My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 769

She is just a little girl; why is such an excellent man willing to be with her?’

While Joyce was in a daze, Jared’s eyes landed on her.

He had just glanced at her, but Joyce’s heart pounded uncontrollably. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the frosty look in his eyes.

“Why did he look at me like that?’ Joyce was too frightened to utter a sound.

Then Jared said in an icy voice, “This is my café. Anyone who offends my girlfriend is not welcome here. You are not welcome here next time.”

His knifelike words pierced into her heart. Joyce felt a chill running up her spine, and she could not find a word to respond.

Jared did not look at Martin at all as she brought Nicole straight to where they used to sit. Before leaving, she politely nodded at Martin. Only then did she go without looking back again. After all, they were not that close to each other.

that she would follow Jared away after he had just

sank watching the two of them sit down together, all his anticipation and excitement dissipating at once. He was left with the feeling of suffocation as if a large rock was pressing against his chest. Martin could no longer stand it. He spun around and left the

to her senses and immediately ran

finally returned

grinding the coffee and looking on as Martin and Joyce left. He then casually asked, “Did that

frowned. “No. I didn’t know they were here.” The

yeah?” Jared’s

not on a thoroughfare, so he wondered why anyone would come to his café, which was across the street from the Royal Creek Institute. ‘Martin must

in mind at this point. “Could you please check out for me what project the McCarthy family has been eyeing

found out yesterday that the McCarthy family wanted to work with the Riddle family, but it was not clear what the project was. As Joyce and Martin seemed to be close, Joyce could lobby Martin, who would influence Sebastian, then

better discuss it with her parents to see if the Riddle family really wanted the project. If the Riddle family was going for it, she

had

project that the McCarthy family is after?” Jared pondered for a moment and

new energy project. If they can get the