Ch. 381..385: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 381-385

Chapter 381

“You read it right.” He had checked out an hour earlier, probably having gotten wind of something, feeling unsafe, and quickly left.

‘How dare Michael not heed Jared’s warning, blatantly doing things he knew very well that they were against the law?’

Claus looked up with a gentle smile, but his eyes had an inorganic coldness. He called and told Jared what he found and some of his own interpretation, as if he had witnessed what happened with his own eyes. ‘He’s good for nothing but tattling, emboldening Michael, even.’

A long silence was on Jared’s side before Jared was heard saying, “One at a time.”

Claus then hung up and was thrilled.

‘One at a time; everyone gets their turn. Boss has his own reasons for doing things, and I’m not in a hurry.’ Meanwhile, Nicole had walked Mrs. Wallace Sr. into the Riddle Mansion to meet her parents. It was her eldest brother who picked her up the last time.

Daniel and Gloria had never met Mrs. Wallace Sr. yet, so she had to take Mrs. Wallace Sr. to meet them. When Nicole brought Mrs. Wallace Sr. into the living room, they happened to see Daniel and Gloria come downstairs.

Gloria looked at Nicole and Mrs. Wallace Sr. in surprise. She quickly went up to them and whispered to Nicole, “This is…”

Seeing Nicole nod, Gloria and Daniel’s eyes lit up. They walked excitedly to Mrs. Wallace Sr., took her hand, and said softly to her, “You must be Nicole’s grandmother. We have long heard Nicole talk about

you and thought of visiting you in Great Oak to thank you in person. We did not expect you to come first.”

Daniel also grinned as he looked at Mrs. Wallace Sr., and from time to time, nodded in agreement with what Gloria had said.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. did not expect Nicole’s parents to be so friendly. She felt touched and waved her hand

“I just miss Nicole, wanting to see if she is doing well. Now I am relieved to see you all so friendly.”

Gloria quickly reached out and held Mrs. Wallace Sr.’s hand while winking at Nicole, “Your grandpa is waiting for you to accompany him to take his medication.”

Nicole knew they wanted to chat with Mrs. Wallace Sr., so she nodded gently and said to Mrs. Wallace Sr., “I’ll be right back.” Mrs. Wallace Sr. did not stop her from going but looked at her with an avuncular expression.

” Good girl. Go.” She and Gloria sat down and chatted on the couch. Nicole only went upstairs when she saw they were getting along well. Mrs. Wallace Sr. told Gloria some funny stories about Nicole’s childhood. The three of them sat in the living room. With Nicole as the common topic, the conversation did not feel awkward at all.

After learning about Nicole’s habits, favorite food, and things that would offend her, Gloria finally asked cautiously, “Will Nicole blame me for abandoning her for so many years?”

Mrs. Wallace Sr. seemed to have expected this question. She glanced at Gloria and sighed secretly.

“You have to ask Nicole about this. She knew a lot of things and kept everything to herself since she was a child.”

Seeing Gloria’s face sunk, Mrs. Wallace Sr. added, saying,

“Nicole must love you two very much. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have stayed in the Riddle family, judging by her personality.”

Hearing this, Daniel and his wife’s eyes lit up. They looked at Mrs. Wallace Sr. with a tinge of gratitude on their faces.They were too blinded by their emotions, and it was Mrs. Wallace Sr. who made them realize the actual situation.

Chapter 382

Mrs. Wallace Sr. looked at Gloria and asked her a question, “You found a daughter before Nicole, didn’t you?”

Gloria and Daniel looked at each other, and both bowed their heads in shame.

Norah was angry and did not come home for a few days, so Gloria was worried about her.

Two nights ago, she heard a servant say Norah had come home but just took a look and left afterward. No one knew why she did not enter the house, but Gloria was thinking of visiting her in school if Norah still did not come home in two days.

Daniel also sighed when Norah came to mind. It was all because they did not conduct a DNA test that they mixed Norah up with Nicole, which was equally hurtful to both Nicole and Norah.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. saw that they were genuinely sorry for Nicole. It had been a great dereliction of duty as parents for them to find Nicole back only after so long.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. was thinking of reproaching them. But seeing their guilty faces, she, at last, said nothing. No parent did not want to have their children growing up beside them.

Daniel and Gloria must have been very painful to lose Nicole by negligence at that time. The disappointment that came after realizing that they had mistaken someone else for their daughter did not help, either. The time and effort they had spent and the amount of distress must be huge

So there was no need for her to harp on the issue again. Mrs. Wallace Sr. sighed again. She looked at Daniel and Gloria and said solemnly, “You may give Nicole freedom, but you must also hold her hand and lead her to the way home. You only need to be good to her, and she will reward you endlessly. So you must treat her well.”

Daniel and Gloria nodded assuredly.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. smiled with relief and still wanted to say something. Just then, the door suddenly opened, and a surly voice came from the outside.

“How can you allow any Tom, Dick, and Harry to enter the Riddle Mansion?”

It was Dillon. He walked in, circled around, and sneered at the quaintly dressed Mrs. Wallace Sr., who was sitting at the table.

Only then did he sit down on the sofa on the opposite side, cross his legs, and say to Daniel, ” Aren’t you afraid of making yourself a laughingstock by inviting a garbage collector into our house?”

Dillon appeared triumphant. Daniel looked at him with unconcealed anger on his face.

“You can mock me, but please don’t get Nicole’s grandma involved.”

‘What? This old lady was the person who raised the brat?’

The malice look in Dillon’s eyes was all too obvious. He almost laughed out loud.

“Why can’t I talk about her? She dressed so badly; isn’t she a garbage collector?”

Gloria could not bear his insults and stood up.

“Dillon, I respect you as my brother-in-law, but please respect others and don’t spew your insults.” Gloria’s words hit him where they hurt the most. Dillon went from humiliated to angry, jumping up, wanting to slap Gloria.

“You b*tch! How dare you say this to me?” Karen, who had returned to visit Mr. Riddle Sr., had just gone downstairs and could not help but frown when she heard the noise in the living hall.

She had not spoken to Dillon lately because Dillon had humiliated her in front of everyone last time. But then, she also felt she could not bear to watch her husband being bullied and do nothing. So she rushed down the stairs.

“Are you crazy, Gloria? How dare you insult my husband! Believe me,I’m going to tear your mouth off!” Amid the chaos, a commanding voice suddenly came from upstairs.

“Cut it out!” Dillon’s hand was being grabbed by Daniel, and Karen was frozen in her posture of rushing toward Gloria.

 

Chapter 383

All of them turned around stiffly.

“Dad?”

Everyone was looking up at the stairs. They could not believe their eyes when they saw Mr. Riddle Sr. on his feet. Nicole helped him walk downstairs.

Her brows furrowed when she saw her grandmother standing there being bullied. However, it was heartwarming for Nicole to see Gloria standing in front of her grandmother protecting her.

” Dillion and his wife tried to look normal as they did not want to act rashly in front of their dad. A hint of disappointment flashed upon Mr. Riddle Sr.’s eyes as he looked at Dillion. Mr. Riddle Sr. was furious with Dillion, his hands trembling. Dillion was quite loud just now. So, Mr. Riddle Sr. heard everything as he walked down the hall.

‘Dillion was way out of line. How could he say such awful words to Mrs.Dillion did not look as proud as before when he noticed his father’s face was contorted with anger. He quickly sat upright and forced a smile as he looked at his father.

“How are you, Dad? Are you feeling better? Why did you come down?” Karen was disgusted by her husband’s reaction.

‘How can Dillion still be so afraid of his dad?!’ Even though Karen was not happy with her husband’s reaction, she flinched the moment she noticed her dad was furious.

She quickly withdrew her hand and stood behind her husband. Mr. Riddle Sr.grunted as he looked at the both of them.

“Why did you ask? Were you hoping that I wouldn’t be on my feet ever again?!” Dillion kept quiet as he knew whatever he was going to say would only upset his father further.

However, he was disgusted by the way Mrs. Wallace Sr. dressed. He twitched his mouth in a grimace and voiced his displeasure.

“Dad, Don’t be mad at me. Look at what Daniel did. How can he bring someone dressing like a beggar into our house?”

Nicole’s face darkened when Dillion called Mrs. Wallace Sr. a beggar. Mr. Riddle Sr. noticed her emotion rather quickly and patted her hand to comfort her. He then turned around and glowered at Dillion.

“You were so rude to Mrs. Wallace Sr.! Apologize to her now!” said Mr. Riddle Sr.

‘What?!’

‘Did dad just ask me to apologize to a beggar?!’ Dillion stood still. Mr. Riddle Sr. squinted.

‘This brat doesn’t even listen to me now. Does he not respect me anymore?!’

Nicole helped Mr. Riddle Sr. walk toward Dillon and the rest. Although Dillion heard his father

loud and clear, he still refused to apologize to a beggar. He believed that his father would not embarrass him in front of outsiders no matter what he did.

‘It was probably just for the show!’ While Dillion felt pretty confident about his own thought, a sudden gust of wind whooshed from behind him! He then felt a sharp pain in his knees while he was still processing what was happening.

“Ahhh!” screamed Dillion. A powerful blow dropped him to his knees, making him look wretched and embarrassing.

“How dare you kick me, Nicole?!”

 

Chapter 384

Dillion instinctively assumed Nicole must be the one who kicked him because she had almost made him kneel back then. The fact that he did not have to kneel in the end did not lessen his shame, however.

‘It must be Nicole trying to put me in embarrassment again!’

“You still have the nerve to call Nicole? You deserve being kicked!” said Mr. Riddle Sr.

Dillon’s face turned pale as he was harshly reprimanded by his father.

‘Dad actually let Nicole kick me?! He doesn’t even bother that I’m an elder family member and put me in a tight spot!’

Karen could not help to speak, “Dad! No matter what. Dillon is still an elder member of the family.”

As she said that, she ran to Dillon, wanting to help him up. But Mr. Riddle Sr. said in an icy cold voice, “Don’t any of you dare to help him up!”

His words had startled Karen. She immediately drew back her hands.

Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Dillon’s eyes; they were full of shock. He said indifferently, without a trace of pity in his voice, “I repeat, apologize to Mrs. Wallace Sr. now!”

Dillon did not expect Mr. Riddle Sr. to want him to apologize to Mrs. Wallace Sr. He looked at Mr. Riddle Sr. and then at Nicole, who was staring him down. He could barely hide his resentment.

However, he knew that there would be no end to this if he did not apologize to her. So he could only keep his head low while enduring his anger and said, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.”

‘D*mn Nicole! It’s all because of her that I have to humble myself to apologize to a filthy beggar!’ thought Dillon, who was glaring at Nicole with hateful eyes as though he had wanted to skin her alive.

But Mr. Riddle Sr. thrashed the ground with his walking stick and frowned. “What face are you showing her!”

Mr. Riddle Sr.’s action sent Dillon shivers. He immediately lowered his head, trying to hide his facial expression.

On the other hand, Nicole did not miss the resentful look on Dillon’s face while watching the scene.

‘Uncle Dillon must be holding a grudge against grandma and me. Grandpa is here now, so Uncle Dillon has no balls to harm us. But what if when grandpa is not around?’ There was a ruthless glint in Nicole’s eyes. Only when she retracted her gaze to Mrs. Wallace Sr. and saw her grandmother’s comforting smile did the frost in her eyes thaw.

Mr. Riddle Sr. thought Dillon had sincerely apologized, so he no longer stopped Karen from helping Dillon up. He walked to Mrs. Wallace Sr. with a smile on his stern face.

“So you’re Nicole’s grandmother?”

Mrs. Wallace Sr. nodded. She could tell that the man before her was the head of the Riddles. She had thought him to be a strict person. But now she noticed that he seemed to highly regard Nicole.

At the thought of this, Mrs. Wallace Sr. no longer felt worried about Nicole.

“Yes. And you must be her grandfather,” said Mrs. Wallace Sr. with a gentle smile. Mr. Riddle Sr. nodded.

“You’re right. Thank you for taking care of Nicole all these years. It’s a pleasure to have you in San Joto. Please stay with us for dinner.” Once he said that he asked the kitchen to prepare meals.

After that, he said to Daniel, “Call everybody. Tell them to get here to welcome Mrs. Wallace Sr.”

“There’s no need for that. Mr. Riddle Sr…”

Mrs. Wallace Sr, kindly declined the treatment. She felt that someone like her did not deserve such an effusive welcome from the Riddle family. However, Mr. Riddle Sr. held a different opinion.

“You shouldn’t have felt this way. Nicole’s family is my family. It’s a rare chance to finally have you in San Joto. Why not you stay here for some time? We can show you around.”

Dillon’s facial expression distorted when he heard Mr. Riddle Sr.

‘No way I’m gonna stay with this old beggar under one roof! This is the Riddle residence. Even Karen and I only get to stay here for a few days every month. Who is this old hag to get special treatment?”

Karen held the same thought. But when she was about to speak her mind, Mr. Riddle Sr.’s words came to her mind. In the end, she could only swallow her words back down her throat.

Chapter 385

Now that Mr. Riddle Sr. was pissed, and they did not want to defy him, they had no choice but to leave Nicole alone for a few more days.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. was here just to check out the Riddle family’s attitude toward Nicole. Mr. Riddle Sr.’s attitude was clear, so she had nothing to worry about. She was not used to staying in such a ridiculously large family, and it did not help that Mr. Riddle Sr. asked her to stay longer.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. wanted to decline but was worried that her refusal might affect the Riddle family’s opinion of Nicole. Just as Mrs. Wallace St. was in a dilemma, Nicole said deprecatingly, “It’s alright, Grandpa. My grandma isn’t familiar with this place, and I’m going to sit for exam soon. I’m afraid I will not have time to accompany her. Maybe when Grandma comes next time, she can stay here longer.

Upon hearing what Nicole said, Mrs. Wallace Sr. let out a long sigh of relief. She turned to Mr. Riddle Sr.

“Yeah, it’s so courteous of you to invite me to have a meal here. I don’t want to trouble you again. Anyway, thank you very much,” Mrs. Wallace Sr. said with a nod of thanks. Mr. Riddle Sr. did not insist. He smiled and nodded back. “It’s alright. How about we start dinner now?”

He felt Mrs. Wallace St. kind and congenial when he saw her.

“Okay.” Mrs. Wallace Sr. nodded obligingly. Everyone agreed, and Daniel and his wife had a smile on their faces. Dillon was also relieved simply because he did not have to live with this old lady.

‘I didn’t expect Nicole’s grandmother to be so unappreciative of dad’s kindness, just like Nicole. She befits the person who raised Nicole; the two are equal fools.’

Unlike Dillon and his wife having an ax to grind each, Nicole stood by her grandmother’s side and talked to her.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. whispered to Nicole, “Thank goodness you spoke for me. Otherwise, I couldn’t have refused it.”

Nicole looked at her cute grandmother with a faint smile in her eyes.

“No sweat. I know you don’t like staying in other people’s places.”

Having lived with Mrs. Wallace Sr. for so many years, no way Nicole did not know that Mrs. Wallace Sr. disliked life in big cities.

Besides, she did not even live in the Riddle family now. Mrs. Wallace Sr. would feel uncomfortable staying alone in her grandfather’s mansion or her parents’ house.

Coupled with the fact that her aunts and uncles were not that friendly, she was worried that her grandmother would be bullied.

Given Mrs. Wallace Sr.’s character, she would definitely grin and bear it even if she was wronged. With this thought in mind, Nicole’s eyes became gentler.

After saying a few words with her parents, she and Mrs. Wallace Sr. sat down on her grandfather’s left. Mr. Riddle Sr. had a casual chat with Mrs. Wallace Sr. Soon, the clock hands in the hall were pointing at 6:00 p.m., but his grandsons had not arrived.

He frowned, upset that they were getting more and more unruly. Just as he started to get angry, the door opened, and Nicole’s five brothers all hurried in. Sean had met Mrs. Wallace Sr. before. Seeing her at the dining table, he quickly brought his brothers over and greeted her.

“It’s my pleasure to see you here, Mrs. Wallace Sr.” “You’re Nicole’s grandma? You look so young.”

“Nice to meet you, Mrs. Wallace.”

“Nice to meet you.” Steve, Stanley, and others greeted Mrs. Wallace Sr. in tandem. Samuel was the last to speak. He scratched his head and said awkwardly,”

“I’m sorry, I’m late.”