Ch. 726..730: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 726-730

Chapter 726

The guy’s hand felt numb after Norah smacked it away. He looked at Norah in shock, racking his brain, trying to figure out why she was treating him this way, But looking at her icy face, he did not dare to get angry

He returned to his seat with indignation while grouching. “You’re just a fake. What are you so proud of? No one is obligated to dance to your tune.”

Norah’s uncooperative attitude inflamed the guy. But he was secretly unnerved and bowed his head at seeing Norah’s eyes, as he was afraid that she would send him to work with the props. Anyway, he knew that Norah now had no support from the Riddle family, and no one was afraid of her. The guy’s face looked much better at the thought of this.

Norah took off the debris on her head, only to find that the guy had been well-intentioned, but she did not bother. She thought she was the class leader, and he certainly did not dare to complain. But what happened next was completely unexpected to her, as the guy did not give a damn about her.

The guy’s family was much wealthier than hers now. At first, he flattered her, and the two became the so called “partner,” but now Norah’s status in her family had become somewhat special, so no one wanted to suck up to her. For this reason, the split between the two was completely normal, and no one was going to care.

Norah was desperate when the guy refused to go on stage and read through the script. She could only apologize. “It was my fault just now. I apologize. Let’s do a read-through.”

“What? Apologize? I’ve never heard that Miss Riddle would apologize.” The guy fumed. “What are you doing?” Norah was frustrated when the guy raised his voice.

“What am I doing? Why ask when it was you who showed me your terrible attitude?”

Norah was embarrassed. Seeing more and more people staring at her, she could only say, “Didn’t I apologize already? What else do you want?”

“Is this your apologetic attitude?” The guy was clearly not too happy.

She had given him an inch, and he wanted to take a yard; Norah did not know what more to say but pouted. She had no choice but to pacify him, but he was not appreciative of it.

In the waiting zone next door, Vivian looked at how Norah kowtowed to her classmate, and she said,” Who is Norah without the support of the Riddle family? In contrast, look at how gleeful Nicole is.”

Vivian felt unspeakably jealous as she watched Nicole being swarmed around by Gary and everyone else.

Oliver had liked Vivian, who had been sitting next to him in the class for a long time. He looked at her from the sidelines, her eyes glowing with an icy look engraved on his heart, and he could no longer recognize her.

A deep sense of disapproval flashed in his eyes as he thought of Vivian’s repeated actions against Nicole.

‘We’re all classmates. Is it necessary to make things deteriorate to such a stage? Nicole might have a cold personality, but she has never put on airs or done Vivian wrong despite her connection with the Riddle family. Has she?

Unfortunately, Vivian would never notice what others were thinking. Jealousy had completely consumed her, and she could no longer tell right from wrong.

“So what if she is the daughter of the Riddle family? She is a yokel.”

The faces of those around her changed instantly upon hearing what Vivian had said.

Gary, who had stayed silent all this while, stared at Vivian with frustration. “What are you talking about?”

He had put up with Vivian many times. But now, he had recognized his feelings for Nicole; he could not bear and did not want anyone to bully Nicole.

Jack and Wayne were also stunned, wondering why Gary was standing up for someone else when he had never done so previously.

Vivian looked at Gary’s grave face and was surprised by how protective Gary was of Nicole.

Chapter 727

It was rare to see the fear on the face of someone like her who had always been undaunted. But for the sake of ego, even if the person in front of her was Gary, she still brazened it out. “Did I say something wrong? Isn’t she just a village girl, yokel?”

There was a rare tinge of deep red and frostiness in his eyes as Gary

looked at Vivian.

Lulu also felt that Vivian had gone too far and wanted to speak for Nicole. But since Gary had spoken for her, Nicole stopped Lulu. “Let’s wait and see.”

She would not intervene since someone had taken care of Vivian.

Gary was angry at this point. “Vivian, you went too far by repeatedly picking a fight with Nicole. Do you still want to keep your position as the class leader?”

Vivian looked at Gary’s sullen face in fright, momentarily loss of words because Gary threatened her because of Nicole.

“Why are you so protective of Nicole?” She could not stand it anymore. Am I the only one who can see through Nicole’s disguise? She’s not as good as everyone thinks.’

Gary glanced at Nicole when questioned by Vivian. An unexplained rage rose within him when he saw her nonchalant expression. Since he could not bear it anymore, he thought he might as well admit his feelings for Nicole in public. “I like her. So what?”

Everyone at the scene was stunned. Even those in the adjacent Class A and Class C fell into silence. Vivian did not expect Gary to admit in public that he liked Nicole. The same went for Nicole; she was

dumbfounded for a long while, wondering what Gary was thinking.

But Lulu and June were looking at her with a meaningful look.

“What he thinks has nothing to do with me.” Nicole felt there was nothing she could do about it. Her words sounded cruel, but it was a rejection in disguise,

Everyone was surprised again by Nicole’s rejection of Gary, whose family was far more prominent than that of Nicole, which was the Riddle family.

Gary’s face looked extremely grave as if he had been humiliated in public.

Still, with a nonchalant expression, Nicole stood up and looked at Gary. “Mind yourself. Don’t cause more trouble for me, please.” She just wanted to go to school quietly and did not want to get into trouble. After that, she gave Vivian an icy look and then strode away from backstage.

“How dare you reject Gary?” Vivian looked on and muttered indignantly as Nicole left. Nicole did not only reject Gary but was also arrogant toward him. Vivian had liked Gary for a long time, and she hated Nicole for this. But as much as she hated Nicole, Gary did not spare a glance at her as he was chasing after Nicole.

Oliver saw this and nudged Vivian. “You should see reality clearly. You and Gary will never be possible.”

“Shut up!” Vivian shot her a glare and then turned to get the props. She was so humiliated because of Nicole. She told herself that she would make Nicole’s life difficult today.

Chapter 728

Backstage was too stuffy, so Nicole went out to get some fresh air. As she went, she bumped into someone head-on.

She dodged subconsciously, but when she looked up, she saw Harvey.

Harvey seemed to be surprised that he would bump into someone whom he had not seen for many days backstage.

His eyes brightened up, but his expression remained indifferent.

“How are you?”

Nicole raised an eyebrow. Of course, she was fine.

“I’m great.”

As she was about to leave, Harvey suddenly grabbed her hand,

Gary was catching up at the time and saw the interaction between Nicole and Harvey. He was stunned for a second before he quickly hid in the shadows and observed them. He wondered if Harvey was also taking a liking to Nicole.

Nicole looked back at the handsome Harvey with displeasure, seemingly seeing the sullen guy again. There was always a strong desire for destruction in his eyes, as if he had the greatest malice toward the world and did not have the slightest love for everything. No one, including Nicole, liked such a person. It did not help that Harvey was trying to pursue her.

She broke free of his grip and looked at him with disgust. “I’ve told you many times; we aren’t that close.”

‘Yet he keeps on stalking me.’

Harvey looked at her; she had put on makeup for the performance, looking even more stunning in a fairy dress. But the disgust in her eyes was exactly the same as before.

He lowered his head and smiled, but his voice was indescribably hoarse. He did not know what wrong he had done and why Nicole was so disgusted every time she saw him.

“I know we are not that close, but I don’t know why I would rather make myself feel so bad than hold you.”

But she did not want him to hold her hand. ‘Why is he willing to lowerhimself for me?’

He was the high-flying Harvey, but he did not know why every time he saw Nicole, he wanted to spend more time with her and feel as if the sun was shining into the depths of his soul.

Nicole took a deep breath and kept her senses. “I have given you many chances because you are Mr. Ellison’s grandson. Now stop harassing me. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” She could no longer stand Harvey’s rude behavior anymore.

“Why do you hate me so much?” Harvey looked Nicole in the eyes, and for the first time, there was some sincerity.

Nicole frowned. She did not want to waste more time with him, but his question really puzzled her.

“What does this have to do with hating you? People who are not close to each other should keep their distance.” Nicole did not have any opinion about Harvey. To her, he was just Mr. Ellison’s grandson.

Harvey looked at her and knew that what she said was true.

‘It is good enough that she doesn’t hate me.’ Harvey had a faint smile on his face at the thought of this.

Nicole looked at him and did not want to face him for another second. So she quickly finished what she wanted to say. “I don’t care what you think, but even if I don’t hate you, please respect yourself and keep your distance from me from now on.”

Strangely, the smile on Harvey’s face widened after Nicole chided him. He instantly felt better when he heard Nicole solemnly say again that she did not hate him.

Chapter 729

Nicole looked at Harvey as if she had thought of something, the smile on his face sending a chill down her spine.

He looked better when not smiling, as his smile was elusive.

“Harvey is such a freak,’ she thought to herself.

“I’m not talking to you again, but please remember my warning: stay away from me.” With that, she turned and was about to leave.

Hearing her threat, Harvey let out a plastic smile and slowly moved backward as if he wanted to keep a safe distance from her. “Is this distance okay?” he said with an evil smile.

Nicole was startled and looked helpless. “Harvey, did you do this on purpose? You know that’s not what | mean.”

She wanted him to stay out of her sight completely and stop bothering her.

Harvey was patient. He gathered himself and said, “Then what do you mean?”

Nicole looked at Harvey, knowing that he knew the answer but still wanted to ask on purpose as if he was buying himself time to talk to her.

A hint of impatience appeared on her face, and he said in a bitter voice, “Harvey, you know what I mean, don’t you? So what’s the point?”

“You don’t know.” Harvey’s expression remained unchanged. He just stared at Nicole as if he cherished the time the two of them spent together. “There’s very little time I can spend alone with you, isn’t it?”

While speaking, Harvey raised a hand as if wanting to help her tuck her hair.

Nicole avoided his hand. She frowned with a hint of disgust and impatience on her face. “What do you want, really?”

Harvey gazed at Nicole. “Will you believe me if I say I like you?”

Nicole’s expression collapsed instantly. ‘Has everyone gone crazy today? Gary just said something the same thing in front of the class, and here came Harvey. But Harvey, unlike Gary, is self-interested.

Looking at Harvey’s serious face, Nicole could not tell for a moment whether he was telling the truth or not. But it had nothing to do with her. “I don’t care what you have to do with Snow. As for what you say, it has nothing to do with me, and whether I believe it or not has nothing to do with you.”

Nicole tucked back the hair that had slipped down in front of her ear and then looked at Harvey with forbidding eyes. She had made herself clear she wanted nothing to do with Harvey, and this caused Harvey’s face to darken.

“You’re right. It’s what I feel, and it has nothing to do with you.“ Harvey suddenly took a step closer to Nicole, his eyes giving none of his emotion. But at last, they gave out a usual look of gentleness. “Believe it or not, but I’ve never been so sincere with people.”

He had to give up Nicole because of his grandfather. But he was already tired of Snow. As long as he could gain a foothold in the company, he did not need to resort to a marriage of convenience to help with his career. Then, he could chase whoever he wanted.

Nicole seemed to sense his threat and suddenly turned away from him.

Harvey saw her wariness and forced a smile. “You don’t have to be so wary of me. I won’t hurt you.” “You alone can’t hurt me.” She did not want to waste time with him, so she turned and left. “Remember

my warning.”\

Chapter 730

She would not be nice to him if he still behaved like this next time.

Harvey looked on helplessly as Nicole left. ‘This is how it is. When one is judged to be a liar, no one is going to believe him, even if he tells the truth. But as time goes by, Nicole will know that I’m genuine.’ He pulled back his gaze and left.

Gary stepped out of the shadows and stared at Harvey with grave eyes as Harvey left.

‘Then there was Jared; now here comes Harvey. Nicole, oh Nicole, why do guys keep circling around you like bees to honey?’ But he could not help that he had also fallen for her.

Nicole bought two cups of ice coke and went backstage.

Seeing Nicole return, Lulu waved at her enthusiastically.

“You’re back!”

Nicole walked over expressionlessly and looked around curiously. “Where are the others?” There were still many people backstage when she left, but now most of them were gone.

Lulu casually replied, “The show is about to start. They’ve gone to the front.”

Then she looked at Nicole with a cheeky smile. “I’m the only one waiting for you here. How nice.”

Nicole handed her another coke in her hand.

“Here you go.”

Lulu was pleased. It was a wise choice to stay and wait for her,’ she thought to herself.

Nicole did not know what Lulu was thinking. She took a sip of the coke and pursed her lips. “Are you going to the front to watch the show?”

“Okay, but you…” Lulu was in a dilemma. She knew Nicole disliked crowds and noises, but she did not want to leave her friend behind.

Looking at Lulu’s dilemmatic expression, Nicole pondered for a moment. “If you like, I’ll go with you.”

“Really?” Lulu almost jumped for joy.

Nicole smiled. “Let’s go together.”

Lulu nodded vigorously and then left backstage with Nicole to see the opening show. They found where Bradley, June, and others were sitting and sat down with them.

Seeing Nicole come, they all looked a little surprised.

“I didn’t expect that you would come, Nicole,” Bradley said.

Hearing what Bradley said, Jack and Wayne looked up in surprise at seeing Nicole. ‘Doesn’t she dislike crowds and noises? Yet she is here.’

Nicole saw the surprised expression on everyone’s faces. She swept her eyes onto the stage and saw Preston play the host. She then said slowly, “The host is my brother. I came to have a look.”

Only did everyone understand. “No wonder.”

Nicole looked back up at the stage. Preston had already started his opening speech. Today, he was dressed in a suit, which was unusual for him. He was handsome and tall, and his eyes looked bright.

Nicole gazed at his attire with a thoughtful look in her eyes. She did not expect him to look handsome when dressed up.

Lulu looked at Preston with a smile and said in a very kind voice, “Nicole, is Preston also your brother?”

Lulu had only met Samuel, Spencer, and Stanley at school but did not know who her other two elder brothers were

“He’s my cousin, actually,” Nicole said, expressionless,

Lulu nodded in acknowledgment and then looked at Preston with admiration

Nicole’s brothers were all extraordinary.

Preston had finished his opening remarks. He sorted his suit gracefully and proceeded to introduce today’s guests.

“The Royal Creek Institute has invited Lloyd, an alumnus who graduated three years ago, to today’s centennial celebration.”