Ch. 2796..2800: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2796-2800

Chapter 2796

“I think so,” Nicole smiled, knowing that Harvey would find it difficult to face the lesson they were about to teach him.

“Will there be any issues with Thomas?” Lulu asked, her eyebrows raised in caution.

If Thomas suddenly switched sides at this very important juncture, all of their efforts would be in vain.

“No, he won’t,” Nicole confidently stated.

She knew full well that Thomas would not have returned if he had any intentions of going back on their agreement. And since he had returned, it was safe to conclude that he was mentally prepared for the outcome, and that he would not go back on his words.

“That’s good.” Lulu nodded, feeling nothing short of reassured.

As long as Thomas remained firm and resolute in his stance, their plan would be secure.

Now leaning on Nicole’s desk, Lulu changed the subject and asked, “How is Ellar? I find it surprising that Patricia isn’t here. Did she stay back to take care of him?”

“Yes, Ellar didn’t inform his family. All he mentioned to them was he’s on a business trip. He’ll be staying in his office for the next few days. Patricia will be there with him, as she’s worried about him,” Nicole candidly blurted.

“It’s good that she’s taking care of him. You didn’t see it, but when Ellar lunged forward and shielded her from the attack, it was so moving. I even forgot that I was in danger for a moment. I was just so touched.” Lulu shook her head.

It was a situation which could have been lethal, and Ellar’s selfless act had left a deep, lasting impression on her.

Judging from Ellar’s bravery, it seemed that he genuinely liked Patricia and was willing to sacrifice himself for her.

“About them…” Nicole hesitated for a moment. “Let’s just allow things to unfold naturally.”

As far as Ellar and Patricia were concerned, Nicole felt that it was best for everyone else to allow their relationship to progress and flourish naturally. She did not want to interfere and alter how the individuals involved felt about one another. If the two were destined to be together, she would support their union together.

“Oh, I didn’t expect Ellar to like someone like Patricia. He is going to be the type of man who will be completely submissive to his wife. I thought he’d prefer someone gentler and more dependent.” Lulu raised an eyebrow as she thought of Patricia’s cold demeanor, which often made Ellar shrink in a show of submissiveness.

It was amusing to witness, but also sweet in its own way.

Nicole shrugged without dignifying Lulu’s words with a response. She was not keen to consider whether she agreed or disagreed with that sentiment, as preferences were determined by one’s feelings toward the other person at the moment, not one’s willingness. Once a person caught feelings for another, nothing else mattered apart from the one they had a crush for.

“By the way, how’s the investigation going?” Lulu asked in a solemn change of tone.

“Charlie and Max are looking into it, but there are no results yet.” Nicole sighed and apologized. “I’m sorry that you guys have been dragged into this. I thought you wouldn’t be targeted if you didn’t know about any of this. It seems that I’ve underestimated them.”

She believed that keeping Lulu and the others uninformed and uninvolved would protect them and preclude them from being targeted, but much to their misfortune, their attackers were individuals with

no moral or ethical constraints.

“We’re family. We stick together and experience all the ups and downs together.

It does not matter whether you got us into the crossfire or not. If you put it that way, we’ve also given you our fair share of problems. If we were as smart and capable as you are, those jerks wouldn’t have targeted us either,” Lulu comforted Nicole.

“Both you and June should be more cautious and take your safety more seriously these days. Always make sure Spencer and Samuel are there to accompany you,” Nicole reminded Lulu, as she did not want anything to happen to them.

“Don’t worry, we’ll take care of ourselves,” Lulu nodded.

After all, Nicole would also be left to deal with an even bigger mess if the Eastern Falcon managed to get their hands on any of Nicole’s family members.

Seeing how serious Lulu looked, Nicole began to wonder if she should say something. She knew, deep down, that it was high time to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

Avoiding and skirting around the issue would not be a viable or wise solution at all.

“Well, I’ll get back to work then.” Lulu turned around and left upon noticing how solemn Nicole looked.

The last thing she wanted was to disturb Nicole any further.

Then Nicole, who remained in her office, narrowed her eyes as the air around her became frosty. In her mind, there was only one way out – this issue must be dealt with as soon as possible.

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Meanwhile, in BayCorp.

Ellar, who had just sorted through the stack of documents in his hands, saw how empty the desk was and could not help but to furrow his brows.

‘Why are there so few documents today?” Ellar asked out of curiosity.

“You’ve sorted through plenty already. It’s time for you to take a break now,”

Patricia insisted coldly the moment she came in and saw that he had completed his tasks.

“Oh, okay then,” Ellar obediently agreed, much like a well- behaved child.

Even though she remained cold and distant to him, Ellar was blessed and fortunate to have her around accompanying him. He really hoped life would continue the way it was, and for that, he even wished that his injuries would take longer to heal.

Patricia shook her head in helplessness, not knowing what to do with Ellar. At times, he would act like a child, but when the situation called for it, he would always come on top.

Sometimes, he could even appear to be a little overbearing and shrewd. Yet, he would often revert to his good ol’ childlike temperament once she paid attention to him. Moreover, she had also come to learn that Ellar would become exceedingly compliant and obedient in her presence.

After issuing a sigh, Patricia maintained her tone of indifference and stated, “It’s time to change your bandage.”

With that, she brought a medical kit up to Ellar, ready to change his bandage.

And as expected of him, Ellar placed his arm on the desk, eagerly awaiting Patricia to tend to his wound.

Patricia noticed that not only was Ellar feeling no pain. He also looked somewhat happy.

Because of this, she could not help but roll her eyes at him.’ He’s injured. What is there to be happy about? I can never figure out what’s going on in his head.’ Ellar, on the other hand, felt that the injury had provided an opportunity for both him and her to grow closer. He even felt that he was fortunate that it was him who had taken the hit, not her.

When Patricia unwrapped the gauze and inspected Ellar’s wound, she furrowed her brows. Although the cut was getting better and had stopped bleeding, it had not fully healed because of how deep it was.

After disinfecting it, Patricia carefully changed Ellar’s bandage. As the medication touched the wound, it went on to cause a bit of sting, which Ellar seemed to be able to endure without flinching.

“Does it not hurt?” Patricia frowned, feeling a little puzzled by his reaction or lack thereof.

“It doesn’t hurt at all when you do it.” Ellar shook his head and flashed her a foolish grin.

What Patricia did not know was that there was no way it would hurt because she was there to take good care of him. If anything, joy was all he could feel at that moment.

Patricia could only roll her eyes again and ignore Ellar. After rebandaging his wound, she picked the first aid kit up and left.

“Hehe.” Ellar looked at the neatly bandaged gauze and chuckled like the silly idiot he was.

‘It feels so good to have someone take care of me. Is she going to stay with me forever if my wound never heals?’ he wondered to himself.

However, by the very next second, Ellar shook his head and killed the thought. ‘I can’t have such thoughts. She might stay and take care of me if my wound does not heal, but I can’t let her do this forever. Well, I should focus on recovering as soon as possible, so I won’t have to put her through the trouble of taking care of me anymore.’ Meanwhile, outside the door.

Patricia was shaking her head in exasperation.

“What are you doing?” Charlie, who had appeared out of nowhere, asked.

After looking up in surprise to see Charlie standing right in front of her, she asked, “What brought you here?”

“I was just passing by, so I came to check things out.” Charlie glanced at the medical kit in Patricia’s hand and frowned. “That’s the secretary’s job.” He could not figure out why Patricia had to change Ellar’s bandage for him.

“It’s fine. I had nothing else to do anyway.” Patricia answered without explaining much.

Charlie, however, did not seem to care that Ellar had saved her. Strangely enough, she could also sense that Charlie might be harboring some feelings of resentment against Ellar

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“How much longer are you planning to take care of him?” Charlie frowned and asked unhappily.

“His injury hasn’t healed yet,” Patricia replied.

She did not wish to discuss something for which the outcome was uncertain, so she changed the subject at once. “What brought you here? Do you need anything?”

Even though Charlie was just passing by, Patricia knew he was not someone with too much free time to waste. If there was not something important, he would likely not even bother to turn up.

“I just came to check on you,” Charlie said after glancing at Patricia. “The investigation is ongoing, and there are no concrete results yet.”

“Since that’s the case, you should carry on with your work. I’ll be fine here.

Besides, I’m not the one injured, so I don’t need anyone to take care of me,”

Patricia reminded Charlie.

Charlie felt somewhat helpless in the face of her words, but it was true; he did not have a lot of time to spare. The only reason he came here was to tell Patricia that she would not have to stay here if it was not necessary for her to do so.

He was aware of Ellar’s feelings toward Patricia, especially after this incident.

And now, more than ever, he was even more certain of it. However, he felt that Ellar and Patricia were people from two completely different worlds, and that things between them would not end well if they were to get together without thinking it through.

After giving Patricia one last glance, Charlie drew a deep breath and left.

Patricia bit her lip and sighed thereafter. She understood Charlie’s intention, but there were just certain things she could not bring herself to do. Ellar had gotten himself hurt because of her, so she would have to wait for him to recover before she could leave.

Gritting her teeth, Patricia picked the first aid kit up and walked into her temporary office. The documents that had not been handed over to Ellar were on her desk, which meant that she needed to handle them.

Evening approached later that day, and when Nicole was done with her work, she got to the entrance to see that Jared was already waiting for her outside.

After getting into the car, Nicole leaned back against the seat and sighed. “Turns out, not having Patricia around does affect me to some degree.”

When Patricia was around, she would take care of a large number of things on Nicole’s behalf without having to ask for her opinions or instructions. Now that Patricia had gone over to BayCorp, Nicole had no choice but to handle those little tasks on her own.

Jared gently hugged Nicole and looked her in the eye. “Tell Patricia to come back if you can’t take it anymore.”

After all, Ellar was more than capable of taking care of himself. They could even hire a caregiver for him if needed.

However, Nicole simply shook her head and said, “Patricia probably feels guilty because Ellar got slashed trying to save her. So, we should let her take care of him for now.”

Nicole figured that Patricia’s guilt would resolve once Ellar’s injury had been taken care of. As for the progression of their relationship, that would depend entirely on how they interact with one another. At

the very least, there would not be a sense of Patricia feeling as if she was indebted to him once he had fully recovered.

Upon hearing this, Jared did not insist any further.

Instead, he decided to come up with a better solution. “In that case, I’ll arrange for someone to help you out.”

“It’s okay.” Nicole smiled. “If this continues, all of your people will end up working for me.”

“They’re not mine. They’re ours,” Jared corrected Nicole.

Everything of his could be hers, especially at a time when he was simply trying to help her out.

“No, really, there’s no need for that. Before Patricia, I used to handle everything myself. It’s just that Patricia does it so well that I’ve become a little lazy.” Nicole shook her head, insisting on doing everything on her own.

If anything, she should work harder during times like this. As Patricia had duties she was obligated to fulfill, Nicole should not depend on her anymore.

With that out of the way, Jared smiled and pulled her closer to him.

After a while, the two of them returned home.

“Daddy, Mommy!” Nolan and Lana shouted, The twins had already returned, and upon seeing their parents, they ran up to them.

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Jared lifted Lana up and made his way to the couch, his eyes filled with tenderness.

“We’re home,” he greeted Daniel and Gloria as soon as he had sat down with Lana.

After a while, Nicole came over with Nolan and joined them on the couch.

After glancing around, she asked, “Mom, is Stanley not back yet?”

“No, he said there’s a seminar tonight, so he won’t be back for dinner,” Gloria explained. “There’s no need to wait for Stanley. Let’s go ahead and eat.”

“Okay,” they agreed, whereupon the group headed to the dining room, save for the twins, who tottered their way upstairs while the four adults had their dinner.

“I heard Ellar got injured. What happened?” Daniel asked Nicole.

As expected, the sudden question from her father surprised Nicole. “Dad, how did you know?!”

She had not told anyone except forthose present on the day of the incident.

Thus, she was surprised that Daniel had gotten wind of it.

“I overheard Samuel mentioning it, but when I asked for details, he refused to say anything,” Daniel explained.

Because of this, his curiosity grew, leading him to want to know more about what had really happened.

“Oh, he got a minor gash by accident. Nothing serious, but he’s afraid that his parents might get too worried about him, so he told them he went abroad, even though he is currently staying in the office.” Nicole explained, omitting the fact that the injury was severe and the reason for which he had been injured in the first place.

“Ah, his mom is going to be very worried, alright.” Gloria nodded in agreement.

“It’s good that he’s staying in the office and returning only once he has fully recovered.”

“But all he does is work. How did he get scratched?” Daniel asked, still puzzled.

According to Samuel, the injury seemed quite severe.

“An accident happened when we went out for dinner the other day. Otherwise, Samuel wouldn’t have known either.” Nicole explained, making up another excuse.

Then, she quickly changed the subject. “By the way, Mom, didn’t you mention that Emery was also going on blind dates? How did it go?”

“He’s doing quite well. According to your aunt, the two families are already preparing for an engagement,” Gloria replied cheerfully as her attention was quickly shifted to the good news.

“Oh, that’s good.” Nicole nodded, relieved.

This would work in Ellar’s favor too. If Emery had something to keep him occupied, Emma would be less concerned about Ellar.

“Yeah, your aunt also said that she used to think Emery was harder to take care of than Ellar, but it turns out that she was wrong,” Gloria added.

Initially, Emma thought that Emery would be the more challenging one forthem to deal with, but with the recent developments considered, he was more than fine.

“When will they get engaged?” Nicole asked in genuine concern, because they might be able to offer some help to Dexter’s family if they needed it.

“The specific date hasn’t been set because the two families are still discussing it,” Gloria said somewhat regretfully.” Anyway, I can’t help but feel that Stanley and Cherry have been rather distant as of late. What’s going on?”

Indeed, Emery was already preparing for the engagement, while Cherry had stopped all visits to them as of the past week.

‘I can obviously see the difference,’ Gloria thought.

“Hmm…” Nicole hesitated. “You should ask Stanley about it later.”

“What do you mean?” Gloria furrowed her brows, unable to shake the feeling that something bad had happened.

Then, she asked Nicole, “Did they get into a fight?”

For reasons she could not explain, Gloria could feel that Nicole was hiding something from her, and that was when she figured that something was indeed not right.

Nicole then took a deep breath and forced a smile. “I don’t think so.”

It was not a lie for Nicole to say that. Indeed, they had not gotten into a fight, but the truth might be even more difficult for Gloria to swallow.

‘Man, I guess it’s true that once a lie is told, one would have to come up with countless more lies to cover it up,’ Nicole thought to herself.

Since Cherry and Stanley’s relationship was a ruse from the very beginning, they did not know how to explain anything to the family without shocking them.

And to add to that, they would have to wait for Cherry to leave before addressing the situation.