Ch. 1606..1610: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1606-1610

Chapter 1606

This was something which the other three families did not have.

"Mr. Riddle Sr., how could you do that? Stanley hasn't graduated yet! Even if we had not provided you a grandson, there's Preston from your second son and Emery from your third son! Why did you have to favor your fourth son?"

Miley's face turned red, and she could not resist from throwing a tantrum. Everett seemed to be used to seeing his mother's shouts, as he only stood there and calmly watched.

On the other hand, Damien was getting annoyed. "Enough! Gloria was fertile. Not only did she give birth to five sons, her daughter is also competitive. She's nothing like you!"

Miley was left utterly flabbergasted by the sudden reprimand, as Damien would usually pamper her. Deep down, she could not help but wonder if he hated her now.

Chloe, who had been sitting at the corner in silence, went off on her father after witnessing Miley getting an earful. "Dad! How could you use such mean words against Mom? If Nicole had not gotten the Fire Crest, how would Uncle Daniel and his family get promoted so quickly? Didn't you go around looking for other crests? Is there even any news yet?"

Damien smashed his mug upon being questioned in such fashion by his daughter. With a loud pang, the mug shattered into several pieces, frightening Chloe to the point that she backed away.

Damien suddenly stood up angrily. "What position are you in to comment about these things in the family? What right do you have to question me?"

‘Does she think that I'm not interested in looking for it? I've spent a fortune on investigators, and yet, there are no leads at all. That thing is simply impossible to find! God knows where Nicole got it from?’

he fumed.

Chloe felt depressed after being yelled at. When she was doing well in the film industry previously, her parents would support and pamper her wholeheartedly, but now, Damien had actually treated her in such a cruel manner.

Biting her lips, Chloe turned around sadly and left, and as she did, she knew that he had to regain her position in order to not allow anyone to pick on her ever again.

As Chloe left, Miley's eyes began to well up, during which she turned back and stared at Damien. "What right do you have to talk to Chloe like that? What right do you have to say that about me? If you think that Gloria is the best, why don't you live with her?"

As soon as Miley had blurted those words, she quickly turned around and hurried upstairs for fear of being beaten.

In the midst of it all, Damien looked haggard, as if he had just competed in a wrestling match. Indeed, he had been drained Noticing how sad Damien was, Everett knew that it was his chance.

He slowly moved forward and said, "Dad, about the search for the Crest, why don't you leave it to me? Perhaps I have some ideas on how to do it."

After all, Damien was old. There were many ways to get things done in the black market which Damien had no knowledge about.

Thus, it would be better for Everett to do it.

"You have ideas?" Damien’s eyes lit up instantly, feeling that his own son had been behaving really well these days.

"I can try other ways. Perhaps we might find something there." Everett nodded, though he dared not promise him anything either.

"Oh well, the only person who can share my burden in this house is you. Go ahead. It doesn't matter if you can't find anything, I'll accept the results whatever they may be." Damien patted Everett's shoulder affectionately.

Feeling that his own father had finally recognized him, a sense of fulfillment grew in Everett's heart.

‘So, this is how it feels like to be recognized by my own parents. I'll make sure to find the rest of the crests, and if I really can't find any, I'll steal it from Nicole! Everett thought.

As soon as night had fallen, Nicole began to research on the Fire Crest's system and the ways in which to crack the code. Once the problem had been solved, she would immediately sever her ties to the Fire Crest and pass it to Zane.

However, the system was too complicated. During her last attempt at cracking it, it took up a lot of her time. It seemed like cracking such a high- level security system would take her forever.

After an hour's worth of research, Nicole decided to get some information from The Hunters. Surprisingly however, once Nicole logged into the page, she saw a comment from Zeke for her.

It seemed that Zeke had spotted a mission, which required Nicole's attention.

Much to her surprise, Nicole saw a mission online that pertained to searching for the other crests of the Reby Family.

Additionally, there were no limited number of intakes. The more people who took up the job, the better. Whoever found some lead would receive a cash prize.

Seeing this, Nicole could not help but frown.

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‘I did not expect these people to start hunting for the Crest. To add to that, this person knows about the existence of The Hunter. He or she must not be an average Jane or Joe" Nicole pondered, as she observed that a number of hackers had enquired about the mission.

Nicole could not help but grow curious about who that person was. She attempted to track the sender's IP address. However, the sender in question seemed careful as well. There was no specific IP address available. She could only get a hold on the general location, and as it turned out, the person was located at San Joto.

"San Joto..."

Things were getting more interesting. Nicole really wanted to know who the person hunting for the other Crest was.

As she was thinking, a notification tone emanated from her phone. It was a video call.

Nicole raised her eyebrows, ‘Oh gosh, it's that brat, Jared again. He's starting to do video calls"

After giving it some thought, she ended up answering the call.

"Why are you video calling me today?" she asked.

‘This dude rarely video calls since he's either in a meeting or outside" she thought.

Jared looked at Nicole through the screen and flashed her a devilish smile. "I miss you."

He had a hoarse voice and was garbed in a white robe. At an instant, Nicole could tell that he had just come out of the shower. And to top it off, he was actually seducing her, being the shameless man he

was.

"Your parents took Grandma away," he said.

Furthermore, it was not a question, but a statement. There were also hints of annoyance in his voice.

"What happened?" Nicole raised her eyebrows, "Isn't that great? It would be easier for your people to focus on one area and do their job."

"It isn't great." Jared snorted unhappily, "I wanted to stay at your place tonight."

"And yet, all this girl wants to do is stay at home" he sulked.

It would not be appropriate for Jared to act in the way he did at the Riddle family manor, and that was, by using grandpa's illness as an excuse to stay over.

The comer of Nicole's lips twitched, for all that man wanted was to kiss her.

"You better not think about it for the next few weeks," she reprimanded.

Nicole needed to recover. The last time they met, she almost broke her back.

"Don't you miss me?" Jared's voice became deep and sultry all of a sudden.

His gaze even became seductive.

Nicole's cheeks began to flush. "Oh, stop it, you idiot!"

‘Why is he becoming increasingly cheekier as of recent?’’ she asked herself.

Seeing that Nicole was blushing and too shy to even look at him, Jared coquettishly curled his lips. "Don't worry. We'll meet soon."

Then, he flashed her a bright and handsome smile.

Nicole took a deep breath, "When?"

"The banquet. I'm your partner." Jared propped his head on the pillow and laid in bed playfully.

Nicole could not help but rebuke him, for Jared really knew how to show his charm. Every move that he made would get the hearts of many racing at an instant, and if it were any other woman, they would have fallen head over heels for Jared.

Fortunately for Nicole, she had a very strong sense of self-control.

"When did I say I wanted you to be my partner?" Nicole rolled her eyes and grilled him for his narcissistic remark.

"You don’t want me? Then who would you go there with? Harvey? Or Lloyd? " Jared's gaze darkened.

It seemed that he had taken her words seriously.

Nicole immediately gulped and said, "Have you been becoming greener with each passing day?"

Nicole had not met Harvey for many days now. Even after school had reopened, she had not seen him. As for Lloyd, she could not fathom how Lloyd had fallen into Jared's list of potential enemies.

"What's wrong with that?" he asked. ‘This woman has been becoming more kittenish as of recent"

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Nicole rolled her eyes, "It seems to me that Mr. Jared Johnston hasn't been that confident these days."

Jared remained silent for a moment. Then, the corner of his lips lifted slyly.

"This lady really has a way of riling me up these days" he thought.

"Why would I? I don't really care about them. The only person I care about is you and you only." Jared's eyes deepened, almost capturing Nicole's eyes and heart.

"Fine. I'll let you be my partner for the night. Stop fooling around." Nicole looked away in annoyance.

Jared had succeeded in doing what he had set out to do, and so, he gave her a devilish smile and remained quiet.

Nicole finally heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright then, I'm going to take a shower now."

As she spoke, Nicole was ready to hang up.

However, Jared observed her for a moment. "Okay...I've already allowed you to see me after I've exited the shower. After you're done..."

"Don't even think about it! You pervert!" she shouted.

And with a bam, she hung up at once, after which she took a deep breath, worried that she would burst out in anger.

Jared stared at the black screen while a smile crossed his face. Then, he sent her a voice message.

"I was just saying that you should video call me after you're done showering. What are you mad about?"

When Nicole saw that Jared still had the nerve to send her a voice message, she became fired up, ready to tell him off after she had heard the message.

Much to her surprise, Nicole's face flushed right after she had listened to the message. ‘You're such a b’*stard! You deliberately said some really misleading things!"

As it turned out, Nicole had misunderstood him, but instead of replying, she threw her phone aside and headed straight to the bathroom.

By nightfall, the Riddle family manor returned to its usual state of peace and quietude.

The next morning, Nicole arrived at school.

This semester, she had come to school prepared with some foundation from the previous semester. Thus, no one would dare to disturb her anymore.

Nonetheless, Austin and the rest still fawned over and idolized her. As usual, they followed her loyally and respectfully from behind.

In the morning, after bidding goodbye to Spencer and Samuel, Nicole went back to her classroom just to realize that all of her classmates in the room were staring at her. They were also looking at their phones from time to time.

Nicole was curious as to what had happened.

At that moment, Lulu and June walked into the classroom. Once they saw Nicole, they immediately approached her.

"Nicole! You've become a celebrity in our school!"

Nicole raised her eyebrows as she did not understand them.

Lulu knew Nicole well enough to surmise that she had not been filled in on the gossips.

So, she quickly whipped her phone out and showed it to Nicole. "Take a look! The production team of Lukewarm' has made an announcement! You're the female lead!"

"Oh my god! This is too exciting. Are you going to be the best actress in the future? Quick, give me your signature first!" As June was talking, she took her notebook out and passed it to Nicole.

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Hearing this, Bradley quickly ran over and joined the group,” I want your signature too!"

Initially, Nicole had half the mind to give them the signature. However, those who were not as close to Nicole, and who had not dared to approach her, soon began to flock over.

Those who were closer to Bradley stood up in excitement." Nicole, can you give me an autograph as well? I'm worried I can't ask for it anymore once you've made it big...”

One piled in after another, and in an instant, the entire classroom erupted in a pandemonium, with almost everyone coming forward and asking Nicole for an autograph.

Nicole instantly felt annoyed. Her biggest fear was being surrounded by these clueless people. Facing the books which were stacking up on her table, Nicole's face twitched, as if she was about to lose her temper.

At that very moment, the school bell rang, and Ms. Emerson walked in to see Nicole being surrounded by that entire group of people.

Thinking that something had happened, she immediately shouted, "What are you guys doing? Get back to your seats right now!”

It was only then that Nicole managed to heave a sigh of relief. Lulu and June had gotten their signatures first, so

they went back to their seats happily. As for Bradley and the rest, they could only return with crestfallen looks on their faces.

However, their eyes, which were still fixed on Nicole, were still filled with hope.

Initially, Ms. Emerson thought that these people were targeting Nicole. However, as soon as she saw that Nicole was fine, and that everyone had a notebook in hand, she concluded that they were asking Nicole about homework. At that, Ms. Emerson felt relieved.

"I understand that everyone is passionate about studying. But don't flock toward the class president for just about any questions. It'll be quite a burden for them,” she said.

Everyone immediately knew that Ms. Emerson had misunderstood the situation. Yet, no one had bothered to clarify it to her.

Nicole, on the other hand, felt touched that Ms. Emerson knew about her problem.

She did not expect Lloyd to announce the news before she could even begin acting. It was truly troubling her. However, things had already happened, and now, all Nicole could do was to accept it.

Ms. Emerson then began to teach and the entire class fell silent. No one noticed that Gary had been staring at Nicole. With school finally reopening, Gary could see Nicole again. However, all he could do now was to stare at her from behind, for there was nothing else he could do to interact with her.

Recalling the last semester, Gary had indeed acted like a fool. He still wanted to help Nicole and remind her about things she might have missed, but now, he no longer had the right to even get close to her. That feeling was extremely suffocating.

Soon, lunch break came around, and Ms. Emerson made an announcement. "This year, our country will be organizing a competition in computer science. A few famous universities from San Joto will be sending some top students from the field of computer science to participate. As for our senior level students, we don't have any computer science course, but I know there are some of you in this class who are proficient in it. So, the school will be providing everyone a chance to register voluntarily.

Each class will have three representatives. If anyone is interested, you may sign up with me.”

As soon as the word was out, everyone looked at Gary. The Finley family owned the biggest Information Technology firm in San Joto. Gary's brother, Ryder, was the top student in the computer science course in the university. As for Gary, he was the most famous computer guy among the seniors. Even the teachers would look for Gary regarding anything about computers in the advanced level.

Furthermore, surveillance cameras from all around were also provided by the Finley family. It was not a secret at all.

"Brother, school has just reopened, and you have the chance to show what you're capable of.”

In Mathematics Olympiad during the previous semester,

Nicole had stolen the show. This time around, however, Gary would be made known again. He must regain his status this semester.

“Of course, Gary will have to join, there's no question about that. The only issue is that each class must send three representatives. Are there other students who are interested in a competition in computer science?" Ms. Emerson looked at everyone with a smile, though she had nothing but complaints, deep down.

Previously, when the district organized a computer science competition, every class was only required to send one student.

Thus, Gary would just participate. The rest of the students were not interested in these competitions at all. After all, senior year students would prioritize their academics. They were soon to be final year students.

Everyone was occupied with their students. Therefore, how would they find the time to participate in a computer science Competition?

However, this year's competition was at the national level. Thus, every class must send three representatives. Other than Gary, Ms. Emerson really did now know who else was knowledgeable enough in such a field. Even if she were to arbitrarily appoint someone, she did not know who to appoint.

As expected, the entire class fell into pin drop silence after Ms. Emerson had raised the question.

Vivian murmured in a soft voice, "Ms... We're only high school students. And none of us major in computers.Usually, we would only use computers for our studies and nothing more. How could we participate in the competition? I even heard that you'll have to create codes during the competition and design a software as well...If we can't do any of that while we're participating, it'll be really embarrassing.”

"That's right...”

The rest of the girls also began to murmur.

In an instance, the whole class became silent. Other than Gary, there really was no talk about anyone being an expert in regards to computers.

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Ms. Emerson looked at the entire class, her face growing stiff from smiling.

Noticing how troubled Ms. Emerson looked, Nicole sighed.

Although it was just a soft sigh, Ms. Emerson had taken notice of it, giving her a glimmer of hope. "Nicole...do you know anything about computers?"

Nicole's performance in the previous semester had prompted Ms. Emerson to notice her. It seemed to her that Nicole was an all-rounder who knew a little about everything. The only thing Ms. Emerson was not sure about, was whether Nicole possessed any skills when it came to computers.

At that moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on Nicole.

Nicole could not decline Ms. Emerson in front of everyone, so she nodded her head lightly. "Yeah, a little."

‘If it's just for a national competition, I don't think I need to do much. Just a little demonstration of what I know will do, I suppose,’ she inferred.

Once Nicole had replied, Ms. Emerson immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great. That's great. All of you don't have to feel the pressure. Even though each class has to send three representatives, you don't have to be exceptional. It's good enough if you could just represent the school, attend the preliminary round, and gain a certificate of participation.”

In truth, Ms. Emerson did not have high expectations for anyone. She was happy as long as there were people willing to join the event.

‘I definitely made the right decision appointing Nicole as the class president. No matter what, she would be willing to cooperate with me,’ Ms. Emerson thought/

After hearing Ms. Emerson mentioning that all they had to do was to attend the competition and gain a certificate of participation, Bradley became interested too. After all, he liked to play with computers as well.

"Ms. Emerson, if you do not mind, I'll fill up the empty slot and join the team. But I don't really know much. I usually play games only...”

Jack could not resist kicking Bradley from behind. "And yet you have the nerve to join this competition? If it's just about playing video games, I know how to do that as well.”

On the other side of the room, Wayne chimed in as soon as he heard that they could play video games while joining the competition. "You're going with our boss? Well, sign me up as well!”

Wayne had done so, as he felt that she should not be looked down upon by other people.

With this three more students wanting to join the competition. Ms. Emerson was pleasantly surprised. "Alright then, all of you may go together. The principal will be happy to have more representatives in the team too.”

Conversely, Nicole rolled her eyes at Bradley. ‘If he wanted to join the competition, why didn't he say so earlier? He could bring Wayne and the two big lugs along. They did not need me to fill the spot up at all.’

However, now that Ms. Emerson had appointed the five of them to join the competition, it seemed like there was no way out anymore.

Bradley broke into cold sweat once he received a stare from Nicole. ‘What did I do? I was just cooperating with Ms.

Emerson and Nicole. I even pulled two more people in with us. Why is Nicole so unhappy?’

Once he saw that Ms. Emerson had left, Bradley quickly asked Nicole in a low voice, "Nicole, did I do anything wrong? Why were you staring at me?"

Nicole responded to him with a blank look. "Nothing. You did well. Extremely well...”

Nicole balled her hands into fists as she uttered those last few words. Bradley was so frightened that the hairs on his back began to stand on end.

At that moment, Bradley began to feel a strong urge to urinate. “I-I'm going to the washroom."

Indeed, Bradley was such a wuss that he had almost wet himself. But then again, Nicole's presence could be truly frightening at times.

Watching as Bradley escaped in a hurry, Lulu became confused. "Nicole, what happened? Are you unhappy?"

In response, Nicole grunted. "I'm pissed at that copycat, Bradley! If he wanted to join, he could have said it earlier.”

Lulu and June did not understand Nicole. They looked at each other with their faces brimming with confusion.

The air between the three of them was not pleasant at all. However, Gary, who was seated right behind, was inexplicably happy.

‘Finally! I get to join a competition with Nicole again!’

It did not matter what competition it was. As long as he could be with Nicole and show his strengths to her, Gary would be very happy.

When Wayne spotted his classmate's rare smile, he teased Gary, "Boss, why are you suddenly in such a good mood?"