Ch. 2861..2865: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2861-2865

Chapter 2861

If he decided to make his escape tomorrow, the chances of him succeeding were very high.

“That makes sense, but why would he want to run?” Nicole pondered.

If Everett was planning something sinister, it would be helpful for Damien to stick around in San Joto and keep an eye on the rest of the Riddles.

“Well…” Lulu trailed off, caught off guard by Nicole’s question.

While she did not have the right words to explain her case, she could not help but feel that Damien’s actions were suspicious.

Narrowing her eyes, Nicole assured, “Don’t worry. If he has got a plan up his sleeve, you can take my word that it will be discovered.”

Tomorrow, the Riddle family would not care enough to keep their eyes on Damien, but what he would fail to take into account was that Patricia had tasked someone to keep an eye on him. Therefore, none of his actions would go unnoticed.

“What if he is really planning to escape?” Lulu asked.

“If that’s what he’s trying to do…” Nicole’s eyes glinted with cold fury. “Patricia will take care of it.”

She believed that Patricia would know what to do, and that she would make the best decision in regard to Damien.

“I see. Well, I guess we’ll have to leave the rest to her, then.” Lulu nodded.

While they were in the midst of their discussion, the secretary brought Nicole’s breakfast in, prompting the duo to stop talking.

Then, as Nicole began to eat, Lulu stood up and said, “I’ll get back to work now.”

“Okay,” Nicole replied, whereupon Lulu got out of the office.

Nicole continued eating as she contemplated whether Damien’s sudden, unusual change in behavior was somewhat related to everything surrounding Jared and Johnston Group.

After giving it some thought, Nicole sent a message to Jared to inform him about the most recent development. At the very least, she wanted Jared to be aware of the sudden turn of events to prevent any errors in judgment. They could not be too careful in case there might be things Jared had overlooked.

After she had received Jared’s reply, Nicole smirked and placed the phone away.

Her mind was now on Emery’s wedding tomorrow. Both she and Lulu had to show up for the ceremony, so they had to take care of their work for the day as soon as possible…

Just like that, the next day arrived in a jiffy.

It was about seven in the morning, but everyone at home had already gotten up, dressed to the nines, and were prepared to attend the wedding.

“Daddy! Mommy! Another uncle is getting married!” Lana shouted as she looked up at Nicole, her eyes lighting up.

“Yeah,” Nicole smiled.

However, the glimmer of light in Lana’s eyes vanished as soon as she realized that Nicole did not understand what she was trying to tell her. “What about you and Daddy? When are you getting married?”

Nicole could not help but chuckle and shake her head when the question was posed. ‘So this little girl is worried about us now, huh?’ She then patted the little one in the head. “After all of your uncles have

gotten married, Daddy and I will have our wedding.”

“Why?” Lana tilted her head in puzzlement.

Frowning, Nolan butted in, “But Uncle Ellar doesn’t even have a girlfriend.”

This prompted another chuckle out of Nicole, who replied,” Yeah, and that is why we need Uncle Ellar to double his efforts now.”

“This is unfair. Why does Mommy have to wait for all of our uncles to get married first?” Lana pouted.

‘If this is what it’s come to, I’ll have to wait for a long time,’ she thought.

“Maybe it’s because Mommy is not in a hurry.” Nicole smiled.

In reality, they had decided to hold off on the wedding because she and Jared still had much to take care of, and the unexpected turn of events as of late had only forced them to postpone the wedding once more. If none of these factors had come into play, they might have already gotten the wedding over with.

However, she did not plan to tell Nolan and Lana about this. The little ones deserved a peaceful, carefree life, in which they were not roped into the complexities and dangers Nicole had been braving.

“Alright, we should leave now,” Gloria reminded everyone after she had caught a glimpse of the time.

The family members moved out one by one, and that was when Nicole glanced over at Stanley and asked in serious tone, “You’re going alone?”

Stanley knew that she was actually asking him why Tia was not around to accompany him, so he sighed and explained,” Grandma isn’t feeling well, so Tia is staying with her.”

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There, Nicole learned the reason as to why Mrs. Wallace Sr. was not planning to attend the wedding; she was not feeling well at all.

Nicole furrowed her brows and replied, “You should go ahead. I’ll check on grandma.”

However, Stanley suddenly reached out to grab Nicole by the shoulder. “Don’t go now. Tia said grandma just went to sleep. Let’s wait until we’re back.”

“Fine. After the wedding, I’ll go check and check on her again.” Nicole decided after a moment of consideration.

“Alright, let’s head to the wedding then,” Stanley said as he walked Nicole toward the exit.

Raising a brow in skepticism, Nicole looked at Stanley and asked, “You were planning to say something if Tia had agreed to come with you, weren’t you?”

Stanley shook his head. “It’s not the right time yet.”

Taken aback, Nicole asked, “What are you up to, exactly?”

“You’ll know when the time comes.” Stanley replied in brief, still refusing to reveal the truth.

Nicole rolled her eyes at Stanley. “Fine. Keep your secrets.”

In turn, Stanley flashed her a smile without saying another word.

Meanwhile, everyone had already entered their cars, ready to make their way to the venue.

Nicole made a beeline for Jared’s car, and upon opening the door, she was surprised to find him inside. “You’re coming too?!”

“Mommy, why can’t Daddy go?” Lana asked in confusion.

Taken aback, Nicole froze and remained rooted on the spot until Jared reached out and pulled her into the car. “It’s okay. It As the car started moving, Nicole settled down comfortably. If Jared was certain that his presence there would not be a problem, then it would not be.

In truth, Emery’s wedding was a rather humble one by the standards of a family as affluent as the Riddles. Emma had not organized a ceremony grand enough to capture the attention of the entire city.

After all, Emery was the odd one out in that branch of the family. He had followed his own interests and started a gaming company, with little to no involvement with BayCorp at all. Therefore, there were not many business magnates and tycoons in their list of guests, just some of Emery’s business partners. At most, the list was expanded to include a few close friends of the Riddle family, so there was no need for them to worry about the news of Jared’s appearance leaking out and torpedoing the ruse that he had meticulously planned out.

Nicole believed that everyone would be sensible enough to know what to say and what not to say at this time.

The journey was smooth, and in no time, they arrived at the hotel.

As everyone began to get out of their cars, Nicole hesitated.

“What’s wrong?” Jared asked softly.

Frowning, Nicole suggested, “Maybe you should cover your face a little.”

She then grabbed a hat and looked at Jared before shaking her head in disapproval. “This one doesn’t seem to fit you.”

After that, she grabbed a pair of shades, mumbling, “How about these?”

However, people might still be able to recognize him even if he donned those shades. His appearance was too distinctive, and he would just stick out like a sore thumb.

Jared smiled, placed the hat and shades away, and said,” Don’t worry. None of these are necessary.”

“Daddy, are you hiding from your enemies?” Lana asked out of curiosity.

She had been confused ever since Nicole was caught off guard by Jared’s appearance in the car. ‘Mommy’s so strange. Uncle Emery is getting married, so Daddy obviously has to go! Why were you so surprised, Mommy?’ Then, she came to understand what the situation was all about. ‘It would be ideal for Daddy to not show up in public. That’s why Mommy was worried about him.’ Amused by Lana’s words, Jared carried her out of the car and said, “No. Let’s go inside.”

“Hey!” Nicole called out to him as she watched him carrying Lana away.

“Mrs. Johnston,” Max interrupted. “Mr. Johnston has already made all the necessary arrangements. No one will leak the news today.”

As it turned out, he had planned ahead to ensure that there was no chance for anyone to tell others that he was here today.

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“I understand,” Nicole sighed. “I know this isn’t that big of a deal, but I just can’t stop myself from worrying.”

“Mommy, what’s wrong?” Nolan asked, frowning.

He was standing there, wondering why Nicole was so anxious and worried about Jared.

Snapping out of it, Nicole turned to Nolan and ruffled his hair. “There’s a project in your father’s company that’s being held back by some difficulties, and we’re trying to find a way out of it. My point is: now’s not the best time for your dad to make an appearance in public.”

“Is it because someone disguised himself as Dad and went abroad?” Nolan cut to the chase.

Shocked by how astute Nolan’s observation was, she asked, “How did you know that?”

“It’s all over the news,” Nolan replied confidently.

“I can’t believe you watched the news,” Nicole blurted, thinking that the kids only watched cartoons on television.

Confident in his father’s decision, Nolan held Nicole’s hand and said, “Come on, Mommy. Nothing will happen since Dad has gotten it all covered.”

Nolan believed that Jared would be capable of handling everything thrown his way, and with that, Nicole pinched his nose and chuckled. “Alright then.”

Nicole herself did trust in Jared and his capabilities, but her concern for him still got her worried.

After entering the venue, they saw that everyone was already present, waiting for the wedding ceremony to begin.

“Nicole, what’s going on with Jared?” Lulu whispered to Nicole the moment she saw Jared.

Nicole proceeded to pat Lulu’s hands in reassurance. “Don’t worry, we’ve got everything covered.”

“Phew, that’s good,” Lulu said, easing up.

June, having overheard the conversation, tapped Lulu on the shoulder. “Come on, are you questioning what Jared is capable of?”

Bewildered, Lulu turned to June, her eyes wide. “How did you know what I was thinking?”

Lulu thought Nicole had only told her about the situation, so she was surprised to know that June had learned about it too.

Annoyed, June rolled her eyes. “I guessed it the moment I saw Mr. Johnston.

I’m sure everyone present knows what’s up too. If they don’t want to get on his bad side, they’ll know what to do.”

Everyone who was once uncertain of what to make of the situation all would get the picture when Jared showed up.

Lulu playfully stuck her tongue out, knowing what June said made sense.

Then, June craned her head to look at the entrance where more guests were approaching and asked Nicole, “Why isn’t Tia here?”

“Grandma’s sick,” Nicole explained.

At that instant, June understood that Tia had stayed home to take care of Mrs.

Wallace Sr.

As the few were chatting, Ellar’s voice suddenly blared out, catching their attention.

“I’m not late, am I?” Ellar asked, looking worn and disheveled after a long journey.

June then sized Ellar up and said, “Well, you’re putting on quite a show.”

“My mom is very sensitive to details. She’ll discover the truth if I take one wrong step.” Ellar explained in a hushed whisper.

“I’ll greet them first. Let’s dine at the same table later,” he said, and hurried off.

As Ellar dashed off into the crowd, June chuckled. “By the looks of it, his arm seems fine.”

“Patricia did say that his recovery is almost complete. Well, his arm would have recovered by now if he hadn’t missed his check-ups and taken good care of himself,” Nicole sighed, worried about Ellar who had been neglecting his own well-being.

Lowering her voice again, June posited, “I say, Ellar’s doing it on purpose.”

June had called Ellar’s trick, aware that he had pulled all of that nonsense because Patricia was worried about his injury.

Lulu, who begged to disagree, laughed and said, “Well, that’s something you’re wrong about. Ellar wouldn’t have the guts to do that, even if he wanted to.”

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Nicole could not help but laugh when she heard what Lulu and June were conversing about, thinking they were both right in their own ways.

Patricia was indeed not one who could be easily deceived.

If Ellar was smart, he would not lie to Patricia.

After the joyous and lively wedding ceremony, Dexter and Emma invited everyone to their seats for the lunch session, and that was when Nicole and her friends all gathered at a single table, chatting while enjoying the food that had been served.

The room was rife with merry chatter and smiles to say the least.

"Hey, so what happened? Were you caught?" Lulu asked Ellar.

"No way. I gave the couple a huge gift, so my mom let me off the hook," Ellar boasted.

At the end of the day, they were at Emery's wedding, so Ellar's parents were naturally more focused on welcoming the guests than telling Ellar off.

Meanwhile, Lulu was casting a glance over at the newlyweds toasting.

"Look at how grand and wonderful their wedding is compared to ours."

Thinking back to the past, on the day when Lulu and June had a joint marriage ceremony, she found it regrettable that the occasion was marred by an incident that was nothing regrettable that the occasion was marred by an incident that was nothing short of unpleasant.

In fact, to say it was unpleasant was an understatement.

"Shush! Don't say things like that. We shouldn't ruin this happy day with bad vibes," June rebuked.

Although their wedding had been tainted by Raine’s attempt on Nolan's life, they hoped no other wedding ceremony would ever suffer a fate remotely similar to theirs.

Otherwise, there would be an unwanted association between Riddle family wedding ceremonies and traumas to guests.

Nodding, Lulu stated, "Don't worry.As you said, we need to have faith in Jared.There won't be anything unpleasant happening today."

After all, Jared had made the necessary arrangements with special consideration for any potential threats to them.

No one could ruin the wedding now.

June and Lulu could not help but chuckle when they saw how Nicole and Jared were taking care of the kids by tucking paper towels to their collars and feeding them.

The scene before them was calming and amusing, giving them the feeling that nothing traumatic was going to happen.

"Uncle Preston," Lana called out to Preston while "Uncle Preston,"

Lana called out to Preston while looking at him after swallowing her food.

"Yes, dear?" Preston softly replied, all while smiling.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Lana asked candidly.

Taken aback, Preston paused for a moment before "Erm, I don't know if you have one or not," Lana revealed.

Preston was speechless at Lana's answer, and the crowd laughed along, thinking what Lana was getting at made sense.

However, she went on to ignore the crowd's reaction, only wanting to know whether Preston had a girlfriend or not.

At this stage, Preston, Stanley, and Ellar were the only ones left single and unmarried.

Lana knew that Tia had become Stanley's girlfriend, while Ellar was still single, but she had no clue about Preston and the status of his relationship.

This made her even more worried about Preston, whose love life was unknown or unheard of.

With Ellar, there was at least a measure of certainty as to where he was in his love life.

Between the answers she had and the answers she did not have, the ones unknown to her were the ones that made her anxious.

After hearing Lana's question, Preston hesitantly replied, "Well, not yet."

"Can you hurry up and find one?" Nolan butted in.

Upon hearing that, Preston was at a loss for words.

‘What is going on? Why are my nephew and niece urging me to get married? Aren't parents the ones who are supposed to do that?’ "Why are you guys so concerned about your Uncle Preston's marriage?" Ellar asked.

Without holding back, Nolan replied, "Because we know you "Huh?"

Ellar gaped, his jaw hanging low, unable to find the connection between him being single and their probing of Preston's relationship status.

"Nolan? Lana? what are you two up to?" Lulu probed.

She knew the two little ones were definitely up to no good, as they had chosen to concern themselves with Ellar and Preston's love life out of all things.

"Well," Nolan sighed, looking as if his heart was breaking.

"Mommy said she will only marry Daddy after all the uncles are married."

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Nolan and Lana were getting restless, as they could not see any hope in waiting for their uncles to get married.

And after everyone had understood what the two little ones were up to, they burst out into gales of laughter.

Wide-eyed, Ellar instantly leaped to the defense, "Hey, I'm younger than your mom.There's no rush for me.Don't count me in for that one."

Ellar was indeed single, but he already had a life partner in mind, though he was unsure of when he would succeed in pursuing that certain someone.

Still, he felt that the kids had to count him out for this one, as he did not want to get in the way of Nicole's lifelong union, which she deserved.

Nolan and Lana nodded their heads in understanding.

"You're right.Hey Mommy? Uncle Ellar is younger than you.He doesn't count."

Just like that, the kids had solved another problem, bringing another obstacle to their mother's future marriage out of the way.

The kids then looked at Preston in unison, making the latter shiver in fear.

He said, "Whoa! There's still Stanley! Stanley doesn't have a girlfriend yet."

Preston had no choice but to divert their attention, as he could not handle the pressure of being scrutinized by everyone at the table.

"Uncle Stanley,"

The two began, about to say something when they decided against it.

"We don't have to worry about Uncle Stanley.His turn is up.Uncle Preston? Please do us a favor and make good use of your time."

The look on Nolan and Lana's faces somehow conveyed the message that they were leaving the happiness of their parents in his hands, making him even more overwhelmed than he already was.

‘Why am I even given such a massive responsibility? What does Nicole's marriage have to do with me?’ The more Preston thought about it, the more intense his headache became.He was helpless, feeling that he could not explain how messed up the situation was to them.

Seeing how scrunched up and aggrieved Preston's face was, Nicole smirked, "It's time you get yourself a girlfriend."

"It's easier said than done," Preston argued, shrugging his shoulders.

He could not simply pick anyone at random and go with it.

Although he was not a picky one when it came to his choice of a life partner, he still wanted to find someone who would get along well with him.

The main difficulty was in finding someone he was compatible with.

A progressive approach was necessary for a relationship to flourish, and a successful relationship would only come naturally without any interference or coercion from outside forces.

However, the elephant in the room remained; he had never found a person he was interested in, let alone get along with.

"It's indeed difficult, but you can start by getting out there and making an effort.If you don't initiate anything, you're never going to reach the end of the line," Nicole said meaningfully.

Nicole had no intention of urging anyone into getting married.

However, it would not hurt anyone if Preston could find love along the way.

Preston paused at Nicole's words, whereupon he arrived at an understanding and nodded in agreement.

"I will."

Preston was aware that Nicole was not trying to pressure him, so the only reason as to why the kids were so concerned about his love life was that she had given them an excuse for why she had not married Jared yet.

In truth, his relationship status would not influence when they would hold the ceremony.

Nicole and Jared had been putting the wedding ceremony at the back burner because the time was not right.

As such, it would be reasonable to assume that they would get married when the right time came.

Nicole then glanced over at Jared.

She was still uncertain as to why Jared had decided to show up despite having announced his departure publicly.

It seemed, however, that everyone else shared an unspoken understanding of the situation.

In fact, the crowd had been wondering if their decision on when to hold their wedding was related to something they were not privy to.

All they had was a certainty that the couple would proceed with their couple would proceed with their long-awaited ceremony after their concerns, whatever they might be, had been put to rest.

Then, Jared looked back at Nicole without saying a word.

"Daddy, why aren't you eating?" Lana said, giving Jared a shrimp to munch on.

Jared retracted his gaze and patted Lana's head gently.

He then ate the shrimp she gave him.

Preston was fixated on the scene, feeling that the moment was one of exceptional beauty.

He began to wonder if his future would be the same the day he fathered a daughter of his own.

And upon becoming cognizant of what he was thinking about, Preston Preston was fixated on the scene, feeling that the moment was one of exceptional beauty.

He began to wonder if his future would be the same the day he fathered a daughter of his own.

And upon becoming cognizant of what he was thinking about, Preston widened his eyes and smiled.

Alas, he figured that his future would not be undesirable if that was what it would come to.

He even found himself anticipating such a day.

After the ceremony and lunch party was over, everyone congratulated the newlywed couple as well as Dexter and Emma before leaving.

Back home now, Nicole strolled off into the courtyard to pay Mrs.Wallace Sr.a visit.