Ch. 1561..1565: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1561-1565

Chapter 1561

The doctor hurriedly performed CPR on Nicole as he tried to force the water out of her lungs.

Ten, twenty, fifty!

As time slowly passed, everyone began to lose hope that she would be able to make it out alive.

Someone in the crowd then said, "It looks like she has drowned."

"Yeah, she was in the water for a good few minutes...,” another stated.

Jared starred at the doctor intently, his hands were trembling.

“No...‘’ he panicked.

"I cannot lose Nicole! I cannot lose her! Nicole, if you dare die on me, I'll be coming with you!”

They had made a promise, which he would never allow himself to break.

At this moment, the doctor did a few more compressions in quick succession.

Suddenly, Nicole reacted with a series of coughs, before spitting out a mouthful of water.

"She's regained consciousness!" The crowd exclaimed as the doctor finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Jared knelt down by Nicole's side at once. “Nicole!”

Hearing Jared's voice, Nicole gradually began to recover from her daze. "Why... are you here...”

She had only just called him about a few minutes ago, and he had actually rushed all the way here.

Looking at his sodden clothes, she whispered. "You saved me?"

Those bodyguards who were secretly protecting her had not dared to jump into the water to save her. And yet, Jared had risked his life the way he did, just for her...

For that she felt a surge of warmth and pain in her heart at the same time.

‘‘This man, to put himself in harm's way for me? What a schmuck,' she thought.

"Who else? Am I supposed to stand and watch as my girl die?” he said, before sparing no time to order, "Take her to the hospital. I want a full checkup!”

"Yes, sir.” The doctor and the bodyguards immediately complied.

The doctor lifted Nicole and placed her onto the stretcher as she frowned. "Jared, there’s no need for this.”

She too was a doctor herself. She was fine, having only choked on water.

"Don't make me worry.” Jared's brow furrowed.

Nicole could only keep quiet as she did not want Jared to worry about her. Thus, she allowed them to take her into the ambulance as Jared climbed in too.

After the doctors had done a preliminary checkup on her, Jared asked, in a low voice, "What happened? How did you fall off the bridge?”

Nicole pondered for a moment, and with a frosty glint in her eyes, she said, "A car was rushing at me, probably on purpose.”

"On purpose?” Jared frowned.

The Riddle family had held their banquet yesterday and everyone now knew about Nicole's identity. There were so many people protecting her in secret, and yet, there were still people who were ignorant and foolish enough to come after her.

"Were they the goons who had attacked you at Lanningbourg?” Jared asked, having only thought of the men who were after the crest.

However, Nicole shook her head. “If it was them. They would have showed up in bigger numbers.”

‘‘Those people had even used aircrafts during our last encounter. Why would they just be sending a car without a license plate this time?’ she pondered.

Jared's expression turned grim. “It'll be much easier if it wasn't them. I'll get my men to investigate, and we'll get to the bottom of this in no time."

“Alright.” Nicole said, feeling a lot more relaxed.

With Jared handling the matter for her, she had nothing to worry about.

Soon, the ambulance arrived at the hospital. Jared watched as she underwent a series of examinations before they sent her back to her ward unit.

Nicole wore a look of helplessness on her face. "I had just fallen into the water, and I'm fine now. I don't need a hospital stay."

The overbearing love from an overbearing man of status was really suffocating for her.

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"Stick around for a night of observation.” Jared said, his tone forceful and resolute.

Unable to resist, Nicole just played along. "But what if my family finds out about it? They'll think something had happened to me."

Aglint appeared in Jared's eyes. "They won't. I'll just tell them that you're staying with me tonight."

Blushing, Nicole was immediately reminded of everything that had occurred yesterday. "Even if you don't feel embarrassed, just know that I do. How can I stay at your place day after day?"

‘What would my parents think of me?’ she thought.

"Don't worry. They'd be happy to know that you're with me," Jared smiled as he took a sip of coffee.

He had this much confidence at the very least.

Hearing that, Nicole was flabbergasted.

‘'Why does it feel like Jared's skin is getting thicker and thicker by the day? He's getting increasingly stubborn and harder to deal with.’

Letting out a sigh, Nicole suddenly felt a little hungry. After three long hours of medical examination, it was already dinnertime.

"I want to eat something,” she said.

Jared smiled. "I've already had it prepared."

As he said that, Max walked over with a bag of food in hand.

It seemed that Jared had already known that she was fine and so, he did not restrict her from eating anything for dinner. Seeing that all of the food were stuff she liked to eat, Nicole’s mood got better.

Just as she sat down and was prepared to have a good meal, Jared's behavior took a sudden, strange turn.

"I had to eat alone in the afternoon, and now, I can only have a meal with a certain someone in a hospital ward," he said as he took a bite.

Nicole glared at him. "I went over to the Guzman residence in the afternoon. Zeke wanted to thank me, so he treated me to a meal."

Even though Jared knew where she was, his tone became stern upon hearing that she had made her way to the Guzman residence. "I know you went to the Guzman residence, but they live in an important military zone. Why would you go there, all of a sudden?"

"Mr. Guzman Sr. and his son, Karlo, invited me over,” Nicole said flatly.

"Why though?" he asked, knowing that the old patriarch of the Guzman family had made a name for himself as a grouchy figure.

"Karlo is a brute, and he won't call you over to his place just to thank you. There's something behind this, isn't there?"

Jared furrowed his brows, his face stern and unsmiling, as if he had already seen through everything.

Realizing that she could not hide it any longer, Nicole sighed. "Fine, you win."

Jared broke into a smile upon hearing her admission. "I suppose the old man wanted to force you to hand the crest over, right?”

Nicole rolled her. "He wanted to, but after I gave Mr. Spears a call, he stopped."

That had really taken her for a fool. She knew that she would definitely not be getting the crest back if she had handed it over to him.

"You called Zane Spears?” Jared raised his eyebrow. 'Only this woman could think of something like this. I suppose that old Guzman is probably scared sh*tless now, isn’t he?’

He suddenly had the urge to see what the look on that grouchy old Guzman's face was, after the latter was made aware of Nicole's relationship with Zane Spears.

"Looks like I missed out on some fun.” Jared pouted, his tone sounded rather disappointed.

Hearing this, she shot him a glance. "So, you are just after some fun. I'll bring you along next time, then."

Jared kept mum and fed Nicole a spoonful of food.

Not too long after, Jared's phone rang. Upon seeing that it was a call from Claus, he answered it.

"Hello? Yeah, okay. Got it."

He quickly hung up, but it was then that Nicole noticed that he had a grim look on his face.

"What did Claus find? Is it about the car?” she asked.

After all, Claus was very skilled when it comes to investigations like these.

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Jared placed the phone away and mustered a grunt of acknowledgment. "The vehicle may have fled the scene, but it had already been found in the outskirts. We've not discovered who the driver was, though. He came prepared and avoided all of the cameras."

Nicole's brow furrowed. "Oh?"

Indeed, the perpetrator had really taken the trouble to kill her.

"I suppose they'd be really bitter if they were to know I survived," she said.

Jared's eyes darkened. "Don't worry. I'll send word of you being well and alive.”

In response, Nicole grinned. "Then we'll just wait for the fox to slip up."

The two looked at each other with a wicked grin as they waited for their prey to fall into their trap.

At that very evening, Fiorella was staying in the hotel when she saw the news of Nicole having survived after falling off the bridge.

"Useless piece of sh’t!" she yelled.

She had spent a lot of money hiring a professional killer to deal with Nicole. To take her out quickly without leaving any traces or alerting the bodyguards was the firm assurance that the hitman had given Fiorella, and yet, Nicole was still alive and kicking

And it was said on TV that she was totally unscathed.

She blew her top. ‘’What did I spend all of that money for?!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Fiorella was taken aback by this, as the butler was the only person who knew she was living here.

Instinctively, she got up and went up to the door, only to find that it was suddenly opened from the outside with an access card.

As soon as it had swung open, Colton rushed into the room. "Girl! You were actually hiding here! If the butler hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known where to find you!"

He had been looking for Fiorella for a long time, but his daughter had ordered the butler to not reveal her whereabouts. If he had not used coercion, he would not have been able to find her today.

"Why are you looking for me? Didn't you say that you no longer have a daughter?” Upon thinking of the incident yesterday,

Fiorella's chest began to ache.

Her father, who had loved and doted on her since she was a baby, had never subjected her to so much humiliation in public before.

"You think I wanted to do that? I did what I did to protect the Fisher Group! Well, everything has gone to sh*t now, hasn't it!?"

Colton roared at Fiorella, his eyes bloodshot.

Unable to stand it anymore, Fiorella snapped. "Why am I the one at fault for destroying the Fisher Group? It's Nicole, who had targeted us on purpose! Did you actually think she'd let us go just because you licked her boots and severed your relationship with me? Dream on!"

Colton was stunned for a moment after having been chastised by his daughter. "Who told you Nicole was targeting us on purpose? She made a promise last night that she would not touch us!”

"What good is her promise? Haven't our partners terminated their contracts with us today? Why do you think they did so, if they weren't afraid of her? She was just putting on a show of mercy and you actually believed her?" Fiorella yelled, having never seen her father being this foolish before.

It was then that Colton fell silent. He could not deny the fact that all of those companies that had terminated their contracts with his organization had done so because they were afraid of being associated with the Fishers, offending Nicole in the process.

"Dad! As things stand, groveling to her will do you no good! How about we ally ourselves with a few other families that are against Nicole and fight her! We might have a shot at survival!” she continued.

She refused to believe that every family in existence would submit themselves to a girl from a third-rate family. As long as the Fisher Group was willing to, they could still look for allies.

"But we can't just go against the orders from our ancestors!" Colton was conflicted, for he had always recognized the rules and was not about to turn his back on them.

"Ancestral wishes at this day and age? To hell with it! I believe that there are many others who would hate to listen to a b*tch like her. We are definitely not alone in this!" Fiorella said in an attempt to convince her father.

 

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Colton was left dumbstruck by Fiorella's barrage of words. Yet he also had this inexplicable feeling that his daughter had a point...

After all, the Fisher Group was stuck in crisis which could not be resolved by bowing down to the Riddle family.

If he wanted to resolve this crisis for a chance at survival, he could only ally with those who did not wish to work with the Riddle family.

"You're right... We cannot count on the Riddle family to save the Fisher Group,” he said.

Seeing that she had convinced her father, Fiorella began laughing on the inside as she added fuel to the flames.

"If it weren't for the Reby Family Crest, what would the Riddle family be?" Fiorella spat fiercely.

A look of jealousy soon appeared in Colton's eyes. "I suppose there would be plenty who harbor such thoughts. Not everyone would listen to the Riddle family! They can dream on if they wish to take the Fisher family down!’

Then, her eyes became even darker as she said, "Dad, leave this to me. I'll be able to source people who are willing to work with us within three days! And we'll battle against the Riddle family together!”

Even though Nicole was now the master of the Fire Crest, with many who had decided to follow her, it was also a fact that many others did not wish to bow down to the Riddle family. If Fiorella wanted to, she could definitely find someone who was fearful of the Riddle family's unparalleled strength!

Thinking of this, Fiorella's eyes narrowed with contempt.’ Just you wait, Nicole! Anyone who dares cross Fiorella Fisher will never have another peaceful day for the rest of their lives!

Indeed, she would never let go of Nicole.

The sun outside was particularly bright. By afternoon, Nicole could no longer stand the boredom of having to stay in the hospital, and had used every way she could think of to convince Jared to send her home.

During this period of time, she would be eyed by all sides, and since her identity as part of the Riddle family had already been exposed, she might as well return to the Riddles and stay with them so as to not expose Mrs.

Wallace Sr.'s position.

She did not have much with her, so there was no need to pack as she got Jared to send her home straightaway.

And just as her car arrived at the side of the gate, she saw her parents and her brothers all coming out to greet her. Aside from them, there were also Uncle Damien, Uncle Dillon and their families.

Nicole looked at Jared and raised her eyebrow.

"That's quite the crowd."

She was really annoyed at these relatives of hers and had totally not expected to see Uncle Damien and Uncle Dillon when she returned to her parent's home.

"They've recently just found out about you and the Fire Crest at the banquet. Because of that, I guess they wanted to ask you about it today." Jared stated.

And indeed, Damien and Dillon were the type to get to the bottom of things.

"How cumbersome.” Nicole sighed again.

At this moment, the car grinded to a halt.

Spencer and Samuel were the first to greet them.

"Nicole! You're alright!" they said.

Nicole frowned as she glanced at Jared.

Jared immediately signaled with his eyes. ‘This has nothing to do with me.'

He had listened to her and had not told her family about the incident.

Nicole was puzzled and as soon as she got down from the car, she asked Samuel and Spencer a probing question without giving anything away.

"You guys... already know about it?"

Innocently, Samuel replied, "Of course, we know! Falling off a bridge is something that will make the headlines! I saw your car at first glance!"

 

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"We couldn't get through your phone so we could only come back and tell Mom and Dad. We only just found out which hospital you were at and were just about to visit you," Samuel continued.

It was only then that Nicole remember that her smart phone was submerged in the water when she fell off the bridge, and she did not have the time to buy a new one.

“I'm fine. I've already done a full body checkup," she said without going into details.

Jared glanced at her with a look of pain in his eyes.

‘’This silly girl refuses to mention the fact she almost drowned earlier and here she is, understating the matter of life and death so nonchalantly.’

He could not help but to wonder if her previous missions were all so perilous.

For some reason, Nicole’s physique made him feel as though she was inexplicably fragile, driving his desire to protect her with all his might.

At that moment, Gloria stepped forward and held Nicole in a tight embrace, checking if the latter was alright. "Nicole, are you really alright? Mom was worried sick.”

Fortunately, she had used the Beacon and the minor wounds from the collision had healed quickly, leaving only some a few abrasions.

“I'm fine, Mom. Just some minor injuries,” Nicole comforted Gloria.

It was only then that Daniel heaved a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're unharmed. Your mother almost passed out earlier from shock."

Stanley too nodded his head. "As long as you're fine, Nicole. Moments ago, we were really worried."

Both Sean and Steve looked at each other. They did not speak but there was a loving and doting look in their eyes.

Getting into a car accident and falling off a bridge was no trivial matter. Any other person might not be able to even withstand that sort of horrid experience. Yet, Nicole was so adept at making it look as if it was not an issue at all, that they could not even begin to comprehend this at all. They could not help but be impressed and anxious for her at the same time.

"Stop worrying. Jared had rushed to the scene immediately and sent me to the hospital. I've already done a full body checkup,” Nicole said, quickly bringing Jared into the picture.

Only then did everyone see Jared coming out from the driver's seat.

Sean took a deep breath before proffering his hand to Jared. "Mr. Johnston, thank you for looking after my little sister."

Jared returned the handshake and said, "You're welcome. Nicole is my fiancee after all. It is my duty."

Jared's words caused Chloe to look at him with eyes brimming with jealousy.

If it were not for her parents wanting to make a show of kindness to Nicole, she would definitely not have followed them here.

At this instant, she could not hold her disdain for Nicole in anymore.

Yet, she would not dare to be as brazen as she was before, so she smiled and said, "Nicole, why were you so careless when driving. You made us all worry.”

Nicole could not resist rolling her eyes at her. 'So, Grandpa forgave her, and here she is, taking advantage of that and pretending as if the past never happened.’

Nicole gave her a frosty glance in response. “You don't have to worry about me."

There was no respect in her tone at all.

Chloe then found herself in an awkward spot, but she knew that Nicole's position was not the same as she was before, so she could only take it on the chin and force a smile as she replied, "You're welcome."

Nicole snorted coldly within. ‘Who even asked you?"

At this moment, Damien, who felt that he should say something, stepped forward and uttered, It's good that you've done a full checkup. You're now the treasure of the Riddle family. Please take good care of yourself.”

Even if he was unhappy that Daniel's family was now in the limelight, he still benefited from his association with Nicole last night, managing to secure several collaborations with it. Due to this, his attitude toward Nicole changed a little.

Seeing that her husband had lowered his voice when speaking to Nicole, Miley could only force out an awkward smile. "Your Uncle Damien is right. You ought to take good care of yourself.”

Having noticed their facade of concern, Nicole played along. “I will. Thank you, Uncle Damien and Aunt Miley for coming to see me. You must've spent a lot, haven't you?”

As soon as she had said that, both Damien and Miley became embarrassed.

They had only intended to come over to show their faces and had not thought about preparing gifts.

But now, with Nicole's current status, it would not look good for them if they did not prepare anything for her.

‘I've got to get something for her... and I cannot just screw around like before. It has to be expensive!’ he thought.

But now that Nicole had asked them straight to the face, Damien could only sheepishly respond, “No, no. I did prepare something, but as we came in a hurry, they are still on the way."