I’m done with it.”
In addition, it was already lunchtime by the time he had concluded the meeting, so he thought it would be a good idea to take her out for a bite along the way.
“Speaking of projects, I don’t know how it’s going in BayCorp. There should be news about the bidding soon,” Nicole said.
“Probably.” Jared agreed, as the bidding should be around the corner soon.
“That kid hasn’t told me anything. I don’t know how he’s doing,” Nicole complained.
Amused, Jared replied, “When you handed it to him, it’s possible that he already knew you wanted him to work on it himself. So, until there’s a result to show for it, he probably won’t trouble you.”
Nicole nodded in agreement. “Makes sense. He has indeed matured.”
“He has admired you since his days in school, and he has always viewed you as a role model. So it’s expected that he’ll do his best.” Jared replied with a look of seriousness etched on his face.
Nicole was exactly that – calm, cool, tenacious, and capable. Because of this, Jared would not need to worry too much about her, but that was until that fateful incident five years ago. He knew there and then that she was not invulnerable.
Even now, he wished he could be there to protect her all the time. However, he knew that she would not want that, so he had to let her do as she pleased. All he could do was assign a security detail to watch over and protect her from a distance.
Nicole nodded in agreement, unaware of what Jared was thinking about.
“Indeed, I can feel it. I believe Ellar will soon be able to handle things on his own entirely.”
This way, BayCorp could operate as a completely independent entity which no longer relied on the headquarters for support.
“Nicole! Jared!” an excited male voice called out.
After looking up, Nicole saw Ellar walking up to them with a grin.
“Ellar? Why are you here?” Nicole’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I’m having lunch with a business partner. I didn’t expect to run into you guys.”
Ellar beamed.
“We were just talking about you. Speaking of which, I was wondering how your previous bid went,” Nicole asked Ellar.
“It went smoothly. The results should be out within three days,” Ellar boasted, having bagged the deal all on his own.
“That’s good.” Nicole smiled, encouraging Ellar.
Ellar then nodded and promised, “Once the results are out, I’ll inform you and treat you to a big meal as a token of appreciation.”
“Okay, I’ll be waiting for it!” Nicole readily agreed.
Looking around, Ellar grinned and asked Nicole somewhat awkwardly, “Nicole, are you two the only ones here?”
Furrowing her eyebrows in confusion, Nicole responded with the question. “Who else do you think should be here?”
After all, why would it be strange for her and Jared to have a meal together?
“Well…Isn’t Patricia supposed to be here too?” he asked, thinking that Patricia had been following Nicole around to protect her.
It was then that a hunch came to Nicole, and she shot him a meaningful glance.
“Why do you care so much about Patricia?”
The last time Patricia got injured, Ellar had gone to visit her, and it was said that he had even taken Patricia back to her apartment personally. Now, To add to that, he was now asking about her as soon as he bumped into Nicole
Chapter 2764
Nicole and Jared returned home, and Nolan and Lana followed suit soon after.
Due to the fact that it was a busy day today, Samuel, Spencer, Lulu, and June had all shown up as well, bringing the living room to life.
After Tia had dropped Nolan and Lana off, she was about to leave when Lulu stopped her. “Stay and have dinner together. The more the merrier.”
“Yeah, please stick around,” June echoed.
Tia, who looked a little hesitant, darted her eyes at Nicole. Though she had no issues with anyone present, she really did not want to stay, simply because she did not know how to face Stanley.
Although Cherry had explained everything to her, she was still flustered and confused, for she had not sorted any of her emotions out.
“Why don’t you go and ask Mrs. Wallace Sr. first? It’s up to you to decide whether you want to stay or go home,” Nicole suggested, understanding Tia’s dilemma.
“Okay, I’ll ask her first.” Tia breathed a sigh of relief, bade farewell to everyone, and returned to her house at the back.
Seeing this, Lulu lowered her voice and asked Nicole, “Didn’t you say it was a good idea to have Tia hang out with everyone and not be alone all the time?”
‘Why did Tia leave when everyone is here?’ she asked herself.
“The situation is a little different this time. Let them handle it themselves,” Nicole whispered.
Having picked up on the trail of potential gossip, Lulu pulled Nicole aside and asked, “What’s going on?”
‘Did something I wasn’t aware of happened?’ she wondered.
However, all Nicole gave Lulu was a wry smile. “No. There’s nothing going on.”
Even if there were, it would not be appropriate to discuss it in the present setting. ‘People forget everything when they’re focused on gossiping.’ Lulu chuckled, understanding what was going on, and left it as it was.
“Mommy, I’m going back to my room.” Nolan tugged at Nicole’s sleeve.
“You’re leaving again? Aren’t you going to wait for us?” Nicole frowned, finding it strange.
For the past few days, Nolan had been going straight to his room after school, without even bothering to watch TV.
“Mommy, Nolan is playing a very interesting game.” Lana tilted her head and looked at Nicole as she explained.
“A game?” Nicole frowned.
She did not know Nolan liked playing games. Previously, Nolan would only use the computer to complete tasks assigned to him by The Hunters. He rarely played games, if he even did at all.
“Yes, it’s so much fun.” Lana nodded vigorously, as if afraid that no one would believe her.
Gloria patted Lana on the head. “If you like playing it, go ahead, but remember to time yourselves. Don’t get obsessed, okay.”
“Yeah, we know,” Lana replied.
After giving her grandmother her promise, she pulled Nolan aside and said, “Let’s go, Nolan.”
Nicole shook her head as she watched the two kids hurry up the flight of steps as if they had been deprived of any recreation for a long time.
“I see everyone is here,” Mrs. Wallace Sr. said, prompting everyone to shift their gaze to her.
Tia had pushed her in seconds ago. The former, however, was rather tensed up and uncomfortable.
“I was just preparing dinner. Now that Mrs. Wallace Sr. is here, let’s go to the dining room.” Gloria invited Mrs. Wallace Sr., after which everyone stood up.
The entire family took their seats in the dining room as dinner was served, chatting and laughing among themselves.
Nicole, who was sitting next to Jared, whispered to him, “Do you know what game Nolan is playing?”
“Probably some adventure game,” Jared replied.
He had only caught a glimpse of it once, and had not looked into it ever since.
“Oh.” Nicole responded. “But why is Nolan suddenly so interested in games like these?”
“Well, it’s a game. He’s still a child, after all.” Jared replied, thinking there was nothing particularly unusual about children playing games like these.
Chapter 2765
Nicole, however, had an inexplicable feeling of unease in her heart. She could not put a finger on what was wrong, but she just could not shake the feeling of disquiet within her.
“Let’s eat first, and then we’ll go upstairs to check.” Jared comforted her, as he saw that she looked somewhat worried.
He thought there was nothing particularly unusual about Nolan’s behavior but considering that she had been taking care of the kid for the past five years, and because she knew the boy better than he did, it would be in their best interest to give it a look later on.
“Okay.” Nicole nodded in agreement, still feeling that it was necessary for them to go up later and see what was going on.
“Tia, our company has a minor team-building exercise tomorrow. Would you like to join?” June asked.
“Ah? I-I’d rather not.” Tia instinctively refused.
Refusing to give up, June continued to persuade Tia. “Most of them are from the previous group of bridesmaids, whom you’ve met. There are only a few you’ve never gotten to know, and those are the dudes.” “Wow, can I go then?” Lulu looked at June with anticipation.
After turning to Lulu, June teased, “Are you sure?”
She then gestured at Spencer as she said, ‘You’ve got the guts, don’t you?
Aren’t you afraid of making Spencer jealous?’ Lulu grinned. “I didn’t mean that. I just want to help Tia with some advice.”
“But it’s just a team-building exercise. Why are you making it sound like some kind of blind date?” Samuel asked.
“It’s not that, but it’s important to be cautious when making friends, you know,”
Lulu said, encouraging Tia, “Go ahead, Tia. It’s always good to make more friends.”
“I…” Tia hesitated for a bit.
She really did not want to go, but she also understood everyone’s good intentions. In addition, it would be too impolite for her to decline them outright.
”1 think it’s fine. Since we all know each other, why don’t we go there together as a group?” Spencer said and turned to Samuel, signaling to him that he should agree as well.
“I think it’s good. There will be even more familiar faces.” Lulu nodded, thinking it was a good idea.
Samuel pondered for a moment, after which he said, “Okay.”
Seeing that Samuel and Spencer had agreed to show up, Lulu turned to Nicole and asked, “Nicole, why don’t you come too?”
Nicole looked at Tia, and after giving it some thought, she replied, “Alright.”
It was evident that Tia was reluctant to go, but she did not want to disappoint everyone. With enough pressure, she would likely be on board, and if Nicole tagged along, Tia might even feel more at ease.
“Tia, do you still have any concerns?” Lulu looked at Tia as if waiting for an answer.
“In that case, I guess I’ll just come along.” Tia gave in, and gave Nicole a glance as if to indicate that she was thankful.
She knew that Nicole rarely participated in such activities and had only agreed to join because of her.
After flashing Tia a reassuring smile, Nicole said, “Let’s eat.”
Everyone quickly ate their dinner, filling the room with gales of laughter and merry conversations, before leaving for home.
Watching her children happily making plans for tomorrow before going home, Gloria felt somewhat relieved. “This is what a family should be like.”
And indeed, a family home should always be lively and joyful. A simple look at them and how well they were doing would put a smile on everyone’s faces.
“Yeah, you may stop worrying now.” Daniel smiled at Gloria.
“They are all doing good, and that’s our greatest wish fulfilled,” Gloria said, holding onto Daniel’s arm as they went upstairs.
Concurrently, Jared and Nicole had also gone up to the second floor to check on Nolan and Lana