My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 2845

"Oh, so now you're scared?" Dillion remarked, his expression brimming with disdain.

He was displeased at how Karen was so stupid and stubborn that she refused to even own up to her mistakes in the

past.

Karen's face blanched, becoming as pale as a sheet. It was evident that she was afraid of someone overhearing

their conversation. Deep down, however, she was simply unhappy with Benjamin's decision.

"Don't you dare mention this anymore. I've said this before and I'll say it again. If you've had enough of the

comforts of this place, you can leave."

And after pausing for a moment, Dillion warned, "Don't get me in trouble."

He had truly accepted the situation for what it was now. His only hope was for Preston to have a comfortable life

free of worries. In his view, fighting for more out of nothing but unbridled greed was an exercise in pointlessness, so

there was no need for him to invite more trouble to himself.

"Mom, if you really don't want to stay here, I can find a place for you. I can't and won't promise the things you want

out of me, though. Please don't think about it anymore." Preston advised.

Karen gritted her teeth in frustration, and she glanced over at Dillion, who remained silent.

Left with no other option, she relented. "Fine. I'll stay."

Karen felt that it would be better for her to stick around in the confines of the mansion with all of its comforts. Even

if Preston was willing to get a house for her, she did not wish to live alone.

"Since you've decided to stay, you better behave yourself from here on out," Dillion warned once again, believing

that Karen just could not seem to learn from her mistakes.

"Listen Mom and Dad. It's getting late. You should get some sleep. I'm leaving," Preston informed before breathing

a sigh of relief.

The harmony and unity the family currently enjoyed was hard -earned after years of senseless infighting and feuds,

so he hoped it would remain this way for many more years to come.

Still dissatisfied, Karen issued a sigh as she watched Preston disappear from view. "Why cant Preston be more like

us?"

To Karen, their fate today would have been different had Preston taken after even a modicum of their ambitious

nature.

"Hell, I'm glad he's not like us," Dillion snorted. "If he were anything like us, we probably wouldn't even have a place

to shelter from the wind and rain."

If it were not for Nicole, they would not even have the chance to envision a life free from having to think about

when their next meal would be. The point was, Benjamin had forgiven them and kept them around only because

Nicole had decided to be kind to them. Had Nicole been even a little less forgiving, Benjamin would not have even

bothered to consider taking them in.

Besides, they knew that Nicole had convinced Benjamin to let them stay in large part due to the cordial relationship

she shared with Preston, whom she was still on good terms with until this day.

After having stayed in the Riddle family manor for such a long time, many things had become clear to Dillion, and

he did not ever wish to repeat the same mistakes again.

And though Karen's face was paler than it had ever been, she finally decided that there was no winning this and

dropped her nonsense.

As soon as Preston had left the Riddle family manor, and gotten into his car, his assistant asked, "What took you so

long, Mr. Riddle? Is everything okay?"

Everyone else had already left by then, causing him to worry that something had happened.

'Nothing's going on," Preston said indifferently.

Although Karen had a penchant for being out of line, Dillion would still look after her. Therefore, his mother's

recklessness and idiocy should not be a problem. Still, Preston sincerely hoped that his mother would learn to

accept things for what they were sooner than later. Their life now was the best case scenario for them, one they

would do well to appreciate considering everything they had done in the past. For that, Preston was grateful.

The assistant then glanced over at Preston, and when he saw that he was in a rather bad mood, he dropped the

subject and drove them away.

Meanwhile, Daniel's family had all returned to their homes. While Samuel and Spencer had opted to stick around in

the Riddle residence for a bit, Sean and Steve had returned to their own homes with their respective families.

In the living room, everyone was seated in the living area, wearing conflicted looks on their faces.

"Come on, Mom and Dad. This is good news. Why do you not seem very supportive of Grandpa's decision?" Samuel

asked in confusion, looking at Gloria and Daniel.

"It's not that. It's just that we feel it might be a bit too early for Sean to take charge of the Riddle family."

"Either way, it's going to happen sooner or later. It's just that the announcement came a little earlier than you're

comfortable with. You must also consider that Grandpa wants to retire now." Samuel advised.

At the end of the day, Benjamin had made his stance clear, and there was no changing it.

Worried, Gloria turned to Nicole and asked, "Is there really nothing else we can do?"