Ch. 321..325: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 321-325
Chapter 321
She looked at the charming man in front of her and nodded her head gently.
“Okay.” Harvey’s smile grew at her agreement. He stood up, and the seductive tone he used was gone.” Let’s go,” he said in slight indifference. It was time to meet the powerful and alluring “devil” who did not give Harvey the time of day. His footsteps were urgent on their way to Class B, and Vivian was having a hard time catching up.
“Harvey, slow down. I… I can’t keep up,” she said in a soft voice..
His eyes flashed in impatience as he heard that. He did not slow down, nor did he look back at her.
“I have class later, Vivian. Can you please hurry up?”
She did as she was told. She started jogging behind Harvey just to keep up. Her mind was in complete chaos. She completely forgot that Ms. Thompson had mentioned to Harvey that class was canceled today.
Students were still crowding around Nicole during recess, waiting to apologize. Nicole frowned in slight frustration and said to Bradley, “I’m taking a walk.”
“Okay,” he nodded. He then got up to leave with Nicole. As soon as they walked out of the classroom, they heard a familiar voice. “Stop right there, Nicole!” Many students gathered around as they heard this.
Nicole turned to look at Snow, who was rushing toward her with a raging fire. At that point, Snow did not care about her usual image. She gnashed her teeth and said, “Give me back my diamond, you b*tch!” Nicole looked at her with a puzzled look. It seemed like she was being serious.
“What diamond?” Nicole asked. Snow became angrier at the sound of that question. She raised her hands with the desire to slap Nicole right across her face. Raine, who tagged along with her sister, was also furious at Nicole. There was a glimmer of light in her eyes when she saw her sister raise her hands.
‘It’s best for my sister to do it herself. After all, Gary is sitting right over there. I don’t want to leave a bad impression,’ she thought.
Nicole looked at Snow in indifference and grabbed her hand, “What in the world has gotten into you?!” she said.
The crowd was baffled by Snow’s behavior. ‘She has always been gentle, generous, and dignified. Now she’s stooping as low as to hit someone? What has gotten into her? She’s insane.’ Everyone thought as they compared her with Nicole, who was calm and collected at that time.
The pink diamond she lost was not only the best thing she owned but also a testament to Harvey’s affection for her.
How can she stay calm in this situation?
Chapter 322
Snow was struggling to break free from Nicole’s grasp as she said with a sneer, “Alright, Nicole. So you want to play dumb? I’ll tell you what you took away from me!”
“You never know when to give up, huh?” Raine added.
Nicole looked at them in impatience and pushed Snow’s hand aside. “If you have something to say, just say it. You don’t have to go around circles,” she said coldly.
Snow glared at her with hatred. “You stole the ten-karat pink diamond that Harvey gave to me!
“What?!” An uproar began when the crowd heard what she had said.
A ten-karat pure pink diamond is worth hundreds of millions. None of them expected Snow to own such a diamond. But as they heard that it was given to her by Harvey, the crowd quieted down.
No amount of money was too much for the Ellison family.
Everyone started to look at Nicole in suspicion.
“To own a diamond like that is indeed a very tempting idea to ordinary girls. Plus, Nicole and Snow are related. It’s possible that Nicole really stole Snow’s pink diamond,’ they thought.
The students started to look at Nicole differently. However, there was still some sympathy for her in the crowd.
They no longer questioned Snow’s drastic change in attitude as such a valuable thing was stolen.
As Raine heard the karat count of the diamond, she lowered her gaze.
‘That’s why the pink diamond was so huge! It’s ten karats! Harvey’s so generous,’ she thought. Nicole felt a sense of familiarity as she heard about the diamond. Almost immediately, she remembered the diamond that Harvey was going to give her when they were in Nottingbrook State.
‘He gave it to Snow?’
She looked at her acting like a madman, and said, “I do know the diamond you’re talking about, but I didn’t know that it was in your hands. How could I steal it if I didn’t know where it was?”
At the same time, Harvey arrived at the door of Class B. His eyes darkened as he heard what Nicole had said.
“This lunatic actually suspected that Nicole was stealing from her?’
‘If she really wanted that diamond, she would liave accepted it when I gave it to her!
‘Why would she want to steal from her?’
Nicole thought that she had cleared things up, but Raine looked at her with malicious eyes.
“What are you talking about, Nicole? My sister and I went back to see our grandfather at the family home last night. She left her purse in the hallway. When we went back downstairs, the diamond was gone! I asked around, but no one had seen it. You and Stanley were the other people there that night. You even left early because you’re guilty!” Raine walked toward Nicole and said, “I’ve asked every single person working in that house, Someone saw you wander around the hallway with Aunt Gloria. What do you have to say for yourself?!”
Nicole frowned upon hearing this. ‘Could this be when I was escorting Mom back to the living room? But I didn’t see Snow and Raine there… She said they were visiting grandfather… But wouldn’t we have met? Maybe they didn’t stay in his room for long. After all, Uncle Damien and Aunt Miley live there too.”
Chapter 323
Dillon and his family would always butter up Damien and Miley. Although they claimed they were there to visit Mr. Riddle Sr., they had only spent a brief time with him.
Nicole suspected that it was just a show to frame her for theft.
The bystanders were skeptical at the beginning. But when they heard what Raine and Snow had said, they became suspicious. After all, knowing Nicole came from the countryside, they assumed that she must have never seen those expensive jewelry pieces.
Among them, those who deemed themselves from wealthy backgrounds looked at Nicole, who denied the allegations, with disdainful eyes. ‘Just how stupid she is for leaving so much evidence behind when she committed theft?!’
Nicole’s eyes were calm when they swept over Raine. There was no trace of anxiety in them.
“The sole reason I went home was to visit Grandpa. My mom was with me. There was no way the maid would see me alone at the entryway. Or did you imply that my mom and I had stolen your diamond?” Nicole had never given a sh*t about that diamond.
Snow got furious and yelled, “Enough, Nicole. You refuse to hand it over, huh?”
She grabbed Nicole’s wrist, her eyes filled with madness. But the moment she thought of Nicole’s combat skills, she slightly flinched. However, a satisfying smirk crept on her face as she thought of something else.
“I want to see it myself whether you had stolen my diamond!”
Snow dashed into the classroom and flipped Nicole’s desk. All Nicole’s belongings fell off. Among the books, there was a plain black box. It fell and landed on the corner.
Snow’s emotion finally became stable when she saw that familiar box. When she turned her gaze at Nicole, her eyes filled with pity and disdain.
“Nicole, If you like my diamond, I can let you take a look or even touch it. But dreaming of owning it or stealing it is the last thing you should do!”
Nicole remained indifferent to what Snow had said. Instead, she stared at her belongings scattered on the floor, and her face gradually turned cold. “Pick them up!” Her tone was frosty. However, Snow acted as if she had not heard Nicole. Instead, she ran her hand through her own hair before walking slowly toward the black box.
While she was approaching it, she did not stop talking.
“My diamond is beautiful, right? But too bad that you will never have the things that aren’t meant to be yours!”
“Beg me, and I’ll consider not filing a police report since we’re from the same family. Or else, you’ll have a hard time in the future when you have a criminal record.” Snow swore in her mind, ‘How dare you steal my stuff. I won’t let this slide!’
When she said that, the black box was already in her hand. She directed her gaze to Nicole, looking composed, and showed it to Nicole.
“So, what do you think Apologize to me and admit you’re the diamond thief in front of every student in our school, and I’ll let this slide. Or else, I’ll go to the police, and you’ll face a criminal penalty
“What are you going to do?”
Gary was staring at Nicole, who said nothing. There were mixed feelings in him as he clenched his fist tightly. ‘Just what’s wrong with her? She’s one of the Riddles, but she stole her cousin’s diamond?! Even if it’s expensive, she shouldn’t have done it. Just how shameless is she?!
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Chapter 324 Gary’s eyes filled with disappointment as he looked at Nicole.
But never did the thought about who was he to judge Nicole cross his mind. Raine also looked at Nicole.
When she noticed Gary’s disappointed eyes, she was elated.
She echoed her sister with a sarcastic tone, “What are you going to do? You should just apologize to my sister sincerely.
After all, having a criminal record is far worse than losing your face!” When the bystanders saw the box and the confidence on Snow and Raine’s faces, almost all of them believed that Snow’s diamond was inside that black box. Hence, there was a drastic change in the look of their eyes when their gaze landed on Nicole.
Those who had initially come to look for Nicole to apologize to her despised her now and planned to leave the scene.
In their opinion, Nicole was despicable, so they did not consider what they had done as defamation, and the one who was going to face legal action was her instead of them. Vivian, who was not in the crowd, gloated as she said, “I didn’t expect Nicole to steal from others.
She’s no doubt a country bumpkin who has no shame!” She thought Harvey would agree with her.
However, he did not say a word but gave her an impassive look.
No one knew that Harvey Ellison used to be the so-called “country bụmpkins.” He grew up in the countryside too. When Harvey saw that black box, there was a pensive look in his eyes.
However, he did not plan to choose a side. Nicole did not spare those people in front of her a glance.
Her face was unsmiling, as cold as winter’s storm, her coldness shrouding Snow entirely.
With her glare directed at Snow, she said, “I repeat.
Pick them up.” Her voice was icy cold. Gary could no longer stand Nicole’s persistent “denial” to admit the allegation.
He swiftly approached her and spoke to her in a deep and cold voice, “Enough, Nicole! Snow is kind enough.
Apologize to her, quick!” Gary felt that trying to persuade Nicole to apologize was all he could do for her sake.
After all, being brought to the police station was a consequence far direr than losing face. Raine dug her nails into her palm when she saw that.
She went to Gary, wanting to pull him away as she said angrily, “Gary, she’s despicable.
You should just stay away from her!” She thought, ‘I’m the one who is supposed to be Gary’s girlfriend in the public eye!” Snow was taken aback in the face of Nicole’s furious glare.
But she immediately recollected herself.
Her face gave off a hint of fluster.
Despite Gary’s interference, she sneered as she said,” Fine, Nicole.
You’re about to be in great trouble now, yet you’re acting stubborn.
Or do you want me to make everything in plain sight? Well, you ask for it!” After she said that, Snow opened the black box.
A hint of smug satisfaction crept into her expression as she did that.
“Look closely.
I have enough evidence to prove you guilty of stealing my diamond.
Follow me to the police station now!” Fully immersed in her joy, she was oblivious to the expressions of the surrounding people that had become rather strange. It was as though someone had pushed the pause button, everything froze.
No one was moving at all.
Instead, everyone was dumbstruck upon staring at the item in the box. Even Raine was wide-eyed when she saw the item in her sister’s hand.
She rubbed her eyes, wondering if she saw things because she had been too tired recently.
Chapter 325
Chapter 325 After a few seconds of silence, Snow then realized she did not hear any response echoing her remarks from the surrounding people.
She felt odd and wanted to say something further, but Raine gently pulled her sleeve. Snow was startled.
The moment she looked down at the item in her hand, her face turned grave. There was no pink diamond in that box.
It was a crystal-clear purple diamond more than double the size of Snow’s diamond! ‘What on earth is happening?!’ Everyone finally came to their senses.
Murmurs could be heard from the crowd: “Didn’t she say it was a ten-carat pink diamond? But that’s obviously a twenty-five-carat purple diamond.” “Exactly.
It’s different from what Snow claimed.
Could it be the color of the diamond has changed?” When they were puzzled, a derisive voice came from behind. “What are you, stupid or something? That’s the default packaging method for this kind of unique and exquisite diamonds when they are sent across the borders to our country.
Look at the serial number below that purple diamond, and you’ll know it’s a high-rated one.
So, there’s no way its color would change! “Fine.
Let’s assume, even though it’s unlikely, the color changed due to some methods.
It’s impossible that its purity would change, let alone its size, which became more than double overnight! To everyone’s surprise, the one speaking was Jack Pearson! It was known that the Pearson family had gained wealth in the jewelry industry, so his words were highly credible. After listening to his words, there was a strange look in everybody’s eyes, including Jack, when they looked at Nicole. ‘In other words, Nicole has a purple diamond, which is far more valuable than the pink diamond Snow claimed to be hers? ‘Who would have gone after a smaller diamond if they had a topmost diamond in size more than double the smaller one?’ When they thought of that, they turned to look at Snow, wondering why Snow would accuse someone like Nicole, who already had a purple diamond with a quality far higher than hers. Snow stared at the magnificent purple diamond before her in disbelief. “Impossible!” Snow directed her gaze at Nicole, her eyes bloodshot.
She no longer looked like the decent girl with the poise that everyone had thought her to be.
She asked, “Where did you get this diamond?” She snarled in her mind, There’s no way Nicole can own a high-grade diamond.
Even I could only get it from Harvey!’ A cold glint filled Nicole’s eyes when she was looking at Snow, who did not show any remorse.
She radiated an intimidating beauty. She bypassed the stupefied Gary, who was blocking her way.
Gary was looking at that purple diamond.
He could barely conceal his shock.
However, what followed next was a pensive torpor.
‘I should’ve known it.
Nicole and Jared Johnston are in a relationship, and that kind of guy can buy Nicole any top-grade diamonds anytime!’ He parted his lips.
But eventually, nothing came out of his mouth. At that moment, Snow was the only one Nicole glared at.
Standing gracefully tall in front of Snow, Nicole looked down at this cousin who had been messing with her since her return to the Riddle family. Snow shuddered in response to Nicole’s icy stare.
The black box fell off her trembling hand and hit the ground.
The magnificent diamond came off and rolled, radiating a blinding dazzle.