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Chapter 1551
Chapter 1551
Chapter 1551
Chapter 1551
Mr. Guzman Sr. was taken aback by Zeke's reaction. "How dare you talk back to me? Even if she is an outstanding practitioner in the field of medicine, and a capable hacker who could procure the Fire Crest, think about the Riddle family. They're just a third-grade family! Even your men wouldn't look up to her! Can the Riddle family deal with that?"
Strangely, Nicole began to feel warm, knowing that Mr. Guzman Sr. was also concerned about her.
Although Mr. Guzman Sr. appeared to be arrogant, he was not a bad person at all.
At that moment, Karlo, who had been silent thus far, chimed in, in a deep tone of voice, "Don't worry about it, dad. Nicole is Mr.Johnston Sr.'s rightful granddaughter-in-law. She and Jared are already engaged.”
Mr. Guzman Sr. narrowed his eyes.He had been out of touch with the outside world for a few years. Thus, he did not know that Nicole was Jared's fiancee.
However, Mr. Guzman Sr. still took a deep breath and said, "Even with the Johnston family’s protection, the people out there will still look down upon you. For them to betray the Riddle family or the Johnston family will not be a difficult decision!"
In response, Zeke immediately argued, "That was why I gave the Fire Crest to Nicole. Now, all the families would gather around to protect her. Isn't that enough?"
Hearing that placed Mr. Guzman Sr. on the verge of fainting. "You ignorant brat! How dare you put forth such a senseless argument? Do you know that if the Fire Crest is in our possession, it would make our family even more powerful!? Now, it has fallen into the hands of another, and you still have the nerve to spew that kind of hogwash?”
As he was speaking, Mr. Guzman Sr. grabbed his stick and lurched forward, attempting to hit Zeke. But before the stick landed on Zeke, Nicole grabbed and firmed her grip on it.
"You!" Mr. Guzman Sr. exerted some force to retrieve his stick, but to no avail.
Mr. Guzman Sr. was taken aback. When he was younger, he participated in martial arts too. If his stick landed as he intended, Zeke would not be able to defend against it. Yet, Nicole had managed to grab it.
‘It seems that this girl has quite some skills," he observed.
"Mr. Guzman Sr., how did you know that if it fell into my hands, we would all be worse off than the Guzman family?” Nicole laughed.
However, that laugh of hers had a hint of frenzy in it.
"What do you mean?" Mr. Guzman Sr. asked, somewhat uncertain of what she meant.
Nicole immediately released the stick, and in a flippant manner, she replied, "Mr. Guzman Sr., it's because Karlo has woken up today that you feel as though the Fire Crest will be useful if it is in your hands instead of mine. But on the day Zeke passed the Fire Crest to me, no one knew when and if Karlo would wake up. Have you ever thought how much pressure it would be for Zeke if he became the owner of the Fire Crest? If Karlo doesn't wake up, would you and Zeke be able to manage these families?”
As soon as those words were spoken, Mr. Guzman Sr. gulped. She was right. After all, the agreement between the families were made about a thousand years back. At present, he could not be sure if those families would still listen to them. If Karlo did not wake up, Zeke and Mr.
Guzman Sr.'s power and positions alone might not be sufficient to get the other families to take them seriously.
"So, I had also taken Zeke's situation into consideration before deciding to accept this Fire Crest. Other than that...”
Nicole looked at Mr. Guzman Sr. with deep set eyes. "You don't have to worry about me. Not only do I have the Johnston family's support. Do you remember which organization rescued Karlo about three years ago?"
As she was speaking, Nicole turned her electronic watch on, and the letter’ F' projected from it.
Upon seeing that letter, Zeke suddenly recalled that it was the time when his dad was about to be amputated. A plane with the logo 'F' then took Karlo away; the same that had brought him back here after the surgery.
As he stared at the unique letter, Mr. Guzman Sr.'s eyes widened.
"Y-you are part of the Zane Spears’ Organization?” Suddenly, he lost grip of his stick and with a thud, it dropped onto the floor. Mr. Guzman Sr. staggered. Fortunately, there was a sandalwood chair behind him.
Nicole did not deny it. To add to that, she said, "Code name, Niki.”