Ch. 1406..1410: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1406-1410
Chapter 1406
“I’m sorry…” Harvey uttered, unable to say anything else.
Nicole then landed a series of punches on his chest. “I asked you to stall him. If you had done your damn job, he would have been fine…!”
As she spoke, her voice choked. Harvey had never seen Nicole in her current state. He had seen valiant Nicole; the Nicole who was always calm, collected, brilliant, and capable of coming up with strategies to deal with any situation, but he had never seen her being so vulnerable and tearful.
At that moment, he became overwhelmed with remorse. He could not help but hug Nicole and allow her to land a flurry of hits on him.
“Hit me. I did not think that things would turn out the way they are. Jared ultimately knew everything. He had people monitoring you at the hospital… He knew that Joyce had brought her men with her to make another attempt on your life, and knowing this, he left in a hurry…” Harvey revealed as Nicole continued to land a few blows on him.
However, the more she knew about the truth, the greater her pain became. As it turned out, she was not wrong; Jared actually knew everything. It was just that he did not burst her bubble as he wanted her to fulfill her plans, opting instead to protect her in secret
It was unknown to her how often Jared had always protected her in secret and helped her out while taking her plans into consideration
Jared had indeed sacrificed much just for her, so much so that he would not be able to pay him back in this lifetime. She closed her eyes, overwhelmed and wounded, before Nicole blacking out and losing consciousness…
“Nicole! Nicole!” Harvey held onto Nicole. Afraid that she would fall over, he grabbed her at once.
Concurrently, Max, who had been busy handling all the paperwork, saw everything that had transpired and immediately rushed over. ” Damn it. Send Miss Riddle to the ER. Quick!”
Earlier, he was busy dealing with matters for his employer and actually forgot that Nicole was the person who had plummeted down seven floors. As such, it would be impossible for her to not suffer any injuries at all. He would be damned if he continued to ignore her while she was going through all of this with a few internal injuries.
Harvey and Max quickly wheeled her to the emergency room at the very door. Upon arrival, the doctor began his examination on Nicole immediately while Harvey and Max sat outside the door, waiting.
Time flew by, and before they knew it, night fell, with the air growing chillier with each passing hour. The hospital corridor soon grew quiet and empty. Meanwhile, Nicole, who was struggling in her dreams, was jolted awake all of a sudden.
Realizing that she was in a ward, Nicole swiftly sat up, feeling dizzy.
But before she could leap out of the bed, Harvey stopped her. ” Don’t move. You have sustained several internal injuries and a concussion in your head. You need to rest more.”
However, Nicole did not have time or the will to worry about herself. “What about Jared!?”
Harvey looked at the time. Seeing that five hours had already passed, he shook his head.
“The operation had yet to end…”
However, as he concluded his sentence, Nicole disregarded her injuries and pulled the needles and tubes out of her body. The fact that she was bleeding did not bother her as she put on her pair of
sandals and rushed out.
“Nicole!!” Harvey attempted to stop her but only managed to catch onto the edge of her sleeve.
Nicole broke free during the very next second and barged out of the ward. Not giving an ounce of care for her leg injury, she made her way to the operating theater where Jared was.
At the same time, Martin had just exited the theater. From afar, he saw Nicole rushing toward him in a hobble. Without even bothering to speak to Max, he quickly hurried over to hold onto Nicole.
“You’re badly injured. What are you doing, running over in a rush? ” Martin looked at Nicole, distressed.
He could not understand why she was acting so foolishly.
“What about him?! How is he?!” she asked.
Nicole, at the moment, had her sights and heart wholly on Jared, and the only thing she wanted was to know whether he was fine or not.
Chapter 1407
Martin was stunned. At this point, he became aware that Nicole did actually care about Jared, and that she loved him more than she loved herself. Harvey, who had been chasing after Nicole too, noticed this. He could not help but muster a bitter smile and hold onto Nicole.
Then, he asked Martin. “How is Jared?”
Although he was still jealous of Jared for his ability to acquire all of Nicole’s attention and care, he could not pretend as if he did not care about him. He knew that if something grave were to happen to Jared, Nicole would never be the same person she used to be.
Martin glanced at Harvey, who seemed to understand how he was feeling. He too, could not help but give him a wry smile. “He is fine. He’s doing better now.”
Even though he shared Harvey’s jealousy of Jared, Martin still gave it his all to save Jared, as he did not want Nicole to be devastated.
Maintaining a reassuring smile, Martin continued, “He is heavily injured. Six broken ribs, a damaged kidney, and several of his internal organs were bleeding. Still, the surgery was a success. The only concern now is the head trauma. He is in a coma now…”
Seeing Martin’s hesitation, Nicole’s eyes became downcast, and she asked, “It will be bad news if he fails to wake up tonight, right? 11
As she was a doctor herself, she had understood Jared’s condition before she blacked out and lost consciousness.
Martin nodded his head, not disagreeing with what Nicole had said.
“You can go in and accompany him. His will to live on should be much stronger if he knows you are by his side. Let’s hope that there will be a miracle.”
Hearing the last sentence, Max felt that the situation was not as optimistic as he had hoped, as he gripped his hands tightly. Yet, he knew that this was Mr. Johnston’s decision. If it happened again, he knew that Jared would still do what he had done.
Suddenly, they heard a familiar shriek from the operating theater adjacent to the one they were standing in front of.
“My daughter, oh my sweet daughter! How could you leave me like this!?” Luke McCarthy yelled, his voice belting out in grief and agony.
The quintet snuck a glance through the corner of their eyes. A nurse was wheeling a body covered in white cloth out into the hallway with Luke McCarthy following right behind in tears. At this moment, Martin’s expression changed. He was so busy trying to rescue Jared for the entire time that he did not remember that Joyce had…
He looked away, feeling very upset. He refused to set his eyes upon the corpse, and in a low, shaky voice, he said, “I’m exhausted. I’ll return to my office and get some rest.”
Nicole knew that he would be unable to accept the reality of the situation, so she nodded. “Go then. Leave the rest to me.”
She had calmed down significantly and now had the confidence to handle any of the issues related to Jared, whatever they might be.
“Alright,” Martin nodded in kind, and left the corridor.
When he had reached the end of the hallway, he paused for a moment, after which he continued and made his way to the morgue where Joyce was being wheeled into.
After all that had been said and done, they used to be friends, and so, he could not be so heartless as to disregard her current state completely. Meanwhile, Nicole had already averted her gaze, looking around only after Jared had been pushed out. Seeing this, she immediately followed the doctors with Max and Harvey following her close behind. Together, they sent Jared to the Critical Care Unit. After Nicole had personally installed all the equipment, she sat at the bedside to accompany him, unmoving and silent.
Max, who saw this, could not help but feel emotional about the scene. Whether it was Mr. Johnston or Miss Riddle, they were both deeply in love with one another; their love actually surpassed his imagination.
Max then issued a sigh and said, “It’s almost time. I’ll go and prepare dinner.”
In a tone of indifference, Nicole said, “There’s no need for that. I won’t be able to eat.”
In response, Max said, “If you don’t eat, Mr. Johnston will be very upset if he finds out.”
Nicole maintained her silence. Max knew what it meant, and seeing it as a tacit approval, he left to prepare dinner. Meanwhile, Harvey continued to accompany Nicole. Seeing Nicole in a state where she had lost all appetite, he took a seat next to her. “You are also a patient. You can’t just keep sitting here. Your body won’t be able to take it.”
Chapter 1408
Without sparing him a glance, Nicole continued to stare at Jared. ” No, I wish to stay with him.”
At this moment, no one was as important as Jared in her world. The only person who mattered was Jared. In response, Harvey looked at Nicole’s steely gaze and gave up on his attempt to persuade her.
Judging by the look on her face, Harvey knew that, regardless of what he had to say, Nicole would not leave this place. “That’s fine. I’ll be here with you then,”
Harvey turned around to look at the unconscious Jared lying on the sick bed. He wished Jared would wake up sooner. That way, Nicole could be at ease.
Nicole sat at Jared’s sick bed, maintaining her silence. Both of her hands were cupping Jared’s, not letting go even for a moment. Looking at his ashen face and tightly shut eyes, Nicole was desperately hoping that he would suddenly open his eyes and talk to her.
Yet, as time flew by, all was silent, barring the beeping emanating from the vital signs monitor.
When Max had returned and walked in with a bag of takeaways, Harvey looked at Nicole’s already stiff figure and was about to say something.
Then, he looked at Nicole, and in a gentle tone of voice, he said, ” Nicole, dinner is here. You should go and eat something, okay?”
Having heard Harvey’s words, she looked over her shoulder and glanced at him. Max then walked over and joined Harvey in persuading her, and it was only then that was she willing to eat something.
Seeing that Nicole was willing to come over and eat something, Harvey and Max looked at each other respectfully and issued sighs of relief. Max proceeded to prepare the cutlery for her while Harvey
stayed back to tend to Jared.
Although Nicole was eating, her gaze was still focused on Jared’s general direction. She hurriedly took a few bites, after which she returned to Jared’s bed again.
Noticing how quickly she had eaten and returned, Harvey said, ” You should eat your meal in peace. We’re all in the same ward. Nothing will happen to Jared. Besides, I’m right next to him.”
“I’m done eating. It’s fine since I’m here. You should go home early to get some rest,” Nicole sat back in her original position.
Harvey looked at Nicole’s forlorn state and could not help but feel bad for her.
Then, he said, “Nicole, you have been sitting here for quite a long time. You should return to your ward to get some rest. If you collapse from exhaustion, who is going to take care of Jared?”
“I can’t go back. I want to stay here to take care of Jared. I don’t want him to get anxious if he wakes up and doesn’t see me,” Nicole said, adamant on not wanting to leave.
The helpless Harvey could only stand up and walk over to Max.
“I see that there is enough space for another sickbed. You should go and arrange for one and have them push Nicole’s bed over. Or else, from what I see, she won’t be going back,” Harvey said as he turned around to glance at Nicole.
“Alright, but we can only do it right now, so I am going to arrange it right away,” Max shot Nicole a glance, after which he left and did as he was told.
Harvey stayed at the sick ward to keep Nicole company, and after 10 minutes, Max walked in, bringing along with him a group of men, who proceeded to wheel Nicole’s sickbed into the room.
Then, he approach Nicole from the side and said gently, “Nicole, you can continue to stay here and accompany Jared.”
Nicole looked at Harvey and thought, ‘What is he doing again?’
The next second, she saw the sick bed behind him. It was indeed her sickbed.
“How were you able to move my bed over?” Nicole asked him, surprised.
“You shouldn’t blame me. You kept sitting there, so I got worried. That was why I got Max to move your sick bed here. That way, you can rest on your bed while keeping Jared company.”
“You can’t, and I won’t allow you to refuse anymore, “Harvey said while looking at her affectionately.
Chapter 1409
Nicole looked at Harvey, who had done this painstakingly for her, and could only nod her head in approval. Seeing this, the corner of his lips lifted into a slight smile. His efforts were not in vain, after all.
“Take it slow, I’ll support you,” Harvey lightly held onto Nicole as he walked her to her sick bed.
“Look at this. You can see Jared here. Now, have some proper rest. There are people standing guard outside. If anything happens, you can call for them,” Harvey said.
“Alright, you should go home. No need to worry about me. I know my condition. I can take care of myself,” Nicole looked at Harvey with a lifeless expression on her face.
“Okay, then I ‘ll be leaving. If there is anything, you must tell me. I’ll come and see you again tomorrow,” Harvey looked at Nicole and reluctantly made his way to the door.
Even as he was reaching the bend in the corridor, Harvey was still worried and from time to time, he would stop in his tracks. Then, he turned around and walked out again.
After about half an hour, a nurse, who was pushing a medical trolley, entered the room, treading lightly as she went. When she saw that Nicole was still wide awake, she said, “You should rest easy, Miss Riddle. We have nurses on duty and will be making rounds for the rooms every hour. Nothing will happen to Mr. Johnston.”
“Mhm,” Nicole watched as the nurse checked up on Jared and changed his medication.
After the check-up, the nurse went on to assure her that everything was normal. Then, she slowly pushed the medical trolley away. Before leaving, she urged Nicole to get some rest once more. In response, Nicole shot her a single glance and gave her a slight nod, whereupon she continued to stare at Jared’s face.
The following day, Harvey came in early to bring Nicole her favorite breakfast as he went to the sick ward.
“Have she woken up?” Harvey looked at the bodyguards and asked them.
“Not yet,” one of them answered.
Then, he carefully pushed the door open and walked in silently to place the breakfast on the table.
“Why are you back again?” The silent room suddenly rang out with Nicole’s voice.
Harvey immediately turned around to look at Nicole, and assumed that he had woken her up when he entered.
Then, he walked over, feeling slightly apologetic. “I’m sorry for waking you up so early.”
“It’s okay. I’ve actually woken up much earlier, “Nicole said while looking at Jared.
Having read the expression on her face, Harvey said, “Why is your complexion so terrible? Did you not sleep well last night?”
“No, I did. Now, have you brought some breakfast over?” Nicole changed the topic, not wanting Harvey to continue asking.
She did not want him to worry, as she was actually wide awake for the entire night.
Hearing that Nicole wanted to eat her breakfast, Harvey quickly grabbed it and carefully placed the container before her. “These are your favorites.”
Nicole looked at the food that she usually liked, and as it turned out, she did not wish to take a single bite out of it. All she did was drink a bit of oatmeal before putting them down.
“Eat a bit more, “Harvey advised out of concerning, as he saw that she had placed it down after eating barely a few spoonful.
“It’s fine. I don’t have the appetite,” Nicole replied.
“Then put them aside. It would be more convenient for you when you want to eat it later,” Harvey replied.
It was then that the door to the ward was pushed open. Martin walked in with a few nurses following right behind.
Upon noticing Harvey, he greeted him before turning to Nicole. ” Although I’ve agreed to let you move here, you are still a patient. Don’t take anything lightly. You are to eat your three meals every day on time.”
Chapter 1410
“Put her on some medication, “Martin ordered the nurses by his side.
“Okay,” one of the nurses said, whereupon she immediately approached Nicole.
Nicole did not protest, and went on to allow the nurse to put her on some IV drip.
Martin then walked up to Jared’s sickbed and proceeded to examine him, for more than ten hours had passed since the operation.
‘Why is Jared still not showing signs of consciousness?’ Martin furrowed his brows as he pondered.
After some thinking, he surmised that there was no other way around this. He had done everything he could, and now, the only thing he could do was wait for Jared to wake up by himself.
After checking up on Jared, Martin walked over to Nicole’s sick bed to examine her as well.
“You were severely injured, so you are not allowed to get out of bed today, “Martin said sternly, thinking it would make Nicole take her injuries seriously.
Nicole did not give him a reply, as her gaze was still fixed on Jared.
Seeing that Nicole was keeping mum, Martin turned to Harvey and said, “I have some business to attend to back at the factory. I’ll have to excuse myself now. If anything happens here, give me a call.”
“I will. I will be here to keep them company. You can go and deal with the stuff back at the factory without any worries, “Harvey looked at Martin with an earnestly.
“Good. In that case, I’ll make a move first,” Martin gave Nicole another glance before turning around and leaving.
“You should go home too. I’ll be fine being here by myself,” Nicole said, wanting Harvey to go handle his own things.
“Things are not as busy back in Ellison Group. I can stay here and keep you company for a while, “Harvey said with a caring look on his face.
Nicole looked at him and left him to his own devices. The sick ward then reverted back to complete silence. Harvey went on to take a seat beside Nicole’s sickbed and silently kept her company.
It was unknown how much time had passed, but soon, Harvey registered the sound of loud pacing coming from the hallway. Worried that the noise would disrupt Nicole and Jared’s rest, he got up and made his way to the door.
“Who are you, people? Why are you running around creating a racket? Leave at once!” Harvey coldly eyed the group of people outside the ward.
The moment he had uttered the last of his sentence, one of the men walked over from behind.
His entire figure was oozing with an aura of bitterness as he looked at Harvey. “Mr. Ellison, I hope you are well.”
Harvey looked at the person speaking and centered his gaze on him. “Mr. McCarthy.”
‘Should he not be at the funeral parlor saying his final goodbyes to his daughter right now? Why is he even here?’ Harvey thought.
As he spoke, Luke was already a few steps in front of Harvey.
He then looked at the ward behind Harvey and asked, “Is Nicole Riddle in there?”
Harvey studied Luke McCarthy’s gaze and was certain that he had ill intentions. As such, he could not allow him to enter.
“Mr. McCarthy, this is a hospital. What are you doing here?” Harvey asked as he stood tall, towering over Luke.
“Don’t get all nervous. I heard Mr. Johnston was severely injured, so I came over to pay him a visit,” Luke took a step forward and stuck his head into the threshold to get a good look of the ward.
Harvey stood before Luke, blocking his view, as he said, “Mr.Johnston requires rest. He will not be accepting visits from anyone right now.”
“Alright then. Send my regards to Mr. Johnston. I hope he gets well soon,” Luke gave Harvey a dubious look, before turning around to leave.
He was not expecting to see Harvey outside the ward. Much to his chagrin, his attempt to enter the ward where Jared and Nicole were in was unsuccessful. With Harvey there, he could not enter, and as such, he could only leave along with his men.