Ch. 2136..2140: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 2136-2140

Chapter 2136

“That’s it?” Nicole replied calmly.

Lulu widened her eyes in disbelief. “Isn’t it enough? It’s not just a fluctuation in their stock prices this time. Their stock prices plummeted. It won’t be long till it hits the limit.”

The losses were not ordinary. This would lose how much money? But the more Lulu thought about it, the more excited she was.

Nicole’s gaze darkened. ‘These alone aren’t enough. Was there something they missed on Dillon’s side? This speed was disappointing. Are they quiet quitting or simply not investigating at all?”

“Nicole?” Lulu softly called out, noticing Nicole’s silence and increasingly gloomy expression.

“It’s nothing. Let’s wait a little longer. There should be updates,” Nicole said. She could only conclude that Dillon was actually incompetent if there was no other news.

Observing Nicole’s composed demeanor, Lulu chuckled and shook her head, admiring her friend’s composure.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll get back to work.” Lulu calmed down. While she enjoyed watching the show, she knew it was someone else’s business. She should focus her energy on her own work instead.

Watching Lulu turn around and leave, Nicole breathed a sigh of relief. She took a document and started working.

Meanwhile, at the branch company Dillon was in charge of, DillCorp, Dillon had a gloomy face in the president’s office. He gritted his teeth and glared at the results in his hands.

His assistant looked at Dillon nervously, his forehead filled with beads of sweat. “Mr. Dillon, you see…”

SNAP!

Dillon angrily slammed the document on the desk with a crisp, snapping sound.

“Damien, what a good show you put on. First, you got me to do your dirty work. Then, you benefit from the tussle.” Dillon gnashed his teeth, his face turning ashen. He never expected it, even after countless investigations.

Nicole was not the one who outsmarted him. The reality was that Damien played him and Nicole. Everett got people to make fabricated evidence to deliberately let him find out. It was to make him believe he could finally keep Nicole from bouncing back.

However, Nicole remained unscathed. Dillon was the one who got into trouble. No matter what happened, Damien would be the last one standing.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.

A knock sounded on the door, and Raine pushed the door open. “Dad.”

Casting an annoyed glance at his daughter, Dillon gritted his teeth and ordered, “Come in.”

“Alright,” Raine responded and walked toward the desk.

Dillon signaled his assistant with a glance, saying, “Leave us. If

“Yes, sir.” His assistant complied and left the room.

“Dad, how are things looking? Why do you look so angry?” Raine asked, eyes full of concern.

“Hmph,” Dillon grunted with an angry face. He was practically foaming at the mouth. “Look at what your Uncle Damien did!”

Raine’s eyes widened in surprise. “Uncle Damien?” She thought, “How could it be Uncle Damien? Isn’t Nicole the one behind this?’

“The evidence was fabricated. Everett purposely leaked it to us. And it must have been Damien’s intention,” Dillon said through clenched teeth, a hint of maliciousness flashing in his eyes.

Never expecting Damien and Everett to be the culprits, Raine’s expression turned pale white. Deep down, she had the same hatred toward them. Nicole was already a big nuisance, but Damien had actually turned against them.

“Dad, what should we do about this?” Raine asked in a frustrated tone.

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Dillon glanced at Raine with displeasure and said, “What else is there to do? I’m not going to jail.”

“No, I didn’t mean that,” Raine explained. “I meant that we can’t just let Damien take advantage of us.”

Since they knew Damien was the one behind this, they could let Damien suffer the consequences.

“There’s no evidence,” Dillon said in a depressed tone. He found out Everett was the one who did it, but he did not have direct evidence against him. He could not convict Everett of the crime. Worst-case scenario, Everett might even make a false counterchange and claim he was making him false accusations, causing more trouble.

“Are we just going to be forced into silence?” Raine choked with rage, and her teeth clenched in anger.

Dillon narrowed his eyes. How could he lose? Even though he did not have any evidence in this matter, he had no intention of taking the fall for Damien.

“You should leave.” Dillon waved his hand, signaling Raine to get out.

Raine furrowed her eyebrows but left after thinking about James’ words. At this time, all she needed to do was show her concern to Dillon and let Dillon take care of the matter.

After Raine left, Dillon looked at the materials in his hands, and his eyes darkened.

Raine returned to her own office.

“So, how was it?” James asked anxiously after a long wait.

Raine gritted her teeth in distress and said, “Hmph, we were being played by Damien.”

James was too stunned to speak. “Did you just say that this was Damien’s doing?”

“Yup. Dad found out Damien was doing something behind his back and wanted to reap the benefits.” Raine’s expression turned red from anger. She never expected Damien and Everett would do such a thing to them.

James, on the other hand, was more composed and said meaningfully, “Eventually, everyone will become your enemy. n

“You mean to say…” Raine pondered for a moment, understanding James’ meaning. She thought, ‘He’s right. There’s only one heir to the Riddle family business. Before the heir is decided, everyone would have the right to it, but I’ll be the last one.’

Raine’s eyes crossed a touch of determination. She looked at James and said, “Honey, you always have good ideas. My future depends on you.”

If James had not been pointing out and directing Raine, she would still be whining about the situation, and jealous of others. She lived a hopeless life in the past, but now she was full of confidence. Wait till the day when everything

belongs to her! Others would naturally bow down and look up to her.

Nicole, you’ll see. One day, I’ll definitely crush you beneath my feet.’

As the sun set, the evening sky turned golden. A new piece of news quickly dominated the headlines of major news outlets. The mastermind behind DillCorp’s crisis has been found and detained by the authorities after false accusations were made against the Riddle Corporation’s headquarters. Since the offender was discovered, Dillon Riddle, the first suspect, was proven innocent.

Lulu’s fury could be heard outside the chairman’s office of Riddle Corporation. “Why, Nicole?! This is just absurd!” Lulu could not believe Dillon got away with everything.

“He put all the charges on his department manager. Even the final piece of evidence was directed to the department manager. So, he was, of course, innocent.” Nicole’s eyes flickered with a touch of coldness. Dillon was indeed a ruthless person, for him to find someone to take the blame for him.

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Lulu complained in defiance, “He should still be sentenced for poor supervision. He’s the president of the company.”

“At most, he’d be fined.” Nicole shrugged. If Dillon was willing to go to jail, he would not have put the charge on someone else.

“Well, we let him off easy this time,” Lulu said depressingly. Though Dillon was obviously at fault, it was upsetting that he was able to avoid punishment.

Nicole remained indifferent. “It’s alright. The show has just begun.”

“What?” Lulu blinked her eyes in bewilderment. The case seemed to be closed, awaiting trial and judgment.

Seeing Lulu’s confusion, Nicole replied cryptically, “We should just sit back and watch the show unfold without getting involved.”

Lulu blinked her eyes and quickly reacted, “Oh, yeah, I almost forgot about this.”

Previously, Damien tried to trick Dillon and them. But since Dillon found out about it, how could he let this matter rest?

“It’s time to clock out. Let’s go.” Nicole got up calmly. “I have other things to do.”

‘Are you really going back to the Riddle family manor?” Lulu asked instinctively. She knew that Nicole had received a call from the manor. They wanted her to return after work, presumably for reasons related to this matter.

“Of course, I’m going back. They’ve put on such a good show, ” Nicole smirked. Things had come to an end. Mr. Riddle Sr. calling her back probably had something to do with Damien and Dillon’s matter.

Deep down, she knew this was the result she wanted for this situation. Even if Dillon was caught this time, he would not be locked up for long, and there must be a day when he came out. At that time, Dillon would not turn over a new leaf. Instead, he would turn more aggressive. If so, Nicole might as well save him, to get rid of everything once and for all.

Leaving the office, Nicole saw Sean and Steve downstairs in the lobby.

“Sean, Steve.”

The two looked at Nicole with concern. “Are you sure you don’t want us to follow you?”

“There’s no need for that. The reception tonight is also very important for us. You guys should just go attend it. I’ll head back to the manor on my own.” Nicole smirked as she answered.

“What if they…” Steve frowned. He was worried for Nicole and scared the people there would make things difficult for Nicole.

“This time, they won’t have the energy to deal with me.” Nicole’s gaze carried a hint of disdain. Dillon and Damien were not long from a quarrel.

Sean compromised. “Okay then. If something comes up, call us.”

“Will do.” Nicole watched Sean and Steve leave before getting into her own car. She informed Jared to pick up the kids as she decided to go back to the Riddle family residence on her own.

Soon, Nicole arrived at the Riddle family manor. Few people came. Only Damien, Dillon, Daniel, and Dexter were present. Seeing that she was the only junior present, Nicole awkwardly touched her nose.

‘Grandpa actually informed me to come back alone. Is this really a good idea?”

Seeing Nicole’s arrival, a smile rose on Mr. Riddle Sr.’s face.” Nicole is back.”

“Grandpa,” Nicole greeted softly as she slowly walked toward the old man.

“Sit down,” Mr. Riddle Sr. gestured for Nicole to sit beside him.

Nicole hesitated but sat down at Mr. Riddle Sr.’s insistence. She was not afraid of them. She just felt she should not be too flashy at the moment.

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“Dad, why did you call us here today? Did something happen?” Dexter asked directly after sensing everyone’s silence.

To be frank, everyone had more or less heard the rumors. But Dexter did not understand why Mr. Riddle Sr. called them back, seemingly wanting to say something after things had already come to an end.

“I have no idea either. Let Dillon speak.” Mr. Riddle Sr.’s expression turned gloomy as he glanced at Dillon.

“Dillon?” Dexter and Daniel turned their gaze to Dillon, realizing he was the one who gathered them here today.

Nicole too realized this fact just now. ‘Seems like Dillon has yet to say anything. He must’ve wanted to directly address Damien in front of everyone. As for me, maybe Grandpa decided to call me back at the last minute, and it had nothing to do with Dillon.’

Dillon did not expect Mr. Riddle Sr. to call Nicole back to the Riddle family manor. But since the story had played out like this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and talk.

Gritting his teeth, Dillon got hot under his collar as he handed a document to Mr. Riddle Sr. “Actually, I intended to ask Dad and my few brothers to sit in judgment for me,”

“Sit in judgment for you?” Damien raised his eyebrow slightly. He said meaningfully, “Dillon, what do you mean by

this? Are you in trouble?”

Damien already knew Dillon had found someone to take the blame. Therefore, he did not understand what his intentions were by summoning everyone gathered here today.

Dillon’s expression turned even angrier. He glared at Damien with hate. “Damien, stop pretending. Do you still think I’m clueless?”

“What’s this about?” Damien frowned. Deep down, he felt a vague sense of unease. He felt that Dillon was targeting him today.

“Hmph!” Dillon grunted in exasperation. He once again turned his gaze to Mr. Riddle Sr. “Dad. I bought up and reported the headquarters’ manipulation of the branch companies’ stock values, but now I realized I was set up by Damien. Here’s the proof I found. Take a look,”

Dillon slammed the documents on the table while displaying anguish and outrage. “Dad, you have to back me up. He’s my brother, yet he tricked me.”

Nicole’s mouth twitched. She thought, ‘Wow, Dillon is going all out with this act!’

Mr. Riddle Sr. calmly picked up the document and opened it to read the content. He then looked at Damien, saying,” What Dillon is saying is that the evidence he found against Nicole was deliberately revealed to him by Everett. Is that true?”

Looking at Mr. Riddle Sr.’s unruffled demeanor, Damien unconsciously clenched his hand. He tried to suppress his uneasiness and acted calm. “Dad, I’m afraid there must be a misunderstanding. Everett has no reason to do so.”

“He has no reason, but if you ordered him to, could he refuse it?” Mr. Riddle Sr. commented. What was more, these two were birds of the same feather. No one would believe that Damien did not instruct Everett to do so.

“Damien, Dillon, y-you guys. Is this perhaps a misunderstanding?” Dexter asked in confusion. He was still a little bewildered and could not understand what was happening.

“If there’s a problem, it’s best to investigate it thoroughly,” Daniel voiced out solemnly. He needed to know if Damien actually had done it or not, but it was not because he wanted to widen the gap between Damien and Dillon. If Damien really had done it, he would only be bitterly disappointed in him and feel more heartbroken for Nicole.

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“Dad, why don’t you let Grandpa be the judge of it.” Nicole nodded toward Daniel. She understood Daniel was doing it for her. However, Nicole had long been aware of the situation, so she did not feel aggrieved.

Receiving Nicole’s message, Daniel gritted his teeth and compromised with a sigh. After Nicole finished, the others shifted their attention to Mr. Riddle Sr., waiting for his decision.

“Dillon, what do you want me to do?” Mr. Riddle Sr. had read all the documents. He still looked calm and composed, so no one could tell his true thoughts on this matter.

“Dad, Damien has gone too far. Not only did he want to harm me, but he also even wanted to ruin Nicole. If I hadn’t got the evidence, I would’ve never relayed this matter to the headquarters. In that case, I would’ve not ended up in this situation,” Dillon said with a look of remorse and anger.

Nicole sneered with a hint of mockery. ‘Dillon was quite skilled in shifting the blame to others, attempting to whitewash himself and put all the blame on Damien. Did he really think everyone else was stupid? The question was, if this wasn’t the information he wanted, he would’ve never trusted it so easily. He was played by Everett, but now he’s claiming to be framed by him. It was impressive how he could turn the situation around.’

Shifting her gaze to Mr. Riddle Sr., Nicole’s eyes had a spark

of amusement. ‘It seemed like Grandpa does not fully trust Dillon’s words.’

“Dillon, stop your nonsense. I did not harm anyone. Who knows where all your evidence came from? You accused Nicole before, and now you’re accusing me?” Damien looked righteously angry and aggrieved, not admitting to anything Dillon had said.

“Evidence? No, this is the truth!” Dillon was hitting the ceiling. He did not expect even at this point. Damien could turn the tables and accuse him instead. He felt that Damien was shameless.

Nicole too was impressed by how Damien could carry on saying all these without a change of expression. With her eyebrow raised, Nicole looked at Damien in a different light.’ No wonder he was able to manipulate things in the dark. He must have the confidence to distance himself from it, even when the truth comes out.’

A tinge of darkness flickered in Nicole’s eyes as she spoke softly, “Uncle Dillon. Since this is the truth, why did you not report it to the police?”

“These are the skeletons in the closet. I didn’t report it for the sake of the Riddle family,” Dillon explained. He then looked at Mr. Riddle Sr. expectantly. “Dad, I only wished for you to be fair.”

“Hmm,” Mr. Riddle Sr. hummed softly, not showing his intent of whether he was going to intervene in this matter or not.

“Dad. The culprit is already locked up in the police station, admitted everything, and said it had nothing to do with others. You can’t trust Dillon after just listening to him,” Damien said anxiously.

Damien was indeed the person who did it, and his escape route planned ahead. Even if Dillon made a ruckus, he could not do anything to him. The only thing he did not anticipate was Dillon’s decision to tattle to Mr. Riddle Sr. instead of exposing him by reporting to the police.

If Mr. Riddle Sr. believed him, it would be a disadvantage for Damien and Everett. One word from Mr. Riddle Sr. would be enough to make them suffer extreme losses in the future. And that was not what Damien wanted to happen.

“I had no choice then. Do you know how much it cost me to let someone go off the hook?”