My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Patricia felt this was probably for the best, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

Ellar watched Patricia leave without hesitation, feeling a deep, muted pain in his heart.

A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

“Mr. Riddle, these are urgent,” his secretary announced, entering the room.

“Just leave them,” Ellar instructed, returning to his desk.

After the secretary placed the documents down and left, Ellar picked them up without hesitation and began to work, engrossed in his tasks for the entire morning.

Noticing Ellar hadn’t left his office, Patricia approached with a puzzled look.

She knocked on his office door.

“Come in,” Ellar’s voice sounded from inside.

Opening the door, Patricia asked, “Aren’t you going to have lunch? It’s lunchtime.” “I’m not eating,” Ellar responded tersely, then returned his focus to the documents.

Patricia was taken aback.

she

Ellar gripped the document tighter, a sense of desolation washing

for a moment, then decided to have

instructed the secretary to

“Take it away.

eating,” Ellar said,

you won’t hold up.” “] don’t care about

listen…”” Ellar paused his retort as he suddenly realize

Wait, who did you say?” “Patricia,” the secretary repeated, still somewhat puzzled

sudden change of

secretary’s confusion, Ellar sternly

Mr. Riddle.” After placing the meal

set aside the documents he was holding and looked at

after all.” The gloom that had enveloped

his lunch, Ellar went to

me know if there’s anything you need me to do,” he said,

shaking her head