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."

nothing," while

well face the music. It's not like my

you were at the hospital a bit. Everything okay?" Samuel inquired, concern evident in

the last

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

glanced back toward the

work?" Samuel guessed, thinking Ellar might be seeing Patricia. He didn't pry any

issues between them, it seems. All good then,' Samuel concluded

glanced at Samuel. "Don't you have somewhere

bump into Samuel? So

it, I've been abandoned," Samuel grumbled about his house

and Samuel, usually alone at his place, now couldn't even return to his own

eyebrow and suggested, "How about we

surprised. "Don't you have to

won't hurt," Ellar reassured him.

go. But you know I don't

point of you coming?" Ellar