Ch. 151..155: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 151-155

Chapter 151

Nicole shook her head gently and said, “Take everything out and let me check your

homework.”

They looked at her and breathed a sigh of relief as she seemed to have returned to normal. Taking out their homework and textbooks, they waited for

Nicole to start the lesson.

Honestly, what they were most looking forward to every day was this period of learning time with their boss, as they could learn a lot of new things every day. Now that they had done a revision on the textbook, Nicole started to prepare them for

comprehensive exercises.

They stared expectantly at Nicole as they began class, but Nicole was looking at their homework and seemed to have spaced out again. Austin and others exchanged glances. They were all sure that

their boss was not quite right today.

Nicole had been very focused on normal days, but

today she was strange. What Jared said to her in the car that day and the scene of him seeing the woman with wavy hair kept appearing in her mind. She felt chest pain, especially recalling the scene of him leaving just now as if something was pressing against her.

Claus knocked on the door. He was puzzled because something was amiss today, there was no sound of their discussion coming from the box; it was

strangely quiet.

“Come in.” Nicole’s calm voice sounded from the

inside.

Claus pushed the door in and found that everyone was sitting in their seats, while Nicole also sat in hers, not going to the front.

He raised an eyebrow with interest. “Your iced Americano.”

Nicole nodded to him. “Thank you.”

After Claus left, Nicole stood up. It took her twice as long to check their homework today. Before starting

the lesson, she gently picked up the cup of coffee and took a sip. She found the coffee tasted a bit odd, but it did not show on her face. Nicole almost forgot that it had always been Jared who made her coffee.

Thanks to this sip of coffee, Nicole had come out of her daze completely. She cleared her throat and

started to give Austin their lessons.

It was dinner time by the time they finished.

Nicole was slowly packing up her things, as there was nothing important to do now. She could empty

her thoughts and not think too much.

Austin and others looked at Nicole, all with a worried look. “Boss, are you really alright?”

Nicole glanced at them, and just as she was about to say something, the phone in her pocket rang. She gave Austin an I-will-go-first gesture and then walked out of the café to the open space outside

before answering the phone.

A very kind voice sounded at the other end of the

phone. “Nicole? Do you have time to pay a visit to

the principal’s office?”

Mr. Ellison had called instead of messaging her this time. Nicole heard his gentle voice and found it hard to say no. Since she had nothing to do now,

she agreed.

Mr. Ellison said with delight, “Okay, I will wait for you. Haven’t you had dinner yet, have you? I will ask someone to prepare, and we will have dinner together.” He then hung up at once as if afraid that Nicole would say no.

Nicole looked at the phone helplessly. Since she had agreed, she was not going to walk back on her

words.

She quickened her pace and soon came in front of the principal’s office. As she knocked on the door, a gentle voice invited her to enter. Nicole stepped inside and saw that three sets of tableware had been laid out on the table, and Mr. Ellison was sitting there, beckoning her to come over with a

smile.

 

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Nicole sat down opposite Mr. Ellison. She did not pick up the cutlery but looked at him and asked,

“What can I do for you?”

She sounded very casual as if she were just talking to an ordinary person. If outsiders were to see Nicole’s attitude toward Ellison, they would have

been shocked with their mouths agape.

Most people in San Joto knew Mr. Ellison’s

influence in politics and academia, in which he was almost a figurehead personality. Everyone

respected him.

But Ellison did not show displeasure despite Nicole’s attitude. He smiled and said, “I just want to invite you for a meal. Harvey will be a bit late, as he

was still outside.”

Mr. Ellison, whose full name was Thomas Ellison, was not such a nonsense person. Nicole frowned and was a bit impatient. “Tell me what it is about, or I will leave.”

Mr. Ellison heard she was leaving and hurriedly said, “I saw the video of Harvey and you on the Internet. I can tell that he is fond of you, and he has

asked you to be his girlfriend. Is that true?”

Nicole had already guessed what Mr. Ellison was going to say when she saw the three sets of tableware on the table. After her suspicion was confirmed, she was calm. Looking at a table full of her favorite food,

she knew Mr. Ellison had always been treating her well.

She looked down as if thinking about something before saying slowly, “It is true, but Harvey didn’t

say that because he liked me, did he?”

Not because Harvey liked her, but because Mr. Ellison wanted him to like her. When Nicole looked up again, her upturned eyes appeared clear and stern, and she exuded an extremely assertive

persona.

“You know what kind of person I am. I don’t want

this kind of transactional relationship.”

Mr. Ellison looked at Nicole in front of him and

sighed softly. Not that he did not know Nicole. But his selfish desire wanted him to set up his most good- looking grandson and Nicole romantically. Harvey was his grandson. He could tell what Harvey was thinking. If Harvey was not into Nicole, no amount of coercion could make Harvey say such

a thing.

Mr. Ellison had only briefly explained on behalf of Harvey, only to get Nicole’s somewhat puzzled look.

“So what?”

What could he do even though he did like her a bit?

Something had gone wrong with the initial

approach, and she was not his only choice.

“I don’t like Harvey.”

Mr. Ellison looked into her lustrous eyes and

suddenly lost his words.

The person’s hand froze in mid-air just as he was about to knock on the door outside as if he was

afraid that he would not be able to hear it clearly if he made a sound. He looked at the wrinkled corner of his clothes, lowered his hand, and tried to smoothen the wrinkled fabric. He did it with so much force that it seemed he was about to tear it.

Meanwhile, Nicole continued, “Harvey probably doesn’t have any feelings for me either, so don’t waste your time.” She then stood up and said, “I don’t think I can have dinner with you this time. I still need to see someone and have to take care of a

few things.”

Nicole said goodbye to Mr. Ellison and walked toward the door. The moment she pulled open the door, Harvey panickily took his hand off the corner of his shirt. He did not look up, and his eyelashes trembled. Nicole was not surprised to see him, and she just went straight outside. Only then did Harvey look up at her as she left. She was walking with her back straight as if it were a sword that would never bend. Harvey suddenly reached out to grab her, but Nicole had learned her lesson and dodged in a flash as if her back had grown a pair of

eyes. She looked back at Harvey with displeasure

 

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Mr. Ellison was inside the office, so she did not want to make a scene here with him.

Harvey looked at Nicole, who looked at him with a fiery gaze. She gently pressed her lips together with slightly upturned lips. It looked as if she was crying and laughing at the same time.

“No,” he said as if muttering to himself. “It’s not like that.”

Nicole looked on as he suddenly looked up at her. There were no emotions in her eyes as she gazed at the person who looked flawless from the inside out in front of her.

But no one was truly perfect.

Harvey looked her in the eyes. “It’s not true that I don’t have feelings for you.” He seemed to have taken a lot of effort to say that. The first time he saw her, he felt his heart beating out of rhythm, but he mistakenly thought it was a sign of disgust. So, he hypnotized himself and refused to feel his inner thoughts.

Nicole looked at him as if not expecting him to say this. She watched Harvey’s face gradually calm down, and then he looked at her and broke out in a gentle smile. “I will just pretend that I have never heard what you just said. Okay?”

Nicole frowned as she looked at Harvey’s smiling face and said, “Stop that smile.” He wanted to fool himself, but she had no interest in playing along. She turned around and went downstairs without looking back. There was no hesitation.

Harvey knew she was on guard, and no way he could get hold of her. When he thought about the last words Nicole had said to him, his smile faded gradually, and he now looked like an expressionless puppet. Just then, Mr. Ellison’s voice came from inside the office. “Harvey, are you back?”

Harvey did not adjust his expression as he strode into the principal’s office.

Mr. Ellison frowned when he saw Harvey’s face. “What’s wrong with you? Why do you look like a mess?”

Harvey had only a slight wrinkle at the corner of his clothes, yet it became synonymous with a mess in his grandfather’s eyes. Harvey closed his eyes self-deprecatingly.

When Mr. Ellison saw his expression, he knew Harvey must have been badly upset. So, he softened his voice and asked, “Harvey, you heard it all?” Harvey nodded, silently looking at the untouched meal on the table, his fingers unconsciously smoothening the cuff on his right hand. Seeing Harvey’s dejected look, Mr. Ellison could not bear to agitate him. He sighed and said,” Nicole is a good girl, but she doesn’t like you. I’m not going to force it. Do you like Snow? Ask her to come over so I can take a look.”

Harvey looked at Mr. Ellison, not expecting him to give up so easily. It was Mr. Ellison who wanted him to approach Nicole, but when he was stuck in the mud and could no longer

extricate himself, Mr. Ellison nonchalantly told him he would not force him anymore.

Harvey did not refute it but looked at his grandfather with a gentle smile. “Okay.”

Seeing Harvey so amiable, Mr. Ellison nodded with satisfaction. “Take a seat. The dishes are getting cold.”

The two of them sat down to eat, but the meal seemed to be tasteless now.

 

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Nicole left the principal’s office and headed straight toward the café. The sky had turned dark, and it started to drizzle.

People were going off the streets in a hurry, and Nicole was the only person who seemed not to care.

They all cast a strange look at Nicole, thinking that she must be out of her mind still by still rambling on the street when the sky was about to open up. Nicole ignored the gaze of these people and took her time.

She just liked the cool breeze because it made her more awake.

She only favored Jared’s coffee and would only allow Jared to come near and accompany her.

What was this? As the cold wind grew more intense, the smile on Nicole’s lips got broader.

She picked up her pace and finally ran as forks of lightning lit up the sky with thunder rumbling in the background. By the time she reached the café, Claus was seen standing in a daze behind the coffee bar.

As he admired the wind outside bringing down a willow, he suddenly saw a girl dash toward the café from afar.

It was pouring outside, but she seemed to run faster than the rain. When the girl got close, Claus finally saw who she was and was a bit startled.

He narrowed his eyes.

“Nicole? No way.

It is really Nicole!” Jared would skin him alive if Jared knew he was letting Nicole run in the rain. By the time Claus grabbed an umbrella and was about to rush out, Nicole had come outside the café.

Claus hurriedly pulled open the door.

She stood wet in the doorway; her face was a little pale, but her beauty still made everything around her look pale in comparison.

Claus looked at her and was a little stunned. Nicole casually removed her soaked coat.

Afraid of wetting the floor of the café, she did not walk in but asked, “Claus, where is your boss?” Claus was delighted that Nicole had remembered his name.

It took him a while before he reacted to Nicole’s question.

Unfortunately, Jared did not come back after going out in the afternoon.

No one knew where he went.

Just when he felt melancholy, wanting to shake his head, Max’s voice came from behind him “The boss has gone to Nottingbrook State and will come back the day after tomorrow.” Nicole looked slightly disappointed, but she quickly recovered and said, “Alright, thank you.” She then opened the door and ran out despite it still raining heavily outside. Max looked surprised and hurriedly took a few steps forward, trying to stop Nicole.

But he did not dare to touch her but said casually, “Why don’t you wait after the rain stops?” Nicole shook her head.

The rain was not a deterrence for her at all, as it would only make her more awake.

She looked back at Max and said in a gentle but firm voice, “Ask him to come to see me when he is back.” Max looked at her and nodded gently. Nicole said nothing more She walked out into the rain toward the dormitory building Max took out his phone and called Jared after Nicole had gone out of sigh.

“Boss, Nicole would like to see you.” Jared was talking to the blond man across from him.

When he picked up the phone and heard what Max said, he was startled for a second before giving a hand gesture to the person in front of him, telling him to wait, and he walked aside.

“What else did she say?”.

 

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Max shook his head, then realized that Jared could not see him. So, he said, “Nicole said nothing else. She just left in the rain.” It was sunny in Nottingbrook State, and it was early in the morning, but Jared’s mind seemed to be gloomy, his voice cold. “You let her go just like that?” Max did not respond. He knew how important Nicole was to Jared, but it probably was not Jared’s greatest concern.

But in the next moment, Jared’s stern voice came. “You two, go outside and stand until the rain stops.”

Max gave Claus a look. The two of them had no objections and immediately went outside to stand in the rain. As cold rain slid down his expressionless face, only then did Max think of something-running so fast in such a cold and heavy rain, Nicole was indeed like his boss, an invincible wonder. In the Riddle family home–

Damien was standing in front of Mr. Riddle Sr. with his head lowered as he was debriefed.

Mr. Riddle Sr. asked him about something from time to time, and Damien answered every question. After finishing talking about business, their conversation shifted to the fight for a piece of land between Riddle Corporation and the rapidly rising McCarthy Corporation in San Joto,

Damien looked a little worried at the mention of this land. “I saw the McCarthys and Mr. Wyance seeing eye to eye at the birthday party of the Rogers family. I am worried -”

Mr. Riddle Sr. shot a glance at his eldest son, and Damien immediately shut up. Damien was excellent in every way except that he was too much of an alarmist and indecisive. But it did not mean that they would let down their guard. If Mr. Wyance really favored McCarthy Corporation, they might likely lose the bid for the land. The Riddle Corporation was betting big and had spent a lot of money and effort on this piece of land that would be earmarked for development.

“What else have you heard and seen at the birthday party of the Rogers family?” Mr. Riddle Sr. asked inquisitively. It was an invitation he had literally begged for and gotten because of Miley’s relationship with the Rogers family. Dillon could not be more envious of them. There was a trace of hesitation in Damien’s eyes when he heard Mr. Riddle Sr.’s question. He wondered if the girl he saw yesterday was Nicole. After all, she had no background, and her relationship with the Riddle family was not made public. How could she get such a courteous reception from Mr. Rogers Sr.? But Damien still said, “Dad, I saw Nicole at the Rogers family’s birthday party yesterday.”

Mr. Riddle Sr. was stunned. “Nicole? How could she have gone there?”

Damien was also confused. “Dad, she didn’t just go, but it was Mr. Rogers Sr. who invited her personally. She sat with the top families, but she didn’t seize the opportunity. She just stayed for one minute and left.”

There was a look of sour grapes in Damien’s eyes. He did not expect Nicole to be able to sit with those big shots.

Mr. Riddle Sr. looked surprised upon hearing what Damien said. This granddaughter of his, whom he had just reunited with, knew not only Thomas Ellison but also the Rogerses. This was really something unexpected. But when Nicole’s score of zero points came to mind, his face became a little disappointed. ‘Instead of studying hard, Nicole’s been buttering up the bigwigs. But come to think of it, if even Mr. Rogers Sr. has accorded Nicole such courteous treatment. Could it be that I had been thinking too badly of Nicole?’