Ch. 1816..1820: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1816-1820
Chapter 1816
Lulu and June were shocked and they stepped back to avoid the poured water, but Regina was completely drenched. Her phone was smashed prior, and now, she was splashed by water too. Regina was about to go crazy as she cried out, "Who did it?"
On the floor above, Austin and his friends laughed and made fun of Regina, "Haha! Look at the drowned rat!"
"Serves you right! Who told you to have such a foul mouth and slandered our boss!"
Regina was stunned into silence. She thought to herself, 'These people are the school bully for sure! I could never afford to offend them!'
She immediately softened her tone when she saw Austin, "W-Why did you pour water on me? I don't even know you, and I have never offended you either!"
Austin said coldly, "You didn't offend us, but no one is allowed to bully our boss!"
Regina was even more surprised. She would never offend them, let alone their boss. "It seems to be a misunderstanding! I have no idea who your boss is, let alone offend him!"
Upon seeing this scene, Lulu could not resist but laughed, 'Regina had no idea who Nicole was yet she dared to provoke her!'
"Regina, don't tell me you didn't know that their boss was Nicole?" Lulu said.
"Huh?" Regina widened her eyes. She had suffered too much shock in a day. The titles of the class monitor, the school babe, and the student council's president were already shocking enough to be attached to Nicole. She did not expect her to be these school bullies' boss as well.
'How is that even possible? We're both from the countryside. What made Nicole so special to be the boss of these school bullies?'
"Why her? What abilities does she have?!" Regina felt like everyone was playing tricks on her today. Nicole was attributed with so many titles by everyone, which seemed impossible in Regina's opinion. Regina thought, 'How powerful is she to be able to get so many titles? If she was really that talented, why didn't I notice it back then?'
Austin was offended by Regina's words and raised his voice angrily, "Our boss has the best agility! We could not beat her even if we gang up on her yet you dare to ask what ability she has?"
"Agility? S-She knows martial arts?!" Regina was shocked. 'H-How is that possible?' Regina strongly suspected the Nicole she knew was not the same person in front of her. She could not believe Nicole knew martial arts and even defeated the school bullies.
Nicole shook her head helplessly with a bitter smile as Regina's expression turned unpleasant and surprised. It seemed that she pretended too hard as a country girl back then, which made Regina thought she was a doormat.
Stepping forward, Nicole's aura condensed and she looked coldly at Regina in the eye, "Regina, I just didn't want to scare my grandma back then. Besides, I had no intention of talking with a stupid fool like you, so I didn't bother with you. Did you really think I'm a sick weakling you can manipulate?"
Nicole's voice was so cold and sharp that made Regina feel inexplicably chilly all over her body. "Let me tell you this. I'm not as patient as I was back then. You better avoid provoking me again or else I won't spare anyone. I don't mean just you but the entire Wynn family. You better look out for yourself."
The last few words had Regina's legs go weak that she dropped and sat directly on the ground. Nicole was like a demon, towering above her. It made her scared and fearful.
Chapter 1817
Nicole left Regina alone as she curled up into a ball before she led Lulu and June away, saying, "Let's go. We still have an event to attend."
It was not worth wasting so much time on Regina.
"Alright!" Lulu happily followed suit and June stopped paying attention to Regina and left with Nicole.
Austin, still on the floor above them, heard about the event and delightfully asked, "Boss, there's an event? Can we go?"
Nicole gave him a disdainful glance, "Go home and study. There's a monthly test coming up."
Austin felt inexplicably aggrieved when Nicole did not want to bring him along, but he nodded at her instructions, "Alright..."
Austin took his underlings back home in frustration while the students in the institution gradually dispersed and ignored Regina. Regina sat on the ground for a long time, unable to calm down. 'The Nicole today is no longer an attainable or provokable existence for me.'
Regina looked at her smashed phone that was stepped on but hesitated to ask Nicole for compensation. She picked up her phone and ran home, deciding to figure things out later.
Inside the Lincoln car that drove away into the distance, Lulu and June were still indignant. "Regina was so scared just now that her face turned green."
"She should have been put in her place a long time ago. I can't stand looking at her," June added, looking frustrated. Samuel slowly turned to Nicole. "Nicole, were you really classmates with her back then?"
Nicole nodded. "That's right."
Samuel's eyes turned icy cold. "It seems that she used to bully you a lot. She probably thought you were still an easy target now."
Nicole could sense Samuel's worry, so she comforted him, "She didn't bully me. She had just, at most, showed off her family's wealth and bribed the teachers."
Samuel was furious after hearing this. "People like her deserve to be taught a lesson."
Nicole laughed, "Don't worry. I had always made her bedridden for a few days when she upsets me although she didn't know I was the mastermind."
Regina had horrible stomachaches every now and then since tenth grade. Besides that, she could not move for several days as she would be suddenly hit by a stone that would injure her knee and ankle. Until this day, Regina had no idea why all these situations happened.
Spencer pitied Regina for a moment, knowing Nicole was capable of doing those things. "It seems like she doesn't know it was you or she would have never dared to provoke you. She's really going further from the path of self-destruction."
"Haha, to think Nicole had to lay on the bed for several days makes me feel so satisfied," Samuel said, feeling much better. Looking at the charming smile of the two brothers, Lulu and June fell silent and watched them sneakily.
Nicole could not help but tease Lulu, "Lulu, why are you so quiet? Why are you staring blankly at Spencer?"
Lulu's expression instantly turned awkward after being exposed by Nicole. "S-Says who? I just thought what they said made sense."
June was afraid of being exposed so she quickly added, "That's right."
Nicole smirked and looked toward her two brothers. They were both acting a little more constrained after she teased Lulu and June. Spencer cleared his throat and said, "Um, thank you for being my partner previously."
Lulu blushed a little while looking at Spencer. "I-It's nothing. If it weren't for you, I would have never attended Riddle Corporation's event. The food there was amazing."
When Lulu mentioned this, Spencer recalled how Lulu loved to eat. "I recall you seem to have a love for sweets. I'll ask the servants to prepare some. You can try them when you come to my house later."
Lulu was awed and delighted that Spencer actually remembered what she liked.
Chapter 1818
June could not resist herself but felt envious of the scene. Samuel unexpectedly spoke up, "I remember that you liked milk tea. I've had the servants prepare it today too."
In Samuel's heart, he was thinking, 'What a joke. How could I possibly lose to Spencer?'
Samuel naturally overheard Spencer's conversation when he called the servants, so he asked them to prepare something as well. They had rejected thousands of love letters before and had no plans of having a girlfriend but if Spencer was planning to pursue Nicole's classmate, Samuel had no intentions of backing down.
Spencer lowered his voice and asked Samuel after noticing his intentions while Lulu and June were chatting excitedly with Nicole, "What are you trying to do?"
Samuel put on a fake smile, "What do you think? I won't let you beat me."
"I wasn't competing with you," Spencer felt ridiculous. "Aren't you? If I hadn't noticed you secretly trying to impress the girl, I'd be the laughing stock for being single when you have a girlfriend." Previously, Samuel would often be left behind by Spencer on many things, but he had learned to be more attentive and vigilant this time.
"Why you..." Spencer was absurd in his behavior. Nicole saw the both of them whispering and jokingly said, "Spencer, Samuel, what are you talking about?"
They came back to their senses and awkwardly replied, "I-it was nothing. I was complimenting Samuel for being so attentive this time."
Understanding Spencer's mockery, Samuel retorted, "I thought Spencer had also put in some effort this time."
Nicole smiled playfully, 'Are they helping each other out?' She continued, "That's right. Both of you did put quite some effort into this. I had never seen you prepare these things for other girls."
Lulu and June were even more embarrassed as their faces slightly flushed after Nicole teased them.
"Nicole..." Spencer was so awkward that he did not know what to do. Nicole smiled teasingly and stayed silent.
Soon, the car arrived at the entrance of the house. Sean was waiting for Nicole at the doorstep. He was a little disappointed when he saw Nicole bring two friends home. He pulled Nicole aside as Spencer and Samuel took Lulu and June inside. He asked in a low voice, "Nicole, did you not receive my message?"
Sean was trying to find someone to help him out. Nicole replied, "I got the message, but Mom said this was to give thanks to all of the brother's partners, so I called your secretary."
Sean's expression suddenly turned awkward, "Y-You called her?"
Judging by Sean's expression, Nicole figured that Sean might have some feelings for his secretary. Otherwise, he should not be scared of his secretary coming over.
"That's right. She said she would arrive on time. You could stay here and wait for her."
"Erm..." Sean instantly narrowed his brows. Nicole had never seen the cold and composed Sean this nervous before. She teased him, "Sean, I have never seen you so nervous for a woman before. Is Miss Brito not good enough?"
Sean suddenly turned embarrassed, but he tried to play it cool. "That's not it... Whatever. I'll wait for her since you already called her here."
Nicole said playfully, "Alright then." Nicole left Sean undisturbed and entered the house alone. She left Sean alone while he looked into the distance, waiting for that person to arrive.
The butler informed her that everyone was in the backyard barbecuing as Nicole walked through the front door. She headed in that direction and saw the backyard radiate a warm and comfortable atmosphere. Her parents sat affectionately at the side, sipping coffee while waiting for Stanley to serve them food. Tia was standing nearby, looking a little nervous as she helped him out.
Chapter 1819
"Tia, be careful. It's hot!" Stanley gently alerted Tia to move aside. The caring look on Stanley's face made Nicole burst into laughter.
"Stanley is being so oddly gentle." Stanley, who was made fun of by Nicole, was embarrassed.
"Of course. Who would have the heart to let a girl do all these?"
Tia looked at Stanley and felt warm in her chest, but her mind kept wandering back to the person from the hospital, 'It was a pity that person no longer appeared since then.'
Tia was really grateful for Stanley's kindness, "Then let me help you with the seasoning."
"Sure," Stanley smiled at Tia's help, not believing his ears.
Spencer had handed over the milk tea to June while Lulu passed over her pastries that were prepared for June. The two of them giggled sweetly. Nicole could not help but wonder what her three brothers were up to before noticing her mother was standing in a corner with a smile on her face. Mrs. Riddle was occasionally whispering a few words to Mrs. Wallace Sr.
Nicole looked around before asking suspiciously, "Is Steve not here yet?"
"I'm not sure," Samuel said, "He said he often frequents the bar when he finished work at night. Maybe he's dining with a pretty lady."
Spencer was afraid that their mother would catch on, "You bastard. Aren't you scared that our mother would hear this and give Steve an earful? If he knew you were going around talking about him like this, he would definitely teach you a lesson."
At that moment, it was already too late for Samuel as he turned deadly silent when Steve walked in drunkenly.
"Samuel, do you have a death wish going around talking about me like that?" Steve's voice rang out loudly.
Samuel was terrified, "I... I didn't..."
"No?" Steve snorted, "Do you think I am deaf?"
At this time, Gloria noticed the tipsy Steve, "Steve, have you been drinking? You haven't reached home and you're already drunk?"
Steve replied awkwardly, "Yes..."
Gloria frowned, "You haven't taken your dinner and you're already out drinking?"
Steve scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Drinking can help one muster up some courage..."
When Nicole heard this, she interrupted him, "Why do you still need to muster up the courage? Why do you still need alcohol to help you be brave when you are brave enough to do everything?"
Steve went silent for a moment and stared at the door. Spencer and Samuel were silent too. Nicole turned her head to the doorway they were looking at and a lady was standing there in a blue dress. She looked extremely gentle and beautiful.
The awkward silence that filled the room made Nicole realize that her entire family seemed to know her.
"Sally?!" Gloria exclaimed in surprise. The girl named Sally was a little embarrassed, but she still approached Gloria with a smile.
"Hello, Mrs. Riddle."
"It's been such a long time. Have you returned for good?" Gloria looked at Sally dotingly.
Sally nodded gently, "Yes, I've been back for a while now..." Sally had also been wondering whether or not to get back into contact with Steve now that she had returned. Considering the years Sally had spent abroad and how they have lost touch with one another, Sally had not expected Steve to reach out to her today and asked her to attend his family's banquet. Sally was taken aback and hesitant as they were no longer lovers.
"It's good that you're back. Come sit down quickly and let me take a good look at you," Gloria pulled Sally toward the sofa to sit down before beginning to talk about family matters.
Nicole could not help but glance at Steve and said, "Steve, you really hit the jackpot this time. Others brought their companions but, you... you brought back a beauty."
It was at that moment Nicole understood what Samuel had meant when he said that Steve would not go out with the same woman twice.
Chapter 1820
Steve looked at Nicole in embarrassment.
"I'm not considerate enough to bring those people here. The only person I'll ever bring home is her..."
Steve's eyes look far away with a little hint of resentment. Stanley stood at the side, noticed Nicole's doubts, and talked in a low voice, "In case you didn't know, Sally is Steve's ex-girlfriend. Three years ago, she suddenly had to go abroad to further her studies. Steve got mad and broke up with her... I didn't expect that he would invite her upon her return..."
Stanley could not help but burst into fits of laughter as he finished talking. Steve gave Stanley a hard look, "Shut up. Don't gloat so much!"
Nicole glanced at Steve's embarrassment and could not help but add fuel to the fire, "It seems that you're also lovesick. Three years have gone by and you still haven't forgotten about her. You even brought her here to meet our parents as soon as she returned home..."
Steve was terribly embarrassed, but he had no heart to resent his only sister and replied, "I didn't mean it like that. It's just that our parents had been wanting me to bring back a woman and she happened to have returned home. Of course, our mother would be delighted to see her again. So, what's the problem with bringing her here?"
Steve kept making excuses for himself that Spencer and Samuel could not help but continue teasing him about it.
"There's no problem with it at all. Nope, no problem! Sally is more pleasing to the eyes than your other women. Our parents would be sh*t mad if you had brought them back!"
Steve could not bear the teasing anymore and directly strangled the necks of both Spencer and Samuel with his hands.
"Enough already! You have spoken too much today!"
"Steve! Steve, I can't breathe!"
"Steve! I was wrong!"
Both Spencer and Samuel immediately confessed their wrong-doings, but Steve did not let go of his grip on them.
Sally and Gloria were laughing happily as they watched the three brothers mess around with one another. It was not long before Sean walked in with someone in tow.
Daniel smiled and nodded when he recognized it was Jane, "Miss Brito is here."
Jane nodded awkwardly, "Thank you for the invitation, Mr. and Mrs. Riddle. I've brought some gifts along with me today. I hope you like them," with that said, she whipped out the gifts she brought along with her.
'I must admit, her management abilities are top-notch. She had gotten everyone's favorite sorted out. All the gifts given were very thoughtful.'
"Thank you, Miss Brito!' Gloria was extremely happy with the gifts given by Sean's subordinate.
"You brought Miss Brito here for a reason. Do you care to share why? You even had her bring gifts too!"
Sean was a little embarrassed, not expecting Jane to be so thorough and polite, "I didn't expect her to be so attentive."
Nicole looked at Sean, who looked like he was being taken advantage of yet a little shy, and could not help smiling, 'It seems Sean likes the meticulous Miss Brito though he is still stressed about her overly
thoughtful character. He really doesn't know how blessed he is right now.'
After Daniel and Gloria had gotten their gifts, Jane walked over to where Nicole and her brothers were standing.
"Nicole, you looked stunning the last time I saw you at the banquet. I thought you wouldn't be someone who likes too many complicated accessories, so I prepared a pair of earrings for you," Nicole was surprised, not knowing Jane had gotten to know her preferences well. Nicole accepted her gift with a smile.
"Thank you. I really don't like things that are too complicated."
Jane smiled sweetly, "I hope you like this pair of earrings."
Nicole opened it and took a peek inside. The earrings were black and minimalistic. It was small and exquisite yet emitted an elegant feel. Nicole giggled, "I like them very much, thank you."
Jane was overjoyed and looked back at Sean, "It seems that your sister likes it very much." Sean looked head over heels at Jane's bright smile.
"Yeah... you picked them out well."
Nicole observed carefully, then smiled at Jane, "Jane, you're so considerate of others. Do you have many admirers?"