Ch. 36..40: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 36-40

Chapter 36

The crowd watched their reactions, so how could they not know what was happening? The tables have turned, and everyone found Celia, who went for wool and came home shorn, utterly shameless. Celia saw them looking at her with their mocking eyes and wanted to say something. But she was really scared of Nicole’s gaze, so she could only leave dispiritedly. Nicole only stopped looking when the both of them left solemnly. She would have slapped Celia in the face if it weren’t for her principle of not hitting women. However, Nicole still had a long way to go. So she might get her back for this in the future! At that moment, Lulu and Bradley appeared out of nowhere and spoke to Nicole, “Nicole, you’re so cool!” Celia was the most overbearing girl in Class A, and Nicole had actually shaken her just by looking at her. “Though you’re cool, Celia is a very vindictive person.” Lulu looked at Nicole worriedly. Even though the Rowe family was not on the same level as the Riddle family or the Woods family, they were still the top family in the city. Nicole had just humiliated Celia, so Celia might get revenge on her. Nicole saw through Lulu. While clearing her food tray, she said, “She can’t do anything to me, don’t worry.”

Lulu was relieved when she heard that and gave Nicold a sweet smile. “Okay, you’re the best, Nicole!” After they were done eating, the three of them went back to class. It was Ms. Emerson’s class in the afternoon. Nicole did not do her night revision last night, so she was expecting Ms. Emerson to lecture her. However, Ms. Emerson only smiled at her without saying anything else. Nicole thought about what happened this morning and understood that Ms. Emerson was thankful for her. However, she did it just because she could not stand watching Mr. Kennedy bullying people. She did not expect to get Ms. Emerson’s liking, but the feeling was not bad either. Nicole listened in class in peace, unaware that the video where Austin addressed her as her boss was uploaded to the school forum. That post had gotten thousands of engagements and comments; most of

them questioned the authenticity of the video. After all, Austin was known for not submitting to anyone. How could he possibly address Nicole, who had beaten him up before, his boss? But as there were many eyewitnesses in the cafeteria during that incident, the doubtful comments were immediately taken over by people discussing Nicole’s family background. After all, there were not many people who could make Austin yield in San Joto. However, Nicole’s online identity was protected so well that none of them managed to dig out anything about her. The school’s computer geniuses suspected that Nicole came from a powerful background. At that moment, Nicole was clueless about the dramas on the Internet. She packed her stuff after the class ended and was about to head to Royal Creek Institute’s dormitory to have a look. Coincidentally, Bradley also lived on campus. So, the both of them agreed to walk back together, and Bradley would take Nicole to her dormitory. The senior students were all living at Mirstone, and every dorm had three rooms. Since the students who studied at Royal Creek Institute were all from notable families in San Joto, the school would not snub them as well, so the facilities in the dorm were all of the top quality. Nicole walked slowly with her bag as she listened to Bradley introduce the dormitory areas to her. Suddenly, Nicole frowned as they walked to a secluded area. Her sharp senses were telling her that something was not right about that place. But when Nicole saw Bradley walking forward mindlessly, she hurried and walked by his side. If there was any danger, Nicole would bear the brunt. As expected, a gang of people surrounded Nicole when they walked past a corner. “Are you Nicole?” The pack leader looked fierce as his gaze traveled from Nicole’s head to her toes. “That’s me.” Nicole immediately admitted fearlessly. “Nicole…” Bradley felt a headache as he thought, ‘Does this lady know when to be afraid?’ “Hold her down!” The leader seemed to know about Nicole’s skills as he immediately got two of his lackeys to pin Nicole down. As for him, he had a wooden rod in his hand and was about to use it to hit Nicole!

 

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Seeing that Nicole was in danger, Bradley pushed her subconsciously, “Run!” Then, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward to defend Nicole. He had the urge to snatch away that man’s wooden stick. However, his thin and small body did not help at all. Instead, he was sent flying with just one kick from the other party. “Where did this nerd come from? Get out! Don’t get in the way of my business!” Jack, Wayne, and Gary happened to witness everything from afar. Jack exclaimed, “Isn’t that Cain Fletcher from Northon Institute next door? Didn’t he get a beating from Gary and beg for mercy? How dare he appear at our school?” “Gary, look! The person surrounded by Cain’s men, isn’t that Nicole?” Gary saw it too. He looked at Cain with eyes full of annoyance. The Royal Creek Institute’s high school department was Gary’s territory. It was as if Cain did not receive enough beating previously that he dared to mess with Gary’s territory. Wayne, on the other hand, although he never liked Nicole, had never approved of bullying girls. Seeing Cain bullying her, Wayne rolled up his sleeves, wanting to confront them. “Gary, Nicole is still a girl no matter the circumstances. These b*stards are acting so ruthlessly that they dare to bully a lady. Let’s go and show them what’s right or wrong.” But before Gary said anything, he noticed Nicole staring coldly at Cain. A glint of coldness flashed in Nicole’s eyes as she saw Bradley being kicked. She performed a roundhouse kick and knocked off the man trying to catch her from behind. Then, she ran to Bradley and helped him up. “Are you okay?” asked Nicole softly. Bradley’s lips parted. He wanted to say that he was fine and that she had nothing to worry about. But the excruciating pain from his belly changed his expression. When Nicole saw his expression, she knew that he had suffered a major wound. She turned and shot Cain an icy glare. Those who knew her would know that it was a sign of her raging anger. Nicole stared at Cain. “Who are you? Why are you causing a scene here?” Her tone was frosty. Surprisingly, Cain was somewhat intimidated by Nicole’s current expression. He had never felt so when facing anyone except Gary. ‘This girl is alone while I have so many men with me. Why should I be scared?’

He looked at Nicole and gave her a wicked smile. “You bullied the precious daughter of the Rowe family, and yet you dare to ask why we’re here? Do you know who Celia’s protectors are?» It turned out that Celia had deployed these hooligans to seek revenge on her behalf. Nicole sneered. “Oh? I was wondering where she had the guts to be loud this afternoon. So, I see she has a gangster backing her. I only know that the Royal Creek Institute’s high school department is under Gary’s territory. What place do you have here?” “You…” Cain had always hated it when people compared him to Gary. His history of being put on his knees while confronting Gary was the biggest shame of his life. He looked at Nicole and spewed a few words through his gritted teeth, “Everyone! Charge! Give her a good beating!” Gary, who was nearby, felt that Nicole was not someone ordinary. He raised his eyebrows and stood still to observe the situation. Upon seeing Nicole in danger, Wayne wanted to rush forward and help her, but Jack stopped him. “Hey, why are you in such a rush. Didn’t you see that Gary hasn’t made any move?” Jack signaled with his lips. There was nothing Wayne could do. As long as Gary did not take the first step, he would not dare to act rashly. Therefore, he could only watch Nicole worriedly. Looking at the men swinging their batons, Nicole did not twitch at all. She ordered Bradley,“ Run! Quickly!” She did not even bother to turn her head. Bradley saw the bunch of thugs approaching them with stares, feeling frightened. He bore the pain and pulled Nicole as he ran while shouting, “Nicole, are you stupid? There are so many of them. Are you waiting to get beaten up by staying there? No matter how powerful you are, you can’t fight all of them alone!” Nicole saw that Bradley was limping in pain, yet he did not forget to drag her along to escape. Her eyes became deep with emotion. The men behind them sped up their steps when they realized that both of them were fleeing. Bradley felt that he was slowing Nicole down. Just as he wanted to let go of her hand and ask her to leave him behind, Nicole let go of his hand and turned back.

Bradley looked back dumbfoundedly. After throwing the luggage onto the ground, Nicole rushed to the thugs. She tilted her head slightly and signaled them to come at her. Like lightning, she dashed past through the middle of the gang. The thugs quickly raised their batons, wanting to attack Nicole. Yet, before they could act, each of them was sent flying by Nicole with a kick. They were all lying on the ground while clutching their stomachs, especially Cain. He had been elbowed and punched before Nicole sent him a final flying kick. An unrefined hooligan like Cain was no match to Nicole’s skill and speed. As a result, Cain, who had been sent flying to the ground, fainted from all the pain. Nicole withdrew her legs and stood there quietly. All she saw were weak opponents lying all over the ground. The wind blew and lifted her locks. Her face was beaming with beauty and a heroic charm. Bradley was stunned by that sight. It took him a while to realize that Nicole was taking revenge for him. Not only Bradley, Gary and the two boys who witnessed it were also stunned. They had always known that Nicole was skillful but did not know she was at this level. She could actually fight more than ten men all alone!

 

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Wayne could not help but exclaim, “Nicole is so OP! Is she even a human?” There were also mixed feelings in Jack’s eyes. He casually asked, “Gary, even you could not defeat Nicole, right? No wonder she said she didn’t need your protection. She’s actually this tough!” They did not receive any response from Gary, so they turned to look at him. Gary, who was usually insouciant, was frozen with his gaze fixated on Nicole. It was as if he was stunned by her. Jack was startled for a moment. Then, he teased Gary. “Gary, are you fascinated by her?” It was only then Gary came to his senses. Although he heard what Jack said, he did not bother to refute him. It seemed like Nicole did not need his help at all. At the thought of this, Gary’s eyes tainted with ambivalence. He turned around and spoke to the two of them, “Let’s go!” Nicole did not notice the three of them leaving. She was looking down at those thugs with furrowed brows. ‘These boys are so incompetent. They are far inferior to the robot soldiers I trained, yet they have the balls to bully others?’ Nicole stopped thinking about these. She walked to the side to pick up her bag and then carried Bradley, who was still in shock. She was going to send him to the hospital. After that day’s chaos, Nicole was not in the mood to go for dorm viewing. She planned to head back to the Riddle family’s residence instead. She whipped out her phone and called the Riddle family’s driver to send them to the hospital. Nicole was still supporting Bradley. It was only when they had arrived at the school’s entrance that he managed to take a breather. He spoke with difficulty, “Nicole, thank you for avenging me. But you’re really good! None of them could defeat you!”

Bradley sounded excited as he spoke. Nicole smiled indifferently. Bradley suffered because of her, so she would not let his suffering be in vain. As the two were chatting, the driver arrived. He was surprised to see Nicole looking shabby, But he did not comment or ask about it. Instead, he sent them to the best hospital in San Joto.

During the consultation, Bradley was very reserved as he had never been to such a top-tier hospital. On the other hand, Nicole was expressionless. All she wanted was for Bradley to recover as soon as possible. He was such a bookworm. She hoped his injuries would not affect his revision for the upcoming test. Bradley saw that Nicole did not blink while she was paying the whopping medical bills. Then, he looked at the Riddle family’s driver who was running up and down. It was at that point that he realized Nicole’s family background was not simple. After the doctor left, Bradley pulled Nicole’s sleeve and said sorrily, “Nicole, I’ll definitely pay you back.” Nicole knew that although Bradley came from the well-to-do Robertson family, he was the second son that was not loved. The pocket money his parents gave him was not much. Hence, he could not possibly have money to repay her. Furthermore, the thugs were here for Nicole. Bradley was only dragged into this mess because of her. Nicole gave him a reassuring smile. “I don’t need you to repay me. Just make sure that your exam grades for this month are still at the top ranking.” Seeing that she was serious about it, Bradley nodded vigorously. “I will definitely work hard for it!” The driver’s eyes also widened in astonishment upon seeing Nicole pay for the expensive bills without hesitation. He could clearly see that the card Nicole used to make payment was not the gold card given by the Riddle family. Instead, it was a plain black card. As a driver for the Riddle family, he had witnessed all sorts of situations. With just a glance, he could tell it was a supreme black card. There were only ten supreme black cards in the world. It had no spending limit and was also a status symbol. Those who managed to get their hands on it are of the world’s top elites. Anyone in prestigious events would recognize the uniqueness of this black card. The hospital was the best in San Joto. And the doctor’s respectful attitude proved that he was right about Nicole. The driver wiped off the sweat from his forehead and looked at Nicole with more respect. After sending Bradley back to school, Nicole ordered the driver to drive her back to the Riddle’s Residence. As soon as she stepped into the house, Gloria welcomed her with a hug. She examined her, from head

to toe. “I heard from Joe that you went to the hospital. Did you get hurt? Let me have a look.” Daniel also stared at her nervously. A man like him was not capable of caring words, but the expression on his face said it all. Looking at how caring everyone was to her, Nicole felt warm inside her. She answered in a soft voice, “I’m fine. My classmate was hurt, so I brought him to the hospital. You guys have nothing to worry about.” Realizing their dubious expression, she could not help but briefly explain the whole situation to them. It was only then that Gloria let loose. She turned around and looked at her sons standing in a row against the wall. It was obvious that Stanley rushed over. His collar was untidied. Spencer and Samuel seemed like they had just received a scolding. Their heads were lowered as they dared not to speak. Samuel noticed that Nicole was back; he gave her a slight wink. Nicole thought it was funny. She spotted Gloria, who was about to get angry again, so she UTOPIEI JU pulled her arms. “I’m hungry.” As soon as Gloria heard that her daughter was hungry, she did not bother to scold her sons. Instead, she quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare a meal. Samuel smiled at Nicole, full of gratitude. He had been listening to Gloria’s nag the whole day; he could not bear another one. But seeing his expressionless sister, he felt a sense of guilt again. They failed to protect their own younger sister from bullies again. At the thought of this, he held Nicole’s hands. “Nicole, it was my fault that I didn’t take care of you. When I have the chance, I’ll make sure to head to Northon Institute and avenge you,” said Samuel

 

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Spencer and Stanley nodded with serious looks on their faces. The thought of Cain causing a ruckus in Royal Creek Institute angered them. Luckily, Nicole was skillful enough to escape from them. Nicole’s explanation was brief, so they eventually thought that Nicole and Bradley had to go through many hurdles to escape. Looking at them, Nicole could not help but let outa smile. She was touched by them. At that moment, the meal was served. Gloria looked at Nicole. “You must’ve used up all your energy already. Didn’t you say you were hungry? Hurry, eat up,” she said gently. Nicole nodded and picked up her spoon to help herself with the steamed fish in front of her. Upon seeing this, Gloria laughed and spoke to Daniel, “Nicole is just like you. She likes fish too.” Daniel looked at her and smiled. Just like that, everyone was happily sitting around the table for a meal as one big family. The past two days, Norah had been hanging out with Celia and the rest with the excuse of being angry. She had not been having dinner at home.

Although Gloria was worried, she could not bear to say much on the phone. So, she could only remind her to get home earlier. Yet, it turned out that Norah’s absence brought the family together harmoniously. Since Nicole was going to stay in school from the next day onwards, Gloria had prepared a delicious feast. Samuel loved Gloria’s steak the most. That day, a piece of black pepper steak was placed right in front of him. He devoured it happily, and his face was filled with sauce stain. Spencer, who was sitting next to Samuel, watched him eating messily. He said in disgust,“ Look at you, eating like a wolf. Don’t ever tell others that you’re my brother.” Samuel stared at him in disapproval. But the steak filled up his mouth that he could not refute Spencer properly. He could only mumble a reply, “Mmm…don’t want you mmmph be my mmmphther eitmer!”. He was trying to say, “I don’t want you to be my brother either!” Everyone was amused by his reply and started laughing. The Riddle family had a good time at dinner.

After dinner, Nicole returned to her room and took out the laptop from her bag. She had installed and run the cleaning program for one day and one night. It should be enough to remove all the tracking codes. Nicole switched on the laptop and continued her mission. She ran her own monitoring program, and it was a success. She could see the company’s accounts. As expected, there are many issues with this company’s accounts. Most were deficits caused by corruption. Looking at those numbers in red, Nicole quickly completed her mission and waited for the other party to transfer her the money. As soon as she submitted her task, she received a notification on her phone in the next few seconds. Nicole raised her brows, wondering if they were monitoring her progress because they could respond in such a short time. Thinking of this, Nicole felt the shivers. Her fingers quickly ran through her keyboard. She wanted to investigate the background of the company that gave her the task Nicole was staring at the flashing pages on her computer. As expected, it was just a dummy corporation. There was no actual information to be found. Nicole’s face turned grave. She was very sure that the other party was trying to trap her by making her take on this task just to get her IP address. All of a sudden, she remembered a ten-million-dollar warrant on The Hunters. They might have used a lot of methods but failed to track her down. So, they resorted to such a method to trap her. A glint of cold light flashed past Nicole’s eyes. Since they could set a trap to trick her, she could do the same. It was too early to determine who the hunter was. She quickly logged out of that account and created a new one to log into The Hunters again. Looking at the warrant pinned on top of the page, she immediately took on the task without hesitation Once someone took on the task, the other party would definitely make an appearance to inform them about the target and requirements of the task. As long as Nicole got a chance to be in contact with

them, she could find a flaw and track them down. After a minute, Nicole received a message from them. She clicked on the conversation. It showed that the target of the task was a top hacker going by the name “Lucifer.” The requirements were simple: investigate the hacker’s personal information in real life. Nicole stared at those cold words blankly. She frowned a little, typed a few words, and pressed send. “Do you have more leads? It’s difficult for me to proceed with such little information.” The other party replied instantly, “Sorry, I don’t have the information you need.” Nicole looked at this sentence and thought for a moment, “Then what is the deadline?” The same reply came with the same speed. Scanned with CamScanner At that point, Nicole immediately understood that it was a system reply. She was not speaking to an actual human. This totally wiped off any possibility for her to find out the IP address of the other party. Facing such a cunning and cautious opponent, Nicole frowned. She had quite many enemies, but only a few could reach this level. She ran through a few possible names in her head but ruled them out. ‘Who could it be?’ Carrying these questions in her head, she slept off. The next day, Nicole seemed distracted during her morning running and martial arts training. Even Samuel, who invited her to the run, was left behind. Nicole only realized that upon reaching home. But since she had finished the route, Nicole did some simple stretching before heading downstairs for breakfast. No one knew when Norah had come home the night before. That morning, she was seated with Spencer at one side while waiting for Nicole to have breakfast together. After a while, Samuel came home out of breath. He quickly rushed to the table and drank a few sips of water. Then, he complained to Nicole, “Nicole, you ran too fast. I feel like running with you is so much more tiring than training with my coach for a day.” It seemed like he had made a reckless decision that morning. He did not expect his sister, with martial art talent, to be an athlete. Spencer thought he was exaggerating, so he mocked him, “Even a girl can run faster than you. Shouldn’t you admit that you’re too weak for a guy?”

When Samuel heard him, his eyes widened, showing dissatisfaction. “If you have the guts, you should try running with Nicole for once. I bet you can’t even finish one lap!”

 

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That morning was the day when Samuel understood Nicole’s ability. Even a basketball player who had been going for daily morning runs like him could not catch up with her. He exclaimed at the level of her running speed. Spencer continued to sneer, “I don’t mind trying. I’m definitely better than you!” Seeing that the two brothers are about to get into a fight, Stanley said, “Enough! Nicole is still waiting for us to begin the meal. Aren’t we sending her off to school today? We’ll have to leave earlier.” As soon as Samuel and Spencer heard this, they stopped arguing and sat down to eat. Norah felt jealous that Nicole received so much attention for just staying in school. In Norah’s eyes, Nicole did not pester to go to school for her grades but to spend more time with the brothers and take away all the love and attention from Norah. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Norah could not help but say, “Mom, all of them are staying on campus. I’m left alone at home. I want to stay on campus too.” At this, everyone was stunned. Samuel asked naively, “Norah, didn’t you say that the environment in school wasn’t great, so you didn’t want to go with us?” They had asked her before while they were staying in school. That time, Norah was strongly against it. He wondered what had happened to her. Norah sobbed. “Last time, I was scared of my classmates bullying me. But now I’ve already gotten to know them, and I want to get closer to all of you. Furthermore… If I stay at school, I can take care of Nicole. After all, I’ve been at the Royal Creek Institute longer, so I’m more familiar with the place.” Hearing this, Daniel agreed. “I think you’re right.” Then, he looked at Gloria immediately, “Why not let Norah stay in school too?” Gloria hesitated for a moment. She felt that Daniel had a hidden agenda, but she nodded, ” Alright, I’ll ask the family butler to pack her things.” As she was speaking, Gloria walked up the stairs. Norah was a little stunned by what had just happened, ‘What’s going on?’ Previously, when Nicole wanted to stay in school, the Riddles were reluctant.

Now that it was her turn, they did not give it a second thought. It was as if they were waiting for this day to come! At that moment, Norah slightly regretted her request to stay on campus. ‘Could it be that I will never

have the chance to move back in after leaving?’ But word was already out. Norah could only take a bet. At least now, Samuel still treated her sincerely. Her parents did not love her the same as before, so she should at least retain her brother’s love and attention. As these thoughts were going through her head, she had a firmer look in her eyes. She went upstairs to pack her things after taking a few bites. When Nicole and the rest finished breakfast, they saw Norah bring down a few pieces of luggage. Spencer was shocked upon seeing her luggage. “Norah, why are you bringing so many bags? Are you planning to have a vacation at school?” he asked. The moment Stanley looked at Norah’s belongings as high as a mountain, he could not help but laugh. Compared to Nicole, who had only brought one duffle bag, Norah’s luggage was way too much. Norah felt awkward by their reactions and blushed. “I’m not. It’s just that I saw Nicole bringing so little things. I’m worried she might need some stuff, so I packed many things!” Deep down, she knew that all of it was her favorite clothing. There were quite a lot more which she had not put in yet! After she said that, everyone looked at her in shock. It was unexpected that Norah could be this thoughtful. Nicole noticed that Norah was using her as an excuse. She looked at Norah with a smile.” Norah, thank you for being so thoughtful. But I’m not used to using other people’s belongings. You can put it back.” This reply stunned Norah. She could feel her face raging in flames. But everyone was staring at her. She could only reply awkwardly, “Alright then… Alfred, bring these two bags back upstairs.” She could only leave her two bags behind reluctantly. “We’re almost running late. Let’s go. I don’t want to be late to school for such a trivial matter.” Nicole glanced at Norah and turned around. “Nicole, wait for me!” Spencer followed her while Stanley quietly put on his school uniform and left with them. Samuel was the only one who stayed and helped Norah with her luggage. Gloria walked them out. Nicole took the passenger’s seat while the three boys took the back seat. Norah was awkwardly left behind. “Spencer, Samuel, where should I sit?”

Gloria saw this and quickly said, “Norah, you have a lot of bags. I’ll let Joe drive another car and send you to the dormitory instead.” “Huh?” Norah almost broke down. But Samuel and Spencer did not notice that. “Norah, we’re leaving now!” “Sam—”Norah tried to speak, but the car had already driven off. She could only sit in that unglamorous and old car alone to school. “Norah, if anything happens in school, don’t forget to call me,” said Gloria with a warm smile. “Alright.” Norah forced a smile. But deep down, her hatred against Nicole deeper. “Just wait and see. I will take back the love and attention from my brothers.’ Soon, Nicole and the boy’s car arrived at school first. Because of what happened the day before, Samuel and Spencer were worried that someone would bully Nicole again. Throughout the journey, they had been asking Nicole to let them accompany her to school. The boys did not leave until she had chosen her room and settled in. Nicole only went to the classroom when it was almost time for class. In class, Bradley was excitedly describing Nicole’s heroic act to Lulu. When he reached the part where Nicole could defeat more than ten men alone, he was practically dancing. He even stood up and mimicked all her moves which made his story interesting. Lulu was very entertained by his story too. As Nicole walked in, she saw Bradley standing on the bench and acting in front of Lulu. So, he must have recovered already. Bradley and Lulu quickly rushed to her side the moment they saw her. Lulu broke the silence,” Nicole, I’ve heard about what happened yesterday from Bradley. How did you do it? I’ve only seen one fighting dozens of people in movies!” Bradley added, “I wasn’t lying! Nicole really did defeat all of them alone! Especially Cain, he got beaten so hard that he could not even stand. Don’t even mention the embarrassment!”