My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 1609

Hearing this, Bradley quickly ran over and joined the group," I want your signature too!"

Initially, Nicole had half the mind to give them the signature. However, those who were not as close to Nicole, and

who had not dared to approach her, soon began to flock over.

Those who were closer to Bradley stood up in excitement." Nicole, can you give me an autograph as well? I'm

worried I can't ask for it anymore once you've made it big..."

One piled in after another, and in an instant, the entire classroom erupted in a pandemonium, with almost

everyone coming forward and asking Nicole for an autograph.

Nicole instantly felt annoyed. Her biggest fear was being surrounded by these clueless people. Facing the books

which were stacking up on her table, Nicole's face twitched, as if she was about to lose her temper.

At that very moment, the school bell rang, and Ms. Emerson walked in to see Nicole being surrounded by that entire

group of people.

Thinking that something had happened, she immediately shouted, "What are you guys doing? Get back to your

seats right now!"

It was only then that Nicole managed to heave a sigh of relief. Lulu and June had gotten their signatures first, so

they went back to their seats happily. As for Bradley and the rest, they could only return with crestfallen looks on

their faces. However, their eyes, which were still fixed on Nicole, were still filled with hope.

Initially, Ms. Emerson thought that these people were targeting Nicole. However, as soon as she saw that Nicole

was fine, and that everyone had a notebook in hand, she concluded that they were asking Nicole about homework.

At that, Ms. Emerson felt relieved.

"I understand that everyone is passionate about studying. But don't flock toward the class president for just about

any questions. It'll be quite a burden for them," she said.

Everyone immediately knew that Ms. Emerson had misunderstood the situation. Yet, no one had bothered to clarify

it to her.

Nicole, on the other hand, felt touched that Ms. Emerson knew about her problem.

She did not expect Lloyd to announce the news before she could even begin acting. It was truly troubling her.

However, things had already happened, and now, all Nicole could do was to accept it.

Ms. Emerson then began to teach and the entire class fell silent. No one noticed that Gary had been staring at

Nicole. With school finally reopening, Gary could see Nicole again. However, all he could do now was to stare at her

from behind, for there was nothing else he could do to interact with her.

Recalling the last semester, Gary had indeed acted like a fool. He still wanted to help Nicole and remind her about

things she might have missed, but now, he no longer had the right to even get close to her. That feeling was

extremely suffocating.

Soon, lunch break came around, and Ms. Emerson made an announcement. "This year, our country will be

organizing a competition in computer science. A few famous universities from San Joto will be sending some top

students from the field of computer science to participate. As for our senior level students, we don't have any

computer science course, but I know there are some of you in this class who are proficient in it. So, the school will

be providing everyone a chance to register voluntarily. Each class will have three representatives. If anyone is

interested, you may sign up with me."

As soon as the word was out, everyone looked at Gary. The Finley family owned the biggest Information Technology

firm in San Joto. Gary's brother, Ryder, was the top student in the computer science course in the university. As for

Gary, he was the most famous computer guy among the seniors. Even the teachers would look for Gary regarding

anything about computers in the advanced level.

Furthermore, surveillance cameras from all around were also provided by the Finley family. It was not a secret at

all.

"Brother, school has just reopened, and you have the chance to show what you're capable of."

In Mathematics Olympiad during the previous semester,

Nicole had stolen the show. This time around, however, Gary would be made known again. He must regain his

status this semester.

"Of course, Gary will have to join, there's no question about that. The only issue is that each class must send three

representatives. Are there other students who are interested in a competition in computer science?" Ms. Emerson

looked at everyone with a smile, though she had nothing but complaints, deep down.

Previously, when the district organized a computer science competition, every class was only required to send one

student. Thus, Gary would just participate. The rest of the students were not interested in these competitions at all.

After all, senior year students would prioritize their academics. They were soon to be final year students.

Everyone was occupied with their students. Therefore, how would they find the time to participate in a computer

science competition?

However, this year's competition was at the national level. Thus, every class must send three representatives.

Other than Gary, Ms. Emerson really did now know who else was knowledgeable enough in such a field. Even if she

were to arbitrarily appoint someone, she did not know who to appoint.

As expected, the entire class fell into pin drop silence after Ms. Emerson had raised the question.

Vivian murmured in a soft voice, "Ms... We're only high school students. And none of us major in computers.

Usually, we would only use computers for our studies and nothing more. How could we participate in the

competition?

I even heard that you'll have to create codes during the competition and design a software as well...If we can't do

any of that while we're participating, it'll be really embarrassing."

"That's right..."

The rest of the girls also began to murmur.

In an instance, the whole class became silent. Other than Gary, there really was no talk about anyone being an

expert in regards to computers.