Nicole keenly caught a glimpse of the determination in the man’s eyes and suddenly realized that he was seizing the opportunity of her return and came to sound her out, and encouraged her to withdraw the marriage arrangement. It seemed that he did not want this marriage either. Just that Mr. Johnston Sr. refused, and so he came to dissuade her from agreeing to this marriage. Nicole frowned slightly. She did not like to be manipulated, and hated being used even more. “The Johnston family is prominent in San Joto, and Mr. Johnston, you are older than me. It is inappropriate for a little girl like me to cancel the marriage arrangement, and it is going to make the Johnston family look bad.” Nicole called herself a little girl, but her composure did not look like an eighteen-year-old at all. Jared looked sideways at Nicole but only met with her unfathomable eyes, his heart trembling inexplicably as if he had been seen through by this precocious little girl. That was interesting.
Upstairs, Nicole had taken a shower and gotten changed, finally getting a moment of peace. With nothing to do, she turned on her computer. After fiddling with the normal Windows interface for a while, a mysterious window popped up, revealing a list of The Hunter jobs inside. Looking at the list of jobs, a head portrait flashed in the private chat window. She clicked open it and saw the teammate codenamed Specter talking to her. [Lucifer, you have been offline for many days. Where have you been?] [Just living a few days of normal life,] Nicole calmly replied. [You have been on the wanted list online. I can’t believe that you can still enjoy a normal life.] Specter showed her a few screenshots. While she was away for the past few days, someone had pinned an order at the top, and she was the target. [Isn’t that common?] Nicole smirked, not taking it seriously. In the dark web called The Hunters, whether it was The Hunters Union or a lone Hunter, it was common to offend someo
Half an hour later, Sean drove them and arrived at grandpa's place. Mr. Riddle Sr. and his three sons- and daughters-in-law had already arrived. When they saw them entering, the second daughter-in-law, Karen, could not help but smile triumphantly. “Daniel, Gloria, have you two been very busy lately? You are making us wait.” “I am sorry, Karen. The traffic was a little bad today.” Gloria squeezed a smile. She would endure it all for Nicole’s sake. Nicole studied Karen with a frosty face and did not greet her. When Karen’s eyes met hers, Karen felt a chill run up her spine. Nicole was just a brat. What was she afraid of? Thinking of this, she scoffed and said, “So this is your child that had gone missing for years? She indeed looks a bit like her brothers. But have you done the DNA test? Don’t mix up again this time.” Hearing Karen open the old wounds of his parents, Sean frowned and said, “Aunt, what you said is a bit too much.” Leaving Nicole wandering outside all these y
Just after turning on the screen of the mobile phone and saying a few words, his voice suddenly rose a few octaves. “Mr. Ellison?” “Mr. Ellison?” Everyone was surprised to hear the name. Only Mr. Riddle Sr. and Damien had access to Mr. Ellison usually. Surprisingly, Mr. Ellison was calling Sean now. But no one dared to ask, only trying to listen in to what he was saying. Sean stopped in his tracks and looked back at everyone, finally his gaze landing on Nicole. “Really? Thank you so much, Mr. Ellison.” Everyone then looked over at Nicole in curiosity. Nicole took a sip of water and did not look surprised. As soon as Sean hung up the phone, Gloria was the first to ask, “Sean, how did you get Mr. Ellison’s phone number?” Sean regained his composure and sat back down at the table. “I don’t know Mr. Ellison’s phone number. It was he who called me.” “What did Mr. Ellison say?” Mr. Riddle Sr. asked in a deep voice. Sean looked at Mr. Riddle Sr. respectfully. “He asked Nicole
Daniel had never seen Dillon graveling to him for all these years, so he pretended to be jovial. “It is okay. We are all family.” But Karen glared at them indignantly. “Since Nicole has entered the high school of Royal Creek Institute, she had better not disgrace the Riddle family with lousy results.” So what if Nicole had entered Royal Creek Institute? She would still be a disgrace for the Riddle family if she could not show results. Gloria’s expression subtly changed, but she plucked up the courage and said, “We will make sure Nicole delivers. Besides, Mr. Ellison is going to take care of her. Don’t you worry, Karen.” Karen’s expression darkened immediately, as she did not expect that Gloria would dare to shoot back. Seeing the situation, Dillon quickly stepped forward and dragged Karen away, saying, “It is getting late now. Hurry up. We have got to go.”Daniel and Gloria looked at each other and could not help but feel proud of their daughter. When they were back at hom
Samuel was stunned at first, but when he saw Nicole only then he realized he had said the wrong thing again. He looked embarrassed and changed the subject bluntly. “Nicole is beautiful. I can see how popular you will become in school.” What Samuel said aroused jealousy in Norah. She looked at Nicole but could not deny that Nicole was blessed with beauty and a good figure, while she herself looked a lot more ordinary. Daniel noticed Norah’s melancholy and pondered for a moment before saying to Samuel with a frown, “You should keep your mouth shut if you don’t know what to say.” Getting reprimanded, Samuel quickly lowered his head and continued his breakfast. Daniel then turned to Norah. “Since you are not blood-related to your brothers, keep your distance from them, and you can no longer be so willful like last time.” Norah’s face turned pale after getting reprimanded. Feeling hurt, she bowed her head. “Understood. I will not be willful next time.” But it hurt Samuel to see
Finally, twenty minutes later, they arrived at Royal Creek Institute. Royal Creek Institute was a century-old school with a solid background, its campus architecture majestic with a stone-carved gate of Hustuaburg’s characteristics. It looked classical and showed signs of age. As the car was parked in the parking lot, the three of them got out of the car. As soon as Nicole arrived, she felt that there were many girls secretly looking in her direction. “Please don’t mind. Those are all fans of the school basketball team who came to catch a glimpse of Samuel.” Spencer rolled his eyes at Samuel with disgust. “Who said that? Some of them are fans of your music society.” Samuel stared back unapologetically. Nicole did not expect that these noisy twins were so popular in the school. “I have seen Norah, but who is that girl?” “Could she be Samuel’s girlfriend?” “Huh? I envy her walking with them.” Many girls chattered among themselves. Norah’s face darkened. The person who
Royal Creek Institute was a top education institution that had received all kinds of talented students. The teachers were the ones assigning a student to a class. There had never been a situation where students chose teachers and classes. Who was this student from the countryside? “Class B,” Nicole said casually. Ms. Emerson was wide-eyed instantly again. Compared to the hypocritical Mr. Kennedy, Nicole preferred the forthright Ms. Emerson. “Okay, then Class B.” Ms. Farrell nodded in agreement with a hint of flattering look in her eyes, which surprised the two teachers. They wondered who Nicole was that she could make the headteacher grovel. “Ms. Farrell, how can you let students choose classes?” This was unheard of. Class A and B were the best classes in the eleventh grade. “It has been decided, Ms. Emerson. Take Nicole to class.” Ms. Farrell looked a little displeased now and gave the order. “Ms. Farrell...” Ms. Emerson’s face turned pale. She did not expect that there wa