Ch. 1941..1945: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1941-1945

Chapter 1941

'I've been raising a child on my own, so how could he have feelings for me? Is it possible...that he likes women with children? Gah, I must stop thinking too much in that context.'

Appalled, Niki scrambled onto the seat in front of her laptop and said, "I'll figure out a way to fix your company's system. Then, I'll try to make up for your losses..."

As Nicole typed away at the keyboard, Jared suppressed his pain, trying to relive his memories.novelebook.com 'I just want to hold her in my embrace and teach her a lesson, but...now I'm just a stranger to her.'

Gritting his teeth, he took a seat and stared at Nicole who was on her laptop.

Niki could sense his gaze. She bit her lips while pretending to repair the system. Meanwhile, Jared took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

At that moment, his phone rang. It was a call from Max, which Jared answered after he got up and left the room.

"Mr. Johnston, the company's systems are being repaired at a very quick pace. Did you find someone to do it?" Max asked.

"It's Nicole. It should be up and running soon," Jared replied calmly.

Max breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good to know. By the way, the current information about Miss Riddle has been sent to your email address. There's not much, but you should go take a look."

"Okay." Jared nodded and hung up before opening his email to view Nicole's information.

'Her name has been changed...to Niki...'

'For the past five years, she's been living on a small island in Ramania.' Jared thought, confused. 'I've been to Ramania several times before and I've even hired some locals to search the island in exchange for a reward, but to no avail.'

Jared continued browsing through her personal details. 'It seems like she's acting like a completely new person without any traces of her past. She made it look like she had no connections to Nicole, whatsoever.'

'Even if I were to see both of them with my own eyes, it would be hard for me to put my finger on this. Even after scouring the internet for photos of Nicole, nothing has been successful,' Jared thought to himself, suspecting that someone might have deliberately sabotaged his search.

As he was thinking about it, he opened the door, hoping to get an answer from Nicole herself.

Niki heard the sound of her front door opening and issued a sigh of relief. "Okay, I've reset the system for you. I promise you that your system now is better than ever...but there's a small part of your old system that's still there. It's quite sturdy. It was probably made by someone who has extensive knowledge in this area."

Niki frowned as she was briefing Jared about her analysis, feeling that the system coding was all too familiar. However, she could still not ascertain anything.

Ever since Niki returned to San Joto, she had been getting a feeling that everything was very familiar. Prior to this, she was afraid to return because of Jared, but now that she was living in her enemy's house, she might as well make the most out of it.

'I suppose I'll try and make the most of it to recover my memory. Besides, this man doesn't really hate me as much anymore.'

Jared stared at Nicole and mustered an inaudible sigh. 'She really can't remember anything from before. She doesn't even recognize her own system. What can I do?'

Jared stared at Nicole affectionately, which effectively crept her out, 'What is wrong with this guy? Why does he keep staring at me like this?'

Chapter 1942

"Um...can you calculate how much you've lost? I'll compensate you generously. It's just that you're a wealthy guy and it's not easy for an orphan and a widow like me to make up for all the offense I've caused. I hope you have it in you to forgive me for all the stuff I've done," Niki suggested to avoid sullying her image in front of him any further.

Jared initially thought that she was referring to the affairs that happened today, but as it turned out, she had morphed into an entirely new person. She was more passive and coquettish in nature.

"That depends on how well you perform now," Jared deliberately teased.

Niki mentally sighed. 'As expected, this guy is not easy to fool.'

Wanting to cut to the chase, Jared said, "For the past five years, you've been living on the Crescent Island near Ramania, haven't you?"

Niki was momentarily taken aback before she got her guard up again. 'This guy has been investigating me. Is this why I have been running and hiding from this guy? Leo has been helping me with my escape, so I can't rat him out now, can I?'

After pondering for a moment, she dodged the question and replied lightly, "Yeah, my plane crashed into that place. I was saved by a fisherman."

Jared stared into Nicole's eyes to confirm that she was not lying to him, and that her timeline and alibi added up.

"You know, if a person has amnesia, they can easily retrieve their identity as long as they go to the police. I went to one and got your information checked. For the past five years, your record has been squeaky clean. It's obvious that there were strings pulled to give you this new identity," he said.

It would otherwise be impossible for Jared to trace Nicole down if she had not changed her identity. On the other hand, Niki had not foreseen the fact that Jared would be so meticulous when it came to his analyses and deductions.

However, Niki had no intention of exposing Leo, and thus she said, "I hacked into the local registration system because I had to register my son's birth into the system..."

Niki feigned pity and avoided eye contact as she spoke, afraid that she would be caught lying.

Jared looked at Nicole with an inexplicable surge of pain in his heart. novelebook.comHe could not fathom the thought of her giving birth to a child alone at the hospital without him by her side.

Not wanting to press on any further, he said, "I see..."

To Jared, it seemed logical for Nicole to be capable of creating a fake identity for herself. Even if she had forgotten all of her memories, her skills had still been retained.

'It is not impossible for her to do all of this, but there's not much information leading to how she had been able to live on that island with her son for five years. Besides, no one knew what she was doing for a living, assuming that she was still a hacker then. Otherwise, she wouldn't have offered to compensate me so easily,' he pondered.

"So now, you're a part of the Hunters in the dark web?" Jared asked directly.

He knew Max had discovered that Nicole had been a hunter, and that was why he did not insist on furthering the investigation.

Niki had also demonstrated her skills earlier, and so, she frankly admitted, "Yeah...I'm ranked seven."

Niki then feigned modesty and smiled, "It's not easy raising a child."

Jared looked at Nicole helplessly, not knowing that Nicole had registered a new account with the rank of seven in the leaderboard. 'If she knew that she was ranked number one, she would be stunned.'

Jared smiled and encouragingly said, "That's amazing."

Niki was embarrassed, not knowing how to react to her enemy's sudden compliment.

Jared then turned his attention and gaze to the child sleeping on the bed and deliberately asked, "Who's the child's father?"

Niki's eyes darkened as she did not see the question coming. She had lost all of her memories from before and did not know who the father of her child was. Leo had told her that the father of her child had abandoned them, and thus, she had since foregone any intention to find out who that person was.

Niki smiled bitterly. "I've forgotten who it was, but my child has a godfather."

As soon as these words exited her mouth, Jared's expression turned icy. "Godfather?"

The corner of his mouth twitched. 'For the past five years, I've been missing her. I've desperately searched for her everyday but she has instead found a godfather for her kid?'

Chapter 1943

Nicole could immediately sense a sort of palpable tension in the air, so she steered the direction of the conversation away. "He's too young to know anything...He recognized him as a fatherly figure."

Niki said it lightly, knowing that it was true that her son had realized that he did not have a father once he was old enough to go to kindergarten at the age of three. Thus, Leo became his fatherly figure and, ever since then, Nolan had been calling him his godfather. Furthermore, everyone even thought that Leo was his real father.

"Oh?" Jared grimaced, still displeased at the thought before switching his focus on Nolan.

'This brat bit me when we first met. I still have his teeth marks on my legs. I can't believe he easily trusted a random guy enough to call him his godfather!' he fumed.

Nolan, who felt that he was being stared at, suddenly opened his eyes and screamed, "Godfather! Help me!"

Hearing the screams of her son, she hurried over and hugged him. "Nolan! What's wrong with you?"

It was only then that Nolan realized it was all a dream, and quickly hugged Niki.

"Mommy, I had a nightmare...I dreamed that the big villain came to bully us...,'

But before Nolan could finish his sentence, he saw a pair of slender legs standing in front of him. Nolan looked up and was startled.

"Why is the big villain here!"

Jared was about to lose his cool, 'How could he call a random guy his godfather, and me a big villain!'

"Kid, who told you I was a bad guy?" Jared suppressed his emotions and asked in a cold voice.

Feeling intimidated by Jared, the young boy ignored his words and argued, "You kidnapped both me and my mommy! If you're not a bad guy, then what are you!?"

Jared's heart froze for a moment. He did not know that his actions at the airport would scare them. Moreover, it had caused Nicole to think that he was a bad person, prompting her to attack his company's system. At this juncture, Jared could not grasp the idea that he was a bad guy from a child's perspective. It was in that moment that he regretted his impulsive actions

'How could I have made such a terrible first impression on a child like this?' Jared thought, feeling very uncomfortable under Nolan's hateful stare.

Not wishing to make matters worse, he said, "You may comfort him first. I'll be outside."

Jared left the room, with Niki feeling strangely confused by the fact that Jared had a grimace on his face. 'Is this an illusion?'

At that moment, Nolan got out of Niki's grasp and examined her body for wounds, "Mommy, did he bully you?"

Nicole shook her head. "No, He just asked us for some information..."

Then, something clicked in Niki's mind. 'Is this guy really my enemy?'

Outside the room, Jared had gone downstairs and gotten himself a cup of coffee. There was a solemn grimace on his face. It did not take long for a knock to emanate from the door, whereupon the butler let the person in.

It was Preston.

As soon as he entered through the door, Preston excitedly asked, "Did you really find her?!"

Jared remained silent for a while.

This agitated Preston, who yelled, "Talk man!! Did you find her or did you not? Or have we mistaken her for someone else?"

At the time they focused their gaze on that person, it really looked like Nicole. However, they did not get a close look of her.

Jared looked at Preston anxiously, placed his cup of coffee down, and responded, "You didn't mistake her for someone else"

Preston immediately became thrilled. "It really is Nicole! She's alive!"

Chapter 1944

Witnessing Preston's expression of surprise, he became even more depressed.

Preston, who could sense that something was wrong, warily asked, "Why do you have that look on your face? Is there something wrong?"

"I'm afraid we can't notify your parents yet," Jared said.

"Why?"

'Nicole's home, shouldn't informing our parents be our first order of business?' Preston asked himself.

Jared's eyes became downcast. "Nicole has lost all of her memories."

Preston's face took on a crestfallen expression at once. "Amnesia?!"

It took a while for him to come back to his senses, as he then came to the realization as to why Nicole had fled after seeing them. 'But why does she seem to be intimidated by us? I bet that if she sees her family, she'll be even more afraid...'

"Then what should we do?" Preston asked, unable to wait to tell Daniel the good news.

"Did you tell the others?" Jared asked.

Preston shook his head. "I wasn't completely sure if it was Nicole, and I was afraid to get Daniel's hopes up, so I just kept it to myself and my classmates who also saw her. They're also waiting for the news."

Jared took a deep breath. "Let's not tell them yet. Give me some time. I'll figure things out."

'The best way to help Nicole now is to aid her in recovering her memories. If it gets worse, I can only help her accept her family step by step,' Jared thought.

"Okay, I got it.' Preston could only keep this piece of huge news to himself, with his mouth zipped shut. 'It will be bad news for Nicole if the others find out.'

"What are you going to do next? Help her regain her memories?" Preston questioned.

He was not good at keeping secrets, and because of that, Jared was worried he would not be able to keep his mouth shut for long.

"What else can I do? I've got to find out what she has gone through for the past five years," Jared said.

Jared was suspicious of what Nicole had gone through during her time hiding at Crescent Island. Judging by her abilities, she would not be one to have any difficulties tracing her own identity.

'I ought to have this investigated thoroughly,' he thought.

Preston looked at Jared's serious expression, knowing that the issue was not as simple as they thought it would be.

"Well then, I'll help you keep it a secret for now..." Preston sighed, knowing that Nicole would regard him as a stranger.

Preston then excused himself, aware that there was not much he could do to help out.

Jared looked out of the windows as he patiently waited for Max's update. As the night slowly rolled in, Niki and Nolan became hungry.

Niki slowly pushed the door open to check if there was anything for them to eat. Unexpectedly, she saw Jared sitting at the dining table, as if he had been there waiting for them.

"Hungry?" Jared looked at her with a sense of longing in his eyes.

Niki was embarrassed but she still admitted, "Well...yeah. Nolan's hungry too."

Jared nodded, after which he waved his hands, signaling the butler to serve the food to Nolan who was upstairs.

"Let them feed him. You can eat here in peace." Jared reached out and patted the seat beside him.

Niki went stiff, harkening back to the moment when he said he did not have a shortage of women pining over him.

'This guy isn't going to force me to sell my body to pay off my debt, is he? But sleeping with a woman who has a child? Isn't this a bit too much?' Niki pondered as she went and sat across from him.

Jared was slightly disappointed. However, he was ready to accept this reality wholeheartedly,

'As long as she is still alive and is present in front of me, I won't ask too much from her.'

Jared watched Nicole as she ate her favorite side dishes.

After several bites, Niki realized, 'Strangely, this guy seems to know my preferences really well!'

 

Chapter 1945

With so many creepy occurrences repeating themselves over and over, Niki decided that she could not take it anymore.

She lifted her head and looked at Jared awkwardly. "Uh...You know that I've lost my memories. I'm sorry to ask but what kind of beef did we have before?"

Jared raised his brows by a little. "Rivalry?"

'What is this girl thinking about?'

Jared had been waiting for her for five years. He could not wait to shower her with all his love, so it made no sense as to why she would regard him as an enemy.

"If that's not the case, why did you make such a huge scene and abduct us at the airport?"

With the appearance of his entire crew earlier that day, anyone who had witnessed it would have thought that they were enemies too.

In response, the corner of Jared's lips lifted in a funny way.

Strangely, it was then that Niki actually thought that he looked...handsome. She must have been insane to have found herself being attracted to the man for his looks multiple times.

"To put it into words, I'm the creditor who has been waiting for you for five years." Niki had owed him five years' worth of waiting and yearning. When Jared had finally found her, he wanted nothing more than to lock her in a tight embrace.

However, he was worried that he would frighten Niki. Therefore, Jared had to patiently wait for a little longer.

After all, this woman truly was Jared's treasure.

"Creditor?" Niki raised her brows in doubt.

She could not tell if it was a joke or not, so she gritted her teeth, "Uh, I have saved some money over the past five years. Can you tell me how much I owe you? I can pay it back...including today's."

Regardless of what, Niki did not wish to cross a big shot like Jared.

Jared raised his eyebrows. "Do you think that I'm short of money?"

He had mentioned before that he was not concerned about the pittance.

'Oh no...' Niki shuddered. 'I knew it. This man is weird.'

"You're not short of money...but I'm only capable of paying the money back to you. You can't possibly ask me to pay you back with something else, right?" Niki replied with a look of hurt.

Then, she instinctively wrapped her arms around her chest.

Right away, Jared noted the signs. 'This girl even thought of paying me back with her body?'

With that in mind, Jared grinned. "This is not a bad idea at all..."

But in Niki's mind, she was not familiar with Jared yet.

To Jared, however, it was a good reason for him to keep her around.

"No!" Niki displayed a X in front of her chest at once. "Don't you dare imagine it! I-I'm already married!"

Noticing her blush, Jared smiled. "Oh really? But based on my investigation, you've never been married."

"I-" Niki lowered her head in shame.

Then, she replied, "It's just that I've not found the time to get married, but I-I have a boyfriend!"

'I'm sorry Leo! If I'm left with no choice, I'll have to use you as my shield!' she panicked.

Unwittingly, Nicole's argument caused Jared's eyes to turn cold.

The atmosphere at the dining hall took a turn for the worse, and Niki instantly felt a chill running down her spine.

"Did you just say that you have a boyfriend?" he asked.

Jared slowly got up. With one hand propping himself up, his other shot out, grabbing Niki by the chin.

Niki was about to dodge the hand, but at the very next second, Jared had already planted a kiss on her lips. He had even bitten into it.

"Tsk!"

A jolt of pain struck her lips, causing her to wonder if she was bleeding.

Niki reeled in an instant. Sure enough, she could taste some blood.

"W-what are you doing!?" she yelled. 'This scumbag! How dare he make a move on me!?'

Niki grabbed a paper towel and wiped her mouth in disgust. She did not even bother about the wound at the corner of her lips.

Jared then stood up and stared at her domineeringly.

"Planting my seal." Jared stared at her coldly, though the words that came out from his mouth were extremely juvenile.