My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 2830

"Why didn't you tell me that you've returned?" Harvey gritted his teeth, feigning calmness and composure.

"I didn't tell you, but you still found out, didn't you?" Thomas retorted.

Rendered speechless, Harvey was forced to change the subject. "Since you're back, I must inform you that Ellison

Group is facing an issue now, and we need your help."

Thomas glanced over at Harvey and pushed the document on the table in front of him to his grandson. "Take a look

at this first. If you agree to the terms and conditions, I'll help you out. If not, you may look for another solution."

It was then that Harvey realized that Thomas was privy to everything that had been transpiring. 'So that was why

he looked so calm when I came over. He was expecting me.'

Harvey opened the document and studied it, but after he had understood the contents, he became furious and

shouted, "Are you insane?! Why would you let Nicole oversee Ellison Group?!"

What am I then? A dog who'll be forced to be subservient to Nicole and obey her every command?!' he fumed.

"No worries. You'll still get to manage Ellison Group. However, if you do anything to sabotage it or Riddle

Corporation, everything you currently own will automatically be transferred to Nicole. Think it over. Will you agree

to the terms or not?" Thomas remained calm and staunch, displaying no intention of changing his stance.

Knowing Harvey, this was the best decision he could make after much careful consideration. If he stood by and did

nothing, Harvey would simply refuse to concede defeat, forcing Nicole to bring him down even more brutally.

That outcome was something he did not wish to witness. As long as he had the power to do so, he hoped to ensure

Harvey's safety.

Perhaps he had made the mistake of acting on his guilt over the distant past. After all, if it were not for him,

Harvey's childhood would not have been rife with pain and dysfunction. That was why he was willing to compensate

Harvey in every possible way. Besides, the only thing he could do for him now was to preserve what he currently

owned.

Obviously, the reason as to why Harvey had turned out to be a wicked and incorrigible brat was because he had

spoiled him rotten and given in to his demands every time when they were younger. Otherwise, none of this would

happen. This was why Thomas had made this decision, as difficult as it was. Once Harvey had penned his signature

on the document, he would be compelled to think twice before he did anything in the foreseeable future, allowing

him to know his place.

Alas, while Thomas was doing everything he could for Harvey's sake, his manchild of a grandson neither able to see

it nor accept it.

Shocked, he stared at Thomas and asked, "Why would you rather give everything to Nicole?"

He thought that Thomas had the decency to not just watch as the company he had worked so hard to build fell

apart, even if he was bitter and angry at him. But little did he expect that his grandfather would proceed to deny

him any help and give the company to Nicole.

While it was true that Harvey had seized Ellison Group, he believed that the company was what Thomas owed him

and his parents. Thus, he failed to see what was wrong in taking it back and reclaiming it for himself.

As things stood, however, Thomas seemed more than willing to give everything to an outsider rather than to his

own grandson.

Thomas could only sigh when he saw how enraged Harvey looked. The latter had failed to see that Thomas was just

looking out for him.

'Forget it. If he fails to understand now, he will come to the realization someday,' he thought.

Even if Nicole managed to acquire Ellison Group, she would not want it for herself. The act of putting her name on

all the assets in the company was simply a deterrent to keep Harvey at bay. He believed that Nicole would not go

out of her way to make Harvey's life a living hell if he did not act out of line.

However, this was also his wishful thinking. As to whether Nicole would agree with that sentiment or not, he was not

and could not be certain. After all, Harvey had given her grief on more than one occasion, so it would not be a

stretch to say that she would not forgive him with ease.

Then, Thomas's expression became stern as he drew a deep breath. "You only have two choices now. Either you

sign it or you don't."

Just as Harvey was about to offer a rebuke, Thomas spoke out again, this time to offer him a faint reminder."

Remember, you have no right to question any of my decisions now."

Upon witnessing the change in his grandfather, Harvey was instantly left perplexed with his mouth agape. It was as

if the old man had returned to his past self. Though Thomas seemed approachable and calm, he also exuded an air

of decisiveness, resourcefulness, and sternness.

It was clear to Harvey now that this entire fiasco had begun ever since he staged the company takeover and kicked

Thomas to the curb, causing the old man's personality to change along with their relationship. It had been a long

time, and through the thick of it all, he had almost forgotten what kind of person his grandfather truly was.