My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

Chapter 3246
Not long after Doretta left, Lulu knocked on the door and came in, her curiosity piqued, "Was that Doretta just now? Why did she
come here? Is there something going on?"
“Nothing much."
Nicole didn't elaborate further and turned to Lulu, saying, “Tia and Stanley's wedding is the day after tomorrow.
Have you got the big gift you mentioned ready?"
"It's all set.
I went shopping for it with June,"
Lulu replied, then asked Nicole, "What about you? Is everything prepared on your end?"
“Yes,"
Nicole confirmed.
“Time flies, doesn't it? It feels like just a moment since you've been back, over a year now.
Thinking about all these years, we've all changed so much and now have our own families,"
Lulu remarked, reflecting on the upcoming wedding.
“Indeed, but while it seems there have been changes, it also feels like nothing has changed at all,"
Nicole said with a light smile.
Lulu looked at Nicole and said, "It's because you're back."
Her return seemed to have brought back the vibrancy of their past.
Without her, maybe they would still be feeling down.
Nicole smiled warmly, grateful to be back with her family and friends.

While they were talking, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in,"
Nicole called out.
Patricia came in, holding a document.
"Ms.
Riddle, there's a document for you to sign."
“Okay,"
Nicole said, taking the document.
"Patricia, are you going to Stanley and Tia's wedding?"
Lulu asked, curious.
“I don't think so,"
Patricia replied, hesitating because she hadn't received an invitation.
Lulu frowned slightly.
"Why not? It would be nice to join in and have fun together."
Feeling a bit awkward about not being invited, Patricia just shook her head with a smile, offering no explanation.
Seeing this, Lulu didn't press further, understanding that it wasn't appropriate to insist.
“All done,"
Nicole said, handing the signed document back to Patricia.
After taking the document, Patricia nodded and said, "I'll be heading out then."
Once Patricia had left, Lulu shrugged, “Did I say something wrong? She seemed a bit down."

“It's nothing.
She can decide for herself,"
Nicole reassured Lulu.
“Okay,"
Lulu nodded, then added, "I'm heading out too."
The office quieted down as Nicole settled back in her chair, took a deep breath, and started working through the paperwork on
her desk.
Before she knew it, it was time for lunch.
Lulu came to invite Nicole to lunch, and Nicole wondered, * What about Patricia?"
"She just took a phone call and went out,"
Lulu said, then leaned in closer to whisper, "It sounded like Ellar's voice on the phone."
Nicole smiled.
"You'd make a great detective."
Lulu nodded.
"I didn't want to make things awkward for Patricia.
That's why I didn't ask too many questions,"
she said, looking pleased with herself.
Sensing a potential romance between Patricia and Ellar, Lulu had taken Nicole's advice and decided to let their relationship
unfold naturally.
After Patricia left, Nicole didn't pry any further.
Instead, she went to have lunch with Lulu.