Ch. 1716..1720: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1716-1720

Chapter 1716

Edwin was left frightened when Harvey glared at him.

"I-I thought she wouldn't win, and I didn't want her to be embarrassed, and that's why I voted for her.I didn't expect her to win.But even if I voted for you, you wouldn't win either, don't you think?"

Indeed, he really did not think that Nicole would win...

‘Honestly, Harvey looks even ghastlier than he was last semester.' Harvey glared at Edwin with fury, but he knew that he was just stating facts.

He did not lose just by one vote.

He had really underestimated Nicole's position in their hearts.

She was a mere high-schooler, and yet, everyone truly believed in her.

"But why do you suddenly want to be the president? Didn't you stay out of this because you didn't want the criticism?" Edwin asked.

As Harvey was the principal's grandson, he did not join much of the activities to avoid unnecessary disputes.

He only joined the student union because he was the class representative.

He rolled his eyes at Edwin and after some time, he responded, "Because of someone..."

It was at that point that a realization dawned upon Edwin.

Judging from the way he acted, Harvey clearly had feelings for Nicole.

‘Does he want to be a president because of Nicole?' Edwin asked himself.

After thinking about it, Edwin said, "If you're doing it because of someone, wouldn't it be better if she is the president? You stepping aside will make her happy..."

Harvey fell silent and sneered.

"Would she really be happy?"

'No, even if she is happy, it's because I didn't get to become the president,' he thought.

However, Edwin persisted.

"Definitely.Besides, if she becomes the president, you will have a lot of chances to interact with her, don't you think? No matter who becomes the president, you'll both inevitably be seeing a lot of each other. She'll definitely come to you for help."

Harvey arched his brows as he found Edwin's words rather pleasant to the ears.

Edwin was relieved when he saw Harvey's expression softening.

"Alright, let's head back.School just started, so the classes will definitely have a lot of things to trouble the student union president with."

Edwin looked at Harvey with his brows arched.

Harvey seemed to buy what Edwin was saying, and coldly, he responded, "Okay, come on."

"Sure!"

Edwin nodded and followed Harvey to the student union headquarters.

At that moment, Nicole was already listening to the representatives of the many classes and had decided to ask Stanley about it when she went home.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Harvey coming back.

However, she did not bat an eye at him.

Harvey could not help but clench his teeth.

'What a heartless woman.She's nice to everyone but me.Why is she so cruel?"

They were once like friends, and so, it made no sense as to why she would start avoiding him like a plague after he had confessed his feelings to her.

‘Did all my efforts go to waste?' he asked himself.

However, he could not ask her this question, at least not at that moment.

"Take a seat, vice president." Edwin's said, his words shocking the members.

‘Right, we elected a new president, but what about the vice president?"

The current vice president then quickly said, "I am actually going to step down from my position this semester.Harvey is a capable guy, so he'll be a good candidate."

No one dared to displease Harvey, so he quickly found an excuse.

Edwin took the chance and continued, "Yeah, I think so too.Since both of them had joined the election, and Harvey's votes weren't that low, the results would be the same if we were to hold another round of elections for the vice president.So, I think we should just let Harvey be the vice president."

Subsequently, the voting was dismissed, and as the members could not do anything about it, they started clapping.

Nicole's face turned blue at that instant.

'What is Edwin up to?"

Chapter 1717

‘Why did he become Harvey's pawn after he had gone out?" Nicole wondered.

However, Edwin smiled at Nicole innocently, and because of this she could not condemn him.

After all, he had no idea about what happened between her and Harvey.

Back then, Harvey was nice at times, and she even thought that they could be friends.

But now, they truly could not go back to the way it used to be.

Even though that was the case, she could not stop the members from finalizing the decision, so she said, "Well then, according to your assessments, Harvey Ellison will be the vice president.Whatever the former president had not managed to complete, please discuss it with me.As for the new tasks, please hand them over to Harvey for now."

"Okay!" everyone said in unison.

Still, Harvey was sharp enough to recognize that Nicole was implying that they would be minding their own business, and would therefore not be working with each other.

'What a nice plan, but I won't let her succeed."

"Yeah, but this year is our school's anniversary.I'm afraid the president has to work on some of the school anniversary- related tasks too.Let's do it together," he argued.

Nicole was caught off guard, as she did not expect him to make a move so soon.

'He wants to work on things and spend time with me now? Over my dead body!’

‘I reply, Nicole stated, "Never mind that.I just joined the school this year, so I didn't get to attend the ceremony for the previous year.Everyone here must be more experienced than I am, so the vice president will handle it fully.He will work with the university student union members."

Harvey's expression darkened as he did not expect Nicole to be so cunning.She actually declined the opportunity to work with him again, with Edwin not saying much about it either.

However, Nicole was not afraid of anything and continued to look into the other issues that needed sorting out.

She quickly assigned the tasks to the right people and ended the meeting before leaving.

Though the other members were still busy with their discussions, Harvey packed his things and left either way.

By then, Nicole was about to round a corner when she felt an arm reaching out toward her.

Without hesitating, she grabbed and twisted it at once, producing a loud crack as she was on the verge of breaking.

Harvey doubled over and fell on one knee on the ground at that instant, but instead of uttering a sound, he just glared at her in response.

"What do you want?"

Nicole threw his arm and looked at him with a blank expression on her face.

'How dare he follow me? If I was more forceful, he would've broken his arm!"

Harvey shook his aching arm and smiled.

"You're really cruel to me.We're friends, and grandma likes me a lot.Don't you feel sorry for treating me like this now?"

He bent over while he was talking, trying to move closer to her.

But Nicole took a step back as she cast an icy gaze over him.

"Harvey, I have told you from the very beginning that I hate you.Don't get me wrong.I'm really thankful for the help you've given me.However...you've crossed the line."

Harvey's expression darkened.

"You know I've never wanted to just be friends with you."

He only befriended her because he wanted to be more than just that to her, but it was also then that she got engaged to Jared.

That very thought would always drive him to the verge of insanity.

Nicole stared at Harvey emotionlessly and said, "And that is the reason.If you didn't have other intentions, we can honestly still be friends."

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If Nicole had not realized that his intentions were dangerous and would put him in a frenzy from time to time, she would not have been this harsh to him too.

"But I don't just want us to be friends!" he bellowed.

Rather than being friends forever, he could… steal her from Jared and keep her by his side.

Nicole's eyes darkened at once.

'Fine, this is your choice.Suit yourself.Stop annoying me, or else...I won't be this nice to you next time!"

He had committed a truly egregious act in the banquet merely days ago, and if they were not in the school, Nicole would have already beaten him up.

Yet, even as Nicole turned around to walk away from him, Harvey still followed from behind.

"Do you hate me that much? You don't even want to work with me?"

"Yes," Nicole responded quickly, breaking his heart along the way.

"What am I to you?" Harvey asked with a look of sorrow on his face.

Nicole did not have time for his feelings, and so, she uttered, "Nothing."

That was the only way for Harvey to stop imagining the impossible and unrealistic scenarios he had in mind "Stop following me.We've reached the high school building.You don't want to be seen, do you?" Nicole asked coldly.

Yet, in response, Harvey smiled.

"For you, I can't be bothered to give a damn about anything.You don't want me to follow you, but I'm going to do just that."

Nicole rolled her eyes at him.

"Harvey, when have you become so childish?"

"So what if I'm a little childish when I'm with you?"

Harvey furrowed his brow.

He loved seeing Nicole being angry at him.

To him, it was better than seeing her being emotionless toward him.

Unable to put up with Harvey anymore, Nicole stomped on his foot.

"Ugh!"

Harvey groaned, for it was the first time he had ever been stomped on so hard in his life.

It was so painful that it felt like his bones were broken, and so much so that he could not even raise his foot.

And without even looking at him, she proceeded to trip him over.

Harvey fell over on his rear at that instant, looking as humiliated as ever.

After that, Nicole looked down at him and said, "This is what you get for being childish."

Then, she turned and left right away, leaving Harvey to deal with the pain on his foot.He was on the verge of tears as she watched on.

Still he would be happy, for as long as he got to be in close proximity with Nicole, even if that meant she was hitting him.

"Interesting...It's too darn interesting...Nicole, what should I do? I'm falling harder for you."

Nicole suddenly sneezed as she was walking.

She arrived at her class shortly after, and once the self-study class had ended, everyone was prepared to leave.

Nicole placed her things back on her table and took her bag, ready to leave as well.But it was then that Gary stopped her.

"Nicole.Uh, my brother wants to see you."

"Your brother wants to see me?" Nicole arched her brows.

"I'm not close to him."

Gary scratched his head awkwardly.He knew that Ryder's plan would not succeed.

After all, Nicole would not even be courteous to him, so why would she be to Ryder.

"But..."

Gary wanted to continue.

However, she cut him short before he could even do so.

"No buts.Just ask him to see me himself if he needs to."

As it turned out, Gary did not really mean much to Nicole still.

"Okay then..."

Gary gave in and called Ryder.

Nicole then turned and left the room with Lulu and June.

Lulu looked at Nicole and anxiously, she said, "Nicole, Ryder is Gary's brother.It's not a good idea for you to upset him like that, don't you think?"

Chapter 1719

Nicole scoffed.

"I can't see any sincerity in him at all.How could he send his little brother to talk to me?"

Besides, Ryder was pretty skillful himself, and Nicole wanted to know more about him because he might come in handy.

Nonetheless, she stopped thinking about that and went downstairs to exit the building, and that was when she heard someone shouting at her before they could even make their way to the school gate.

"Nicole, stand right there!"

Nicole knew that it was Ryder judging by his voice.

However, she ignored him and kept walking.

Ryder got so mad that he came off his high horse as a senior and rushed up to her to stand in her way.

"Stop!"

Other students who were still on campus shifted their gaze at them at that instant.

They probably knew how embarrassed Ryder was in the morning, but they were not expecting to find Ryder with a band-aid on his nose bridge.

Worse still, the band-aid really did make him look funny.

Nicole looked at him coldly, after which, she lifted her chin and asked, "Yes? Can I help you?"

"Don't act stupid!"

Ryder yelled, unable to hold himself back.

Nicole lifted her brows unhappily.

"Your attitude is scaring me.I want to go home."

Then, she attempted to get past Ryder again, and that was when she noticed that she was not afraid of him at all.

Worse still, she did not even want to talk to him.

"That's enough! I-I'll be more polite, okay?"

Then, he stretched his arm out to stop her from leaving before taking a deep breath to calm himself down.

"You said that you can remove the virus earlier.Is that true?"

He was close to breaking down.He needed to use the information tomorrow and he would be doomed if he could not get it fixed by today.

"M-hmm," Nicole replied.

Ryder's eyes sparkled upon hearing that, but it was also then that his dignity got the better of him.

"Tell me, how can I get you to help me?"

"I told you about that this morning, didn't I? Why are you such a forgetful person?"

Nicole feigned naiveté as she widened her eyes and looked at Ryder.

Ryder felt extremely frustrated.

"Do you really want me to beg you? I'm older than you...Not to mention the number of people around us."

He then decided to settle on a compromise and invited her to a café, but she turned him down.

Nicole lifted her brows.

"I'm leaving now if you're not willing to do that."

Nicole figured that she needed to be more resolute if she were to teach an arrogant person like him a lesson.

Ryder gritted his teeth as he could not stand it anymore.

"Fine! I- I'll beg you!"

He was really desperate, and yet, Nicole just had to take pleasure in his desperation.He would have choked Nicole to death if she could not save his computer.

Nicole looked at Ryder playfully.

"I don't think that's how you should be begging others."

Nicole continued with the teasing, driving him to the edge of giving up.

In addition, more and more people had begun to surround them, and the ensuing embarrassment he felt was simply too unbearable for him.

"Nicole...I've begged you.What more do you want?"

He lowered his voice in an attempt to attract less attention.

"It's really urgent.I need your help! I'll do whatever you say if you'd just help me!"

Nicole smiled as she was amused.

'Seems like he's pretty sensible"

"Your words, not mine," she said.

Ryder would be really useful to her in the future, so getting him to owe her a favor was highly beneficial for her.He quickly nodded.

"My words, yes! I won't go back on my word." Nicole smiled.

"Alright, I'll help you."

Nicole then produced a flash drive that she had already prepared and passed it to him.

"What's this?"

Ryder was taken aback.

'Isn't she going to remove the virus? Why would she hand me this USB drive?’ "The solution is in that USB drive.It will automatically run when you plug it into your computer."

Nicole looked at him with an arched brow.

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Ryder took the USB drive and his eyes immediately widened.

"Automatic operation?"

‘She isn't sh*tting me, right?"

‘How can an antivirus program work automatically once it's inserted into a USB slot?! "Don't believe me? Give it back then," Nicole said as she reached to take the USB drive back.

But Ryder immediately pulled his hand back.

"I believe you!"

He was absolutely desperate already.

"Alright, I'll be heading off first then.Remember, you owe me one.And you can't refuse me if I need your help in the future."

Nicole gave him a playful glance.

Ryder could only sigh.

"Got it."

‘This Nicole, she's a total vixen.She set this virus up on me and now, in exchange, she wants me to help her in undoing the damage.

But for the project data he had inside his laptop, he could only agree to that.

Without thinking about it any further, Ryder hurriedly left the school, got into his car and left.

Looking at Ryder seemingly scampering away, Nicole could not help but snigger.

"The pro got owned and is running away."

"Yeah, Nicole, you're amazing! Even the school's tech whiz will need to call you master soon."Nicole really knew a lot of things.She was just incredible! "Let's go.I'm hungry.I'm gonna head back home to eat," Nicole said in a playful tone.

Then she bade the two farewell.

Lulu and June watched from a distance as Nicole met up with Spencer and Samuel who then reluctantly went back to their dorm.

The siblings went home happily.

They thought that Gloria would be waiting for them when they got inside.

Yet, the moment they stepped into the house, the atmosphere was a little different that day.

"Why is Grandpa, Uncle Damien, Uncle Dillon, and Uncle Dexter here?"

Spencer whispered.

Samuel was perplexed.

"What happened? Uncle Damien and Uncle Dillon rarely ever visit our place, and why is Grandpa here as well?"

Nicole was very puzzled too, feeling as if something had happened.

The three walked in quietly and immediately heard Dillon kicking up a fuss with Daniel.

"Look, this is Daniel and also Nicole's doing, going against the Fisher family! Now the Fishers have gathered an alliance to fight us, and our days won't be easy anymore," complained Dillon.

Damien too gave Daniel a slight stink eye but still tried to keep up a righteous facade.

"Daniel, how do you explain this? Now both mine and Dillon's projects are affected, and it's indeed due to the conflict between you and the Fisher family."

When Mr.Riddle Sr.saw how Damien and Dillon behaved, his expression became somber as he said angrily, "I didn't expect the Fisher family to gather so many other families to target us with such hostility."

So it turned out that Fisher had been lying dormant just to wait for a chance to strike a blow at them! Daniel then said with a low voice, "Although I already know this, I can't stop them.Moreover, many of our partners had terminated their collaboration with the Fisher family to work with us.So they would originally be tethering on the edge...so I never thought about targeting them..."