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

the door shut, Ellar gripped the document tighter, a

After lunch, Patricia hesitated for a moment,

at the company, she instructed the secretary to

“Take it away.

not eating,” Ellar

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

don’t need to listen…”” Ellar paused his retort

who did you say?” “Patricia,” the secretary repeated,

change

secretary’s confusion, Ellar

Riddle.” After placing the meal box on the desk, the secretary left

set aside the documents he was holding and looked

all.” The gloom that had enveloped Ellar all morning dispersed

satisfied after his lunch, Ellar went to Patricia’s

anything you need me to do,”

amused and shaking her head at his quick