Ch. 16..20: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 16-20

Chapter 16

Royal Creek Institute was a top education institution that had received all kinds of talented students. The teachers were the ones assigning a student to a class. There had never been a situation where students chose teachers and classes. Who was this student from the countryside?

“Class B,” Nicole said casually. Ms. Emerson was wide-eyed instantly again.

Compared to the hypocritical Mr. Kennedy, Nicole preferred the forthright Ms. Emerson.

“Okay, then Class B.” Ms. Farrell nodded in agreement with a hint of flattering look in her eyes, which surprised the two teachers. They wondered who Nicole was that she could make the headteacher grovel.

“Ms. Farrell, how can you let students choose classes?” This was unheard of. Class A and B were the best classes in the eleventh grade.

“It has been decided, Ms. Emerson. Take Nicole to class.” Ms. Farrell looked a little displeased now and gave the order.

“Ms. Farrell…” Ms. Emerson’s face turned pale. She did not expect that there was no room for negotiation.

Mr. Kennedy smiled triumphantly and said, “I will go now, Ms. Farrell.”

Ms. Farrell nodded and sat down as if she did not want to waste time talking any further.

Ms. Emerson bit her lip in frustration and turned to look at Nicole. “Let’s go!”

Nicole followed her out of the office. Ms. Emerson walked quickly to the classroom in her high heels, as if she was eager to shake her off.

Upon arriving at the door of the classroom, Ms. Emerson suddenly stopped. “I don’t care who you are. Since you have chosen my class, don’t drag my class down with you. I want you to catch up with the rest of the classmates within a month.”

With that, Ms. Emerson turned around and entered the classroom.

Nicole could not help but raise an eyebrow. Why did this teacher think she would drag the class down? Just because she was from the countryside? She was slightly unhappy but still followed Ms. Emerson into the classroom.

“Be quiet, class! We have a new classmate here. Please welcome Nicole.”

As reluctant as Ms. Emerson was, she still introduced Nicole to the class.

Everyone looked up and saw an attractive young girl with exquisite facial features walk in.

For a moment, the class fell into silence before Bradley Robertson, a committee member of the sports club, stood up and clapped his hands. “Welcome to the new student.”

Then the boys in the class clapped their hands together. They were delighted to welcome such a beautiful classmate.

“Hey, Gary, look, there is a beautiful girl in the class!”

Wayne Atkinson elbowed Gary Finley sitting in the last row.

“Forget Gary. He is only interested in the hottest girl in the school.”

“But this little chick seems to be even hotter,” said Jack Pearson, who was frivolously looking at Nicole with satisfaction.

Gary frowned when he heard Jack’s comment. His inky eyes then meet Nicole’s crystal-clear eyes.

A ray of sunlight scattered over the beautiful girl. Her well-proportioned body stood straight with a trace of arrogance and aloofness in her, which made her beauty look even unapproachable.

“She is indeed pretty, but… how come she resembles Snow?” Wayne was curious.

Jack rolled his eyes at him and said, “All girls are like Snow in your eyes.”

While the two were picking at each other, Nicole started introducing herself. “I am Nicole, a transfer student. Nice to meet you all.”

Ms. Emerson had expected Nicole to say a few more words, but Nicole did not. So, she said, “There is an empty seat in the third row from the last. You may sit there.”

“Tsk, tsk. An eleventh-grade transfer student. I thought she had some solid background to brag about. It turns out she can only sit in the third-to-last row.” Jack bemoaned. In Class B, the last three rows were usually reserved for those with the worst grades. It seemed that the grades of this new classmate were not too good.

Nicole seemed to have not noticed their stares. She leisurely sat at the empty seat. Only then did Ms. Emerson start the lecture. Gary took a few more glances at Nicole and started to think Nicole looked somewhat like Raine Riddle and Snow Riddle, and Nicole’s last name was also Riddle.

When the lesson ended, Ms. Emerson handed everyone a few assignments and stood on the podium. “These assignments are today’s homework. You are required to complete them in the evening self- study time.”

“Huh?” Everyone wailed.

Ms. Emerson shot a cold glance at everyone. “Stop whining. If anyone drags the overall results of the class down in this month’s exam, the person will have to stand in the corridor to listen to my lecture.”

Ms. Emerson then looked at Nicole. Nicole was not surprised. There was amusement in her eyes.

It was Ms. Emerson who was stared down by Nicole. “Class is dismissed!”

After Ms. Emerson left, everyone started to talk about her, saying that she was scarier than ghosts. Some students utilized the time after class to do the assignment.

Nicole just flipped through a few pages and set them aside.

“You don’t know how to do that, do you?” The boy at the front seat before Nicole grinned at her, revealing his canine teeth and dimples on his cheeks. He looked cute. Nicole remembered him; he was the boy who clapped his hands earlier.

“I am Bradley Robertson, the sports club committee member. You can ask me anything you need help with.” Bradley volunteered himself.

Wayne in the last row laughed sarcastically. “Bradley, you are sitting in the fourth row, and your grades barely make it. Who else do you want to coach?”

“That’s better than you, who is last in every exam.” Bradley shot back. Students in the fourth row all got a pass. Students who got a pass in the high school of Royal Creek Institute were considered top-notch in other schools.

“You—” Wayne wanted to retort.

“That’s enough!” Gary snapped impatiently.

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Wayne quickly shut up, while Bradley was dumbfounded. They seemed not to want to mess with Gary.

Gary always scored the last in every exam, yet because of the powerful influence of the Finley family, no one in school ever dared to mess with him and his elder brother, Ryder, a junior.

Glancing at Nicole, Gary said coldly, “What is your relationship with Raine and Snow?”

Nicole raised an eyebrow and glinted at Gary. “I don’t know them.” She sounded indifferent.

“See? I have just said they are not related.” Jack rolled his eyes at Wayne.

“That is a shame. Gary would protect you if you were a relative of Raine and Snow.” Wayne grinned.

Nicole had already retracted her gaze. “I don’t need the protection of anyone.”

Rejected by Nicole, Gary felt he was getting a slap in the face.

“Hey you, girl, do you know who you are talking to?” Jack got up in displeasure as he could not bear to see her attitude toward Gary.

Everyone around them was frightened at seeing this, and they did not dare to say a word.

“Cut it out.” As much as Gary felt losing face, he had no interest in bullying girls. “Since she doesn’t need our protection, no one is allowed to intervene in her affairs next time.”

Gary looked at Nicole coldly, but she did not even look up at him.

“Got it.” Jack and Wayne nodded. Gary had taken the entire eleventh grade into his umbrella of protection. Since this chic was unappreciative, she should not blame them for anything that happened

in the future.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief after the three of them walked away slowly. Bradley grinned and became even more interested in Nicole. “You have got guts, so daring to brush the Finleys off.”

Bradley had long been having issues with Gary, but no one in San Joto wanted to offend the Finleys.

“The Finleys? Are they famous?” Nicole took out a book without looking up at him.

Bradley glanced at the book. It was in a foreign language that he could not read.

“You don’t even know about the Finley family? They are the number one family in San Joto.” Bradley rattled on, but Nicole did not seem to be listening.

“As much as I admire your courage, it is not a good thing to be without their protection. Not only is there a quarrel among different classes, but there is also strife between the Royal Creek Institute, be it the high school or the university, and several schools in the vicinity.”

Nicole was not interested in the school feuds. Noticing that her phone vibrated, she went out to answer the call.

Bradley saw her acting secretive and could only turn his attention back to his assignment to finish it.

It was a voicemail. Presumably, she had got the job.

“So quick?” Nicole felt a little surprised. It usually took at least three days to know if she had got the job as there were many competitors, as with this job. But she was informed today that she had successfully gotten the job.

Feeling doubtful, she pressed a few keys, checking to make sure that she had really won the job. After that, she turned off the phone.

Unbeknownst to Nicole, a computer in a place far away had shown her coordinates for a second.

“It is right there, Mr. Johnston.” Max managed to trace Nicole’s location, although it had just shown for a second.

“Royal Creek Institute in San Joto?” Jared’s gaze deepened with a surprised look on his face. The person he was looking for turned out to be in San Joto. What was even weirder was that person was hiding in a school.

“That is weird. But we have hacked into The Hunters’ dark web reply system. Her signal to reply to the system message is indeed sent out from there.” Max also wondered how it was possible in a school.

“It seems that Ellison has the person we are looking for.” Jared sneered with a meaningful look in his eyes.

“But that is Ellison’s territory. Our men can’t go in there just like this.” Ellison would not believe that if they told him there was a hacker from The Hunters in the school.

“That is for sure.” Jared’s gaze darkened.

“So, how are we going to find Lucifer?” Max ran out of ideas.

After a moment of silence, Jared fiddled with his coffee cup and said, “Open a café opposite the school.”

“Open a café?” Max was baffled. He could not figure out what was in his boss’s mind.

“Ellison doesn’t like others peeking around in his territory, but he still welcomes businesses.”

Max’s eyes lit up immediately. “I got it.”

After Max left, Jared looked out the window. ‘I will catch you, Lucifer.’

…

It was noon, and Nicole went to the cafeteria with Bradley and a cute girl showing her the way.

“This is Lulu Barrera, a committee member of the Studies Society.” Bradley introduced the girl to Nicole.

“Nice to meet you.” Nicole eased up slightly at seeing the innocent-looking girl.

Lulu let out a bright smile. “Nice to meet you, too. If you don’t mind, join us at the cafeteria.”

“Yeah, why not?” Nicole nodded her agreement. She had a good impression of Lulu.

So, the three of them walked toward the cafeteria of Royal Creek Institute with Bradley chattered nonstop. When they got there, he enthusiastically taught her how to order meals and which set meals were the most value-for-money.

“Nicole!” a passionate voice suddenly came. Nicole looked back and saw Samuel.

She then shot a frosty look at Samuel, startling him.

Spencer immediately got the hint and pulled Samuel away. “You had better keep a low profile and don’t let your fans bother your sister anymore.”

The crisis was defused, and Nicole looked better now.

“Nicole, you know Samuel, don’t you?” Lulu looked envious, seeing that Samuel had just called Nicole.

“Not so.” He was just her brother, whom she had known for barely a day. Hence, technically, she barely knew him.

“Oh, yeah?” Lulu doubted, ‘Are they really not close? Just now, Samuel seemed very enthusiastic.’

Nicole had ordered her meal and sat down with Lulu and Bradley.

“Is that girl a newcomer? She is pretty.”

“I guess so. Class B has posted on the forum today, saying that the title of the hottest girl in the school belongs to someone else now.”

“She indeed looks much better than the twins.”

“Shhh, the twins are here.”

Everyone looked up and saw two girls walk into the cafeteria.

One was Raine, who was in the twelfth grade, and the other was Snow, a college freshman.

 

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Raine and Snow were not twins, but they looked like two peas in a pot, graceful, gentle, and lovely. They were the goddesses in the eyes of the boys, recognized as the most popular girls in high school and college, respectively.

As soon as the two appeared, they attracted the attention of many people.

Raine and Snow greeted a few classmates before sitting down.

“We have been waiting.” Their friends winked at them as soon as they sat down. “See that newcomer of Class B of the eleventh grade over there? The forum is filled with her photos, saying that she is now the most popular girl in the school.”

The two sisters looked back and saw Nicole, a hint of nonchalance flashing in their eyes.

Raine smiled, pretending not to care. “It doesn’t matter. It is not easy to be the most popular girl in Royal Creek Institute.”

“Exactly. Being the most popular girl requires not only good looks but also good grades.”

“Absolutely. Raine and Snow have always scored first on every exam.” The two sisters from the Riddle family could firmly cling to the title of the most popular girls in the school, not just because they were pretty but also because of their outstanding academic performance, in a different league than those girls with only beauty.

“Let’s eat. Most popular or not is up to others to decide. There is no need to care too much.” Snow calmly ordered her meal, as if she did not care about the popularity title.

“Yeah, Snow doesn’t care about this vanity title.” Snow’s friend smiled and rolled her eyes toward Nicole.

Seeing that Nicole did not respond, Bradley rolled his eyes back at them. “Pretentious.”

Lulu scoffed. “Agree. Those two sisters are incredibly showy.”

“It doesn’t matter. Don’t let those random people affect your appetite.” Nicole’s beauty was unparalleled even when she smirked.

Lulu and Bradley quickly nodded in agreement. “You are right. Don’t let those random people affect our appetite.”

The three of them looked at each other with a smile and then heartily continued their meals.

Bradley was cheerful, while Lulu was innocent and cute. Nicole could not help but start to chat with them. It was her first time making friends at school, and it felt good.

In the midst of laughter, the three of them finished their lunch. Just as they were about to get up to leave, several people stood in their way.

“You are now the most popular girl in the school?” There were three of them. The leading guy let out a sinister laugh. When everyone saw him, they gasped. That guy was Austin Woods, the notorious school bully of the twelfth grade.

The Woods family was San Joto’s famous upstart, very wealthy. Austin was a school flaneur and never scared of anyone except the two Finley brothers.

Nicole looked at the rowdy guy and felt disgusted, her eyes turning frosty. “I am not. Get out of the way.”

All the students in the cafeteria held their breath when Nicole said that. Except for Gary, no one in the school had ever dared to speak to Austin like that.

“Huh? You have got an attitude. I like it.” Austin smiled and reached to touch Nicole’s face.

Not far away, Samuel subconsciously wanted to get up and help but was held down by Spencer. “What are you doing?”

“What am I doing? Someone is bullying my sister. I need to fix him up.”

Nicole might have been snubbing Samuel all this while. He still had this sister at heart. While speaking, Samuel was ready to rush up.

Just then, Austin had suddenly let out a cry. “Ouch! It hurts!”

Samuel and Spencer were stunned. They saw clearly that Nicole was twisting Austin’s wrist. With a quick force, she folded his hand to his back.

Austin was in pain and could only bend down and lean forward. “Let—let me go!” He roared.

“Let you go? You are asking for it.” Nicole scoffed and gave Austin a good kicking in the butt.

“Ouch!” Austin screamed and fell facedown to the floor.

“Austin!” His two companions pulled him up quickly. One of them looked up and scolded Nicole, “You brat! How dare you hit him!”

Nicole glared at him. “Do you want to try, too?”

At this point, both of Austin’s companions were too frightened to speak.

She was obviously only an eleventh-grade student and looked younger than the others. But she possessed a powerful persona.

“She-She can fight?” Samuel looked back at Spencer in surprise.

Spencer also looked at Nicole, his jaw dropping to the ground upon seeing her move. “I am afraid she can.”

Seeing Nicole’s swift move, the two brothers did not dare to go up to help. They were afraid that they would make things worse.

“You, brat! How dare you hit me! Do you know who my father is?” Everyone knew that Austin’s father was the trustee of the school. Offending his son risked being expelled from the school.

“This newcomer is in big trouble.” Raine shook her head and said with a look of regret.

Snow silently continued to watch how things unfolded.

“You should have asked your mom, not me, who your dad is.” Nicole snapped as she haughtily dusted her hands.

Someone in the cafeteria laughed out loud. And then everyone else did the same.

Austin had never been treated like this. He immediately roared, “You brat! You have a death wish!”

While speaking, he raised his hand to hit Nicole. But the next second, he suddenly felt someone grab his hand. The next thing he felt was the world spinning around him before he was thrown to the ground.

“Aah!” Following a painful scream, Austin passed out completely.

The laughter in the cafeteria instantly stopped because everyone saw the perfect over-the-shoulder move Nicole had just pulled off.

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“So badass!” Bradley was startled for a moment before muttering in amazement.

Lulu could not help but nod in agreement. “Badass indeed.”

“Let’s go.” Nicole glared disdainfully at Austin and then smiled evilly as she left.

It was a mocking smile, but it was also beautiful.

Everyone in the cafeteria watched in a daze as she left.

Spencer patted Samuel, who had not come out of his awe, and said, “It looks like our sister doesn’t need us to worry about her.”

In the afternoon, the school’s forum went ape, saying that the new student performed an over-the- shoulder move and threw the school bully to the ground the first day in the cafeteria. Some people who hated Austin commented and praised her anonymously.

Some people think she was in trouble, thinking she would be expelled tomorrow. But Nicole could not care less and continued to copy the assignment from others.

“Throwing Austin with an over-the-shoulder move? No wonder she said she didn’t need Gary’s protection.” Wayne looked at her from behind, almost wanting to whistle at her.

“She must know martial arts, but she seems to be mediocre in terms of studies.” Jack shook his head and felt sorry. Only a few of them in the class copied the works of others, not expecting that Nicole was also doing so, copying Lulu’s assignment. This showed how bad she was in her studies.

Gary did not even look up but continued to fiddle with his phone.

At the end of the class, Bradley suddenly got up and came up to Nicole, looking worried. “It is not good, Nicole. Austin has woken up and uploaded a post threatening to get the school to expel you.”

Nicole looked up coldly. “Does he really think he owns the school?”

“He doesn’t own the school, but his father is one of the trustees.” Lulu and Bradley were worried about her.

“Then let him try.” Nicole sneered.

After copying the work, Nicole returned the assignment to Lulu and thanked her.

She then handed the papers that she was going to submit over to Lulu, grabbed her bag, and left.

“Nicole! Where are you going?” Lulu was baffled.

“I am not attending the self-study class since I have finished the assignment.” Nicole turned and left.

“She said she is not attending the self-study class?” Lulu was wide-eyed.

The self-study classes at the beginning of the school year were not compulsory. But Ms. Emerson cared a lot about this month’s exams. No one in the class dared to leave, yet Nicole had gone.

“Yeah, when Ms. Emerson finds out, she will go ape.” The two of them looked at each other and could only pray silently for Nicole in their hearts.

Stepping out of the classroom, Nicole walked out of the school in the sunset along the boulevard.

The shadows of the trees were dancing on the ground as trees rustled in the wind and the afterglow of dusk sprinkled on the young girl. Someone took a beautiful photo of her and posted it on the school forum.

Twenty minutes later, Nicole returned to the Riddle family house. She saw Daniel and Gloria as soon as she stepped through the door.

“How was your day at school today, Nicole?”

“Can you keep up?”

Nicole was not accustomed to such a passionate concern from the two, but she still smiled gently.

“It is alright.”

“Glad to hear that. What do you want for dinner?” Gloria asked with concern.

“Mom, I am not a picky eater. You can cook whatever you want.” Nicole let out a faint smile. She and Gloria had become acquainted with each other for the past few days, and they had finally broken the ice.

“You are my good child.” Gloria patted Nicole’s head with a look of relief, only to feel that they were much closer to each other now.

Although Nicole still felt a little uncomfortable, She did not pull her hand back.

While the three of them were talking, someone suddenly entered the door.

Norah did not attend the self-study class today. She had brought two people back with her.

“Mom, Dad, my cousins are here.” Norah enthusiastically ushered the two people through the door.

Gloria and Daniel were surprised. “Snow, Raine? I didn’t expect you two here.”

Snow and Raine were the children of Dillon and Karen, and like Karen, her two children were also arrogant, rarely interacting with them. They wondered why they had come back with Norah today.

“Dad, Mom, they are here to bring a gift to Nicole.” Norah sounded gleeful, but she was full of jealousy deep down inside.

Snow and Raine had never wanted to talk to her.

But when Nicole returned, they immediately bought her a gift and even delivered them personally; this made Norah furious.

Snow and Raine stepped forward and said, “Uncle, Aunt, my father said he was in a hurry yesterday and did not manage to prepare a gift for Nicole. So, he asked us to send it over today.”

Raine was polite on the surface but was unhappy inside.

She could not get over the fact that she had to come delivering a gift for a country girl.

Daniel and Gloria glanced at each other, guessing that Dillon must have felt bad for Nicole yesterday, so he asked Snow to send something over to compensate.

Just as he was about to refuse, Snow already looked at Nicole on the sofa and pretended to be friendly. “You must be Nicole.”

Snow was stunned when the two of them had eye to eye. “It is you!”

After being compared with a girl on the school forum by classmates the whole day, Snow and Raine apparently did not expect this person to be their cousin.

“You guys know each other?” Gloria blinked in bafflement.

“Not really.” Nicole spoke calmly and told the truth.

She had seen her during the day, and the boy had asked her if she knew Snow in the morning, but she did not know that they were related.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Norah quickly said, “Nicole, this is Snow, and this is Raine. They are the daughters of your second uncle and the most popular girls in our high school and university.”

Norah knew what was happening on the forum today and deliberately spoke about it, causing Snow and Raine’s faces to change.

Nicole frowned and glanced at Norah. Was Norah trying to cause hatred toward her?

The next second, Raine spoke sarcastically. “You might now know us, but today, the video of you getting into a fight has gone viral on the school online forum. Almost everyone in the school knows you.”

“A fight?” Gloria’s expression froze. She immediately looked at Nicole. “You got into a fight?”

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Nicole glanced at Raine and said unhurriedly, “No, I just taught an unruly classmate a lesson.”

If she had really wanted to fight, Austin would have been in the hospital now.

“Unruly?” Daniel’s face turned a little graver. “Were they bullying you? If true, they should be taught a lesson.”

Norah did not expect her parents to spoil Nicole so much. She was jealous and acted as if she was worried. “Dad, that being said, fighting is wrong. Besides, the kid she taught a lesson to today is from the Woods family.”

Raine also agreed. “Yeah, she has offended the Woods family. I am afraid that it will not be just her but the entire Riddle family that has to bear the consequences.”

“The Woods family?” Daniel and Gloria’s faces turned a little pale upon hearing the name. The Woods family was San Joto’s most prominent new rich, very wealthy, and they were all rogues.

No one in San Joto wanted to mess with them, yet Nicole had offended one of them on her first day of school.

“Nicole, is what they say true?” Daniel sensed the tricky situation. Intending to protect her daughter, he had to figure out the actual situation and think of a way to protect Nicole.

Nicole looked at Norah and Raine; they were all annoying squawkers. But she did not want to lie when she saw her parents’ concerned look. “It is true.”

Those three words caused Daniel’s and Gloria’s expressions to change.

“What should we do about this, Daniel? Should we tell Dad?” The Woods family had always been nasty. The Riddle family had better be prepared in case the Woods came after them.

“Well, I am not sure.” Daniel felt it was better not to alarm his father, but the Woods family was difficult to deal with.

Norah saw the situation and took the opportunity to speak. “Dad, Mom, it will not alarm Grandpa.”

Turning their eyes to Norah, Daniel and Gloria seemed to have found their key to the problem. “Why do you say that?”

Norah hurriedly said, “It was Nicole’s first day in school today, and Austin does not seem to know that Nicole is from the Riddle family. That is why the school forum post only says that Nicole will be expelled and does not mention the Riddle family at all.”

Her expression seemed anxious, but deep down inside, she was gloating over it. This brat was about to be expelled on the first day at school. How she wished Austin would kick her out of school now.

“Expel?” Gloria’s expression looked even paler upon hearing the word “expel.” They had beaten their brain out to get Nicole into Royal Creek Institute High School, and today she is about to be expelled.

Nicole could not sit still at seeing Norah and Snow use the issue to smash her down. She said, “Dad, Mom, don’t worry. I will not be expelled.”

Seeing that Nicole was still so conceited, Raine said sarcastically, “It is not up to you. Everyone knows that Mr. Woods is the trustee of the Royal Creek Institute. Expulsion is the best thing you could hope for when you offend the grandson of the Woods family.”

“Raine, don’t say that.” Snow reproached Raine and took a step closer to Nicole. “Raine has always been straight-talking. Please don’t mind. But she is telling the truth. It is best not to get the Riddle family

involved. You shouldn’t get upset if you are expelled.”

Raine sounded like she was comforting her, but Nicole could sense Raine’s pretentious concern.

“Don’t worry; I will not get upset because I will not be expelled.” Nicole still had a determined look on her face, which upset Snow and Raine.

It got to Norah, too. Yet, she continued pretending to be concerned. “I know you and Mr. Ellison have met once. But the Woods family is powerful; Mr. Ellison probably will not want to get himself involved. Your chances of staying are slim.”

Nicole stared at Norah. “Do you really hope that I will be expelled?”

Daniel and Gloria looked at Norah upon hearing what Nicole said.

“No-No. Why would I?” Norah quickly shook her head. “I am worried about you.”

Nicole just looked at her nonchalantly. “Since you are not of help, keep your worries to yourself.”

After Norah got trashed, her eyes welled up as she pretended to be innocent.

Raine could not take it anymore. They had never given a d*mn about interacting with their fourth uncle’s family, but Norah was polite to them every time she met them. Just Nicole was arrogant.

“Norah cares about you. Don’t be so ungrateful.” Raine frowned and stood up for Norah.

Snow frowned as she felt Raine had been used.

“Well, Raine, we are not in a position to speak about it. After all, it is Nicole’s own business,” Snow said at the right time. “Aunt, we have delivered the gift. So, we have got to leave. We will come to see you

another day.”

“Absolutely.” Gloria sent the two away with disconsolation.

Without support now, Norah looked at Daniel and Gloria with her eyes reddened. “Mom, since Nicole doesn’t like me to talk about this, I will go upstairs now.”

“Norah.” Gloria looked at her sad look and felt bad.

Daniel had calmed down. “Don’t worry about Norah. Think about how to solve Nicole’s problem.”

Gloria snapped back and then looked back at Nicole.

Feeling sorry for Nicole, Gloria took a deep breath and tried to comfort Nicole. “It is okay. Even if you leave Royal Creek Institute, Mom and Dad will get you into an equally good school. Don’t worry.”

It was heartwarming for Nicole. Compared with those outsiders who kicked her when she was down, her parents’ genuine feelings for her had allowed her to find a sense of belonging.

“Thank you, Mom.” She really did not need her mother to worry about her, but she was still grateful for their concern.

“It is all right. Don’t take this matter to heart.” Gloria and Daniel stopped asking further because they did not want to pressure her.

But it seemed that they still hoped that Nicole could stay at Royal Creek Institute.

So, after dinner, they brought Nicole to grandpa’s house. This time, Norah also tagged along on the pretext of concern about Nicole.

Surprisingly , Dillon and his wife, Karen, were also there when they arrived.

When Mr. Riddle Sr. saw Daniel and Gloria, he could not help but wonder. “Didn’t you two just come yesterday? What are you two doing here?”

Seeing that, Karen said directly, “I heard Nicole had gotten into trouble at school today, and I had just wanted to tell you. I didn’t expect that Daniel and Gloria would come today.”

She had opposed this country girl studying at Royal Creek Institute yesterday. Now that Nicole had gotten into trouble at school and brought trouble to the Riddle family, she, of course, had all the incentives to bring the matter up.

Gloria hated and was upset by Karen’s tattling behavior. “Nicole didn’t cause trouble. It was the kid from the Woods family trying to grab her.”

“The Woods family?” Mr. Riddle Sr. frowned. “Nicole clashed with the boy from the Woods family today?”