Ch. 1766..1770: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1766-1770

Chapter 1766

Everett opened his eyes in exhaustion.

In the dark, they were cold and emotionless.

"Okay."

Dick looked at Everett's eyes from the rear-view mirror, searching for any emotions Everett had for Cam, who was Everett's close friend for 7 years.However, there was nothing in Everett's eyes.

The way it looked, he did not miss Cam at all.It was as if the man who had shouldered all the blame for him was nothing but an acquaintance to him.

Dick issued a mental sigh at that thought.He initially thought that Everett would still be kind to his friends, even though he was a cold, calculating person.

But now, Dick felt like he had never known Everett as a person.

Everett rolled the window down, feeling more energetic now.

"I didn't expect that Jared would be able to trace me.Interesting."

Everett did not feel like he had failed.

Instead, he began smirking in intrigue.

"Jared sure is something," he said.

It seemed like he could not hide anymore.Dick said, "Everett, you've been holding back for so long.I'm worried that you won't be able to hide after going against Jared."

Everett smiled.

"There's no need for that anymore.No one in my family can hold me back anymore."

Back then, Damien was still useful to him, and that was why he still respected and committed to favors for him.

However, Damien had no place in the family anymore, and thus, the only person Everett was left to fight for was himself.

"That's good.I don't want to see you suffering anymore, either."

Dick tightened his grip on the steering wheel.He had waited for this day for too long.It was then that Everett smiled.

"I don't have to suffer, but our enemies are Jared and Nicole.It's not easy to go up against those two."

"I know.But we're not Jared's only enemy..." Dick said mockingly as he handed Everett a file.

"I heard Harvey tweaked the contract between them, and Jared is not on good terms with him...Maybe this is our chance."

"Oh? Seems like we have an accomplice."

Everett chuckled and opened the file.His smile turned brighter after looking at Harvey's picture.

"I'm very impressed with this guy," he said, as Harvey was similar to him in some respects.

Though many were not able to see through Harvey's facade, like- minded people like Everett could see through everything...

"Perhaps we can work together," Dick suggested.

Everett then wore a domineering look "We can consider that.Look into Harvey's history for me.Find something nasty that's useful for me."

Dick immediately knew what he meant, after which he said, "Got it.

Everett always knew how to work with someone, and that was to have a stranglehold on their dirty laundry.

That way, the other party would not object.

Then, Everett browsed through Harvey's information which was obviously tweaked by himself, so it had no issues in it.

Soon after, their car arrived at Damien's house.

"We're here, Everett."

Dick halted the car.

"Okay."

Everett nodded and waited for Dick to open the door for him before getting down.

Dick then slammed the door shut once Everett had gotten down.

But from that slam, Dick noticed that his car had a weird ringing sound emanating from within.

"watch out!!!"

He immediately lunged forward and held Everett down.

Boom!!! A surge of flames burst forth, and with it, a loud bang whereupon the temperatures rose abruptly.

Dick's back was hurting badly, but he did not let Everett go.

The side of Everett's face could feel the burning heat as well, but before he could react, he was already flying across the street with Dick holding onto him.

And with a bang, his back slammed onto the ground with great impact.

Due to the loud explosion, he could not hear anything either.

He felt dizzy, and all he could see were flames dancing about.

Damien's family immediately rushed out after hearing such aloud commotion, but all they could see was Everett being held down by his assistant.

"Everett! What happened?!"

Damien rushed over with the butler.

The butler quickly moved Dick away after seeing that he was laying atop Everett.

"Mr.Cruz?"

Dick had already passed out, and the back of his shirt was scorched, so much so that his flesh could be seen.

Damien helped Everett up and allowed him to lean on him.

"Everett! Are you okay?!"

Damien had never cared about Everett this much before, and therefore, Everett felt warm in his embrace.He attempted to get a hold of himself while battling to stifle the swirling images in his head.

"Dad...I'm fine..."

He was still alive, but his ears were ringing, his vision was unstable, and he was nauseous.

"Mr.Damien, Mr.Everett's face has been wounded.Send him to the hospital!"

The butler quickly told Damien upon noticing Damien's face.

"Call an ambulance!"

Damien yelled at the staff, who quickly phoned the hospital.

Miley was taking care of Chloe in the hospital, and Damien was the only one at home, so he got into the ambulance with Everett.

After ten minutes or so, Everett was finally sent to the hospital for immediate medical attention.

Damien could finally feel relieved.

The doctor then inspected him and said, "He has a minor concussion.

Mostly minor injuries, but his face has been severely bummed."

Then, the doctor quickly treated him, which left him grinding his teeth in pain.

In the midst of it all, his heart was filled with hatred.

'F*ck..My face!"

He would definitely not let the person who injured him off the hook.

When the doctor was done treating Everett's wounds, Damien asked, "Everett, what happened? Why would your car explode?"

Everett looked at Damien and feigned innocence.

"I think...It's Jared Johnston."

"Jared?"

Damien frowned.

"What do you mean? Are you saying that he did something to your car? Why?"

‘Everett and Jared did not have beef with one other, so why would Jared do this to him?' Seeing this, Everett continued his act.

"I wanted to get the fire crest for you...So, I did something to Nicole's car...This is probably Jared's way of exacting revenge."

"what?!"

Damien was shocked.

"You did something to Nicole? When was this? Why don't I know about this?"

Everett maintained his look of innocence.

"I didn't want to drag you down, so I did it myself.Getting caught was not something I had seen coming."

Damien's gaze immediately turned cold.

"Still, he can't do this to you! Nicole just paralyzed my daughter, and Jared wants to kill my son now?!"

Even if he wanted to maintain his tolerance and come up with a better plan, his daughter was paralyzed and his son had almost died.

With that in mind, Damien was not able to hold his anger back anymore.

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“I’ve taken care of the police. I thought I could wash my hands after my friend had taken the blame for me, but I didn’t think stop to think that Jared was this brave…”

Damien’s gaze turned dark. “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth! He definitely left traces!”

Everett felt warm when he saw his father defending him, but he knew that Jared was way more ruthless than he was.

“My car is a wreck, so how can we find traces? Dad, don’t waste your time,” he said.

He did not want his father to waste his time, but Damien was through the roof when he heard that.

“Son of a b*tch!n He kicked a trash can to blow some steam off.

Everett then picked himself up a little. “Don’t worry, dad. I will get the fire crest for you… Since we’re openly against each other now, I’m no longer afraid of anyone!”

Seeing how persistent his son was in getting the fire crest, Damien was touched to know that his son had taken his words seriously. However, he could not help but sigh when he thought of the person they were dealing with.

“Stay out of this. Look at Chloe now. I don’t want the same to happen to you. I’ll take care of this!” Damien clenched his fists and walked out.

Everett knew that Damien was just strong and tough on the outside.

However, he remained silent anyways. He had his own plans, and he did not need to tell his father.

Under his father’s arrangement, Everett felt his father’s concern and stayed in the hospital to recover from his injuries.

Even as Damien left the hospital, he was filled with rage. ‘This is all because of Daniel’s daughter!’

His son had almost died, and his daughter was paralyzed. Because of this, he could not just sit and wait.

As Mr. Riddle Sr. would not help him, he was not dead set on destroying the entire Riddle family!

He then got into the car without turning back.

Everett watched as his father got into the car from his hospital room’s window.

He then called Dick’s number.

“Hello, Everett? Are you okay?” Dick sounded weak, but from the tone of his voice, he was still concerned about Everett.

“I’m fine, and it’s because you’ve protected me.”

Indeed, if Dick had not reacted quickly enough, Everett would have suffered even graver injuries.

“How are you?” Everett asked.

And though he sounded like he was very worried, there was absolutely no warmth in his eyes.

Dick was surprised, for Everett was more concerned about him in comparison to Cam.

“I’m fine… My back is badly burned though…” he said, as he could only sleep on his stomach now.

“Take your time to recover. The medical bill and your wages will be taken care of. Just get some rest for now.”

He needed time for his face to recover as well, and it did not look like he would be able to go out in the open for the time being.

‘Jared… He’s fine when he doesn’t do anything, but when he does, he’s brutal,’ Everett surmised.

Still, they were cut from the same cloth. Everett had been cruel to Nicole too. It was just that he had underestimated Jared’s love for his fiancee…

“Got it. Thank you, Everett.” Dick thanked him.

Everett then nodded and hung up.

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He was facing the window, but his eyes were fixated on his own reflection…

His charming face now had a bandage over it, and he looked utterly disheveled.

“Just wait and see. I will return these wounds to you.” ‘Just you wait, Jared Johnston.’

And thus, it was now a battle between Jared, the bold lion, and Everett, the cunning fox.

Everything had come to light, and so, Nicole had been living happily for the past few days.

She did not have any problems with her schoolwork and would show up to film after classes. The recent scenes Nicole had shot rarely involved Lloyd, and so, she was mainly working with the other actors. All of it ran smoothly and the production pace increased tremendously.

It was said that Chloe still refused to back down, and wanted to file a lawsuit against the Holder family’s crew. However, with the surveillance footage firmly in their hands, winning was an impossibility for her. Chloe had not been discharged from the hospital yet, but she was already going around asking for money to fund her company.

While all of that was in motion, Nicole was just waiting for Jared and Lloyd’s investigation to be completed, so that she could sit back and reap the benefits.

She fell deep into her thoughts after talking to Zane on the phone.

On the other end, things were running smoothly for Jared as well. He had already found the key person and could already gain a rough estimation of where the Brave was located. When all of the locations were finalized, he would contact Zane and commence his operation.

If they succeeded, they might even be able to retrieve all of the Braves.

When Nicole had figured it out, she went downstairs for breakfast. It was the weekend, and so, her family was at home. Nicole had gotten the weekends off because she had sped through the shooting of all of her scenes for the past few days.

Samuel and Spencer were stunned when they saw Nicole walking down the stairs in carefree fashion. “Don’t you need to film today?”

Nicole shook her head. “Nah, I’m done with the scenes that were scheduled on the weekends, so I can rest.” “Damn… You’re such a pro! I heard it’s hard to be an actress, and many of them tend to drag the production on. You’re awesome!” “Yeah, they shot my scenes first because they did not want to take more of my time. So, my scenes are back-to-back, and it’s more convenient for me since I’m the one who’s in control,” she explained, as it was obvious that the production process would be quicker if there were no mistakes on her part.

“I’ll be working with other actors later, so I probably won’t be able to keep this pace anymore,” she added.

She would not even know whether she would have free time to spare on the weekends.

“That’s great. We’ve missed you.” Samuel looked at Nicole with deep longing in his eyes. “Ever since Mr. Johnston started taking you to and back from school, we’ve rarely seen you.”

Nicole always got home after 10 pm, when they were already fast asleep.

“Me too,” Nicole lied. She did not miss the noisy twins at all.

Spencer chuckled and pulled out a seat next to him for Nicole. “Take a seat. Let’s have breakfast together.”

The trio continued conversing as Stanley came downstairs, scratching his head. His hair was in a mess, and it seemed that he had been working until late at night. He had probably even gone to bed without taking a shower.

“Stanley, your dark eye circles are becoming even more prominent,” Spencer commented as he thought that Stanley looked ghoulish.

Samuel too saw how disheveled he looked and with a sigh, he teased,” Yeah. You’re still at a healthy age, so don’t push yourself too hard. I fear that you might damage your kidneys.” “Shut up! Even if they’re damaged, they still won’t be as bad as yours.” Stanley barked back after Samuel had ribbed him.

“Pfft! Want to duke it out? I’m the basketball team captain. What makes you think I’ll lose to a nerd such as yourself?” Samuel said, looking unconvinced.

Seeing this, Spencer added fuel to the fire. “Good idea, but how are you going to compare your kidneys? Only your girlfriends can do that for you.”

Suddenly, Samuel and Stanley threw stare daggers at him as they bellowed, in unison, “Keep your mouth shut!”

He was rubbing salt into the wound, as none of them had girlfriends, and Spencer was laughing so hard that he began tearing up.

Samuel and Stanley’s faces turned red when they realized that Nicole was there too.

Unable to stand it any longer, Samuel got up and smacked Spencer on the back of the head. “Shut up! I’ll beat you up!”

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Though Stanley did not hit Spencer, he was cheering Samuel on. “Nice! He deserved it!”

The dining area was noisy, with Gloria and Daniel being able to hear them before they had even gotten downstairs.

“What are you talking about? You’re all so cheery in the morning.” Gloria walked over with a smile.

The twins got their act together the instant they saw their mother.

Samuel then rolled his eyes at Spencer. “This jerk was saying nasty things in front of Nicole.”

Gloria’s expression changed immediately. “Spencer, how could you do that?

Hearing that, Spencer became dispirited and turned to glare at Samuel.” Snitch.”

Once Gloria and Daniel had sat down, the three brothers started to behave.

Sean and Steve were the last to join them, but they had been working in their study room long before they made their way downstairs. They were very well-dressed too, looking as if they had plans for later.

“Sean and Steve, why are you dressed in such fancy clothing?” “Are you going out?” Samuel and Spencer asked.

Sean nodded. “Yeah, Steve and I won the tender. The partnering company is holding a banquet today, and everyone who participated in the bid has to join the banquet, so that they may have a chance to work together in the future.” “You won?” Spencer laughed. “Is it because Nicole has found their reserve price?”

Steve chuckled and looked at Nicole with admiration. ” Not only that, but Nicole also discovered that they will cheat. They even threatened us when we won the bid, and… that was when we put the document that Nicole had given us to good use.”

When Daniel saw that Steve was smirking, he asked, “What document? I’ve been curious these days too. When Howdy Corporation came to you the other day, they probably did not come in peace. So, how and why did they leave in such a state of disgrace?”

Steve went on to reveal the truth when he saw how curious his father was.” Nicole found their core account when she hacked into their computer. In other words, we have evidence of them committing to tax evasion. If we expose them, they’re going to jail!”

And when Daniel finally understood what was going on, he was shocked.

“Nicole… You actually got your hands on their accounts?”

That was a classified document of a company, and thus, every company would do their utmost to protect theirs. They would even use the best system to secure it, and yet, Nicole was still able to access it.

“Yeah, it’s nothing,” Nicole said coolly, which served to shock them even more.

Something that easy for her would be an arduous task for every hacker and Network Security Officer in their company. Still, it was just a walk in the park for her.

“Nicole… Will you be caught?” Gloria asked, worried as she looked at Nicole.

The other party got a hold of their reserve price through despicable means and had done their bidding with malice not once, but twice. All Nicole had done was give them a taste of their own medicine, and

everyone in her family agreed that it was a reasonable thing to do. Still, they did not want her to get into hot soup for it.

“Don’t worry, mom.” Nicole comforted Gloria. “I didn’t leave any traces behind, so they’re still probably oblivious to who had leaked their accounts.”

Everyone was relieved when she said that, but they were still in awe of her.

“Nicole. Where did you acquire your hacking skills? From your organization? Are they that good?”

 

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Nicole nodded. “Yeah. When I’m not out on missions, I’ll be in charge of protecting the system and software. The enemies are all professionals from different countries, so I had to be the best.”

To her, perfecting everything was nothing but normal.

But Spencer and Samuel were even more excited. “Nicole… No wonder you don’t even care about Ryder!” “You’re on the same level as the top professional hackers!”

Sean and Steve exchanged looks. ‘These fools still don’t know that their sister is the greatest hacker in the world.’

But Daniel had too many shocking things happen these days, so Sean and Steve decided not to announce this secret.

They then talked about serious matters. “But after that, our company’s system received a lot of attacks. I think the Howdy Corporation is desperately trying to counterattack.”

Nicole looked at Sean and responded, “Don’t worry. I’ll create a firewall after I’m done eating.”

Whoever wanted to mess with her family had to go through her first!

Saen smiled at Nicole’s response.

A firewall that was set up by a professional like Nicole was impossible for the local hackers to break, which was why he was relieved.

The family ate their breakfast happily while Spencer and Samuel started talking about school.

“Without Raine and Snow, the school has been nothing but heaven.”

When Raine got expelled, Karen could not even get Mr. Riddle Sr. to help her. So, when Snow got expelled this time, none of them went to Mr. Riddle Sr. for help.

Daniel and Gloria knew that Nicole would never bully someone, so Snow and Raine got what they deserved.

But Gloria suddenly remembered someone.

“Nicole, I went online and saw that Chloe got into trouble… Do you know what happened? She was in the ‘Lukewarm’ drama too.”

She did not follow the entertainment industry, and Nicole had been very low -key. Nicole and Lloyd went viral once, which was why Gloria remembered the name ‘Lukewarm’.

But the court case of Chloe versus ‘Lukewarm’ was already spreading internationally.

“I’ve seen the news. Chloe is paralyzed, but the production crew doesn’t want to compensate her. They even demanded she pay the production crew three times more… What’s going on?”

Nicole knew that her family was bound to find out about this. But since they were all busy, none of them paid attention to it.

But she did not want Gloria to worry too much, so she said briefly, “Don’t worry. The production crew isn’t rejecting a debt. Chloe violated the safety measures and injured herself. That’s why they wanted her to pay them.”

Gloria felt better. “I see. I’m glad to hear that.”

She was relieved when she knew that her daughter was fine in the production crew.

“Chloe went to your production crew? When was this?” Steve arched his eyebrow. ‘Chloe probably had some bad intentions when she joined Nicole’s production crew. She was always eyeing Nicole.’ “I have no idea. I saw her when the drama started filming. But it’s not important now. She doesn’t have the chance to go there anymore,” Nicole replied flatly as she did not want to talk about this further.

Sean frowned when he saw Nicole’s reaction.

He knew in his gut that something likely happened between Chloe and Nicole.