Ch. 2571..2575: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2571-2575
MY WIFE IS A HACKER CHAPTER 2571-Nicole raised an eyebrow at Jared as she attempted to understand what he had meant.
A warm, fuzzy feeling arose within her as she said, ‘Til have a glance at it first. I’ll contact them if I need to.”
Jared stayed with Nicole as she browsed the Hunters. And a while later, Nicole logged off the computer and the couple
went to bed thereafter.
The next day, the sun shone high and hot as Nicole arrived at the headquarters of Riddle Corporation. She was about to
give Preston a call before she realized that he had already arrived before she did.
“Thanks!1 Preston said as he came over and stood before Nicole.
Nicole turned to look at Preston. “You ought to thank Grandpa yourself. He was the one who made the decision.”
“I still have to thank you for that,” Preston insisted.
Preston knew that had it not been for Nicole, her grandfather would not have rendered aid to his parents, nor would he
have asked her to pay him a visit last night.
“So, from now onwards, whatever happens next will be up to them,” Nicole reminded.
“I understand that well,” Preston replied with utmost seriousness.
He was well aware of the mess his parents had made, and he would do everything in his power to ensure that history
would not repeat, regardless of whether his parents had repented or not.
Nicole looked up at Preston, raised her eyebrows, and asked, “You came all the way here just to thank me?”
“No, there are other matters I need to discuss with you about,’ Preston said, his expression darkening. “You do know
what’s been happening at the Hunters, right?”
Nicole nodded. “Yeah, I was just about to swing by and talk to you about it but since you’re already here…”
Preston nodded. “Have you seen how strange it has been recently?”
“Do you think that they have got other motives?” Nicole asked, her forehead creased.
“Perhaps it has something to do with the crests we’re trying to locate? Since we…,” Preston pondered.
“Aside from the fact that these crests are centuries old, it is nigh impossible to get anyone to get their hands on it even if
they have leveraged the Hunters,” said Preston casually.
Nicole nodded in agreement, “Yeah, that was what I was thinking.”
After a moment, Nicole frowned, “As of now, do you have any clues?”
In return, Preston sighed. “No, I thought I had made a breakthrough before all these fiascos happened. Ever since the
Reby family intervened, our chances of tracking them down became next to impossible.”
“What about the Fire Crest?” Nicole asked in a hushed voice.
She really wanted to unveil the truth behind the Fire Crest as it might hold the answers she had been searching for.
However, Preston shook his head. “It’ll be even more difficult to find. Everyone knew it was in your possession.”
“Yeah, but who would have thought that I would have lost such an important object?” Nicole thought.
“You can consider other possibilities. Like, whether that crest is within something that you could have worn daily. Perhaps
it’s on you right now. I mean how could it just vanish into thin air, right?” Preston suggested.
Nicole frowned. “I get what you’re trying to say but I honestly can’t remember much other than the fact that I woke up
without any of my belongings next to me.”
Nicole was certain that she did not have any of her belongings around her while she was sobering up from the crash.
MY WIFE IS A HACKER CHAPTER 2572-Then, Preston speculated. “How about this? There could’ve been a possibility that whoever had saved you back then had
stolen it?”
‘If it wasn’t on her, is it possible that someone could’ve intercepted it along the way? As she woke up with amnesia and did
not remember anyone, that perpetrator might’ve taken it and hid it elsewhere.’ Preston thought to himself.
However, Nicole felt that it was unlikely that someone could have stolen it from her, as she was the only person who knew
how to activate the Fire Crest.
“Perhaps they took it and sold it off without knowing the value of it,” Preston muttered.
In a flip, the look on Preston’s face changed, and he exclaimed, “What if they took it and sold it off!”
Nicole chuckled. “I don’t think they would do something like that. The people there? They all live very honest lives.”
Nicole was certain that the bunch of people who had saved her would not commit such petty crimes. After all, the device
housing the Fire Crest itself was rather insignificant.
“Then where on earth could it have gone? Ever since you went missing, you were basically living with them,” Preston
continued, becoming increasingly agitated as he could not figure out where the Fire Crest had gone if the people who had
saved Nicole had not pawned it.
As for Nicole, a sudden rush of emotions came over her. She was unable to pin it down into words, but she had a hunch
that she had seemingly stumbled across the Fire Crest somewhere.
‘Where did I come across these words before? Was it in one of the sessions I had? What was the meaning behind them?’
Nicole asked herself.
Noticing that Nicole was feeling uneasy, Preston cautiously asked, “Nicole, are you okay? What’s wrong?”
Nicole snapped back into her senses, whereupon she looked up at Preston. She slowly shook her head without saying a
word. Then, she turned to her computer, staring at the screen.
Her eyes squinted as she centered her gaze at the screen, ‘I can’t put my finger on it, but it looks oddly familiar with the
system that Lawrence had once given me…’
“Wait a minute…,” she muttered, tensing up as she clicked on her mouse several times and clacked away on her
keyboard.
A system interface instantly appeared on her monitor, one that Nicole always had trouble accessing. Just like that, it was
unlocked within seconds.
Nicole stared at the screen as the popup windows appeared, her eyes widening in shock.
Preston, too, was speechless, for he had never seen anything like that before. “This is…”
Suddenly, a sound blared out of the computer and an Al voice uttered, “Ma’am, is there anything I can help you with?”
Caught offguard, Preston nervously swallowed. “Nicole, what-how did this suddenly appear?”
‘This is the Fire Crest which symbolizes the Holy Union,’ Nicole figured, her eyes darkening. ‘Lawrence gave this to me on
purpose. He knew that I would be able to help him crack it. He told me there was something important inside. Something
very dear to him.’
Lawrence had long discovered it and had sought the help of numerous people to crack the code. However, to his dismay,
none of them had succeeded. Because of this, he had no choice but to approach Nicole. She was his only hope, and he
knew for certain that she would be able to crack it for him, sooner or later.
However, everything was already too late, as Nicole had successfully cracked the code. It was then that she realized the
risk that came after cracking the system.
Perhaps he had really come to a dead end and had no choice but to ask me for help,’ she surmised.
As Nicole cracked the code open, the truth became clear as day, revealing the Fire Crest. ‘Does this mean that I am the
true owner of the Fire Crest all along? The consequences that come with this would be too much for Lawrence to bear
anyway.’
“Nicole, this is great news! You found the Fire Crest! Wait, what’s with that look?” Preston asked, the smile on his face
vanishing immediately after he had noticed how grim Nicole was.
Why is she looking so beat up? Isn’t she glad that the Fire Crest has been found?’ he asked himself.
“I’m okay. It’s a good thing I found it,” Nicole replied, shaking her head before looking up at Preston with a brow raised.
Nicole was slowly regaining vague memories about the Fire Crest.
Then, she glanced down at her wrist. ‘Wait, where’s my watch? I remembered that I’ve fixed it to my watch for easy
access
MY WIFE IS A HACKER CHAPTER 2573-“I think I need to locate my watch,” Nicole said as she immediately posted a message onto the system.
“Yes, ma’am,” the system replied as it began processing its command.
Nicole turned the system off shortly after while issuing a heavy sigh.
Right now, she was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.
‘I could never have thought that Lawrence would lie to me. Why did he do so? Moreover, the Fire Crest would’ve
recognized me as its sole owner anyway. It won’t change until I die, but if I had helped him crack it earlier on the way
before I regained my memories, I can’t imagine what kind of things he would’ve done to me,’ Nicole pondered.
She had a hard time telling what was true from what was false among the people on Crescent Island too. ‘Was everything
one big, practical joke from the start? Was everyone in on it too? Those people I had been friends with, were waiting for
me to help them crack the code too?’
Preston looked at Nicole with worry written all over his face, “So, ever since you’ve lost your memories and your watch,
you didn’t know howto activate the Fire Crest. Is that right?”
“Yeah, something like that,” Nicole replied, not wanting to tell Preston too much about this, as it would be safer for Preston
to not know about Lawrence.
anything you need help with, don’t hesitate to reach out to me,” Nicole said as she shot Preston a serious look.
“The workers that you’ve hired to aid us have been nothing short of efficient and helpful,” Preston added.
Preston would be forever grateful for the help that Nicole had rendered him when he first started his company, especially
after the collapse of DillCorp under Dillion’s leadership. The thought of owning his own company one day was something
beyond his wildest dreams.
Nicole smirked. “It’ll only get better, trust me.”
“Thank you. I won’t let you down, I’ll work twice as hard,” Preston promised as he swore on his words.
Ever since the downfall of DillCorp and its subsumption back into Riddle Corporation, Preston had experienced serious
changes to his family life, and the burden on his shoulders had since gotten heavier.
Then, Nicole and Preston went on to chat for a while longer before Preston eventually excused himself.
As Preston left Nicole’s office, Patricia entered.
“Can you do a background check on Hanwick Ferguson? If it’s impossible to do so, detain him,” Nicole ordered, her eyes
glinting with frost.
‘The major influential families will soon know that the Fire Crest has been reactivated. I bet that sooner or later, Lawrence
will receive the message too. I won’t have to hide anything from him,’ Nicole thought to herself.
“Yes, ma’am,” Patricia obliged as she turned around and left the office quickly.
Nicole leaned back against her chair as she glanced out the window, her mind slowly drifted into the clouds.
Not long after, the sun began setting in the horizon, and Nicole walked out of the office. Downstairs, Jared was already
standing by his car waiting for her.
Chapter 2574
MY WIFE IS A HACKER CHAPTER 2574-Jared and Nicole got into the car, and right away, he noticed that something was off.
That was when he quickly brought her into a comforting hug. “Consider this a good ending.”
Nicole having to find the Fire Crest the way she did indicated that her ‘friendship’ with Lawrence was nothing but a sham
and that they were not really ‘friends’ to begin with.
‘I guess discovering the problem now is better than finding out about it later, when it has mushroomed into something
bigger,’ Nicole thought to herself, somewhat trying to make herself feel better about the situation.
In response to Jared, she nodded. “I know.”
Nicole had always been one who needed time to process all that was going on around her, and this time, it was the
deception and betrayal of her ‘good friend’.
Jared took Nicole into his arms and gently held her. “Let’s just go with the flow.”
Nicole bit her lips, contemplating for a while before asking,” Did you find anything?”
“Hanwick was under Lawrence’s payroll just as you’ve figured. They had plotted to prevent you from recovering your
memories,” Jared informed, knowing that Nicole would ask about him.
“There’s nothing else to it?” Nicole asked, her eyes narrowing.
How can he be this petty?’ she fumed.
“For now, that’s all the info I can provide you with,” Jared said with a reassuring look on his face.
“Where is he now?” Nicole asked, her voice icy cold.
Jared then glanced down at Nicole. “We’ve set him free.”
Nicole raised her eyebrows, understanding that Jared’s intent was to track the person after setting them free to see if they
would make a move.
“Okay.”
With her questions answered, Nicole fell silent, and it was not long before they arrived at the Riddle residence. By then,
everyone had already arrived and were waiting for Jared and Nicole to come home.
“Everyone, let’s dig in,” Daniel said as Jared and Nicole sauntered into the dining room.
Gloria looked around the table as Jared and Nicole settled in. “Alright everyone, the big day is tomorrow. I hope that
everyone has gotten their schedules cleared and has made arrangements accordingly.”
“Yes, all has been well sorted,” Nicole replied.
“Don’t worry, Mom. We have double and triple confirmed. There won’t be an issue,” Spencer reassured.
Hearing that, Gloria nodded in satisfaction. “That’s great!”
As soon as Gloria had spoken, she shifted her attention to Stanley, “Don’t forget to invite Regina to the wedding with you.”
“No, I don’t think that’s necessary. It’s such an important event. We should be focusing on the newlyweds, not me,”
Stanley protested.
He did not wish to mingle with anyone, let alone someone he had met through his blind date.
“What are you afraid of? The entirety of the Wynn family will be attending.” Gloria grinned.
Stanley could not help but roll his eyes upon hearing that.” It’s none of my business whether they come or not. Just forget
about playing matchmaker…”
“You…!” stuttered Gloria.
Then, Nicole suddenly stepped in and cut Gloria off. “Mom, let’s make sure their wedding runs smoothly and everything
goes according to plan first.”
Gloria frowned, for she had assumed that playing the matchmaker with Stanley at the wedding would be like killing two
birds with a stone.
Interrupting Gloria, Stanley pointed out, “Mom, I have a role to play. It would be in bad taste if I neglect the guests during
the wedding.”
Gloria nodded along, figuring that Stanley had made a fair point. “Okay, I shall wait until after the wedding before I
continue with all that matchmaking for you.”
With that said, Stanley flashed Nicole a look of gratitude. ‘If it wasn’t for her, I would have refused to show up at my own
brother’s wedding to avoid my mother’s awful cupid-like antics.’
A headache struck Stanley as he thought about the possible outcomes that would have unfolded had Nicole not
intervened.
Concurrently, Nicole smirked as she turned to look at Gloria.
“Mom, are your dresses ready?
Chapter 2575
MY WIFE IS A HACKER CHAPTER 2575-Stunned by the question, Gloria asked, “You mean mine?” ‘Gosh, it has completely escaped my notice! How can I forget
to prepare my own dresses!’ she panicked.
Noticing her mother’s reaction, she chuckled and shook her head.
“I knew it!” Nicole beamed.
She had not heard any mentions of it from Gloria for a while now, and so, she had guessed that she might have forgotten
about it long ago.
“I’ll go shopping tomorrow,” Gloria groaned.
“I’ve picked a few dresses out for you. They’ll send over three pairs for you to choose from,” Nicole stated.
She had gone out with June and Lulu to try out a bunch of wedding dresses a while ago and had ordered a few for Gloria
as well.
“You’re the best, Nicole! Compared to the rest of these brats, nobody seems to have remembered this,” Gloria said as she
glared at her sons.
“Yes, it was our fault that we overlooked this,” Stanley admitted, followed by Spencer and Samuel, who were all
embarrassed by their act of negligence.
“Never mind that. Let’s all dig in,” Gloria finished as she brushed it off at once.
After dinner was over, everyone gathered at the living room where a heated discussion of the wedding then took place.
After that, all of them retired to their respective rooms to get some sleep.
Nicole tucked Lana and Nolan into bed before heading back to her room. Just as she entered the room, she saw Jared
standing by the window. He was staring out into the yard, apparently deep in thought.
Seeing this, she walked over and stood next to him, “What are you looking at?”
Jared glanced over his shoulder and saw Nicole, and that was when he handed her a box. “Try this on.”
Nicole furrowed her eyebrows, surprised by the gift which he had given her out of the blue. “You’ve prepared a gift for me?
n
Nicole opened the box carefully, and within it was an elegant, light blue dress, rendering her speechless and amazed by
the beauty of it. “This… is beautiful!”
“Go and try it on,” Jared suggested as he motioned for her to change into it.
Nicole took the dress out of its box and made a beeline for the bathroom at an instant.
When Nicole stepped out from the bathroom in the dress, Jared gave her a grin of satisfaction. “You look amazing!”
Nicole then twirled around in the dress before giving him a smirk. “I love it!”
“I’m glad you love it. You can wear this for the wedding,” Jared replied as he caressed Nicole’s hair.
Nicole grinned and happily agreed, “Of course!”
Nicole had already prepared her dress for the wedding, but without a second thought, she had decided to wear the dress
Jared had gifted her instead.
Nicole quickly changed out of the dress and put it back in the box, “I’m going to take a shower.”
Nicole then grabbed her pajamas and was ready to hop into the shower when Jared, who had a wicked smirk plastered on
his face, stopped her.
“Together,” he said.
“I don’t want to shower with you. Move away! Hey! Put me down!” Nicole resisted as Jared picked her up mid-sentence
and threw her over his shoulders.
And in a flash, the sound of running water filled Nicole’s ear, drowning her cries and protests.
Two days flitted by just like that, and soon, the long- anticipated wedding day had arrived. The ballroom was spruced up
with stunning decorations, and the influx of guests kept flowing in, as it was one of the biggest weddings the Riddle family
had ever hosted.
Nicole was accompanying June and Lulu in the dressing room as they were doing their makeup. Lulu had also gotten
some bridesmaids to come along with her, among which was Tia, who had shown up to participate at the wedding.
In the midst of all that chatter and giggles, one of the bridesmaids spoke up, “June, once you become a part of the Riddle
family, don’t forget about us here!”
In return, June rolled her eyes. “I’m just getting married and jetting off for a honeymoon. I’ll still be back in the office when I
return home. How could you think that I’d forget you