Ch. 2906..2910: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2906-2910

Chapter 2906

Jared then walked out of the kitchen with a tray in hand, after which he placed all of Nicole's favorite dishes in front of her.

After staring at the food which Jared had prepared, Nicole looked up at him, gave him a beaming smile, and muttered, "Thank you."

The food, which Jared had prepared, were all of Nicole's favorite dishes from the past.

Clearly, Jared had remembered every single detail about her, down to what her favorite dishes should look like and the way they were plated.

"Let's eat."

Nicole smiled.

While they were munching on a juicy cut of lamb wellington, Nicole began talking about her memories of the distant past.

More than half a decade had passed since their honeymoon in Panama, and yet, all of it felt like yesterday.

A great deal of things had changed too, but there were some that remained the same.

Such was life.

Upon seeing the wide grin on Nicole's face, Jared was touched.

Everything that he had done today was all for her.

"I haven't had any of your cooking in years, but the taste is still the same.It's as lovely as ever."

Nicole commented, enjoying the food.

"Although I have not made any of these since you disappeared, I have never forgotten their recipe." Jared smiled.

Nicole nodded.

"Yeah, I can taste it."

"I'm glad that you like it."

Jared smiled, pleased to hear that his cooking was still up to par.

"Close your eyes."

Nicole said, and flashed him a cheeky smile.

At that moment, Jared did not understand what was going on, but he did as he was told anyway.

Then, he felt a gentle peck on his cheek.

As he opened his eyes, he smirked, raised a brow, and lowered his head.

"I'm sorry, I did not prepare anything for the occasion.

Take this as a token of my gratitude."

Nicole shook her head before giving him a coquettish side eye.

"If you really want to thank me..."Jared inched closer with a suggestive look on his face.

"Well, I suppose..." she began, but was quickly silenced.

Before she knew it, Jared had planted a kiss on her lips; a kiss so passionate and strong that it was hard for her to resist.

For the next two minutes, they were locked in that smooch, and it would have gone on forever had a clang not sounded, causing the both of them to flinch.

As it turned out, one of their forks had dropped onto the floor, bringing them back to their senses.

Nicole's cheeks were blushing as she pushed away.

Then, she grabbed a new fork from a table nearby and passed it to Jared.

"Let's finish our dinner."

Jared took the fork from her, his eyes brimming with affection.

Then, he cut Nicole's steak into bite sizes and placed them in front of her, before turning to his own piece.

After the both of them were done with their little romantic dinner, they left the cafe and returned home.

Now in the courtyard, they decided to take a stroll to the garden center under the silvery gleam of the moon, which was at its most brilliant tonight.

After a few steps forward with their fingers interlocked, they turned to face each other, their hearts quivering with all the love they had for one another.

The next morning, the sun rose, its rays lancing through the slits in the blinds.

After Jared and Nicole were done with their breakfast, they got into the car and headed to their respective offices.

Max started the car engine and in a low voice, he reported, "Sir? Ma'am? Scorpio has made a move."

"What did he do this time?"

Jared asked, his voice deep and cold.

"It seems like they're trying to contact Damien."

Max replied, his eyes stern and serious.

Nicole frowned.

"Damien? But why him?"

Damien had already been locked up, so it made no sense why they would even attempt to contact him.

He would be a liability, unless he possessed information of great importance to the Eastern Falcon.

"Last night, Pisces sent us a message,"

Max added, "For him to risk his own safety and send us a message during such a sensitive period means that he has made a serious discovery."

Nicole looked up and turned to look at Jared.

"They were determined to save Damien the other day.

Do you think there's a connection between these two events?"

It was clear to Nicole now that Damien was an important asset to their enemies, and that the situation was not as clear cut as they had previously imagined.

Damien's escape was just another one of Everett's ideas.

"Yeah, it's possible."

Jared's eyes darkened.

Then, in an icy tone of voice, he said, ''Do whatever you must, but you need to find out what the exact situation is."

"Understood," Max nodded in acknowledgment.

 

Chapter 2907

Nicole sighed and in a tone hinting at exasperation, she remarked, “I guess Damien has been putting on a show all these while.

He's actually trying to gain the upper hand." It appeared that Nicole and the rest of her allies had been manipulated and misdirected.

Everything Damien had been doing for the past few weeks had all been a smokescreen.

Though it seemed that he was leaking information, he was in actuality gaining intel about her.

Initially, Nicole had found his new habits to be rather strange, for he was not the kind of person capable of coming up with elaborate tricks.

The reason as to why he had become so shrewd and cunning was still a mystery to her up until today, but one thing was certain now: his true motives had been revealed.

When push came to shove, Damien was a force to be reckoned with.

In an effort to comfort her, Jared gently held Nicole's hands and said, "The truth will be out soon." "Yeah." Nicole nodded.

After all, Damien had been locked up, so there was no way for him to escape anymore.

Once they had arrived at the headquarters of Riddle Corporation, the car came to a halt, and Nicole got down.

"I'll pick you up after work." Jared said with a gentle look on his face.

Nicole then nodded and turned around to enter the building.

Seeing that Nicole had disappeared into the entrance, Jared smiled and ordered Max to send him to Johnston Group.

"By the way, how are things with Zane?" Jared asked Max.

“They've brought Valo to the base, but he hasn't said a word." Max hesitated for amoment.

"There's no way he wasn't informed of what his superiors are after.

My guess is that the information he carries is classified, so he has decided to remain tight-lipped." “Let's give it some time." Jared's eyes darkened.

He had faith that Zane would be able to make Valo spill.

“Alright.” Max replied.

Leaning back against his seat, Jared narrowed his eyes, his pupils glinting with cold fury.

The Water Crest had gotten Lawrence and Everett hooked.

It had even pulled the Eastern Falcon out of hiding, causing them to risk having their identities exposed to the public and law enforcement.

The allure of great power was indeed too overwhelming for them to resist.

As of now, Everett had become a fugitive, the Eastern Falcon's ranks in San Joto had been reduced to Scorpio alone, and then, there was Lawrence.

Every single one of them had set their sights on the Water Crest, and all of them wanted to become its bearer, but ultimately, only one would be able to procure it.

"Max, get someone to track Everett down." Jared ordered, his voice stern and low.

“Understood," Max replied, his eyes flaring with determination.

Jared then sat back and closed his eyes, drifting further into his thoughts.

Meanwhile, Nicole had just arrived at her office, and it did not take Lulu long to waltz in with a bunch of documents in hand.

“We've got a few rather important documents that'll require your immediate attention.

Please go through them." Lulu placed the documents on the table.

“Okay." Nicole replied and looked at Lulu.

"Wait, why do you look ill today?" In response, Lulu furrowed her brows and patted her cheeks a couple of times.

"Really?" "You look a little unwell, but if you're feeling fine, you can stick around." Judging by the way she was acting, Lulu seemed fine.

The paleness on her face must have been a result of overwork.

"I'm fine, but you on the other hand..." Lulu tilted her head and observed Nicole.

"Why do you look troubled?" Indeed, there was a look of anxiety on Nicole's face, as if something major had just happened.

Pursing her lips, Nicole replied, "It's nothing.

Perhaps I have just been dealing with a lot on my plate." Nicole had no plans of telling anyone about the Eastern Falcon's current search for Damien, not wanting them to worry about that which they could do nothing about.

Hearing Nicole's response, Lulu nodded and dropped the subject." If anything happens, you must inform us." “Alright.” Nicole smiled.

Lulu then gave her one last glance, turned around, and exited her office.

For a full minute after that, there was silence, but just as Nicole was about to begin her work, she heard a series of raps on her door again.

 

Chapter 2908

Then, the door swung open.

Seeing that it was Steve, Nicole widened her eyes in shock and squealed.

"Steve! What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be busy today?" "I'm here too." Sean came in after Steve had stepped in.

"Sean!" With the two of them coming over together, Nicole arrived at the immediate realization of what they were there for.

They must have gotten wind of everything that had happened at home three days ago.

The two men then sauntered over to the couch and sat down, after which Sean asked, "How's the situation?" “Thankfully, everything has been dealt with," Nicole candidly replied.

Not content with the answer he had just received, he frowned, "Is that all you have to say?" "Please fill us in on the details.

Don't tell me you don't consider us as family anymore just because we haven't been visiting." Steve let out, feeling that he had to say those words to elicit a better response from Nicole.

Hearing this, Nicole sighed, "No, it's just now that everything has been dealt with, there's no sense in telling you anymore.

I don't want you guys to worry." “At the end of the day, we're still your brothers.

You were in danger, and yet you chose not to tell us about it." Steve frowned and rebuked, feeling that he was no longer needed.

With eyes wide and jaw agape, Nicole was dumbfounded.

"It's precisely because it had been taken care of, that I don't feel the need to tell you guys about it.

If I couldn't settle it on my own, I would have definitely asked the both of you for help." "It's true that we can't help you with certain things, but given the chance, we wish to share all the burden with you." Sean piled in, his eyes downcast.

The brothers knew full well that Nicole was more knowledgeable than them.

While they would not be able to assist her during certain, specific circumstances, they were not content with sitting at the sidelines and watching.

If they could, they would like to lend her a helping hand.

"Sean." Nicole sighed, giving her brothers a look of guilt.

"Please don't say that.

I'll tell you guys everything." Sean was always one who would have his way if he set his mind to it, but for him to tug on Nicole's heartstrings was something he had hardly done before.

Sean then raised his brows and said, "Alright, if you wish to tell us, go ahead." Nicole could not help but shake her head.

After all, they were the ones who had forced her to spill, and yet, they had spun it in such a way that she had chosen to speak up on her own accord.

But annoyed as she was, she understood Sean and Steve's intentions, and it did not fail to touch her.

After she had given them a brief rundown of the entire issue, Nicole added, "Right now, we suspect that Damien possesses some very crucial information.

Because of this, the Eastern Falcon hasn't given up on him yet.

They're still trying to contact him." "He has been locked up already.

How are they hoping to contact him?" Steve asked, surprised that their enemies were still trying to rescue Damien.

Nicole shook her head.

"We're not sure yet, but I bet they are looking for a more discreet way of doing so.

After all, their enemies were crafty and cunning individuals with resources they were too moral to even imagine.

They would never rush into the facility in which he was detained and rescue him.

“Everything is still in the early stages.

The enforcement officials are gathering evidence as we speak.

Damien will most likely hire a lawyer." Sean's eyes darkened as he posited.

Nicole raised her eyebrows.

"A lawyer!? That's it!" That was the safest way for them to contact Damien.

They could always get someone to pose as a lawyer and whenever the next visitation came around, they could order the aforementioned lawyer to dredge whatever information they needed from Damien.

“But will Damien tell them?" Steve paused for a moment.

"He's not stupid enough to do that, is he?" If Damien told them everything, he would lose the very last bit of leverage he had on them.

Conversely, he could use what he knew as a bargaining chip if he kept his mouth shut.

"We'll have to see what he decides to do." Nicole snorted.

Based on her understanding of Damien's character, Nicole felt that there was a high possibility that he would not say anything.

Instead, he would use this opportunity to make another deal with the Eastern Falcon so that he could break free once more.

"I'll assemble a legal team and get them to work on this." Sean got up and declared with determination.

In agreement with Sean, Nicole looked at him and nodded.

"That's a good idea." Settling things through formal, orthodox procedures would make it easier for them to discover what Damien was actually trying to do, and with the involvement of the legal team, they would be able to track their enemies' progress clearly.

Furthermore, they could also approach Damien's lawyer and ascertain his actual motives on the scene itself.

"T'll ask Max to assign a few men to accompany the legal team.

That way, it will be easier for us to identify any members of the Eastern Falcon." Nicole narrowed her eyes.

 

Chapter 2909

Even if the legal tearm were capable of conducting an investigation of their own, the fact remained that the lawyer would still be a sham.

Thus, the information they could gather would be limited, and there would be no way for them to discover the lawyer's identity if they did not look hard enough.

Naturally, this would affect their next step.

"Understood." Sean nodded in understanding.

He had to make it clear that anything outside of the legal team's investigation must be left to Jared's men, as this was all they could do at the moment.

"If that's the case, let's start working on our part." Steve suggested once he was certain that everyone was on the same page.

Steve had broken into cold sweat when he and Sean heard the news.

Thus, he wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible.

Otherwise, he would lose sleep over it.

With the plan in action, Sean looked at Nicole, gave her anod and left.

“we're leaving now.

Don't you ever hide anything from us again.

We nearly got a heart attack moments ago." Steve bade her goodbye and exited the room with Sean in tow.

Once her brothers were gone, Nicole smiled, feeling warm and fuzzy within.

Time flitted, and before they knew it, three days had passed.

By then, Patricia's recovery was almost complete, greenlighting her discharge.

It was around eight in the morning when Nicole and Jared came over and went into Charlie's ward.

With everyone there, the ward seemed to be livelier than it had ever been.

In addition, Charlie had gotten better after a few days of rest too.

"Sir, Ma'am," Charlie greeted them and placed a foot on the ground, wanting to get up.

“Hey, take it slow." Patricia dashed up to him and propped him up.

It was only after Charlie had steadied himself that she let him go.

Jared then took a good look at Charlie and remarked, "You seem better now." “Yes, I feel a lot better." Charlie replied.

“Take a seat.

You don't have to make yourself a stranger to us." Nicole advised.

“Thank you, ma'am." Charlie nodded, and sat down.

After that, Nicole turned her attention to Patricia and asked, "Is your recovery complete?" “Yes.

I'm getting discharged today," Patricia replied.

“That's good." Nicole nodded.

"However, I must say this.

Even though you've recovered, you should still take some time off." Nicole knew that Patricia was still worried about Charlie, so she had decided to extend Patricia's leave of absence.

That way, she could stay in the hospital and take good care of him.

“Thank you, ma'am." Patricia lowered her head, knowing what Nicole had just done for her.

“Mr.

and Mrs.

Johnston? How's the situation with Scorpio coming along?" Charlie asked, concerned about the elephant in the room.

“Max is on the case now.

We'll talk about this after you're out of the hospital." Jared replied calmly.

Understanding that Jared wanted him to focus on his recovery, he nodded.

"Okay." He was itching to return to the fray against the Eastern Falcon, but he also understood that everyone was concerned about his wellbeing.

"Mr.

and Mrs.

Johnston? Even though I'll be staying here to take care of Charlie, you may still assign tasks to me should the need arise." Patricia volunteered herself.

She knew what Charlie was worried about, and so, she had opted to participate in the mission.

Not only would she be able to aid Nicole and Jared by doing so; she could fill Charlie in on their progress while she was at it.

"It's fine if you need to be out there while you're on your mission.

I have a team of nurses and caretakers here,'"' Charlie chimed in, as he was completely fine with the idea of Patricia not being here.

"Max will make the necessary arrangements.

There's no need to rush it." Nicole assured.

Stubborn as had always been, Patricia looked at Charlie and argued, “But I want to help out too." "It seems to me that you're fine, so I'll make a move now," Ellar announced, as he could not bear to stick around for another minute longer.

“alright." Patricia replied, seemingly relieved that he was gone.

Ellar had been at the hospital for the past three days, taking care of Patricia.

No matter what she said to him and no matter how hard she protested, he remained by her side, making her very uncomfortable with his presence.

It was obvious that Ellar and Patricia would never become an item.

Therefore, Patricia did not want to give him any false hopes.

All she wanted was to prevent anyone from getting hurt because of her, and she would do her damndest to ensure that.

 

Chapter 2910

Deep down, Ellar was stewing in bitterness and despondency.

He gritted his teeth, looked at Charlie, and said, "You better treat her well.

Or else, I swear I won't let you go." After Ellar had spoken his last, he spun around and stormed out of the room.

He couldn't figure out what Charlie had that he didn't, and most of all, he couldn't understand why Patricia wouldn't give him a chance, even when she wasn't dating anyone.

But since Patricia had made up her mind, Ellar knew he couldn't change it.

All he could do was respect her decision and quietly watch over her from a distance.

If Charlie ever treated Patricia badly, Ellar was ready to step in and help her.

“Hey, what did you just say —" Charlie began, but before he could complete his sentence, Patricia had stopped him.

"It's fine," she said.

Charlie looked at Patricia with his brows raised, and after a moment of contemplation, he widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "Are you for real?" Patricia avoided his gaze, after which she firmly replied, "This is how it's supposed to be." Both she and Ellar were fated to be from two different worlds.

As such, it would be better for them to maintain their distance and keep the spark from igniting a flame they would likely reduce their hearts to ashes.

“Actually, I think you should leave too," Charlie told Patricia as he looked her in the eye.

Charlie was the one who had reminded Patricia to keep a distance from Ellar from the very beginning.

Although he felt that he would not bea match for her, it was not because of his status.

In fact, the entire reason as to why he disapproved of them getting together was that he thought their personalities were not compatible.

As weeks passed, however, Ellar's persistence and dedication to Patricia had only proved Charlie wrong.

Thus, Charlie would take a step back and allow them to have their way if his sister did indeed have feelings for Ellar.

Patricia shook her head.

"No.

I won't leave." The act of leaving the organization was not without its complexities, for Charlie would still be there, connoting that his life would always be in danger.

Just the mere thought of it was enough to make Patricia shiver.

Therefore, she was determined to remain in the organization with her brother to the very end.

"Patricia, please..." Charlie began, wanting to persuade Patricia, but before he could, she had already changed the subject.

"Charlie, it's better for you to focus on your recovery.

I will take good care of you," she said.

Knowing that Patricia did not want to continue the conversation, Charlie sighed and kept his peace.

At the end of the day, one must learn to make difficult decisions on their own.

In this case, it was possible that Patricia did not like Ellar at all.

Still, Charlie trusted that Patricia would eventually meet someone who could make her give up on a life of fighting and live as any person should, in happiness and in peace.

“Patricia, you can stay.

We're leaving now." Nicole looked at Patricia and smiled, having figured that there was a whirlwind of emotions beneath her calm facade.

"T'll send them off," Patricia told Charlie, after which she followed Jared and Nicole out of the ward.

“Take a breather." Nicole patted Patricia on the shoulder.

Then, she linked arms with Jared and sauntered out of the ward.

Patricia stared at Nicole from the back and began thinking of what she had just said.

All of a sudden, her eyes began welling up with tears.

Nicole had seen through her, and she was not as calm as she appeared to be.

‘Why?!’ Patricia thought.

"This will only end in despair, so I'm not even going to start anything!" Her life, up until about a month ago, was progressing just as how she had imagined it would, but all of the hurt and sorrow she was feeling now was incomprehensible to her.

After all, she had made the best decision she could, and it was important for her to live by it so that nobody else would have to get hurt anymore.

‘That's right.

Everything happens for a reason.

Perhaps, things will return to normal soon." Meanwhile, Ellar had not driven that far away from the hospital when he pulled over at the side of the road and spaced out, his eyes staring out to the mountains in the distance.

‘I just don't understand...why does my heart hurt so much?' he agonized.

'If she can be happy with someone else, I should be happy for her.

But why do I feel sad? She must be in love with Charlie if she could take care of him so wholeheartedly.’ Ellar could tell that Charlie loved Patricia too, so much so that he was close to sacrificing himself to save Patricia.

Thus, it would be safe to assume that they would be a perfect match if they were indeed together.

All of a sudden, while Ellar was chest deep in his sea of painful thoughts, he heard a few knocks on his windshield.