Ch. 1566..1570: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1566-1570

Chapter 1566

Without calling them out on their lies, Nicole played along." That's fine. Thank you, Uncle Damien and Aunt Miley."

Steve watched Nicole's shrewdness at play, in which she actually got Damien and Miley to choke on their words. He felt so good deep within that he could not help but snigger.

"Steve? What are you laughing about?" Samuel asked with a silly look on his face, not knowing what Steve was laughing at.

Then, an idea dawned upon Steve as he immediately replied, "I'm being happy for Nicole of course. With Uncle Damien and Aunt Miley being so generous with their gifts, I'm sure Uncle Dillon and Aunt Karen too must've spent a lot. N

Upon being put on the spot by Steve like that, both Dillon and Karen found themselves in an awkward situation.

Karen rolled her eyes, absolutely not wanting to buy anything for Nicole.

And just as she was about to say, "I didn't..."

"Yes, we've prepared it. It's on the way too!” Dillon interrupted her before she could even complete her sentence.

Damien had already made an obvious show to befriend Daniel's family, and so, how could he not follow suit?

"You..." Karen's eyes widened, thinking that her husband had lost his mind.

Both Snow and Raine's eyes widened as well.

Every year during Christmas, it would be Uncle Daniel's family preparing gifts for them as their father was the eldest son. Thus, they had to only prepare gifts for Uncle Damien.

‘What's happening now?’ they thought, baffled at the notion of their parents sending to Nicole, a member of the younger generation, gifts just because of a hospital checkup.

Raine became so angry and jealous that she whispered," Shameless."

Preston rolled his eyes at her. "Shut up already. Even now, Mom and Dad has to speak to Uncle Daniel's family nicely. Just wait and see how Dad deals with you if you mess things up even further."

Hearing this, Raine became so frightened that she immediately kept quiet.

Snow then gave Preston a glance, just to receive an eye roll in return.

Up until now, Snow had no idea what sort of charm Nicole had placed on her brother for him to take her side the way he did.

Now that Nicole was in the limelight, even Uncle Daniel's family got to bask in the fame and prestige alongside her. The day her grandpa favored Uncle Daniel, with Uncle Damien being up there as well, there would be no place for their family at all.

They were both daughters of the Riddle family, and the treatment Nicole got yesterday was something Snow and Raine had never gotten themselves. She was so envious that she could not sleep last night.

‘No, I cannot let Nicole hog the limelight like this. I need to find a way to take her down a notch!’ she thought.

At that moment, Nicole decided that she no longer had the mood to entertain these relatives of hers, and so, she turned to her parents and said, "Mom, Dad, I'm tired. Let's head in first."

“Alright, alright. We'll talk inside," Gloria said as she held onto Nicole.

Nicole then turned and looked at Jared. "You can go home. Thanks for today."

Jared did not want to leave, but he also knew that he could not get in the way of their family reunion any longer.

“Alright. Give me a call at night then,” Jared stated in a gentle voice.

The instant Chloe heard that, her heart ached. ‘Such gentleness should’ve been mine.’

Unfortunately for her, Nicole had taken Jared's heart away, so much so that a once-popular movie star like her did not even register in his eyes, and that pissed her off.

"Yeah." Nicole answered bashfully as she blushed with her head lowered, before entering the house with her mother. Jared curled his lips. He loved it whenever she was shy.

Sean then led the rest of the people behind Nicole into the house.

Daniel, on the other hand, did not forget to thank Jared." Thanks again, Jared."

"You're welcome. I'll be heading off first then.” Jared nodded slightly.

“Alright. Drive safe,” Daniel said, giving Jared a gentle smile.

"Yeah." Jared nodded, giving a short answer as he turned around and left.

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Only after the car had left that Daniel turned around and Headed inside.

In a hall, after Nicole had taken a seat, her brothers flocked over one another as they brought her drinks and desserts.

Chloe, Snow and Raine were all green with envy as they watched the Riddle brothers doting on her to the extreme.

They would give her everything she wanted, but what about their own brothers? Everett was useless, and with Preston on Nicole's side, it pissed them off to no end.

Meanwhile, Nicole held a cup of coffee as she tasted the sweets.

Gloria and Daniel, on the other hand, were seated beside her, eyeing with concern.

Sitting directly across them were Damien and Dillon and their wives, who had been waiting for the opportunity to ask questions.

Unfortunately for Chloe, Snow and Raine, there were no seats left for them at the front, so they could only sit on a small couch at the back.

Nicole ate about three to four snacks in an instant and drank two cups of coffee before taking at the look at the quarter seated opposite of her out of courtesy.

At that moment, Damien immediately seized the opportunity and asked, "Were they good?"

Seeing that it was almost time, Nicole then placed her cup of coffee down as she asked, "Uncle Damien, why are you still here? Is there something you want from me?"

She posed the question in such a way that it implied that he should have left a long time ago.

Having never been questioned like this before, Damien's face immediately flushed a bright red.

However, he could only stifle his anger as he said, Nicole, you sure surprised us.

You didn't even inform us that you've gotten your hands on the Fire Crest.

I only learned about it yesterday, and that's why I thought of asking you today about where you've gotten it." Nicole looked at Damien.

'He sure is curious as to where I got it." Still, it was clear that he had a hidden agenda.

In response, she flashed him a smile, pretending as if she was being naive, and asked, "Why are you asking this, Uncle Damien? Are you planning to look for the other crests?" Everyone knew that there were five Reby Family Crests.

Now that she had gotten one of them, Daniel's place in the Riddle family had skyrocketed to the top before the old man's eyes.

Moreover, the Riddle Corporation was so powerful now that the prices of its shares had risen several times over.

Damien must have been afraid that the position of heir would be taken by Daniel, and that was why he wanted the crest so badly.

With Nicole seeing through his intentions in such fashion, the smile on Damien's face faded.

Even Dillon's expression changed as he looked at his elder brother.

He had only come over after he heard that Damien had gone over to Daniel's place, and he had done so mainly to see how Damien would react to Nicole.

‘Ooh, so that old fox is actually plotting this? Why did I not think of that? Nicole can only act as if she is some big shot because she has the Fire Crest with her.

If I get one myself, then won't I, Dillon Riddle, be respected too?' he wondered.

As he thought about it, Dillon's expression changed and he mocked, "Damien, you sure have a clever plan, don't you? If you are getting a Reby Family Crest too, then the Riddle family will have two crests, and when that time comes, who will dare go against you, and the Riddle family, right?"

Dillon's change of tune was ironic, and yet, it caused the look on Daniel, Sean and the rest of the family's faces to turn grim.

‘So, Damien is here for this.

And here we thought that he was worried about Nicole!' "Damiennnn, if you are here just for this, please leave.

Nicole had only just suffered an accident and is need of respite," Daniel chided.

This was the first time Daniel showed utter disregard for Damien, wanting to only protect his daughter.

"You..." Damien began, but stopped short of uttering another word.

He was furious that his younger brother, whom he had always been on top of, had reprimanded to him, but he could not come up with a retort.

 

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Everet, who had been keeping to himself all this while, could not hold back any longer as he stepped forward and said, "Uncle Daniel, my father came here because he really is concerned about Nicole.

After all, aside from Grandpa, he is the eldest member of the house.

It isn't too much for him to ask a question here and there, is it?" Everett rarely spoke, but as soon as he opened his mouth, every word that came out of it made an impact.

He immediately reminded everyone of Damien's position, telling everyone that no matter how powerful Nicole was today, and no matter how celebrated Daniel's family was, his father, Damien Riddle was still the primary heir to Mr. Riddle Sr.'s position.

Nicole could not help herself from shooting Everett a glance.

'This Everett. He sure was playing coy back then, and was simply just overshadowed and mistreated by Chloe.' And now, he has the opportunity to reveal what he is capable of.

Damien was taken aback by the fact that Everett would defend him like that, with every word spoken being very reasonable.

Damien, who had never given this son of his proper look before, could not help but to set his sights at Everett again.

‘Since when has this son of mine become so reliable?' he thought.

In response, Nicole glanced at both Damien and Everett.

‘You want to throw your weight around here? Very well.

The gloves are off." Nicole flashed them an indifferent smile as she placed her cup down and looked at Everett.

"To be the next master of the house requires strength and competence.

Has Grandpa announced to everyone here that Uncle Damien is next in line as the master of the house?" She then swept her gaze at everyone present without even pulling any punches.

At this instant, Damien became purple with rage.

He felt that he was like a slab of meat on the chopping block to be messed about by Daniel and his family today.

Miley was a little glum......

'Even if Nicole is the bearer of the Fire Crest, she wouldn't be so defiantly arrogant, would she?' Unable to hold back, she snorted, "Isn't that a foregone conclusion? Your grandpa had always tacitly allowed your Uncle Damien to manage the company.

Doesn't that mean that the position of master of the house is his? What, are you thinking that it'll be yours?" ‘This brat actually disregarded Damien! Seems that she has gotten more guts after we became nicer to her, huh,' Miley thought.

Seeing that Miley was wagging her tongue, trying to find a way to reinforce her position, a wry smile crossed Nicole's face.

"Is that so? From what I can see, all Grandpa did was give Uncle Damien an opportunity to manage the company.

Yet, what has he achieved in the past ten years? I'm sure everyone here could see it for themselves." These words struck Damien like a barrage of slaps to the face, but he had no way to refute that because she was telling the truth.

When Mr. Riddle Sr. was still at the helm of the Riddle Corporation, the Riddle family was still considered a first-class family.

Even after Mr. Riddle Sr. had become powerless in the end, the Riddle family had still not fallen off the list of first-class families.

It was only until when Damien took over that the company suffered grievously during the first three years of his tenure, causing the Riddle family to become a second-rate family, and eventually, in the past two years, a third-rate family.

If it was not for the fact that Nicole had gotten her hands on the Fire Crest, who knew when the Riddle family would be restored to its former glory?

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"It was only after Grandpa had gotten Sean to take over the main business that the company has Thrived.

Our stock prices have risen dramatically over the past two days too.

None of these seem to have anything to do with Uncle Damien, right?" Nicole's gaze was proud and icy, causing everyone to inexplicably feel a sense of pressure.

Everett stared at Nicole.

He did not think that Nicole, who was just a high schooler, would have such a powerful presence about her, and so much so that even he was sweating as he stood before her.

“Wow, you sure know how to toot your own horn, Nicole." Chloe growled, having lost her patience.

"What did you mean when you said that the rise in stock prices has nothing to do with my dad? Most of the company's businesses were managed by my dad." Sean glanced at Chloe.

'You're nothing but a woman shameless enough to show her face after being kicked out of the family, and you dare mock my little sister?" As he thought about it, Sean tossed all of his regard for Chloe out of the window.

"Keep quiet if you're not aware of everything that has been going on in the company.

The rise in stock prices within the past two days is because we've successfully secured a business with the royal house of Yamenia.

It has nothing to do with Uncle Damien's earlier businesses." "You!" Chloe glared fiercely at Sean, but she had no way to refute his statements, as everything he had said was true.

Everett gnashed his teeth, and even if he wanted to speak up for his parents, the truth was that they had achieved very little.

He really hated how poor his father's capabilities were, causing him to be criticized wherever he went.

Seeing how Nicole had ridiculed Damien, Dillon felt good within, but upon realizing how strong Daniel's family was, he began to feel that he was in a crisis too.

After some thought, he stood up and said, "Daniel, what is your daughter trying to imply here? She's talking as if the seat of the master of the family would be yours! The old man is still alive and you're already trying to fight for the position? Why don't you ask him for his opinion instead?" “Daniel did not mean that..." Gloria panicked, fearing that her husband would be labeled as an impious son.

Hearing that, Nicole glared at Dillon.

"We did not mention that at all, but it seems that you've thought of that, haven't you, Uncle Dillon? If you really want to know what Grandpa is planning, you can ask him yourself instead of coming to me here today, don't you think?" Dillon did not expect Nicole to have such a sharp wit, which she utilized to lob the entire question back to him in just a few words.

He was livid.

"You're spewing hogwash! Since when have I ever said that I wanted to know?!" he bellowed.

"Oh?" Nicole raised her eyebrow.

"You didn't want to know, Uncle Dillon? You mean you're not interested in the seat of the master of the house?" "1..." Dillon was at a loss for words as he realized that he had fallen into her trap.

"I mean, it's good that you're not interested.

With your capabilities, I don't think Grandpa will even consider you as a candidate fit to take the Riddle Corporation over.

At least you possess a degree of self-awareness," she mocked.

"Nicole!" Dillon grew belligerent.

After all, he was an elder of the family, and for Nicole to look down upon him like that was something he found unbearable.

Even Karen too was pissed.

"Mind your words.

So what about your Uncle Dillon's capabilities? Why can't he take over the Riddle Corporation?" Seeing that Karen too was miffed, Nicole's smile grew even wider.

“Wake up, Aunt Karen.

If Uncle Dillon was capable enough, he would've been managing more important company matters long before I got the Fire Crest.

He had nothing then, and was only tasked to assist Uncle Damien.

What more can he do now?" The moment Nicole shot back, Karen was left dumbstruck.

'Yeah, before Nicole even got the Fire Crest, and before Daniel's family even joined the company, Dillon could still have been a VP in the company.

But once Daniel's family rose, and once his sons had joined the company, Preston had since not been called by the old man, and Dillon himself did not have any important projects under his management...' ‘Is it possible that the old man is about to throw them out?" she wondered.

Catching sight of her mother's face turning pale, Raine immediately held Karen.

"Mom! Don't listen to her rambles! She's just spouting hogwash! Grandpa must have us in his mind!" While Raine was still building castles in the sky, Snow already knew that what Nicole had just said was the truth, and in response, she yelled, "Stop blowing your own horn, Nicole.

The entire reason why Grandpa is taking notice of you now is because of the Fire Crest.

You're nothing without it, nothing!

Chapter 1570

Snow Riddle usually stayed at home, obsessing over her image, but today, with her parents being ridiculed in public like this, she was put to the test.

Nicole noticed that Snow's eyes were brimming with jealousy......

She previously had helped her out by finding one of her diamonds.

In spite of that however, both Snow and Raine were Still ungrateful for the kindness Nicole had shown.

Ever since then, Nicole had not bothered to interact with them.

Nicole coldly snorted before flashing them a grin.

"I don't have the Fire Crest.

In all honesty, it's really nothing, but if you guys have the skills, why don't you get the earth and water crests too?" As soon as these words left Nicole's mouth, everyone was taken aback.

No matter how skeptical they were of Nicole's achievements, none of them had the ability to find any of the badges.

Steve and Sean looked at each other, noticing the silence that had fallen upon them all.

‘Our younger sister is really influential.

We didn't need to say much, and yet, her presence alone was able to shut these two families up.

These two families were most notable for looking down on our family, and now, look at how the tables have turned!’ ‘She's really the lucky star of the family!' Meanwhile, Spencer and Samuel looked at

Nicole with their eyes filled with admiration.

Noticing that everyone had stopped talking, Nicole yawned, "I'm exhausted.

I'm going to head upstairs to catch some rest.

I've got nothing to say regarding the questions asked by Damien, but Ido hope that you'll be able to get another crest as soon as possible.

Maybe then, Grandpa will consider letting you manage the company again." After saying that, she flashed them all a bright smile before turning around and heading upstairs, leaving Damien behind with his blood boiling.

"Dad!" Chloe and Everett rushed forward to keep him from falling.

Damien, who was embarrassed by the situation Nicole had thrown him into, then roared, "Let's go home!" Damien wanted to leave at once, as he no longer had any dignity left in him to face everyone, while Miley glared at Daniel and Gloria before turning her head and leaving with Damien.

Dillon, who noticed that Damien had left due to embarrassment, gritted his teeth in hatred and said, "Daniel, you're despicable.

You just wait!" Dillon and his family proceeded to also leave in a hurry.

Preston looked at Daniel and Sean in embarrassment, before giving them a nod and leaving with an apologetic look in his eyes.

Daniel could not help but sigh at Dillon's family.

Preston was an obedient child, and thus, he did not want to put them in a difficult position either.

Once both of the families had left, the Riddle family finally calmed down.

Samuel spat, “What nonsense were they spewing, claiming to care about Nicole.

All they came here to do was to know more about the crest." “What gives them the right to obtain the other crests? They don't even bother to check and see if they are fit to obtain one," Spencer sarcastically added.

“Alright, calm down you two,' Stanley said and glared at his brothers as he noticed how tired their parents' faces were.

"Dad, why do you look so pale? Are you okay?" Samuel and Spencer looked over at their father and asked.

Daniel just shook his head.

"It's just, I thought your uncles would only look down upon your mother and I.

What I didn't expect was that they now want to torment Nicole too." ‘If [ have to give it all I've got to fight them, I will.

I'll never let both Damien and Dillon put Nicole down again,' Daniel thought.

Steve looked at Daniel with concern and explained, "Dad, don't worry.

You've seen how powerful Nicole is.

We didn't even need to speak up and they've all made fools of themselves." ‘In the past, Mom and Dad have always kept their heads low in front of them, but they mistook their kindness as weakness, and used it against them.

Now, our family has never been more elated that our little sister has helped us restore some of the glory we've lost,' Steve thought.