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.

a moment’s hesitation, she closed

the door shut, Ellar gripped the document tighter, a sense of

my feelings.’ After lunch, Patricia hesitated for a moment, then decided to have a

she instructed the secretary to deliver the lunch to Ellar’s

“Take it away.

eating,” Ellar

your lunch, or you won’t hold up.” “] don’t care

Ellar paused his retort

Wait, who did you say?” “Patricia,” the

change of

Ellar

now.” “Yes, Mr. Riddle.” After placing the meal box on the desk,

documents he was holding and

The gloom that had enveloped Ellar all

satisfied after his lunch, Ellar went

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

shaking her