Ch. 866..870: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 866-870

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Chloe was transfixed in her place. Am I not here to seek justice for myself? How come it ends up with me having to apologize?’ Seeing Chloe freeze, Henry reminded her.

“What are you thinking? Apologize to Mr. Johnston.” Only then did Chloe snap back and look at Jared with reluctance.

“No need to apologize to me. Apologize to this, Ms. Riddle.” Jared looked at Nicole. Henry spoke up for Chloe.

“It’s inappropriate , isn’t it? She’s a popular actress, after all. How can she apologize to a student?”

“Inappropriate? I think it’s appropriate,” Jared said with a not-to-be-questioned tone of voice. Henry took a breath and gave Chloe a wink. Chloe looked at Nicole with great reluctance before squeezing out an apology with difficulty.

“I’m sorry if I have done something wrong, Miss. Riddle.” Nicole glanced at her and said, “Stop doing something that you know would offend the others next time. Or else it will be you who will bear the consequences.”

‘How dare this brat wants to lecture me? If Jared hadn’t backed you up, I would have ripped your mouth off.’ Chloe stared at her with a grim look and stopped talking.

“Well, if there’s nothing else, we’ll leave.” Henry hurried to leave as he was afraid that they might cause further unnecessary trouble for themselves.

“Take care, Uncle Henry.” Jared watched them leave.

Jared came to sit beside Nicole and asked, “Are you happy now?”

“Yup. Give me a wink if there is something interesting like this coming up next time.” Nicole felt so fulfilled when Chloe apologized to her, and she got to lecture Chloe.

“I do hope it doesn’t happen again.” He did not want to be putting her through the wringer.

“Okay.”

“Just now, they said Chloe was shooting at your company?” Nicole asked as she suddenly remembered the conversation she had just heard.

“Yeah, the company’s new product is about to go on sale, so they make her the brand ambassador,” Jared explained.

“What’s wrong? Do you have a problem with that?”

“Won’t you be tempted with such beauty appearing in front of your eyes every day?” Nicole said with wistful amusement.

“What’s going on in your little devil’s head? How could I be tempted by this level of beauty of her? Are you unsure of yourself?” Jared raised an eyebrow at her.

“I have confidence in myself. Just that there are too many mate poachers out there that not even men of the cloth could stand the temptation.” Nicole ridiculed him.

“How dare you compare me to the clergymen? I will fix you, good and proper.” Jared grabbed her at once.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” Nicole begged. Jared caught an opportunity and would not let her go easily. The two of them flirted with each other in the office for a while before Jared let her go.

“You’re so naughty. I’m laughing so hard I’m out of breath.” Nicole dropped to the couch and giggled.

“Did you find out about the source of your poisoning at the last party last time?” It was only when Nicole saw Chloe today that she remembered the incident.

“Not yet.”

“Then watch out for Chloe,” Nicole said.

“You sound like you know something.” Jared keenly sensed something in her words.

“I’m just guessing. There is no actual evidence.Otherwise, it would have pursued the matter.” Jared playfully came up to her.

“I’m not afraid. I have you. I’m not worried if I get drugged again.”

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"Not afraid? I'll see if you're scared." Nicole reached out and pinched Jared around the waist. There was a sudden knock on the door.

Jared immediately put away his smile and sorted his attire before saying, “Come in.”

“Mr.Johnston, everyone is here."

"Okay, you go first."

"I have a meeting to attend.” Jared looks reluctant to go.

“You get busy.I should go home too." stood up and walked out of the office with Jared.

Back at the Riddle Mansion, she found there was a hive of activity there.

While wondering why she walked straight inside.Damien, Dillon, and Dexter were all in the house.

"Daniel, we are here to congratulate you on behalf of Father for your successful bid,” Damien said.

“Thank you.Our success has kind of made the entire Riddle family proud,” Daniel said modestly.

"Daniel, I suppose it wasn't easy to win the tender bid, right?” Dexter asked.

“It’s really difficult.There were many powerful companies bidding for it, and some rivals were trying to undermine us,” Daniel said with a long sigh.

"The good thing was that Sean and Nicole had risen to the challenge and still studied the tender seriously.Together with Harvey's help, we won the tender at last." Daniel was proud of it.

“Daniel, that’s just a one-sided view.The success of your bid this time is mostly because of Damien.If it wasn't for him, Harvey would not have joined hands with you guys.He could have bid himself,” Karen said disapprovingly.

Daniel glanced at Karen awkwardly.

Knowing her character and that everyone was here today to congratulate them, he did not want to refute her in front of everyone.So he could only smile and remain silent.

Sean heard what Karen said and was upset.He got up and went to the dining room, where he saw Nicole sit, and he asked, “When did you come back?”

“It’s been a while.What are these people doing here?” Nicole asked.

"They say they're here to congratulate us, but their every word reeks of jealousy.” Sean glanced at the three families in the hall, and Nicole shook her head.

Meanwhile, Damien was self-satisfied after hearing what Karen said.

Suddenly, the landline phone rang, and Damien, who was closest to the phone, picked it up.

“Hello? This is the Riddle family.Who is this?” Damien asked bluntly.

“Hi, this is Scott Harmon.May I speak to Nicole?" Scott only had the phone number of the Riddle family, not Nicole’s mobile phone number, so he called the house phone.

Hearing the name, Damien immediately sat up upright with a serious face.

“A moment, please, Mr.Harmon.I will ask Nicole over right away.”

“Nicole, Mr.Harmon calls you on the phone." Gloria had seen Nicole in the dining room just now,but she knew Nicole did not like her uncles, so she had not asked her to come over.

Now, since Mr.Harmon was calling, she had to ask her to come over and answer it.Nicole heard Gloria’s voice and went over.

“What’s up, Mom?”

“Mr.Harmon is on the phone." Gloria pointed with her finger.

Damien was curious about what Mr.Harmon would say to Nicole, so when he handed the phone to Nicole, he turned on the speakerphone .

Everyone was stunned to see this.

“Hello, Mr.Harmon.I'm Nicole," Nicole said in a tone of voice that sounded as if they were peers.

“Nicole, it’s Scott.My father is out of the hospital and would like to invite you and your family over.I don't know if you have time?" Scott asked politely.

"I'm glad to hear that your father has recovered and is out of the hospital.It was just part of my job, nothing big deal," Nicole said, politely declining.

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But Scott did not give up.

"Nicole, it might be nothing big deal to you, but for me, youare the person who saved my father's life.I have no way to repay you but thank you in person.Give me a call later, and I will send someone to pick you and your family up.” Nicole glanced back at her parents, who had the desire to go written all over their faces, and since Scott was so sincere and insistent, she agreed.

After Nicole hung up the phone , Damien and the other two families became embarrassed by what they had said earlier.They felt like they had just got slapped in the face.

“Nicole, when did you save Mr.Harmon’s life?” Damien asked curiously.

“Yeah.Why haven't I heard you say that before?" Karen questioned.

“I have just performed an operation on Mr.Harmon’s father at the hospital,” Nicole said nonchalantly.

"You know how to operate?" Everyone could not help but be surprised

“Why so surprised?” Nicole did not want to talk about it and was ready to go upstairs to rest when Karen suddenly pulled her to one side.

“Nicole, will you bring anyone else to Mr.Harmon's house this time?" Miley unashamedly tried to butter up to Nicole.

“No,” Nicole said indifferently.

Karen said, “Don’t be naïve, Miley.An outsider won't think for us."

Miley sighed in disappointment.

"Didn't you guys always treat me like an outsider before? And now I do the same, and you guys aren’t happy about it.” Nicole said bluntly,her cold eyes sweeping over their faces.

Everyone could not find a word to respond, and they all did not dare to look at her, as they all had a guilty conscience.

Damien, who could not stand the atmosphere unpleasant to him, got to his feet and left without saying a word.

The other two families also left in tandem.

Raine was pissed at seeing Nicole's arrogant attitude." How can you talk to your uncles and aunts like that? You have such bad manners.”

“Doall people with good manners talk like you do?"https://novelebook.com/home1 Nicole looked at Raine with piercing eyes as if she would break Raine's throat if Raine dared to say one more disrespectful word.

Snow saw things not right and hurriedly dragged Raine away.

After the three families left, silence returned to the house, and Nicole went straight upstairs to rest.She would have fallen asleep had those people not come disturbing her.

Gloria followed Nicole to her room, sat in a chair, and asked with concern, “What else is going on with you we don’t know about?” "Nothing.I really didn't take this matter to heart and tell you guys about it.I didn’t know Mr.Harmon would care that much.” Gloria believed her.

She stroked Nicole's hand and said with concern, "Whatever happens next time, be sure to tell us.We are family." Nicole looked at Gloria, feeling emotional with a lump in her throat.While they were talking, Gloria received a phone call.She glanced at Nicole and left in a hurry.Nicole felt that Gloria's expression

was odd, but she went to sleep without giving it a second thought.The next day after school, Jared picked Nicole up in front of her school.

“You’re really on the dot.” Nicole teased him.

“I have to.Otherwise, I would be in trouble with all the boys swarming around you like bees.”

“Let’s go.Back to the Riddle Mansion." Last time, Gloria had mentioned she had not seen Jared in a long time and wanted Nicole to take him home for a casual dinner.

Today, Nicole found out that Jared could take time out of his busy schedule, so she asked him out.

As the car sped down the road, Jared glanced at Nicole.

” How have you been lately?”

“Pretty good.Eating well, sleeping well." Nicole said, not picking up on Jared’s undertone.

“What about you?” Nicole looked over at him.

 

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"I'm not so good. It's been two days since I last received a video call from someone.” Jared had a look of disappointment on his face.

“So you are here waiting for me?” Nicole chuckled.

"I was just afraid to disturb you because you were so busy,” Nicole explained.

“Really?” Jared was not so convinced.

"Really."

"Okay, I forgive you."

"Who needs your forgiveness?"

"By the way, the school holiday is coming soon.I’m thinking of going on a vacation.When will you be free?" Nicole had been in this city for a bit too long and wanted to travel around other cities.

"Soon I will be able to free up some time.The joint venture is on track now, and when things start on the track, I will spend time with you.”Jared would also love to have more time to spend with her.

“That settles it.When I have time, I will go check out the city I want to visit.”

“Do you have somewhere you want to go?” Nicole looked over at him.

"No, I will go anywhere you go," Jared said a lovey-dovey line without him realizing it.

“You’ve been very flirty lately.https://novelebook.com/home1Have you been studying it secretly?" Nicole's eyes narrowed as she examined him.

"Do I look like I need to study it? That's so underestimating me.” Jared was full of pride.

Laughter filled the cabin, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the Riddle Mansion.

The car was parked up inside the mansion compound, and in front of them was another car, which Nicole recognized right away.

The two got out of the car and walked toward the door, where they met Sean and Harvey,who were coming out.

“You’re back, Nicole.”

“Hello, Mr.Johnston.” Harvey greeted him as if nothing had happened.

Jared looked at him expressionlessly, but he said nothing.

Nicole also looked at Harvey with a frosty face.But Harvey still smiled graciously before he got into his car and left the Riddle Mansion.

Sean saw Jared's grave expression and asked Nicole, "Is Jared feeling not well?”.

"No, he just doesn't like Harvey." "Oh." Sean nodded thoughtfully, guessing that Jared was not happy because Harvey had seen Nicole too frequently to his liking.

“Let’s go in the house.Everyone’s inside.” Sean made a gesture of invitation.

Nicole held Jared’s arm and walked in with him.

When Gloria saw Nicole and Jared, she looked in a panic and hurriedly ended her conversation with Daniel.

“Mr.Johnston, Nicole, what do you like to eat?" Nicole once again sensed that something was wrong with Gloria’s demeanor.

"Whatever." She then glanced at Sean, who looked at her blankly.

“Mr.Johnston, please have a seat,” Daniel said.

“Please call me Jared, Mr.Riddle.”

“Okay, Jared.I heard that you have been busy because of a joint venture.I guess it must be a very important project." Daniel did not know what to talk to him about, so he just casually inquired.

“Yeah, It is really quite important.That was why I didn't have the time to come visit you and Mrs.Riddle.” Jared explained politely.

"I heard Riddle Corporation won the Aegis Corporation tender the other day.Congratulations,” Jared said.

Daniel smiled.

"And that's thanks to Nicole."

"Dad, we won the Aegis Corporation project because of Sean’s beautifully done bid documents, not because of me.

"Nicole did not want to take the credit but attributed it to Sean.

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Sean was flattered and hastened to humble himself and praise Nicole.

“It’s mainly because Nicole knows Mr. Harmon. Otherwise , we wouldn’t necessarily have won the tender, no matter how beautifully done the bid documents were."

"You know Mr.Harmon?" Jared asked , looking over at Nicole in surprise.

"Do you remember when I saved an old gentleman in the hospital earlier?” Nicole helped Jared recall what had happened.

“I remember that.”

“That old gentleman is Mr.Harmon’s father.”

After Nicole explained this, Jared immediately understood.

"Looks like you weren't wasting your time that day." Jared joked.

"What are you talking about? I didn't even know about the old gentleman’s relationship with Mr.Harmon.Besides, I didn’t save him because of Mr.Harmon." Nicole hurriedly explained herself, afraid that Jared would think it was a premeditated act.

“I know.I was just teasing you on purpose." https://novelebook.com/home1

"Aegis Corporation is still quite demanding, project wise.If you need any help, just let me know." Jared looked at Daniel and Sean.

“Thanks a lot, Mr.Johnston.”

“The meal is ready.Come and eat." Gloria came into the living room to tell everyone.

"Jared, I didn't know what you like to eat, so I picked something Nicole likes and made some.Nicole is always with you, so I thought perhaps what she likes, you might like too.”Gloria smiled and explained, worried that Jared would think too much.

“You’re right.Whatever Nicole likes to eat, I like too." Jared inadvertently acted lovey-dovey in front of the elders.

Nicole hurriedly fetched him some food to hide her bashfulness.

“Try it.My mom’s cooking is delicious.” Jared took a bite.

"It tastes great, better than what a five star chef cooks.”

“Eat a little more if you like it.I can tell you have lost some weight lately." Gloria's face beamed when she heard Jared compliment her on the delicious cooking.

After the meal, Jared sat for a while before leaving.Daniel and Gloria saw him out and invited him to come again when he was not busy.

The family sat around the couch talking.After seeing Jared out, Daniel was nowhere to be seen.

Nicole guessed he was in his room.She came in front of the room and gave it a knock.

"Come in."

"Dad, why aren't you in the hall chatting with us? What are you doing here alone?” Nicole walked in and saw a preoccupied father sitting in his chair in deep thought.

"Nicole, there's something you may not know yet; recently your mother and Norah have been in contact frequently.Norah's parents met with a car accident, and both are now hospitalized.So no one is taking care of Norah." Daniel hesitated for a long time but decided that he should tell her.

Once Nicole heard this, and after associating it with Gloria's strange behavior on the last two occasions, it all made sense.

"How are they?" "They are injured, but the good thing is, it’s not life threatening.”

“Your mom is too soft-hearted.When Norah had hysterics, your mom gave her half a million dollars privately.At first, she kept that from me.But when I found out, she told me she could not bring herself not to help Norah because she had raised Norah for over ten years." Daniel sighed helplessly.

“Norah is too much.Didn't you give her half a million before? Why is she still coming for money?” Nicole said in anger.

"I am also angry about this, but your mom said that the money has been given out, and there is no point in talking about it now.Do you think she is unaware of what she is doing?”

“But I made her promise that this was the last time she would give Norah money,and she agreed.For the time being, we will just have to watch and see.” Daniel felt better after telling what was bottled up inside him.He had been upset since he knew about it.

“In that case, you shouldn’t get upset anymore.I will not live on campus for the next few days.I will return to stay with mom more often." Nicole had a plan in mind.

Daniel nodded.

“Please pretend you don’t know about this.”