My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 2904
On an unknown island somewhere abroad, and within a mansion by the beach, Everett's face turned ashen and pale upon
receiving the news about everything that had happened in San Joto.
"How did he get himself busted? Aren't you all supposed to be competent enough to do your jobs? Why the hell did you fail?"
Everett bellowed, his fury reaching its peak.
"Slow down there. I haven't gotten to the part where you were to blame. His greed was what got us all into this predicament in
the first place, and you know what's the cherry on top? He got Vaio busted. Fortunately, Scorpio managed to escape. Otherwise,
all of my men would have perished in San Joto," a man in a black half-mask retorted.
"He just wanted to eliminate Nicole, which would have benefited you too. Now you're trying to pin all the blame on him? It's not
like you weren't going to do the same!" Everett shot back, his teeth gritted in indignance.
To Everett, those men had clearly failed to use their brains while they were on the mission. He was furious as they had resorted
to blaming his father now that everything had gone sideways on account of their own mistakes.
"If I've really decided to pin the blame on him, do you think you would still be here spouting baseless accusations at us? " the
man in the mask asked, his voice a cold, terrifying bass.
"You were the ones coveting the Water Crest." Everett snorted, mocking the masked man.
Deep down, however, his arrogance and false bravado was beginning to shrink.
The masked man then turned to glare at Everett, his eyes reeking of displeasure. "That's it. What's done is done. Let's think
about how we should proceed."
"You must rescue him. He's been in San Joto for such a long time gathering information about the Water Crest for you. If he gets
thrown in the slammer, my department's efforts would all go to waste!" Everett barked.
"Why didn't you say that earlier?" The masked man complained.
If he had known this earlier, he would not have allowed Scorpio to proceed with the plan that had gotten them busted.
'We are still free to eliminate Nicole at anytime, but there has been zero progress in regard to the Water Crest.

Perhaps Damien possesses some truly important clues about Water Crest,' the masked man thought.
A sardonic smile appeared on Everett's lips. "Why should I? Should I tell you that so that you could work with Lawrence and
leave me in the dirt?"
'Don't you dare think I'm clueless about your sneaky little plan. We're allies on the surface, but you can't say you aren't looking
for other options. That was why you contacted
Lawrence. Well, that hasn't escaped my notice,' Everett thought.
The masked man maintained his silence, exuding a frosty presence which made the air around him all the more oppressive and
suffocating.
Unable to stomach the man's frightening presence any longer, Everett gritted his teeth and softened his tone." Okay. If you don't
trust me, we can part ways peacefully."
The person standing before him was indeed not one he should ever trifle with. Everett had been right to be on guard against him
from the very beginning.
"There's no need to rush this. After all, you have nowhere else to go now," the masked man replied, his tone calm and
composed, making it hard to discern his true emotions.
Hearing that, Everett became even more cautious. "You should start by finding ways to contact my father. Extract all the
information he has. After all..."
Pausing for a minute, Everett continued, "If Lawrence really is capable of getting the crest on his own, there would have been
news of it by now."
Everett had initially cooperated with Lawrence, but as the results were somewhat disappointing, he had decided to switch sides
and work with the masked man instead.
Moreover, Everett had never intended to give up any prospects of obtaining the Water Crest. While he had intentionally leaked
information about the Water Crest, he was actually looking to snag it once all parties were weakened.
Lawrence and the masked man were individuals he had to constantly watch his back around. Everett would be shredded to
pieces if he only cooperated with either of them. But now that both parties were involved, Everett would have the chance to dive

in once they had done all the dirty work and snatch the crest for himself.
The man in the black mask then gave Everett another frosty glare. "Put your little schemes to rest if you will."
Everett shrugged, seemingly indifferent to the man's threats. Such warnings were almost meaningless to him at this rate. After
all, there would be no need for more warnings if the man could truly afford to dispose of him.
"Hmm," The masked man turned around and left.
Everett breathed a sigh of relief once the man was gone. He knew he had to be on high alert very time he encountered this man.
Lawrence was dead-inspiring, but the man he had just spoken to was even more frightening. The only saving grace was that
Everett knew their threats would remain empty as long as he had something of value to offer them in return. In fact, their might
was what made them ideal allies in the first place.
After the masked man had left, Everett turned to his henchmen and ordered, "Keep an eye on him."