Ch. 671..675: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 671-675

Chapter 671

Ms. Emerson saw Nicole as soon as she entered the classroom. “Welcome back, Nicole,” she said gently. Nicole smiled and said, “Thank you, Ms. Emerson.”

The two had a tacit understanding; Ms. Emerson was unspeakably grateful for Nicole; had Nicole not chosen her as the head teacher, she would probably not have been awarded the excellent teacher award.

She knew she had gone too far at first, and almost passed up such an outstanding student. She now told herself that she would treat Nicole doubly well from now on.

No one dared to mess with Nicole again when everyone saw Ms. Emerson had such a high regard for Nicole.

As much as Vivian hated Nicole, she had to keep her displeasure to herself because of the presence of Ms. Emerson.

The morning class had begun. At lunch break, Nicole decided to go to the cafeteria. She knew she would attract attention, but she still had to go because Austin and others would look for her.

Sure enough, as soon as Nicole and Lulu sat down, Austin and others swaggered into the cafeteria and came in front of Nicole.

“Welcome back, boss!”

“We missed you so much.”

Nicole rolled her eyes at them. “You all are in the top twenty in the grade. Don’t call Boss again, as if we’re gangsters or something. It doesn’t befit the image of top students.”

What Nicole said struck them dumb for a moment.

“You’re right, boss. We are already top students.” “Exactly. Our demeanor should befit that of our identity.” Sammey quickly echoed. “Then what should we call you from now on, boss?” They got a little confused. “Just call me by name,” Nicole said. “Huh?” ‘Isn’t that disrespectful?’ “What?” Nicole shot him a lock.

Austin immediately obliged and said, “Yes, Nicole.”

He did not feel he deserved to call her by name, but still obliged, and the others followed suit.

“Will you still give her tuition, Nicole?”

Nicole glared at them. “No more free lunch.”

They all pulled a face upon hearing her reply.

But Nicole did not bother to look at them again. “I gave you all tuition previously because I didn’t want you all to get kicked out and also because of the bet. It was a desperate measure in a desperate time. If you all want to keep your grades, depend on yourselves from now on. Don’t let my previous time and effort spent on you all go to waste.”

They felt sad to hear that, but it inexplicably ignited a fighting spirit within them.

“We got it. Thank you, bo- Nicole.” Sammey nearly made a slip of the tongue.

Everyone else thanked Nicole, and the lunch break turned into a thank-you party. After the meal, Austin said, “Before you left, you asked us to wait for you in the morning with the guy called Zeke. But we don’t know him and have only found out that he is from the Northon Institute next door.”

“Uh-huh.” Nicole nodded. “He wants to learn martial arts with me. I remember you all said you wanted to learn, too.”

They had talked about it a few times before in class.

“We used to be interested, but now we don’t think we still have the energy,” several others said. “We’re going to concentrate on our studies.”

If they wanted to keep up with the current learning progress, they would have to work hard for a while.

“You all are right. But if you all are still interested, come to the sports field tomorrow morning, but give up the soonest if you’re not interested .” Nicole could not care less.

Seeing that no one was joining , Austin gritted his teeth and raised his hand. “I’m joining!”

 

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He would support whatever Nicole did. “I-I want to join, too.” Bradley’s voice came from the other side.

Nicole glanced sideways at him. “Why do you want to join?”

“I-I also want to learn martial arts so that I can protect myself.” He thought he could fight previously, but after seeing Nicole’s skills, he was very envious.

“Then I will see you tomorrow.” Nicole nodded in agreement.

Bradley and Austin were jumping for joy. Lulu and June could not help but chuckle at the sight.

After the meal, they went outside together. While they were going, they bumped into Snow and Raine, who looked surprised to see Nicole back.

They felt depressed at the thought of so many people at the family dinner falling over themselves, trying to brown – nose Nicole. It made the two of them feel as if they were not in the same league as Nicole was. Snow might be grateful to Nicole for helping her recover the pink diamond, but she still had a hard feeling toward Nicole inside.

Raine was even more so when seeing Nicole surrounded by so many people. The moment they passed each other, Raine spewed her insult, saying, “I was wondering what that terrible smell was in the canteen today; it turned out to be that of a yokel.”

It infuriated Bradley and Austin at once. “Who are you talking about?”

They all knew that previously on the school forum, everyone said Nicole was a yokel. The fact that Raine still mentioned it despite those posts had been taken down really pissed them off.

Startled by the two of them, Raine immediately played the victim’s card. “Help! The hooligans are beating people up!” While doing so, she did not forget to smear Nicole. “Have you forgotten that you’re from the Riddle family? How can you mingle with the hooligans? You might not be ashamed of yourself, but please think of the Riddle family!”

Those people who were on Raine’s side previously remained silent this time. Now that everyone knew what Nicole was capable of and her relationship with Sebastian, the next governor, no one would want to offend Nicole.

Without the ridicule and discussion of the people around her, Raine’s provocation looked like a joke, somewhat untenable.

Lulu could not help but step forward and said, “Why don’t you keep on talking? Is it because you’re embarrassed to find that no one gives a damn about you?”

“Yeah, the entire school now knows that Nicole isn’t a yokel. You two are talking nonsense to slander Nicole. I wonder what you two are up to.”

This immediately changed the way everyone looked at the two sisters.

Snow sensed something was wrong and immediately pulled Raine aside. “Stop talking nonsense, could you?”

‘Still using such a bad trick, Raine really hasn’t wised up at all.’

“Snow!” Raine was frustrated , but Snow could not care less about her.

Looking at Nicole, Snow smiled gracefully. “I would like to thank you for helping me get back the pink diamond at the Holder family party last time.”

‘She didn’t say thank you last time, but now wants to thank me in public.’ Nicole could not help but laugh.’ Snow just want to shore up her persona.’

Nicole did not want to play along. “That won’t be necessary. You blamed me for losing your pink diamond last time. Now that I’ve helped you recover it, shouldn’t you issue a statement to clarify the truth of the matter?”

Snow did not expect that Nicole would use her words to turn against her. There was a subtle change in her expression. “Í-It’s true that I’ve misunderstood you before. So, how would you like me to clarify?”

Nicole smiled. “Just post a statement on the school forum; it is something that you and Raine are very good at, isn’t it?”

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Snow and Raine instantly looked embarrassed. Everyone knew the dirty things that the sisters did to Nicole previously; they posted false allegations and manipulated public opinion on the school forum. At this time, the people around them felt even more disgusted with the two of them.

Seeing that there was no other way to save face, Snow had no choice but to agree. “Okay, don’t worry. I will post the statement once I go back.”

Only then Nicole was satisfied and walked out. But as soon as she was about to walk out the door, she stopped in her tracks, as if remembering something.

“I forgot to tell you; the last time when I went back to the manor the night the diamond went missing, Norah had been back but left without going upstairs. Could she have taken something and not dared to go upstairs?”

The two sisters were stunned in an instant upon hearing that.

“What do you mean?”

‘Could it be that Norah stole the pink diamond? But how could it be her? She had been dancing to our tune all this while; she wouldn’t have the guts to do so.’

“What do I mean? Think for yourselves.” Nicole snorted and left.

Norah had pulled tricks on her previously . But because she was still in the Riddle family, Nicole did not want to humiliate her and her parents, and Snow and Raine to go to her parents if they found out. But now, she had nothing to worry about. Norah should bear the consequences for daring to frame her.

Watching Nicole and the others leave, Raine gritted her teeth and said, “Snow, she is just trying to draw a wedge between us. Norah wouldn’t dare-“.

Snow shot her a glare. “What do you know? Do you really think that Norah is willing to dance attendance to us? She has been using you.”

Raine’s eyes widened, as it was hard for her to believe what Snow said. “Has she?”

Frustrated at seeing that her sister was so naïve , Snow lost her appetite and turned to leave. The thought of Norah depressed her. ‘How dare you scheme against me? You’d better watch out for how I will fix you.’

Snow posted a statement to clarify the matter in the afternoon. As if she wanted to avoid humiliation, she made the statement as simple as possible, but it still caused a lot of discussion. Many people in the school knew that Nicole was a genius, a wizard. They started to trample over Snow, saying that they regretted voting for her as the most beautiful girl of the school, that she had a pretty face but no brain, and that she had framed Nicole. All in all, Snow’s reputation had completely gone to the dogs.

Edwin rolled his eyes and smirked when he saw the post, turning to look at Harvey, who was reading the speech script. “Do you really want to be together with Snow? With all due respect, she’s not no longer the most beautiful girl in school. Why are you still keeping her around you?”

Edwin had always thought that Harvey had let Snow follow him because the most-beautiful -girl title could boost his ego. After all, as successful as the Riddle family was, but it was still not good enough for him.

Snow was so fake; he wondered why Harvey was into her other than for her pretty face and academic performance.

Harvey was still reading the script and did not spare a glance at Edwin. He just said in a gentle but distant tone of voice, “When did I say that I was going to be with Snow?”

Edwin turned to look at him, “Come on, Harvey. It has gone viral. People say that you treat Snow specially, and have bought her a valuable pink diamond. She has been bragging about it everywhere she goes. Who is going to believe that you’re not dating her?”

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Harvey listened to his rogue-like tone of voice and frowned. “Don’t talk to me like this. Also, don’t speculate about my relationship with Snow,” he said coldly.

All he was thinking now was Nicole; Snow’s name annoyed him. Edwin was shocked. Lately, he had been mingling with Preston and was influenced by his roguish way of talking, forgetting that Harvey hated that tone the most.

He smiled and quickly changed the topic.

Since Harvey did not like to mention Snow, he would instead talk about others, such as Nicole, the top hacker, and the new, most beautiful girl of the school.

“Harvey, don’t you want to know who has such a charm that even Snow has been dethroned from the most beautiful – girl position ? To be honest, I was shocked to see that girl for the first time; she was not only beautiful but also kept Austin under as her lackey.

Remembering all the things about Nicole amused Edwin, as Nicole’s appearance had deceived him at the time.

He waited enthusiastically for Harvey to ask him, only to see Harvey shoot him an inexplicable look. Edwin scratched his head in puzzlement. “What’s wrong with me you are looking at me like this?”

Harvey had finished reading the script and stretched out his hand to button the cuff on the right side. While he was at it, he looked at Edwin sideways and said in a normal tone of voice, “Did anyone tell you that curiosity killed the cat?”

‘Good lord, he’s threatening me, isn’t he?’

Edwin nodded hesitantly, not knowing what it had to do with what he said.

Harvey had finished packing up and was ready to go out.” My advice to you: don’t be nosy.”

With that, he stepped out the door, leaving Edwin to shudder at what he had said.

‘It looks like Harvey really hates that I’ve talked too much. But I can’t blame him; he hates people being inquisitive. I couldn’t hold back my curiosity and so I deserve it. Anyway, Harvey doesn’t know how lucky he is. I was trying to introduce Nicole to him, but he refused. If it weren’t for my inadequate skills, I would have courted Nicole. Harvey doesn’t really know how to appreciate her.’

The thought of Nicole filled his head as he recalled the time when Nicole was standing in front of the computer, fingers flying over the keyboard to show off her skills.

‘The program and skills that she has used last time are not commonly available in the market. They seem to belong to some organization. Could it be that Nicole has another identity?’

He could not help but look up Nicole’s ID, trying to find out what background she had. But apart from an account, there was no background information about Nicole. It was incredibly clean.

Not wanting to give up, Edwin tried again but found that the method he was proud of might have failed, and what appeared in front of him was still a blank.

‘Maybe Nicole’s skills are not something that I can crack. Will this mean I have no hope?’ Edwin was depressed. ‘It seems that I will need more time and effort to figure out Nicole’s identity.’

Then he took out his mobile phone with great interest. Looking at the reply on the screen, his eyes lit up.

‘This is a new account, but this person’s information is still well hidden. Her previous records have been consciously erased, and the leads are all baits, which means I still can find nothing. She is really cunning.’

There was no information found except that she was Lucifer. Nicole’s ID was so mysterious that it aroused Edwin’s curiosity . Edwin scratched his chin and felt his curiosity had been completely aroused.

“I don’t believe I can’t find out who is behind her!” As he spoke, he continued to hit the keyboard, trying to break through the firewall.

He wanted to find a chance to learn about Nicole’s true identity.

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But two hours later, Edwin still found nothing.

He looked at the time; Preston should be about to finish class, so he got up, left the school lounge, and hurried toward the school gate.

At this time, at the entrance of the school parked an extremely showy bright -blue motorcycle . Preston was sitting bored on it with a lollipop in his mouth while playing a game on his mobile phone. Not far behind them was a group of girls who wanted to get closer but were too afraid to do so.

Seeing Edwin coming, he frowned impatiently and threw his phone at him. “What took you so long?”

Edwin caught the phone in his hand and helped him win the round before returning it.

Preston looked at the victory on the screen. He said nothing, but just took a small black card out of his pocket and threw it into Edwin’s hand. “This is for you. You want to join me for basketball?”

Edwin put away the little card, then looked up at Preston. He suddenly found that his sharp facial features were inexplicably similar to Nicole’s, and he was hooked.

He thought it must be an illusion because he had been too busy lately. Edwin blinked his eyes. ‘They clearly look different. It’s all in my head.’

He came out of his daze with embarrassment. “I need to take care of something back at the office. So I can’t join you.”

Preston raked his hair irritably. “Okay, call me if anything. I’ll go over when I’m done.”,

Edwin nodded. Preston started the motorcycle and sped away. Going into the garage, Edwin got into his car and drove in the opposite direction.

Nicole walked out of the school not long after the two left.

She was in a hurry just now and just grabbed the school bag in her hand. When she was about to reach her destination , she carried her bag on her back and walked slowly to the café next to the school.

When Claus saw Nicole, he greeted her and asked enthusiastically. “What would you like today, Nicole?”

Nicole ordered a cup of caramel macchiato that she had tried last time. When Claus turned back to make the brew, she asked faintly, “Hasn’t he come today?”

Claus kept on doing what he was doing and replied briskly, “You miss our boss already, eh?”

Nicole had no expression on her face and turned to sit down at a table, as if she was not bothered by Claus’s nosiness. Claus then stopped what he was doing and took out his phone to call Max. “Nicole has arrived. Ask Mr. Johnston to come over early.”

There was a pause at the other end of the phone for a moment, as if the person was covering the microphone and asked the person next to him for instructions. Then Max replied, “Mr. Johnston asks you to entertain her; he will be there soon.”

Claus was relieved and took the freshly brewed caramel macchiato to Nicole. When he saw Nicole fiddling a pen between her fingers while studying, he could not help but smirk. Lately, Austin and his company had been frequenting his cafe, and he had heard from them that Nicole was a top student and genius, so he wondered why she still needed to study so hard.

He could not help saying, “Your caramel macchiato, Nicole.” Then he stood there for tens of seconds, waiting with certainty for Nicole to feel curious and say something to him.

Nicole did not look at him but just said, “Put it down.”

Words choked in Claus’s throat, and he was looking at Nicole when he sat back down.

‘She is cooler than Mr. Johnston; there is no superfluous word and gossip. She didn’t even talk much while I was standing there. Well, since she is not asking, I can’t just go over and tell her that Mr. Johnston will arrive soon. That will make me look stupid.’

He waited a little longer, and Jared had yet arrived. He became anxious, feeling not too happy, and so he texted Мах.

[When is the boss coming?]