Ch. 1806..1810: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1806-1810
Chapter 1806
"Of course." Nicole raised her eyebrow. "This is your chance. You better be well-prepared for this weekend."
The news made Lulu very excited, though she attempted to remain poised anyway. "I... I will..."
Nicole could see that the two of them were serious about their feelings for Spencer and Samuel, and due to that, it would be nice if there was an opportunity for her to pair all of them up.
However, it was then that Nicole received a message from Sean. "Nicole, my previous companion was my assistant. Mom just loves playing match-up a little too much. I don't want things to be awkward in the office later on. Help me out and find me a partner to even the count, if you would."
Nicole raised her eyebrow the second she had read that. 'Sean is truly a shmuck.'
Although she had not paid much attention to Sean's companion during the dinner, that assistant of his was both considerate and well-mannered. Moreover, she was almost a little too submissive toward him.
For a workaholic like Sean, a considerate and caring assistant like her was the perfect fit for him, and here he was, voicing his dissatisfaction.
Initially, Nicole did not wish to get involved in this entire matchmaking fiasco, but after some thought, she replied, "Okay."
And just like that, she had agreed to find him a companion, but as for who that companion would be, she had the final say.
RING---
The school bell rang and very quickly, Ms. Emerson walked into the classroom.
Everyone quiet down and looked at her.
At this moment, Ms. Emerson smiled and said, "We have a new student who has been transferred to our class today. Let's welcome her."
The news went on to surprise everyone. It was strange to think that there was another student aside from Nicole who had been transferred to the school this semester, and it was even stranger to think that the both of them had ended up in the same class.
There was a faint applause in the chamber, but Nicole was totally indifferent as she looked at the door.
Yet, unexpectedly, the person walking through the door was someone she recognized, and had almost forgotten the name of.
At that moment, the girl walked up onto the rostrum with her chin held high as she pompously introduced herself to everyone. "Hello, I'm Regina Wynn and I've been transferred from Great Oak High School. I hope we can get along."
When they heard that Regina was from Great Oak High School, both Lulu and June darted their eyes at Nicole.
Although the rest of the students did not know much about this, the two of them knew that Nicole too had transferred over from Great Oak, and it was said that there was only one high school in Great Oak...
When they saw that Nicole was being totally indifferent, they thought that she might not know who the new student was, and perhaps they had hailed from the same school, but not from the same class.
But after Regina had introduced herself, she suddenly said, "The reason I've transferred over because there was a student from Great Oak who had transferred over recently too."
The moment those words were uttered, everyone was taken aback as they subconsciously turned their gaze toward Nicole. After all, she was the only one who had transferred over last semester. As it turned out, the two of them were classmates.
At this moment, everyone looked at Regina with even more apparent looks surprise.
'So, that's why she wishes to join this class. Nicole's here to cover her back!'
Nicole looked at Regina, wondering where she had found the gall to say what she had said.
Back in the days of Great Oak, Regina would pester her incessantly, and due to her being a carefree individual, she would not even bother to waste her time and energy on a runt like Regina. Yet, she totally did not expect that the latter would try to worm her way into the Royal Creek Institute.
As she looked at Regina with nonchalance, Nicole remained silent and irresponsive.
Ms. Emerson knew that Regina had tried many ways and could not get into the institute. It was only after the teacher at the admissions office told Mr. Ellison that she both Nicole and Regina were acquainted that Mr. Ellison allowed her to enroll.
Noticing that Regina was so eager in trying to form relationships and connections the moment she got into the institute, Ms. Emerson could not help sneaking a glance at Nicole.
Yet, Nicole remained expressionless throughout the entire period, making it so that no one could tell what she was thinking.
However, as the two of them knew each other, Ms. Emerson made some casual arrangements either way. "If that's the case, Regina, you can take a seat beside the class representative."
Bradley was seated behind Nicole, and to her right was Lulu, and behind Lulu was June. The only remaining empty spot was to the left, and no one had foreseen that Ms. Emerson would give that spot to Regina.
When Regina heard that, she thought, 'Wow, am I that lucky?'
Chapter 1807
Regina had just entered the classroom, and yet, she was already assigned to sit next to the class representative. Ms. Emerson was too fond of her.
All of a sudden, a wide smile formed on Regina's face. "Thank you very much, madam. I would like to ask, who is the class president?"
She turned around to look at her classmates, hoping to find the aforementioned class president.
Much to her surprise, everyone proceeded to turn their heads toward Nicole.
Vivian noticed the dumbfounded look on Regina's face right away. She was already trying to get on Nicole's good side as soon as she joined the class, and yet, she did not know that the class president was none other than Nicole.
Remembering that she was classmates with Nicole previously, Vivian stifled her anger for Nicole and directed it to Regina instead. "You've just joined the class, and yet, you've tried to suck up to Nicole. And now, you're saying that you don't know who the class president is? In the entire class, she's the only one with an empty seat on her left. I wonder if you're dumb or blind."
Once those words had exited Vivian's mouth, Regina was taken aback. 'What is she trying to say?'
Ms. Emerson, who had overheard that, glanced at Vivian and said, "Vivian, mind your language."
Then, Ms. Emerson turned to Regina. "Nicole is the class president. As the both of you are familiar with each other, you could ask her anything. She will help you."
"What?" Regina asked in shock.
Even minutes ago, Regina could already sense that everyone's eyes were on Nicole. She just found it unbelievable that Nicole, who had made her way to San Joto a mere few months earlier than her, had
actually become one of the class presidents at Royal Creek Institute.
'H-how is this possible?' she wondered.
Although Regina knew that Nicole's academic results had always been better than hers, Regina could have become the class president for a long time because her dad was one of the directors. Even if Nicole's scores were exceptional at Great Oak, she was unchallenged at San Joto.
'Why is she the class president?' Regina asked herself.
"Alright, have a seat." Ms. Emerson ordered, beginning to get annoyed.
Seeing this, Regina could only suppress her emotions. She walked toward Nicole and sat down beside her, after which she began to size Nicole up as her eyes reeked of jealousy.
However, Nicole did not even turn to look at her, and just like that, an entire period went by. After lunch break, Ms. Emerson summoned Nicole over to her.
At that moment, the girls in the class came over and surrounded Regina. "Hey, were you really classmates with Nicole?"
"Uh...Yeah." Regina replied, thinking that a country bumpkin like Nicole would not live a good life at San Joto.
To her chagrin, however, Nicole had even become the class president.
Seeing that she herself was surrounded by many of the people around her, Regina felt that she had made an absolute fool out of herself now.
"You're so fortunate. With Nicole shielding you, no one would dare to pick on you anymore."
"No wonder you transferred to Royal Creek Institute. If it were me, I would do the same too," the crowd took turns commenting, which left Regina in a state of shock.
'What do they mean when they said that no one would pick on me with Nicole shielding me?' she wondered. 'It's as if I came here just to be under her care! Why would I need help from a country bumpkin? This is simply impossible!'
Chapter 1808
Based on the comments from her classmates, it seemed to her that Nicole had been leading a good life thus far, a reality which Regina had a hard time swallowing.
Concurrently, Nicole had just returned to the classroom too.
Unable to stomach the truth anymore, she walked up to Nicole and said sarcastically, "I did not expect you to be leading such a good life here at San Joto. You even made it to the position of president."
In Regina's point of view, Nicole had always been a class below her. On top of that, she thought that Nicole had nothing in her skill set that would qualify her for the position of class president at Royal Creek Institute.
In response, Nicole shot Regina a glance. "Why? Are you jealous?"
Those two lines infuriated Regina at once. "Who is jealous? I'm just shocked with San Joto's standards when it comes to appointing a class monitor. If someone like you can become the class monitor, I could too!"
Once those words had left Regina's mouth, the entire class was taken aback. They initially thought that Regina and Nicole had a good relationship, and that Regina had specifically requested to be here just so that she could get into Nicole's good graces.
In an act that defied expectations, Regina had already gotten into a quarrel with Nicole on her first day, leaving many to question her intelligence. As Nicole was the last person anyone would want to offend in San Joto, they could not tell if Regina was really unaware of the situation or was she just plain stupid.
Nicole glanced at Regina coldly. "Are you thinking of playing the same tricks like you once did? Your dad is not the school's director here. You won't be able to bribe the teachers here either. If I were you,
I'd be good, study hard and stay out of trouble. Otherwise, you'll never know how you'll die."
After uttering the last words, Nicole's gaze turned dark.
Everyone could then sense the iciness in the atmosphere, with nobody daring to speak up.
At the same time, Regina felt it too, and she was shocked by it.
'How long has it been since this bumpkin moved here? How did she get so powerful?' she wondered.
However, in Regina's heart, Nicole would always be that bumpkin who would never be able to contest her.
Thinking of this, Regina snorted. "Although my dad is not the director here, he has a partnership going with the Fisher Group. Have you heard of them before? They are so much bigger than the Riddle Corporation! With your position, you dare to threaten me? Do you really think I'd be scared of you?"
Nicole raised her eyebrows. She was still wondering if Regina had been demoted from her position as class president, or that the Wynn family had been chased out of the school's board of directors. It was inconceivable as to why she had made her way to San Joto.
What was even surprising was the fact that the Wynn family had already established connections with the Fisher Group, although the Wynns must be blind to the current situation at San Joto. As it stood, the Fisher Group's biggest rival was the Riddle Corporation. Moreover, the Fishers were now smaller in size and scale, and had immense difficulty in even challenging the partners of the Riddle Corporation. Perhaps the Wynn family, who just entered San Joto's market, was the only one who though that they had landed themselves a gold mine and a protector of sorts.
Nicole was on the verge of bursting out into laughter upon hearing that. Her only thought was that Regina was extremely foolish, as in truth, Regina's news was really outdated. She probably had no
clue that the Riddle Corporation had surpassed the Fisher Group's status in just a matter of months.
"Hah! I really did not expect the Wynn family to establish connections with the Fisher Group. It is no wonder that you are speaking to me in such a manner." Nicole looked at Regina coldly, suppressing the urge to laugh out loud.
And while they were staring each other down, Regina still thought that Nicole was surprised by the Wynn family's progress.
She then crossed her arms and snorted. "You're scared now? That's too late. Let me tell you, as long as you're in the same space as me, I will make sure that you go down. You better enjoy your final moments of being a class president!"
To Regina, this position was soon going to be hers.
After she had spoken, Regina kept her arms crossed before her chest and walked out arrogantly.
Unexpectedly, the entire class burst out into fits of hysterical laughter after Regina had walked out. Even Nicole, who rarely smiled, began to let loose in a fresh gale of chuckles because of Regina's show of idiocy.
Lulu was laughing so hard that she slammed the table. "Haha! Which village did this lady come from? Who is she to challenge Nicole?"
"Interesting. That's really interesting! She actually thinks that she can become the class president?" June laughed as tears streamed down her face.
"This is such a rare sight to see!" Bradley exclaimed.
Indeed, there were still people running around the earth with such an astounding degree of blind confidence. It was amusing.
As of now, the entire class was taking turns mocking Regina.
Regina, who was in the corridor, overheard the laughter. Unable to help it, she turned around out of curiosity.
Chapter 1809
'What is going on? Were these people surprised to know who I am? Why are they laughing like that?' she wondered.
Based on Regina's foolishness alone, she would never understand the true reason.
After an entire day of classes, there were no further interactions between Nicole and Regina.
Initially, Regina was confident about becoming the class president, but after a few periods of lessons, she began to lose hope. The pace at the Royal Creek Institute was too fast, and Regina could not catch up at all. Soon, she began to grow curious as to how Nicole could be so calm and relaxed. After every lesson, Nicole would be reading reference books, prompting Regina to become furious. If she really wanted to become the class monitor, she had to better manage her own studies first.
During self-revision time, Regina was sweating buckets while studying. On the other hand, Nicole had already stood up, ready to walk out with Bradley, Gary and the rest quickly following suit.
Seeing that Nicole did not even bother with the self-revision period and had left with a group of boys, Regina raised her eyebrows, turned to the person in front of her, and asked, "Where did they go? Why aren't they doing their revision?"
The person sitting in front replied, "Don't you know? Nicole and the rest are participating in a computer competition. That is why they would go to the computer lab for training during self-revision periods."
Regina could not help herself from widening her eyes upon hearing that. "Computer competition? Her?"
To her, Nicole was nothing but a country bumpkin. At Great Oak, she was known as the girl who could only live with her grandmother that wore an old hat. How would she have known how to use computers? Yet, in spite of Regina's aspersions, Nicole had indeed joined a computer competition.
Regina gritted her teeth and spat, "If she can join, I can as well!"
The students sitting in front watched how overconfident Regina was, after which they burst out laughing.
'This kid is truly of a different breed.'
"Alright then, you may look for Ms. Emerson to register. The competition has not started yet. You might still be able to register," they said, eager to see how this village bumpkin would create a name for herself.
"Really? I'll head over now!" Regina stood up, left the classroom and headed straight to find Ms. Emerson and sign up for the contest.
Lulu and June, who had been quiet, clearly overheard Regina's conversation with those sitting in front, whereupon the former turned around and looked at Joyce, "This girl, is she right in the head?"
She actually thought of competing with Nicole on her computer skills? The entire school knew that Nicole was a computer genius!
"Interesting. Should we go to the computer lab and see if anything happens?" June wickedly asked.
All the other students became excited upon hearing that. "Sure, let's go and see..."
After a short discussion, everyone sneaked out of the classroom.
Concurrently, Regina had already registered herself with Ms. Emerson. Although Ms. Emerson found it weird that a newly transferred student would register for a computer competition, she remembered that Regina might be trying her best to gain approval from the students by making the whole class proud. Thus, she agreed to it.
After Regina had gotten the green light, she immediately discovered where the computer lab was at. Then, she pushed the door and entered.
Seeing that there were students who were still coming in, everyone was shocked.
When Bradley noticed that it was Regina, he could not help himself from raising his brows and mocking, "Why is that ignoramus here in the first place?"
Chapter 1809
'What is going on? Were these people surprised to know who I am? Why are they laughing like that?' she wondered.
Based on Regina's foolishness alone, she would never understand the true reason.
After an entire day of classes, there were no further interactions between Nicole and Regina.
Initially, Regina was confident about becoming the class president, but after a few periods of lessons, she began to lose hope. The pace at the Royal Creek Institute was too fast, and Regina could not catch up at all. Soon, she began to grow curious as to how Nicole could be so calm and relaxed. After every lesson, Nicole would be reading reference books, prompting Regina to become furious. If she really wanted to become the class monitor, she had to better manage her own studies first.
During self-revision time, Regina was sweating buckets while studying. On the other hand, Nicole had already stood up, ready to walk out with Bradley, Gary and the rest quickly following suit.
Seeing that Nicole did not even bother with the self-revision period and had left with a group of boys, Regina raised her eyebrows, turned to the person in front of her, and asked, "Where did they go? Why aren't they doing their revision?"
The person sitting in front replied, "Don't you know? Nicole and the rest are participating in a computer competition. That is why they would go to the computer lab for training during self-revision periods."
Regina could not help herself from widening her eyes upon hearing that. "Computer competition? Her?"
To her, Nicole was nothing but a country bumpkin. At Great Oak, she was known as the girl who could only live with her grandmother that wore an old hat. How would she have known how to use computers? Yet, in spite of Regina's aspersions, Nicole had indeed joined a computer competition.
Regina gritted her teeth and spat, "If she can join, I can as well!"
The students sitting in front watched how overconfident Regina was, after which they burst out laughing.
'This kid is truly of a different breed.'
"Alright then, you may look for Ms. Emerson to register. The competition has not started yet. You might still be able to register," they said, eager to see how this village bumpkin would create a name for herself.
"Really? I'll head over now!" Regina stood up, left the classroom and headed straight to find Ms. Emerson and sign up for the contest.
Lulu and June, who had been quiet, clearly overheard Regina's conversation with those sitting in front, whereupon the former turned around and looked at Joyce, "This girl, is she right in the head?"
She actually thought of competing with Nicole on her computer skills? The entire school knew that Nicole was a computer genius!
"Interesting. Should we go to the computer lab and see if anything happens?" June wickedly asked.
All the other students became excited upon hearing that. "Sure, let's go and see..."
After a short discussion, everyone sneaked out of the classroom.
Concurrently, Regina had already registered herself with Ms. Emerson. Although Ms. Emerson found it weird that a newly transferred student would register for a computer competition, she remembered that Regina might be trying her best to gain approval from the students by making the whole class proud. Thus, she agreed to it.
After Regina had gotten the green light, she immediately discovered where the computer lab was at. Then, she pushed the door and entered.
Seeing that there were students who were still coming in, everyone was shocked.
When Bradley noticed that it was Regina, he could not help himself from raising his brows and mocking, "Why is that ignoramus here in the first place?"
Chapter 1810
Nicole glanced over and noticed Regina strutting in arrogantly, during which she mocked, "It seems that someone can't wait to be humiliated again."
Gary, Jack and Wayne turned over to check out what was going on, and they could already predict that there would be another drama soon.
Outside of the computer lab, Lulu and the rest were peeking through the window, waiting to witness the drama.
Regina could feel those eyes watching her, and she still thought that everyone was staring at her because of her beauty. So, she unconsciously lifted her chin and greeted the teacher. She then mentioned that she was the new student who had just registered before taking a seat.
However, her gaze was directed at Nicole throughout the entire time. Deep down, she was comparing herself to Nicole.
At that moment, Ryder stepped onto the podium. "For today, I'll still be assigning tasks to all of you on behalf of the teacher. Everyone, please hurry up to solve the question. Those who manage to solve it may go home early."
Regina looked at the handsome Ryder who was standing on the podium, and found him irresistible. There was no one as handsome as he was at Great Oak.
For Regina, she had just been at Royal Creek for a day, and she had already seen quite a number of handsome guys. There were a few other good-looking ones in class, but they were mostly sitting around Nicole. Perhaps, it was because of her position as class president that those guys were trying to get close to her.
And now, a well-dressed, handsome man was standing right in front of her, one who could very well be the teacher's assistant. Such a senior was very impressive to her, so much so that her eyes were glimmering as she was staring at Ryder.
At that moment, the computer vibrated, and Ryder glanced at the crowd before announcing, "Today's topic has been sent out, try and solve it as soon as possible."
It was at this moment that Regina noticed a wall of codes appearing on her computer screen, causing her to freeze. 'Didn't I sign up for a computer competition, so that I can learn? Why is my computer down?'
At that thought, Regina instinctively raised her hand. "Excuse me, m-my computer is broken."
Regina turned her gaze to Ryder while her nerves racked her. However, she also felt a little excited at being able to catch Ryder's attention.
Ryder darted his eyes at Regina, clearly remembering that she was the one who had joined a little later.
He frowned and looked over. "That's impossible."
Then, Ryder approached Regina, noting the black screen filled with coding.
He could not help but raise his eyebrows, and in a tone indicating annoyance, he said, "This is the topic I've sent to the lot of you. You'll have to solve it. Why? Do you not know how?"
Regina became flabbergasted as soon as he had given her his answer. "Huh? You want me...to solve...this?"
Her eyes widened as she did not know what to do at that moment. Her knowledge of computers was only limited to surfing the internet and watching dramas. How would she know how to solve something
this complex?
"Of course." Ryder stared at her with a frown.
Regina instantly blushed out of embarrassment.
She did not want Ryder to look down on her, so she immediately replied, "I-I got it. I'll try."
As those words sounded like they were void of confidence, Bradley mocked, "Based on such a response, I guess you don't know anything about it. Who gave her the confidence to even register for this competition?"
Wayne and Jack, who were on the other side, burst into fresh gales of laughter.
Meanwhile, Nicole responded with sardonic laughter and looked down at her computer. Everyone else was focused on solving the problem, and yet, Nicole was sipping her on drink while looking relaxed.
Gary took a look at Nicole's computer. "My brother gave us different sets of questions as compared to the rest. This is a lot harder."
In response, Nicole looked at him. "You find it hard?"
After being questioned in that manner, Gary broke into cold sweat.
'Nicole thinks that these questions are easy?' he panicked.
After everything that had transpired in the previous session, Ryder had since been waiting for this session so that he could square off with Nicole.
He had spent days on his preparation to create a virus for Nicole to solve, and aforementioned virus had been sent to Nicole just then. Gary had watched Ryder in that process of creation, and such was
why he would know how to solve it. However, he still found it difficult.
To see Nicole being so calm puzzled Gary, and on top of that, he was beginning to worry about Ryder.