Ch. 916..920: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 916-920

Chapter 916

“Okay Grandpa, we will come to see you together someday.”

Back at the sea view villa, Nicole wanted to see Mrs. Wallace Sr. in her room, but Tia told her that Mr. Wallace Sr. had gone to bed.

Nicole came to the dining room looking for something to eat, and Tia quickly cooked a bowl of ground beef pasta for Nicole.

“Awesome, Tia. I didn’t know you could cook.” Nicole complimented her as she looked at the luscious pasta made with red wine.

“Just don’t make fun of me. Try it.” Tia accompanied her.

“Yum, thanks for this.” After a few bites, she thought about Jared, who she thought should still be at the office at this hour and not off work.

After sending him a message and waiting a while , Jared called her back. Tia had good sense; she went to watch TV on the couch.

“Hey, have you had your dinner yet?” Nicole was concerned about him.

“Not yet. I’m still in the office. There’s some paperwork to deal with. Have you eaten?” Jared was also concerned about her.

“I’m eating now.”

“What are you eating?”

“Tia made ground beef pasta. It is super good.”

“Someone doesn’t seem to have made me pasta for a long time. I’m craving it.” Jared teased Nicole as he dealt with the paperwork.

“If you can show up in forty minutes or less, I will make you a sizzling bowl of ground beef pasta.” Nicole took a satisfying chew of the beef to tease him.

“If you want to tease me with a bowl of ground beef pasta, do you think I will be tempted?” Jared had finished dealing with the paperwork. He got up, put on his coat, and headed for the parking lot.

“A bowl of ground beef pasta can’t tempt you, but the key is, who makes it.” Nicole’s words smacked of teasing.

Tia, who was watching TV on the couch, was being force fed with their lovey-dovey conversation. .

After hanging up the phone, Nicole came to the couch and watched TV with Tia.

“Do you think Mr. Johnston will be here later?” Tia had a hunch that Jared would show up.

Nicole turned to her and pondered for a while. “He still has some paperwork to do and could only finish in ten minutes at the earliest, and the drive from the office is about half an hour. So the chances of him coming over are fifty-fifty.”

“Do you really want Mr. Johnston to show up here later?” Tia came close to her and gossiped.

“I…” Nicole suddenly came to her senses. “Why are you so gossipy? I almost fell for it.”

Tia giggled. “Just admit it. I can see it.”

“How dare you talk crap like this? Beware, I will fix you good and proper.” With that, Nicole poked Tia in the waist.

“I’m sorry. Please forgive me.” Tia laughed , with tears bursting from her eyes.

Nicole punished her for a long while before letting her go. “If you talk crap like that again, I will punish you with this method.”

“I won’t do that again.” Tia waved her hands frantically. The living room gradually returned to its previous silence. Suddenly, the roar of an engine sounded outside. Tia went to the window to take a gander. “An unfamiliar car is pulling into the garage.”

Nicole hurriedly got up and went to the window to take a look. Sure enough, a supercar that she had never seen before had pulled up outside. She instantly kept her guard up. “Stay inside and protect Grandma. I will go check it out.”

She pushed open the main door and stepped outside, her eyes staring straight at the car, and the next second, she saw a tall figure step out of the car.

“Looks like you missed me a lot.” Jared smiled playfully, having just watched Nicole run out of the house.

“No, I didn’t. How come I have never seen you drive this car before?” Nicole asked with curiosity.

 

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“This car is quick. I rarely use it. I wouldn’t have driven it today if it weren’t for a bowl of ground beef pasta.” Jared looked at Nicole with a smile.

“I didn’t expect that you would really rush over for the sake of the pasta. Come in.”

“You know what I’m up to,” Jared whispered in her ear.

Nicole’s face instantly blushed. “Tia is still inside. Don’t talk crap like this when you go in.”

“Hello, Mr. Johnston,” Tia greeted Jared respectfully. “What did you call me?”

“Mr. Johnston.” Tia looked at Nicole in puzzlement.

“What did you call her?” Jared glanced at Nicole.

Tia immediately came to her senses. “I should call you my brother-in-law?”

Jared was flattered. “That is what you call it from now on.

Tia nodded. “I will go check on Grandma, my brother-in law. You stay here with Nicole.” With that, she hurried upstairs, not forgetting to steal a glance back.

After Tia went upstairs, Nicole looked at Jared shyly.”

Why did you ask her to call you that?” She was so embarrassed that she wished the ground would swallow her up.

“Don’t you like it?” Jared looked over at her teasingly.

Nicole took a breath. “I will go make beef burgundy for you.” She then went to the kitchen sheepishly.

Jared took off his jacket and then walked into the kitchen, hugging Nicole, who was making ground beef pasta, from behind.

“Stop it. I’m cooking you pasta.” Nicole turned her head sideways to warn him.

But Jared completely ignored her warning, still hugging her and not letting go. She could only turn around and push him out of the kitchen. “You sit still here, and I will be over in a minute with a sizzling pasta.”

Jared looked at her fondly, wanting an incentive. Nicole looked at him helplessly, then at the stairway, before she gave Jared a peck on the cheek and then trotted back into the kitchen.

Jared, who had received his incentive, sat contentedly in the dining room, waiting patiently. After a while, Nicole carried a steaming plate of ground beef pasta and put it in front of Jared. Looking at the pasta in front of him, Jared sniffed. “It smells so good.”

He then picked up some pasta with his cutlery and put it in his mouth. “Yummy.” Jared was generous with his praises. Nicole looked at him with a radiant smile. “Is it really that yummy?”

“Of course. It is the best pasta I have ever had,” Jared said hyperbolically. “I don’t believe you.”

“Has the supply of materials resumed?” Jared asked offhandedly.

“Yes. The companies that were hoarding at high prices suddenly stopped hoarding for some reason, and the supply has been restored.” Jared nodded and said nothing more.

“These material vendors are so abominable. When they saw high prices, they disregarded the agreement and stopped the supply. They don’t keep their promise.” Nicole complained with

exasperation.

“Then again, what exactly caused those companies to suddenly stop stocking up?” Nicole felt it was odd, but the people she had sent to investigate did not find out anything.

“Don’t worry about that, as long as supply has resumed. The work schedule is the most important thing now.” Jared helped her prioritize.

“You are right, too.” Anyway, the problem had been solved, and Nicole did not want to think about it now. She

did not know that Jared had helped her out. After accompanying Jared while he had his meal in the dining room, they went to the beach for a walk. “When will the company’s new product be launched ?” Nicole looked over at him.

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“Soon. It will happen soon. Why are you suddenly concerned about that?” Jared looked at her with curiosity.

“As the person closest to you, I want to be the first person to try out that awesome product.”

“You’re looking forward to this product?”

“Sort of. Is the Chloe endorsement contract over when the new product is released?” Nicole beat around the bush and finally asked the question she wanted to ask.

“Chloe? Had Henry not recommended her, I would have replaced her,” Jared said without mincing his words.

“I think with Chloe’s current number of followers, she is the best candidate for the endorsement. Her character is average, but she wouldn’t dare to make trouble under your supervision.” Only if Chloe stayed in Johnston Group could Nicole monitor her better. Once Chloe left, looking for evidence would be much harder.

“When did you get so close to her you would speak up for her?” Jared stopped and looked at Nicole in bafflement.

“I’m not speaking for her. I’m standing up for the company and maximizing its interests.” Nicole’s eyes flashed with shrewdness. Indeed, this was an ideal way to kill two birds with one stone.

“I will consider your suggestion.” Jared understood what Nicole said. Just that he was worried that Nicole would be jealous. But since she had said so, he would not mind retaining Chloe. But her

subsequent performance would decide whether she would get to keep the job or not.

“In a few days, an international tech company is holding a launch event. Would you be interested in coming with me to check it out?” Jared hoped Nicole could attend with him.

“A tech company?”

“Yes. It’s said to be the launch of a state-of-the-art tech product. But we will only know what exactly it is on that day.” Jared knew Nicole was interested in this kind of stuff, and that was why he told her.

“Sure. I will have time until the exam.” Nicole heard what Jared said and became interested in the tech product.

“Good. I will pick you up then.” Jared took Nicole’s hand and continued to walk forward.

“Have you thought about where you want to go on vacation?” Nicole asked Jared.

“No. Do you have any places that you want to go?” Jared looked over at her.

Nicole thought for a moment. “There are a few places I want to go at the moment, but I’m still weighing which one to choose.”

“If you can’t pick on, then we will visit all of those places. “Jared spoiled her.

“How is that possible?” Nicole laughed, loving how bossy and sweet he was.

“I will do my best to get it done for you as long as you want it.” Jared looked into Nicole’s eyes with strong affection.

Nicole felt awkward after Jared teased her.

“Did you secretly enroll in a pickup line class? You have been giving me surprises now and then.”

“Pickup line class? I’m afraid I’m the teacher.” Jared was confident as ever.

“I really can’t with you.” Nicole shook her head, amusedly and helplessly.

“Are you staying here tonight?” Nicole asked; if he wanted to stay, she would arrange for it.

“By the look on your face, you seem to want me to stay. Well, I’m for your sake,” Jared said.

“You… Great.” Nicole could not find a word to respond.

“Let’s go back.”

“Okay.”

Back in the living room, Nicole had just called out to Tia when Jared stopped her.

“What are you doing? You want to put me in the guest room?”

“If not, then where else?” Jared took a breath.

“Where’s your bedroom?”

“Are you telling me you—”

“Nicole, did you just call me?” Tia asked.

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“No, she didn‘t. You may go and rest.” Jared said before Nicole could say anything.

Tia stood on the stairs and scratched her head. “Looks like I was hallucinating.”

“Lead the way. I need to rest early because I have to work tomorrow,” Jared said with a straight face.

Nicole could only lead her to her bedroom. When she walked into it, and before she could react, Jared pressed her against the wall. The only sound left in the quiet room was Nicole‘s thudding heart.

“Are you nervous?” Jared teased her.

Nicole gulped. “What do you say?”

Jared stroked her hair and then planted kisses on her lips.

The next day, Jared drove her to the office. Just as she arrived outside his company’s building, Max came up and handed an envelope to Nicole. She turned to Jared and asked in puzzlement , “What is this?”

“Take a look and you will know.” Jared was creating suspense.

Nicole took the envelope and opened it–it was a set of car keys. “This is for me?”

“Yeah. Since you have to go around places frequently, I bought you a car.”

“Where is the car?”

“Press the key fob.”

Nicole did as Jared said and pressed the key fob. She was shocked when she saw the signal lights of a Lamborghini parked not far away flashing. “A Lamborghini?”

“Mr. Johnston took a long time to pick this one. He said it would go well with you, Miss Riddle.” Max explained it on behalf of Jared. Nicole looked over at Jared. “Thank you.”

“You can go try the car. I‘m going up to the meeting.” Jared doted on her and tapped the tip of her nose before striding off into the building.

Nicole got into the car but did not know where to go. Just then, the call she had made with Martin yesterday came to mind, and she started the car. The roar of the engine caused her adrenaline to rush. She floored the gas pedal and sped toward Martin‘s lab. The car sped down a wide road, and the car made heads turn wherever it went. Soon Nicole arrived at the hospital where Martin was working. After parking up the car, she got out of the car and walked into the hospital.

“Martin, I‘m almost there. You are in the lab, right?” Nicole called him on the phone as she walked. “I‘m in the lab. Come straight up here.”

Nicole hung up the phone, went to the lab door, and knocked. Martin opened it for her from inside. “Glad to see you here, Nicole.”

“So what’s up?” Nicole looked at the progress of his experiment and got straight to the point.

“The list you helped me revise last time is now unusable. I would like to discuss with you what materials to replace it with.” Martin took out the experiment records and the list of experiments.

“The last experiment has only one head control and is part of the first–generation product. It is unstable in every way.”

“This time The Beacon is part of a complete upgrade that has to be studied in depth in terms of performance and stability.” This was the advice Nicole gave him.

“You are right. This is what I was thinking. The raw materials I was looking at weren‘t too ideal.” Martin looked as if he had been defeated.

“I will work with you to figure out the material problem.” Nicole looked at him with a serious face, hoping she could do her small part to help him.

“Thank you, Nicole.” He felt more assured that Nicole was by his side.

“You are welcome. Make a list of the materials you need. I will try to see if I can find some for you to experiment with first.”

“Okay.” Martin immediately took a pen, wrote it out, and handed the list to Nicole.

Nicole glanced at the list. “I will see what I can do. Wait for my message.”

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With that, Nicole was about to leave the lab when Martin called out to her. “Nicole.”

“Is there something else?” She looked back at him.

“If you have time, let‘s have dinner together and discuss. “Martin made the experiment as an excuse to invite her.

Nicole thought about it. “Okay.”

Upon leaving the hospital, Nicole drove for a while when two cars tailed her from behind. She wanted to find out if the two cars were really following her, so she stepped on the gas pedal and the car sped ahead instantly.

She looked through the rearview mirror and saw the two cars were also catching up fast behind her. That confirmed her suspicion . Since she was still in the city, she could not deal with them here and decided to lure them toward the outskirts.

On an open road, the Lamborghini was speeding steadily in front and the two cars slowly approached, looking like they were trying to sandwich her on both sides. Nicole waited patiently for them to level with her.

Just as they were leveling up with her and were about to sandwich her, Nicole floored the gas pedal and the Lamborghini shot ahead like a bullet. The two cars

collided with each other and were destroyed.

She drove the car toward Sean‘s office. The car stopped and attracted a lot of attention. Nicole got out of the car and walked into the lobby with people staring at her.

“Is Mr. Riddle in?” Nicole asked the receptionist.

“Mr. Riddle is in the conference room. Would you want me to inform him?” The receptionist knew who Nicole was.

“That is okay. I will just wait for him in his office.” Nicole walked straight into Sean‘s office.

After sitting in the office for a long time, Sean pushed open the door. “Why brought you here, Nicole? Are you here to see me?”

“I‘m not here to see you. I have something I need your help with.” Nicole took out Martin‘s list and handed it to Sean.

“What‘s this?” Sean took it with puzzlement.

“Can you get these raw materials?”

Sean glanced at the list and frowned. “I can get some of them, but the others are hard to get.”

“Then prepare those that you can get and send them here. “Nicole left Sean an address.

“What are you doing? What‘s with all these materials?” Sean asked curiously.

“It is not for me, but Martin.” Nicole had no qualms to let Sean know.

“Martin? Isn‘t he a doctor? What‘s with all this stuff?” Sean asked three questions in a row.

“You don‘t have to worry about that. Just send these materials over for me. Thanks. I‘m off.” Nicole turned around and was about to leave.

“I heard Grandpa asked everyone to go for a gathering in a few days. Do you know that?” Sean said.

“Yeah, I know.”

“Then both you and Jared will be there, right?”

“Sure.”

“Do you think Grandpa has something important to announce?” Sean looked at Nicole in bafflement.

“I don‘t know. See you later, bye.” With that, she left.

She drove to Jared‘s office. She had not heard from Kelly for days, and she wanted to go over and check on her situation.

Inside the studio, Chloe was still working, and Kelly was standing by, rushing over to hand Chloe water as soon as the director called for a cut.

“What‘s taking so long to shoot this one? How much longer is it going to take?” Chloe was obviously a little impatient. She was already tired of standing.

“It‘s going to be quick, just a little longer.” The director was patient and reassuring.

Chloe had no choice but to be patient. Just then, she saw someone looking like Nicole from the corner of the eye. She frowned, and the director immediately shouted, “Pay attention to your expression!”

Chloe immediately adjusted her expression, and soon the shooting was done. She walked toward Kelly for water. “It was her, obviously. How come she disappeared in the blink of an eye?”