Ch. 876..880: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 876-880

Chapter 876

"Good, be safe and keep in touch."

“Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.” Nicole got up and prepared to head out the door.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks, realizing that going out and looking for someone just like that was no difference from looking for a needle in a haystack.She took out her laptop and typed rapidly on the keyboard.

A dialog box popped up on the screen, and she entered Gloria’s personal information.

Not long after, a florist on the map appeared with Gloria’s information, and through the security camera, Gloria was seen paying at the florist counter.

"Mom bought flowers from this florist half an hour ago,” Nicole explained to Daniel.

"The florist? Could she be buying flowers to visit Norah's parents in the hospital?” Daniel asked.

Nicole immediately kept pinpointing Gloria's location through the surveillance cameras on the street.

Sure enough, Gloria was seen stopping at a hospitalthen, Martin called, and Nicole answered the phone." Hello, Martin,”

“I found out what you told me yesterday;there was indeed a couple in the inpatient unit of our hospital."

Looking at the screen, Nicole suddenly thought of a solution.

"Martin, I need you to do me a favor."

"I'm all ears.” “Can you go outside the couple’s ward and see if my mother is there? Better not let my mom see you," Nicole said.

“Okay.I will go over there now and take a look and call you back later.”

After a few minutes, Martin called again.

"I saw your mother talking to the patients in the ward.”

“Thank you.”

“By the way, is the wiring maintenance at your hospital over?"

"It seems like it's over.Do you want to come over now?" Martin looked outside; it was late afternoon.

Thinking that she had class tomorrow and nothing to do now, Nicole decided to go over there.

"I will go over there now."

"Okay, I will meet you downstairs.”

“Okay, I’ll see you later,” Nicole said and hung up.

“Dad, don’t worry.Mom is seeing Norah's parents and will probably be back soon,” Nicole said.

"Good." Daniel had guessed it when he saw Gloria's location information at the florist.

“Martin wanted to see me.I have to go out for a while."

"Aren't you going to have dinner at home?” Daniel looked at her with concern.

“I’m not hungry now.When Mom comes back, you guys have dinner first.No need to wait for me.I'm leaving." Nicole shut down her laptop and took a taxi to the hospital.

From the car, Nicole could already see Martin standing at the entrance, waiting for her.

"Hi Martin, I didn't know you really waited for me downstairs.” Nicole thought he was just being polite, not expecting that he really waited for her downstairs.

“Of course.Didn't I tell you on the phone?"

"I thought you were just being polite.”

“Let’s go upstairs.”

“What floor is the surveillance room on?”

"Top floor."

"Let's go straight there."

"Okay." Martin had already given the surveillance room a heads up before Nicole arrived.

They walked into the surveillance room, which had a lot of screens.

 

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"Martin, what floor is your lab on?"

"Twenty-second floor.”

"Please pull up all the surveillance footage on the twenty second floor for me," Nicole said clearly.

After waiting for a while, the surveillance officer pulled up all the footage of the twenty-second floor.

"You guys take your time." The surveillance personnel gave up his seat.

"Thanks."

Nicole sat down and looked at the surveillance footage carefully.

"Nicole, there are some I’ve checked."

"It’s okay.We will check them again."

Nicole was afraid that he might miss the most important clue if he did not pay attention.Since Nicole had said so, Martin sat down next to her and watched it again with her.

"This is the usual footage of you guys coming in and out.It doesn’t look like anything has happened yet." Nicole turned off the screened ones.

"From these angles, there doesn’t seem to be a problem."

Nicole zoomed in on that surveillance footage at the end of the hallway.

"I ran into Joyce when I came out of your ward on the day the experiment was successful.I thought I should bring her to celebrate with us, but she said she had some unfinished business and stayed

behind to finish up."

Martin looked at the screen and lied.

"I didn’t say anything else when I saw how insistent she was."

Martin’s eyes blinked more frequently than usual as he described the episode, and naturally, Nicole could see that he was lying.

"Martin , I’m helping you with your investigation , and any word could be a clue.So be honest with me."

Nicole looked him in the eye and nodded at him.

"Of course, you’re helping me, and I will tell you everything I know."

"According to your description, she should have gone in to do the finishing touches after you left?"

Nicole watched the surveillance footage where Martin left, and Joyce walked into the lab alone.

"Right." Martin nodded.

But soon, Joyce walked out with her bag on her back and then looked around for a while before leaving.

After this, no one appeared at the laboratory again until Martin returned.

Nicole could see that Joyce had a guilty look on her face when she looked around, but a guilty look was not evidence.

"Martin, I see nothing amiss for now.I need to take it back and take a closer look.Can this video be copied?"

"Yes."

Martin had it downloaded and handed to Nicole.

"It’s been a long day.I’m sure you haven’t had dinner, right? Allow me to buy you dinner."

"Okay."

Nicole also wanted to talk to Martin more about him and Joyce and maybe even get some clues.

In the restaurant, Martin ordered steak and other side dishes and a bottle of wine.

"Nicole, thanks for your help."

Martin picked up a glass of wine to toast Nicole.Nicole picked up her glass and clinked it with him.

"Don’t mention it.I have helped little, no clue so far."

"No rush.It’s useless for them to steal it, and it’s not that hard for me to redo it.https://novelebook.com/homeJust that I will have to waste some time.I just don’t want the thief to get away with it."

Martin put down his glass to comfort Nicole.

"It’s nothing if it is just a petty thief.But what happens if someone who knows what they’re doing takes it?"

Nicole reminded him of what was at stake.Martin’s hands holding the cutlery froze, and he looked at Nicole.

"If someone who knows what they are doing has stolen it, then all the work I put into this experiment will be wasted."Nicole wanted to take the opportunity to test him out.

"I actually just saw some clues when you and Joyce were talking in front of the lab."

"It’s not like she didn’t want to go celebrate, right?"

Nicole stared intently at Martin’s expression.Martin suddenly smiled and looked over at her.

"Still, you have noticed it.You are right.She had a big fight with me in front of the lab because I didn’t want to take her to celebrate."

Nicole shook her head helplessly.

"Why did you hide such an important clue from me?"

"It is now tentatively possible to speculate on who took the results of your experiments."

"Who?"

Martin looked at Nicole with curiosity.

"Joyce."

 

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"She? No way.She doesn’t have the guts."

Joyce had always been a wishy-washy little girl in Martin’s eyes.

Since Martin did not believe it, Nicole had to show him the surveillance footage again.She took out her laptop and played the surveillance footage.

"Come here and take a look."

Martin got up and stood beside Nicole.This was his first time so close to her, his heart fluttering.

Nicole showed him the footage of Joyce going in and coming out and finally framed the moment when Joyce re -emerged from the lab.

Nicole paused the screen and zoomed in on Joyce’s backpack.

"Does she usually carry a bag this big?" Martin recalled and shook his head.

"She usually carried a shoulder bag.I have never seen this bag before."

"If I’m not mistaken, this backpack contains the results of the experiment, and finding Joyce will find the results of the experiment."

Nicole pointed to the backpack in the footage.

Martin’s heart sank.

This was an outcome he had not expected.His fluttering heart had calmed down, followed by a moment of contemplation.He slowly returned to his seat with Joyce’s face replayed in his mind.

"What are you going to do?" Nicole asked softly.

She knew Joyce had always been Martin’s right-hand man and had followed him for a long time, so it was normal for him to be unable to accept this.

"Let me think about it."

He was now eager to get the results of the experiment back immediately.But would she admit it and return the result to him if he went looking for her directly? https://novelebook.com "The relationship between you and her has complicated the matter.Take your time to think about it and contact me if you need anything.I’m leaving now."

Nicole tucked her laptop, got to her feet, and was ready to go.

"Thank you, Nicole," Martin said with an expressionless face.

Martin continued to sit alone in the restaurant, losing himself in thought.

After Nicole left the restaurant, she went back to the Riddle Mansion.

As she walked into the living room, Gloria and Daniel were already waiting for her on the couch.

"Nicole, come sit down."

Gloria was the first to speak.

"Mom, you’re back."

Nicole walked over and glanced at Daniel.

"I might be too harsh to you at school this afternoon.Please don’t be angry with me." Gloria took Nicole’s hand.

Nicole looked like she had never taken that to heart at all.

"Mom, if you don’t mention it, I don’t even remember it."

"I told you, Nicole is forgiving.She won’t even take these little things to heart."

Daniel gave Nicole a look to ease the awkward atmosphere.Gloria rolled her eyes at him.

"I know you are the only one who knows your daughter’s best.Happy?"

"Mom, Norah-"

"Don’t mention it again.I won’t transfer any more money to Norah from now on."

"Mom, you…"

Nicole glanced at Daniel with surprise, wondering why her mother suddenly had a change of heart.

Daniel looked at Nicole and nodded as if saying that Gloria had been like this since she returned from the hospital.

"I have visited Norah’s parents, and they’re going to be in the hospital for a long time.Norah can’t stay unattended, so I have decided to let Norah move back in with us tomorrow."

Nicole and Daniel were stunned.So this was where it hit the hardest.

"Gloria, shouldn’t we all talk about this together about this?"

Daniel did not expect Gloria would suddenly make such a decision.

"Sean and Steve aren’t staying at home; Spencer and Samuel only come back once a while, and only Nicole is back from time to time.So there are only a few of us at home.What else is there to discuss?"

Gloria looked assertive.

"But Norah is not even a member of the Riddle family anymore, so it’s inappropriate for her to come back and stay here again?"

Daniel still tactfully discouraged her.

"What’s inappropriate? She has lived here since she was a child, and even though she has reunited with her biological parents, she still calls me mom."

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"I mean, Nicole and Norah had so many old grudges.Wouldn’t it be awkward if they lived together?" Daniel saw Gloria did not understand what he meant, so he had to say it frankly.

Gloria was just thinking about Norah and ignoring Nicole, and now she looked over at Nicole.

"If Norah comes back, you’ll forget the past, won’t you?"

Seeing that Gloria was determined to get Norah back, Nicole knew that further discouragement would only upset her.

"As long as she doesn’t pick a fight with me, I won’t bother with her.But if she does, I won’t let her off so easily.I’m tired and going up to rest first."

With that, Nicole went straight upstairs.

Gloria did not expect Nicole to remain so adamant.

After Nicole left, Daniel said to Gloria, "I know you can’t bear to see Norah suffer, but Nicole is our biological daughter.How would Nicole feel if you put them both under the same roof?"

Gloria looked at Daniel and was silent.

"Just think about it."

With that, Daniel also went upstairs, leaving Gloria alone, sitting on the sofa and lost in thought in the living room.

The next day, Martin called Joyce.

"Hello, it’s Martin."

"You finally contacted me after all this time."

"Shall we meet?"

There was no warmth in Martin’s voice.

Joyce hung up the phone.

After a quick cleanup, Martin drove to Blue Whale Restaurant.He picked a seat by the window and sat down.

"Shall I take your order now, sir?" The waiter asked Martin.

"Just a minute, I’m waiting for… a friend." He was not even sure how to define their relationship right now.

Joyce walked slowly in her high heels toward Martin’s position.

Seeing Joyce’s face, Martin did not stand up but watched as she sat down.

"Long time no see."

In the end, he spoke first to say hello.

"Yeah, it’s been a long time."

Joyce looked much more refined now than when she was working with Martin.

"You’ve changed quite a bit."

Martin looked at Joyce, who looked more like a fine, graceful lady.

"You have changed little."

"You do know why I’m looking for you, don’t you?"

Martin’s eyes burned into her.

Joyce paused for half a second and sneered.

"How would I know why you were looking for me?"

"The results of my experiment were stolen." Martin watched the change in her expression..

"If they get stolen, call the police.I’m not a cop." Joyce sneered.

Martin saw she had no intention of admitting it and said straight away, "You took it, didn’t you?"

She did not expect Martin to have traced it to her, and there was a fleeting guilty look in her eyes.

"Where is the evidence? You could go to jail for slander."

"Just admit it.I saw it all on the surveillance footage."

Martin could no longer suppress his inner rage, and his bloodshot eyes stared at her viciously.

"Surveillance footage? Where is it? Let me take a look, too."

Joyce slyly argued without blushing.She did not even know when she could face Martin so calmly.

 

Chapter 880

"You have known me for so long; you know my temper.If you give it back to me now, I can pretend that nothing has happened."

Martin looked at her condescendingly.

"You are still the same as before.Do you really think everyone else has to be at your bidding? I’m telling you; I’m not the Joyce it used to be, and what you want is not with me."

Joyce did not want to talk to him anymore, and she stood up and prepared to leave.

Suddenly her arm was clutched, and she looked back.

Martin was staring at her with red eyes.

"Where did you hide it?"

"You are hurting me."

"Where did you hide it?".

"Let me go.Waiter," Joyce shouted.

"Sir, please let your hand off this lady."

The waiter rushed over to stop Martin.

There was nothing Martin could do but watch Joyce leave.He did not get back the thing, but it was certain that she had stolen it.

Martin knocked back a glass of red wine, then made a phone call before storming out of Blue Whale Restaurant.

Nicole , Spencer, and Samuel came home together, and the three of them were laughing and talking as they walked toward the living room.

The next thing they knew, Norah was sitting on the couch.

Nicole glanced at her coldly and went straight upstairs.

Norah stood up and greeted Spencer and Samuel enthusiastically , but they gave her a disdainful look and went upstairs as well.

Norah snorted in anger.

"Damn you, Nicole.You must not have bad-mouthed me in front of my brothers while I was away." https://novelebook.com She blamed Nicole for Spencer and Samuel’s indifference.

At dinner, the family sat together.

Daniel was sitting at one end of the table, Norah next to Gloria on the right – hand side, and Nicole and her brothers on the opposite side, all without saying a word.

A dreary atmosphere hung over the dining room, and Gloria could not stand it and broke the silence.

"Norah is moving back in for a while as of today." She left her words hung for a while to gauge the expressions of the three of them across the table.

As if by prior agreement, the three of them did not look at Gloria but ate their meals.

"Spencer, Samuel, you guys put the cutlery.

Nicole too."

Only then did the three of them put down their cutlery and look at Gloria.

Gloria smiled and looked over at Spencer and Samuel."Norah hasn’t been back for a while.Won’t you two say hello to your sister?"

Samuel had a frosty face.

"I only have one sister, and that is Nicole."

With that, he left the table without finishing the meal.

Gloria looked at Samuel with displeasure.

"Alas."

Seeing Samuel walk away, she turned to Spencer.Before she could say anything, Spencer spoke.

"Mom, Dad, I’m done eating.I have homework to do, so I’m going upstairs first."

"These two kids…"

Gloria gave Daniel a disappointed look.

"Norah, don’t mind it."

Gloria then smiled and comforted Norah.

"I’m fine, Mom.Samuel and Spencer have mock exams coming up, and they are mentally stressed.I know."

Norah found herself a way out of the awkwardness.

"Norah is as understanding as ever."

Gloria stroked her hair.She was still disappointed that she had not repaired their relationship.

"Mom, Dad, I’m done eating too."

Nicole had finished her meal.She would not be dumb enough to let herself go hungry because of Norah.

Nicole brought some snacks to Samuel’s room.

"Here you go." She threw them directly at him.