Ch. 1496..1500: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1496-1500

Chapter 1496

Nicole had always been somewhat of a daughter to Zane, and yet, he felt like he had become something of a servant to her now.

All in all, it was just an unpleasant feeling for Zane.

Nicole did not notice Zane's reaction as she was pondering about the causes and consequences.

"I'm afraid that the Rebys did not destroy the crests," she said." Instead, they kept it."

"Are you saying that there are more crests out there?"

Carl looked at Nicole, shocked.

Nicole shook her head.

"I'm not sure about that, but it's not easy to procure the crests. I'm probably the only person in this world who can do it."

The three men immediately fell silent after they had heard what she had said.

They knew what Nicole was capable of and that she was not lying.

‘Doesn't this mean that Nicole is the only person who can own all five of the crests if she's the only person who can acquire them?! Zane thought, becoming restless at the notion that Nicole could possibly own more than one of these.

"Listen, you just got this thing, and it has already gotten you into so much trouble. It'd be best if you do not pursue the other crests.

Otherwise, even Zane's organization won't be able to keep you safe.

tt It was a different time as compared to a thousand years ago.

Only about two thirds of the families in the Holy Alliance are still around, and only half of them are considered to be the most prestigious families in the world.

It had been so many years, and there are many more mysterious and ancient families that were equally powerful.

Things would only get worse if those families were to come after the crests.

"It's better for us to take ownership of them, instead of letting them fall into the hands of those with devious intent."

Nicole looked at Zane with an expression of seriousness on her face.

Zane arched his brows.

"Is that why you put yourself at risk?"

Nicole shrugged her shoulders.

"What do you think?"

Then, Carl butted in.

"It's not.She's only doing this for that kid from the Guzman family.The first order that she gave the other families was to protect the Guzmans."

"The Guzman family?" Zane frowned.

"What does this have to do with them?"

Jared's gaze darkened as well.

"What's going on? Be specific."

As things stood, Jared would never let that kid get away if he did anything to put Nicole in danger.

Nicole quickly glared at Carl after realizing that the two men in front of her were going to put the blame on Zeke.

"You don't know anything."

“I..."

Carl uttered, but stopped as soon as he realized that he owed his life to Nicole.

"Nicole, what exactly happened? You can't hide from me."

Zane looked at Nicole with concern.He thought that Nicole had become too mature as of recent.

Nicole looked at Zane and tried to play it oft as something unimportant.

"Zeke got the crest by accident and someone was going to kill him for it.

I was worried that those men won't stop coming after Zeke if I don't do something, so I took ownership of the crest temporarily.

Chapter 1497

"Temporarily?!"

Zane was shocked.

"How could you not talk to me about something so serious before making that decision? The crest isn't going to recognize somebody else as its owner as long as you're still alive. You just turned yourself into a sitting duck to those people!"

Nicole lifted her brows.

"That was how it worked back then, Uncle Zane.However, this new crest is a system.Do you know what I'm good at?"

Her words shocked Zane.

"Are you going to overwrite its system?"

Nicole nodded, and after a while, she said, "I can probably do that, but this system is the most complicated out of all the other ones that I've seen.I might need some time to look into it."

Zane calmed down a little after he had an idea as to what Nicole's plan was.

"You should figure something out to distance yourself from the system as soon as possible then."

In response, Nicole moved in closer and stared at him.

''Then what? There'll still be people coming after it...I've got to place it somewhere safe."

Zane thought for a moment, and with a pained expression on his face, he said, "That's because too many people know about the Reby Family Crest now.The Rebys disappeared after they had retrieved the crests about a century ago.It's very difficult to track them down now, but I'll try anyway..."

Carl then grew nervous.

"Is Nicole never going to be safe before we can find the other crests?"

Upon hearing that, Jared calmly said, "The Holy Alliance will protect her as long as she's still the possessor of the Reby Family Crest.Most people wouldn't dare to do anything to harm her.Any newly minted family that is ignorant of the rules will have to get past my family first before they get to try anything."

Only a few new families that had emerged in the start of the century would covet Nicole's crest, and the Johnston family happened to be the strongest family among them.

Such was why Jared was not afraid of them at all.

A feeling of warmth rushed over Nicole after Jared had said that.

Carl kept mum at once.

'Oh.I almost forgot.Not only does Nicole own the crest.She also has Jared around to protect her...' Zane looked like he was relieved too.

'Nicole has chosen the right person to be her fiancé.'

"Let's not talk about the crests for now.

After all, we know that nobody would dare to harm Nicole for now.

Instead, we should be focusing on finding out who attacked our base.

They could be the same group of people who robbed the Braves from us,"Zane said with a troubled look on his face.

Nicole's eyes became stern.

"The Braves were robbed from us?"

‘Didn't I move them away? Why would they be stolen?’ she thought.

She shifted her gaze to Carl subconsciously.

Then, with a look of defeat, he said, "The reason why Olaf and his men couldn't back us up at that time was because somebody else had attacked the harbor too.They hijacked the ship that was supposed to ship the Braves away..."

Carl became very frustrated as he thought about that.

On that day, he almost lost Nicole while the Braves had been stolen from them.

It was just awful for him.

The grimace on Nicole's face became even sourer.

"First, somebody came after the Reby Family Crest, and now, the Braves have been stolen.I'm sure that these people have some major plans ahead if they're working together."

With the Braves gone, Nicole could only wonder what would happen if she had lost the crest too.

‘I'm afraid that all hell will break loose if these two things fall into the wrong hands,' she thought.Nicole's words made the three men think.

"The crest will bring them the power of more than a hundred families combined, and with the Braves...Even a country could be overwhelmed with the might of such power! What is this person up to?"

Carl asked, getting more worried by the second.

Zane grimaced as well.

''Even we would have to obey that person if Nicole had not managed to get her hands on the crest."

Zane knew that the people in his family would never let him get away with it if he were to defy the will of his forefathers.

Chapter 1498

Chapter 1498 Zane's words shocked Carl.

He was glad that Nicole had managed to secure the crest before anybody else.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unfathomable.

"Looks like we've got to find out who attacked Nicole and robbed us of the Braves.We can only start striking back after we've figured their intentions out," he said.

Jared's gaze was vengeful.He would not spare a single soul who had been involved in the assault against Nicole.

In fact, he would chop the masked man in black into a million pieces if he ever found out who he was.

"Yeah, Uncle Zane.You should assemble a team to retrieve the Braves as soon as possible," she said.

The technology used in Braves were developed by the Turmann family.

Serious trouble would arise if someone else managed to reverse engineer it.

"I already did that, but that ship disappeared right after it had arrived at the open sea.They destroyed the tracking device too, so it's not working anymore," Zane said with a look of dismay.

However, as troubled as he was, he stood up and continued anyway.

"Just leave it to me.You're now the owner of the crest, and the entire organization will be under your command.All you need to do is keep yourself safe."

Carl looked at Nicole anxiously.

"You'll only be safe after we've captured and neutralized our enemies..." Jared's gaze swept across Carl.

"Worry for yourself.I'll protect her.Jared was eager to find out who was bold enough to mess with him and his loved ones.

Zane then eyed Jared with a look of concern.

"Our top priority now is to bring Nicole back to your territory as soon as possible.After all, it'll be difficult for a dragon to crush a snake in its own domain.I'm afraid that you're in danger too.Indeed, Jared was still not in his best of health and above anything, he needed rest.

"Yeah.We'll be on our way in an hour," Jared replied.

His men were already waiting.

Zane did not have to remind him of that at all.

Upon knowing that all of the arrangements had been made, Zane felt relieved.

"I'll leave her to you if that's the case."

Clearly, Nicole was like a daughter to Zane, as he had never been so worried for a person before.

"Sure."

Jared nodded, assuring Zane that Nicole would be safe under his wing with the look of determination in his eyes.

Feeling at ease now, Zane said, "Please send me regards to your grandpa."

"I will," Jared finished.

After that, Zane turned around and left the ward.

Carl looked at Nicole playfully after he saw how downcast Zane was when he left the room.

"Uncle Zane doesn't dare to give you any orders anymore.Come to think of it, you're not only the owner of the crest.You'll soon be Uncle Zane's superior too."

Nicole rolled her eyes at him.

"Don't spout that kind of hogwash.Uncle Zane will beat you up if he hears it."

Carl burst into a gale of laughter, as his mood had significantly improved after Nicole had woken up.

"I don't care about anything but you.I have nothing to worry about as long as you're safe."

His gaze looked so sincere, that it reminded Nicole of the time when he got dragged away while he was professing his love to her.

And just like that, things took a romantic turn in the room.

However, Carl felt a sudden chill running down his spine as he saw Jared's sharp gaze directed at him through his periphery.

Carl immediately fell silent.He felt that Jared's presence was so oppressive that it was practically suffocating him...

Chapter 1499

"I-I guess I should get going now.I'm afraid that Uncle Zane might need my help..."

Carl said, and left the room thereafter.

The door slammed shut with a bang, showing how much Carl was in a hurry to leave.

This gave Nicole a sense of relief.

‘Looks like Carl isn't really bothered by everything that had happened.I wish that I could pretend that nothing had happened too,' she thought.

However, Jared had noticed everything.

"What happened between you and him? Why is there some sort of tension in the room?"

Jared noticed that Carl would treat Nicole exceptionally well, and whenever he stared at Nicole, he would do so in a passionate way.

Besides, he had never really gotten along well with Carl.

Even now, he regretted the fact that he had allowed Carl to leave, especially after he had observed how guilty the latter looked.

"Nothing much."

Nicole looked at Jared.

Then, she came up with a random excuse in fear that Jared would grow jealous once again.

"I guess he's distancing himself from you after he had seen how close you are with Uncle Zane.You're not seeing green now, are you?"

"Are you sure?" he asked.

Jared could not believe what Nicole had said to him because Carl was the heir of his family, and he had figured that the latter would have no reason to fear him just because he discovered that Jared was a close friend of Zane's.

Even though he had more questions, he did not bother to ask because Nicole was not ready to tell him the truth.

Besides...he did not want Nicole to think that he was a petty man who would become jealous over everything.

"You're so good with words.What exactly do you mean by that?"

Jared frowned and looked at her with his brows raised.

Nicole was left speechless.

'Does this dude not know how easy it is for him to get all jealous?"

"Whatever.I'm feeling hungry.I want to eat something," she said.

Nicole did not wish to continue the conversation with him after she had narrowly just escaped death.She just wanted to have a good meal.

Jared nodded and looked at his phone.

"I've already asked someone to send some food over."

"Okay."

Nicole nodded.

As expected, someone came into the ward with breakfast in hand just after they had waited for a few minutes.

"These are all your favorite food," he said.

Nicole had been undergoing a swift recovery with the aid of Beacon, and so, Jared got her all of her favorite food as he thought that they would not affect her health.

Nicole was delighted as soon as she saw the food.

"Consider this a celebration for cheating death."

"Sure," Jared said as he stood up and picked Nicole up.

Then, he placed her down on the couch.

Meanwhile, Nicole blushed as soon as she felt how warm he was.

Even though they were officially together, and with the fact that she was already used to being intimate with him, she would still feel shy whenever other people were around.

"Dig in," Jared said, handing Nicole the utensils.

It was a unique experience for her to enjoy exquisite French cuisine in a hospital ward, and needless to say, Nicole felt very happy that she could do that.

And as if that was not enough, Jared even got someone to bring her a brewing machine to grind her coffee beans with.

Nicole could not remember the last time Jared made her a cup of coffee.She took a sniff and felt like the entire ward was saturated with its fragrance.

Seeing how eager she was, he came up to her and placed the cup down in front of her.

"This is the newest strain of coffee on my farm for this season.Give it a try."

Nicole smiled.

Then, she grabbed the cup and took a sip.

Suddenly, she felt a unique yet mellow taste radiating across her tongue.

Chapter 1500

"Not bad.It tastes better than all of the previous ones I've tried.Oh, and I must add, the aftertaste is very strong," she said.

Jared could not help but flash her a smile upon hearing Nicole's professional feedback.

"I guess it's only right that I give the best stuff to the expert."

Nicole returned the smile before she placed the cup down and began eating.She looked at Jared and said as she chewed.

"You're looking very pale.You haven't been sleeping for the past two days, have you?"

'This dude is reckless.He came to save me right after he woke up from a head injury.How ridiculous,' she thought.

"It's fine.I'll get better by staying here with you,"

Jared said in nonchalant fashion.

Nicole's heart melted, and in a flirtatious manner, she teased, "Cut it off.Nobody knows your body better than me.You've got to bed down in a hospital after we get back later."

'This guy suffered major injuries because of me, yet he disregarded his own health and safety, and rushed out of the hospital just to save me.Does he really think that he's made of steel?’ she thought.

"Hospital?"

Jared lifted his brows.

"I guess not.My grandfather is expecting you."

"Grandfather?"

It was then that Nicole realized that Jared's grandfather had come to visit him in the previous video recording.

' He probably knows something...' Everything else would make sense if the Johnston family was a part of the Holy Alliance.

Noticing Nicole's look of concern, he said, "Don't worry.My grandfather just wants to know what really happened.He's very glad that you own the crest now.After all, you're the future wife of his grandson.It's not an issue that you have the crest to make our family stronger.

Nicole looked at him.

"Are you sure? Is that what your grandfather thinks? I'm just worried that everyone else will think that I'm a burden..."

"My family isn't afraid of anything."

Jared looked at Nicole sternly to reassure her.

Nicole immediately felt a lot better and as of now, she even began to admire the choice she had made.She was glad that Jared had been staying by her side, making her feel that she would always have his support whenever she needed it.

"Are you saying that I should never leave you and your family then?" Nicole said cheekily before she continued to eat.

Jared lifted his brows.

"Of course.You're never, ever, leaving."

Nicole nodded as she looked into Jared's gentle eyes.

"Okay then..."

It was a promise from Nicole that she would never leave him.

As Jared had gotten the answer he wanted, he stroked her hair gently and proceeded to eat his breakfast with her.

Jared's plane arrived as soon as they had finished their meal.

Together, they bade everyone goodbye and left the country soon after.

Zane was worried that their enemies would launch another assault on Nicole, so he sent Carl and a few other men to escort them in a fleet of seven other planes.

Nicole looked out of the window and thought that Zane was being overprotective.

Nicole then saw more than ten other planes flying in a formation around Jared's private jet after they had flown out of the city area.

As all of the aircrafts coalesced, the formation became even stronger.

To Nicole, a scenario like this could only be witnessed on television whenever some high-ranking officials were escorted out of some country.

"Isn't this a bit much?" she asked.

Nicole had always been a humble person, and therefore, she had never expected that she would one day travel in a manner similar to individuals of major significance.

"Not at all.You're as important as a world leader now.This is perfectly normal."

Jared looked at Nicole solemnly.

It would be a huge deal if a country had ten prestigious families present to protect it.

However, Nicole was in charge of multiple regions across the globe now.

She was the individual whom all families would obey, and thus, her treatment was comparable to those of world leaders.

Nicole was rendered speechless as she looked at Jared.

Even though she thought that what he said made sense, she still could not accept the fact that she would have to travel like that.

"Just this once.Let's just get things back to normal once we're home.I don't want to freak my family out," she said.