My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 2911

Ellar was caught off guard, quickly composing himself as he rolled down his car window. Spotting Samuel, he couldn't resist an eye roll and asked, "Why does it have to be you?"

Samuel, with a curious tone, responded, "Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing. What brings you here? Why parked your car here?"

"Just gearing up for work," Ellar responded, attempting to sound casual.

"I might as well join you then," Samuel declared, opening the car door and hopping in.

Ellar shot him a look. "You're surprisingly free today, aren't you?"

Samuel shrugged. "Sort of. Had an event, but it was a no-go. Now I'm here, ran into you by chance."

With no real alternative, Ellar started the car, muttering," Lucky me."

'Can't a guy even wallow in self-pity in peace?' he thought, a twinge of irritation surfacing. 'Is it too much to ask for a moment alone with my thoughts about a love that never started?'

Samuel, picking up on the mood, tilted his head. "Something up? You seem a bit out of sorts."

"It's nothing,"

the music. It's not like my

bit. Everything okay?" Samuel inquired,

'Why does he have to mention the last thing I want to talk about?' he

mistaken. I've been at the office," Ellar answered tersely, clearly not interested in

toward the hospital's

you've been visiting someone there after work?" Samuel guessed, thinking Ellar might be seeing Patricia. He didn't

it seems. All good then,' Samuel concluded in

"Don't you have somewhere else

bump into Samuel?

his house being renovated, his room taken over, and not

was at work, and Samuel, usually alone at his place, now couldn't even

sound pretty rough," Ellar raised an eyebrow and suggested, "How about

"Don't you have

reassured him.

But you know

you don't drink, what's the point of you coming?" Ellar asked, somewhat