Ch. 1811..1815: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1811-1815
Chapter 1811
"Of course...a little." Gary embarrassedly replied.
Nicole put on a wicked smile, remained silent, and continued sipping on her coffee.
At that point, Ryder was standing next to Nicole. Noticing that Nicole was taking sip after sip of her drink, Ryder thought that he had finally challenged her.
Thus, he purposely teased her, "Why? Is the question too difficult today?"
Hearing that Nicole was finding it difficult to solve the question made Regina smirk. Initially, she thought that Nicole would be leagues above her. Yet, it seemed that she was in the same position as Regina.
What Regina did not know was that Nicole's question was a lot more difficult than hers.
Nicole noticed how provocative Ryder was, and so, she playfully smiled. "It's not hard. I don't even have the urge to solve it."
Once those words exited her mouth, the whole room fell silent in shock.
Previously, everyone had witnessed Nicole's ability with their own eyes, so much so that even Ryder could not defeat her. However, Ryder was the teacher's assistant, as well as a senior. With his reputation at stake, he could only force himself to come up with more difficult questions for Nicole. What they did not see coming, however, was that Nicole would be so candid and tactless with Ryder.
This, in turn, made Ryder feel really embarrassed.
Seeing that his crush was being bullied, Regina became furious. 'Nicole is such a shameless person! It's obvious that she doesn't know how to solve it, and yet she's being all smug about it.'
With that in mind, Regina had to help herself to a sarcastic remark. "If you don't know how to do it, just admit it. Bragging will only lead one to embarrassment."
That comment proceeded to shock everyone even further.
'Who is she?'
'Is she out of her mind?'
'How dare she challenge a genius like Nicole?'
Nicole fixed her eyes on Regina with a smirk. She did not wish to start an argument with the latter, but as of now, she had to wonder if Regina was trying to play the role of the white knight.
With a snort, Nicole mocked, "I think those words would better apply to you. You don't even know what coding is, and yet, you had the temerity to register for a computer competition. Who gave you such courage? Was it Celine Dion?"
The instant those words left Nicole's mouth, everyone looked at Regina and erupted into a fit of hysterical laughter.
"Who is she?"
"I heard she's the new kid.'
As everyone had begun chattering about her, Regina became furious and replied, "If I don't know, what makes you think that you do?"
Ryder frowned and looked at Regina, 'This girl is new here. No wonder she has no clue about what Nicole is capable of.'
At that moment, Bradley decided that he would no longer tolerate the aspersions from Regina. "Nicole is the computer genius of the school! Of course she would know. You, on the other hand, most likely came from some backwater town. So, it is better for you to sit down. Don't embarrass yourself."
Sarcastically, Wayne added, "That's right. Why are you appearing at every corner?"
This new kid was not only brainless; she was also ruthless.
Regina did not expect anyone to stand up for Nicole, let alone refer to her as the 'computer genius'. She could not bring herself to believe any of those words.
At this point, the teacher could not stand it anymore. "Enough. What is there to argue about? Quickly solve your questions and get out of here."
Seeing this, Regina could only behave herself and turn around.
Not wanting to beat around the bush anymore, Nicole coldly said to Ryder, "Although you've put in quite a lot of effort in creating this virus, they all seem pretentious."
After she had said her peace, Nicole plugged her own USB in. In an instant, the computer virus had been cleared off.
"D*mn!" Jack exclaimed, having witnessed the entire scene as he was behind Nicole the entire time.
He was taken aback at once. "Gosh! She actually wiped the virus out in a second!"
"That's out of this world!" Wayne was surprised too.
Chapter 1812
Gary instinctively pinched his forehead, for his prediction had come to life, as expected.
At that moment, Ryder's face was brimming with embarrassment and shock, "H-how is that possible?"
Nicole stood up in an instant. "Senior. Can you please set a harder question for me the next time?"
Then, she raised her hands and said to the teacher, "Maam, I've completed my task. I'm leaving now."
Not expect Nicole to complete the assignment quicker than she had during the last session, the teacher frowned at Ryder in annoyance.
'He's a senior, and yet, he could not even give his junior a run for her money,' the teacher though, wondering if she should ask Nicole to set the questions for the training program instead.
Seeing that Nicole had just walked out, the entire class was shocked, with Regina so taken aback that her jaw dropped.
'That b*tch, Nicole Riddle! She could actually solve such a complex task?' she asked herself. 'Were they really telling the truth when they referred to Nicole as the computer genius?'
Before Regina could get the answers to her questions, Nicole had already left. Regina was left sitting there, stupidly staring at the symbols on the computer screen. She did not know what to do.
Bradley, who was sitting two rows behind, mocked Regina, "Why? Weren't you the loudest just now? If you're so capable, why don't you sort your code out and quickly leave? Nicole's task was a lot harder than ours!"
Regina became embarrassed at once. What was she supposed to solve? She did not even understand a thing!
It was then that Regina regretted registering for such a thing. She had truly ruined her family name!
'That b*tch, Nicole Riddle!' she seethed. 'So, she has been hiding her skills this whole time! No wonder these people are so fond of her.'
However, in Regina's eyes, those were merely computer skills. She was confident that if she had been at San Joto for two months, she could do the same with a little bit of learning.
At that thought, Regina calmed down significantly. "She entered Royal Creek before I did and she had already learned these things longer than I have. I'll definitely reach her level of proficiency within a few months of learning!"
It was totally normal for people to meet a confident person, but no one had ever met one as shameless as Regina herself.
With that said, Gary could not help himself from giving Regina a few more glances. 'How could such a foolish person exist on earth? Nicole is the world's best hacker. Does she really think that she would be able to reach her level in one- or two-months' time?'
"What a shameless individual." Wayne looked at Regina, thinking she must be crazy.
Jack followed up by throwing a glance at Wayne and Gary. "She can't be this dumb, right?"
The boys then chuckled.
Bradley could not help but laugh out loud as well, after which the other boys around them began to guffaw hysterically.
The second Regina heard them, she was on the verge of finding a hole to hide in. She had only been there for a day, and everyone had already treated her like a fool.
"H-how dare you look down on me!" she yelled.
Regina was so furious that she stomped her feet and left the computer lab immediately.
The teacher could tell that Regina would not be able to solve the question even if she had stayed. Therefore, the teacher did not stop her.
Instead, she spoke to Gary. "She's the new kid from your class, right? Go back and tell Ms. Emerson that she need not pull any random kid in to fill in the slots. Your class has got enough representatives already."
Chapter 1813
"Alright," Gary nodded in agreement.
With gloomy expressions on their faces, Wayne and Jack said, "How could this b*stard drag Ms. Emerson down? She's ruining our class reputation."
"Exactly! I have never seen someone so irritating before!"
Gary did not react well to this situation at all, since it was his own class being raked over the coals. He was not pleased that such a person had ruined his reputation. Unfortunately, they had to endure it, as they had sworn not to abuse women.
Nicole walked out of the computer lab and spotted the duo of Lulu and June with a bunch of other students who were standing at the door, watching the drama.
Nicole frowned at the sight right away. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in class?"
Lulu chuckled while covering her mouth. "Nicole, We all saw what happened. You were amazing!"
"That's right. You even solve Ryder's task!"
Initially, they were all there to witness Regina's failure. Who would have known that they were able to watch such a scene with Nicole in the picture?
Nicole raised her eyebrows. "Yeah, he sucks."
The crowd could not help but look at her in a different light. Everyone knew that the Finley brothers were very talented in regards to computer systems. They were the ones in charge of the school's forum and security cameras. Yet, Nicole's rightful comment about how mediocre Ryder's skills were was a testament to how talented she was in turn.
Not wanting to dwell on the topic, she said to them, "Hurry up. Go back. Class is about to start. Aren't you scared of being caught by the teacher standing here?"
June laughed. "Can you believe that the rube went to meet the teacher to register for the competition? We couldn't resist the urge to follow her and see what she could do."
Lulu chimed in, "I didn't expect her to be so shamelessly confident. She really thought that her computer was broken moments ago. Hahaha!"
Apparently, everyone saw everything that had happened just now. Nicole recalled the scene where Regina was fumbling with her computer and found it interesting too. Ryder might have never encountered such a person before, as his face had turned green from frustration.
"Alright, you've seen enough of the drama. Let's go back," Nicole said.
Just as the crowd was about to leave, they heard the computer lab door swinging open and Regina rushing out. There was still loud laughter emanating from inside the lab.
Lulu and the others outside immediately realized that Regina was escaping the mockery she was being subjected to. "Oh look, isn't that our computer genius?" Lulu sarcastically remarked.
Then, June chimed in at the side. "I wonder, who was the shmuck who thought her computer had broken down? Hahaha!"
Regina was already subjected to a great deal of ridicule inside the lab, but now, she was mocked again as she came out.
Unable to take it anymore, she angrily turned to Nicole. "Nicole Wallace! Were you the one who said something to them!?"
Nicole narrowed her brows. No one here had ever called her by that name before.
At that point, her voice instantly deepened. "Regina, you were the one who embarrassed yourself by overestimating your abilities. Don't make a fuss here."
Refusing to heed Nicole, Regina retorted, "I'm the one making a fuss? You know what I think? You're singling me out! You're doing that because I used to be better than you in every conceivable way!"
As soon as Regina said this, the crowd's expressions were marred with confusion and anger.
"Pfft hahaha!" Lulu was the first who erupted into a fit of laughter. "Hey, girl. This is your first day. We initially wanted to cut you some slack, but aren't you a little too full of yourself? You, a country bumpkin, who couldn't even understand computers, dare to compare yourself to Nicole?"
June, who could not bear to listen any longer, stepped forward. "Our class president is truly talented. She achieves full marks in every exam. She's the well-deserved top student in our grade. Last semester, she even got first place in the Math Olympiad. She's elected as the student council's president this semester! How dare you compare yourself to her?!"
June's every word struck her like thunder, leaving Regina in shock.
"First place in the grade... president of the student council...?" Regina said slowly.
'How is that possible? She was just here a few months earlier than me. Although I knew she had good results, I didn't know she was good enough to get first place in Royal Creek Institute,' Regina thought.
Chapter 1814
"In addition to that, Nicole is the school babe. She was also chosen as the lead actress for the production crew of Lukewarm and has acted alongside Lloyd, the movie star! Who gave you the confidence to compare yourself to her!?"
Regina's expression turned pale white after those words had been uttered, and she looked at Nicole in shock.
It was only after a while that she could muster enough courage to say, "How is that possible? I-I don't believe it..."
However, Nicole had no intention of engaging with her. She stepped forward with a cool expression and in nonchalant fashion, she said, "It matters not whether you believe those claims or not. One thing is true, and that is, you better behave. Or else, I'll crush irritating people like you in no time."
Regina began sweating profusely, as she had never seen Nicole with such a scary expression on her face.
Nicole fell bored at the sight of a frightened Regina at once. 'With all that false bravado, why would she even bother to create a mess for me to deal with?"
Nicole turned away, tired of bullying the weak. "Let's go back to class."
Everyone obediently followed Nicole by marching off to their classroom while Regina kept staring at Nicole's back as the latter led the other students away. She snapped back to reality after a while, shocked and in utter disbelief of how powerful Nicole had become.
Indeed, the students in Royal Creek Institution were all sons and daughters of well-known figures, and yet, they were all following Nicole's lead. 'I have no choice but to buy what they've said! I waited so long to prove myself against Nicole, but I did not know she has already surpassed me by miles. And
gosh, I've stupidly offended the class president, the school babe, and the president of the student council on my very first day of school! I feel like I've made a complete a*s out of myself!'
Regina gritted her teeth and hurried to catch up with the others, afraid of being left behind.
In her heart, she was wondering about her future. 'I offended someone I shouldn't have offended on the first day. Dad is going to kill me if he finds out. It's unfair how Nicole is doing so well in spite of the fact that the both of us came from the same high school in Great Oak. I have to work hard as well. I can't let Nicole surpass me. Wait till I work my way up again. I'll definitely get my revenge on Nicole.'
In the blink of an eye, school was over. Jared was busy today, so he did not show up to pick Nicole up. Meanwhile, Samuel and Spencer were waiting at the school entrance for Nicole since they knew she was going home with them today.
"Nicole!" Both of them waved their hands when they saw her.
Having spotted them, Nicole walked over with a smile. Behind her, Regina watched as she entered the car with two handsome guys surrounding her. Regina's eyes widened in surprise at that sight.
Just this evening, Regina was so afraid of Nicole that she did not dare to say a word after the self-study class. She was thinking about what to do in the future, hoping that she would be able to get some dirt on Nicole. One of the last things she had expected was that, as soon as Nicole finished school, she would get into a luxury car with two guys.
'Nicole has such a big appetite. She's actually seducing twin brothers!' she thought.
With that in mind, Regina took a picture, planning to post it on the school forum.
However, it was then that Lulu stepped forward and snatched her phone. "What are you doing?"
Regina panicked after seeing Lulu. She had already realized today that Lulu and June were Nicole's confidantes and followers.
Chapter 1815
'Things would not go well if they catch me!' Regina thought. "It's none of your business! Give me back my phone!"
In response, Lulu snapped in anger. "Don't you know that you're violating the person's right to privacy by secretly taking pictures without their consent?"
"That's right! Delete it right now!" June added.
"No way! Give me back my phone!"
Nicole and her brothers overheard the commotion as they were waiting for Lulu and June, and that was when they turned to look at the scene.
Noticing that Regina was there, Nicole walked back around and asked, "What happened, Lulu?"
Lulu immediately took Regina's phone out and replied, "She secretly took a picture of you!"
Nicole narrowed her brows. Seeing the angle and gesture captured by Regina's camera, it seemed that there was an ambiguous, romantic atmosphere when Samuel was helping her out by carrying her backpack.
Nicole instantly understood what Regina was trying to do. "Regina. It seems to me that you have not learned how to behave."
With that, Nicole angrily took the phone and smashed it onto the ground, shattering it into pieces.
"Hey! What did you do?! You owe me an Apple phone!" Regina cried out.
When Regina saw that the Apple phone that her father had bought for her in order to uphold her reputation in Royal Creek had been destroyed, she was on the verge of breaking down in tears. Sadly,
Nicole paid no attention to her, and in an effort to rub salt into the wound, she stomped on the phone with her foot a few more times until it was completely destroyed.
Nicole withdrew her feet only after she was certain that the phone could not be fixed. "Regina, I can let you off for secretly taking a picture of me. But, you should not have brought my family into this. I'm not that forgiving."
"F-Family?" Regina froze with tears in her eyes.
She could not process what Nicole had just said.
Lulu sneered. "Or else? You took that ambiguous romantic picture just now, but you didn't even know what their relationship was? These two people are Nicole's fourth and fifth brothers! Even the entire school knows it! It would be useless even if you had taken those kinds of pictures and spread them everywhere. It would only make you look like a fool!"
Regina's expression instantly turned green with shock. She initially thought that she had gotten hold of some of Nicole's dirt. She had never expected those two handsome men to be her brothers.
As she was processing the revelation, she thought, 'Even though Nicole is back in the Riddle family, she was still a country bumpkin, and no one would have cared about her! Who knew that both of her brothers are extremely good-looking dudes who cared so much that they refused to let her carry her own bag?!'
This realization made her green with jealousy. At this moment, Samuel and Spencer realized what Regina was about to do. Not only had she taken pictures of Nicole and them; she even wanted to use the aforementioned pictures to slander them.
Samuel looked at Regina with a hint of disgust. "Who is this troglodyte? Why have I never seen her before in school?"
"She dared to screw with us? Does she even know who we are?" Spencer sneered with mockery in his expression, thinking that Regina was quite dense.
June proceeded to explain. "She's new here. I think she was in the same high school as Nicole back in Great Oak."
Lulu snorted. "She thought that Nicole was still the same old Nicole back in Great Oak. However, the current Nicole is way out of her league!"
Every word from them felt like slaps in Regina's face, making her cheeks burn red hot. "Enough! You are all taking Nicole's side! She's the real country bumpkin back in Great Oak!"
During that time, Regina was the Wynn family's princess while Nicole was the orphan raised by her grandmother. But as the tables had now turned, Nicole had now become the center of attention, while Regina remained the country bumpkin, the laughter stock for others. With that said, Regina was in denial, refusing to accept the truth for what it was.
Samuel and Spencer had never seen such an evil person before, someone who would slander Nicole like this.
Just as they were about to speak, a bucket of water came pouring from above.
"Ahhh!!!" Regina let out a scream of horror.