My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

Chapter 2944

"Go ahead and open it," Jared encouraged gently.

Nicole bit her lip slightly. "Maybe you should handle this one.

She already had the Fire Crest, and while another wouldn't be too much, she somehow felt the Water Crest might be safer with Jared.

Jared looked at her tenderly. "It doesn't really matter who does it," he reassured her.

Then, with a click on the 'enter' key and a pat on Nicole's shoulder, he said, "After all, I'm all yours."

"Hey..." Nicole watched him walk away, a mix of humor and slight annoyance in her heart.

'He always leaves just like that, ' she mused.

"I'm off to shower," Jared shouted over his shoulder, disappearing into the bathroom.

Nicole let out a small sigh, her face growing serious as she focused on the task in front of her.

Jared was done showering, she

informed him as he walked

smile, asked softly, "Did

yet," Nicole admitted, uncertainty in her

closer and gently stroked her hair. "Worried it might

give it a shot," Nicole replied, her feelings

with the Fire Crest, Nicole found the

watch

settled down, and

scrolled through the congratulatory messages, her face

asked

her head. "Nothing, just

thinking about what happened when you claimed the

was quite the ordeal," Nicole replied, a small, thoughtful

Jared suggested, gently pulling Nicole down beside him. He wrapped

and quickly drifted

watched her sleeping, his gaze deep and thoughtful. Even though everything seemed calm, he knew it was just the surface. Nicole becoming the

the influential

the