My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

"Well, that's not true,' Edwin Bradford smiled wryly. "It's just that I'm also one of the members of this entourage, and if we don't make it into the semi-finals, it would be far too embarrassing..."

'If I had not met Nicole, I bet I would be able to enter the semi-finals,' he thought.

"It's okay. Preston should be able to crack it easily. You're a part of our company, and we should have the pride of being so," Nicole replied.

Edwin sighed. 'How can any of this be the same? This match is doomed from the start.'

Nicole noted Edwin's look of discouragement, and thought for a moment before saying, "How about I give you a ten-minute head start. How 'bout that?"

Edwin immediately raised his eyebrows. "Really?"

Though Edwin had made Nicole feel very uneasy, it was also the only way in which he could secure a better chance at winning. He could not help wanting to try his best.

"Yeah, come on!"

ended, Nicole leisurely took a sip of her drink and leaned back on the chair. On the other side, both Gary and Ryder were relaxed. Gary's eyes were filled with admiration and respect while Ryder's face was filled

this be a competition? Even if

they were also operating IT companies, and thus, none of them should be underestimated. Out of earshot of their conversation, Nicole kicked back as

filled the room. Everyone in the

had been paying attention to Nicole from time to time were Bradley and Director Monroe. It was Director Monroe who had noticed Nicole drinking leisurely when she was up against Edwin, a

is Nicole doing?"

tea there," Bradley said confidently as he

stunned. "But this is a competition. She's up against Edwin, who's pretty famous in

good, he couldn't even go toe to toe with Ryder. Not to mention, Nicole didn't even

was enjoying himself, Director Monroe, on the other hand, was breaking into cold sweat. He did not want Nicole to be eliminated at such an early stage in the

before typing away on her keyboard, changing her stance from relaxed to serious in a matter of seconds. And just as everyone thought that Edwin was about to break into the firewall of Nicole's computer, a sudden counterattack thwarted his attempt at