Chapter 301 The Wife Behaves Strangely Around Us

• Eric Anderson was totally dumbstruck, and Mr.Kennedy had frozen into a statue. ‘Nicole actually knew Sebastian Wyance!' Even Ms.Emerson was surprised at this scene.She did not know her student had such a background. Both Norah and Raine were even more shocked as their mouths were open agape. When they saw Sebastian treating Nicole so affectionately, they were very dumbfounded. 'Who is this person that we usually look down upon?’ Gary's hand clenched silently, and he was never clearer as to how foolish he was than now. He quietly walked back to his seat as he silently looked at Nicole, who was not too far away from him, with a complicated look in his eyes. Nicole gave Sebastian a helpless look. She clearly saw that he was speaking to her with the microphone close at hand, which meant that he deliberately wanted everyone to hear this. It made her speechless. "Long time, no see, Mr.Wyance." Even the host was stunned by this scene, as he did not know how to proceed next. This was originally a very official awards ceremony, and now it has become a large-scale family reunion of sorts. Moreover, Sebastian was the one who started that. ‘How am I supposed to interrupt him?' Fortunately, the young lady was sensible enough as she pointed at the trophy in Sebastian's hand and softly said, "I'm here for that." Sebastian finally realized he was here to hand out the award after the reminder. He cleared his throat and handed the trophy to Nicole. "This is the award given by the Olympiad committee.I will give you my own award later." As he said that, Sebastian blinked at Nicole. Her face was, however, bereft of any expression. She thanked him after receiving the award and turned around to leave. ‘I cannot accept the reward from him, she thought. Everyone saw that Nicole was not giving Sebastian Wyance any face, and the host too frowned. Although Sebastian Wyance did not follow the protocols of the awards ceremony, his status was still up there. 'Isn't it too much for Nicole to not give him a face like that?’ Thinking of this, the host stepped forward to stop Nicole. He whispered, "Stop, do not piss Mr.Wyance off!" Just as he was about to pull Nicole, she dodged to the side and simply walked off the stage. Immediately after, Sebastian's icy voice came from behind the host. "You are the one pissing me off." This time around, he was not speaking to the microphone, so only the host heard what he said. He looked at Sebastian in surprise, but the latter ignored him as he nodded to Mr.Ellison and then glanced at Merwin as they left the stage. Nicole returned to her seat and handed her trophy to Ms.Emerson. She then gave the stunned Mr.Kennedy an impassive look, as she said. "Mr.Kennedy, I'll be waiting for you in class tomorrow." After that, Nicole ignored Mr.Kennedy's bitter look as she walked toward the hall's exit. Ms.Emerson stood there holding the trophy, and before she could react to what had happened, there were many congratulatory voices from the high school teachers around her. For her to raise a national Math Olympiad champion at such a young age, Ms. Emerson was about to get famous! How could those teachers let go of such a future great educator? Mr.Kennedy was shivering in anger as he watched Ms.Emerson being surrounded. The young male teacher beside him, however, gave him a respectful look. "Mr.Kennedy, I thought you were pulling my leg just now, but it turned out to be real! That, Ms. Emerson, sure is incredible for her to produce the first and second-place winners of the Math Olympiad. She is sure a role model! Excuse me, but I'll be heading over to have a look!" The teacher walked away and disappeared into the crowd. Mr.Kennedy seethed with anger while staring at his retreating figure. This was the first time he felt like he hated his own mouth. ‘Why does it feel like I've jinxed myself? Everything that I've said has come true!' he thought. His thoughts suddenly took a sharp turn. ‘Nicole knows Mr.Wyance; they seem pretty well acquainted," he thought with panic. Mr.Kennedy turned to look at his uncle, who was on the stage. He quickly ran up to him. "What's going on? How does Nicole know Mr.Wyance?" Mr.Kennedy asked. Eric turned to the dim-witted distant relative of his.He was annoyed about how Nicole treated him and had nowhere to vent. "You're asking me how she knows Mr.Wyance?" he sneered. ‘If this dimwit didn't bring Nicole up during their phone call, none of this would've happened!' Eric thought. He glared at Mr.Kennedy before turning around to chase after Sebastian. Eric was a portly man. Even though he ran with all his might, he still ran very slowly. Just as he ran out, he saw Sebastian's car leave. No matter how Eric shouted after them, they did not stop the vehicle. Sebastian ignored Eric's attempt to chase after their car. He met the eyes of his driver and said indifferently, "Stop at the school gate for a while." Merwin glanced at Sebastian and said in a low voice, "We haven't got time to stop over. We must rush over to bid for that piece of land in Eastville." He knew that Sebastian had wanted to meet the child for a while now. However, they had more important things to do at hand. Sebastian looked at Merwin and gently massaged the area between his brows. "We still have time for a meal," he responded indifferently. Merwin was silent. He made a call and booked the best private lounge at The Grove. They were at the school gate now. Sebastian winded down the window and watched the students bustle about. Some students recognized him and looked at him with respect and admiration. He politely greeted them one by one. Then he continued watching them quietly in his seat. Finally, Nicole appeared at the school gate. She sauntered out with her hands in her pockets. She stood out from the crowd. Sebastian had a slight smile on his face as he waved at Nicole. "Nicole! Over here!" Merwin called out. Nicole looked at the car in front of her with a blank expression. Everyone stared in disbelief as Nicole walked indifferently toward the black Volkswagen Phaeton. The people around them could not hide their shock. ‘Who would've thought that Nicole—the constant subject of ridicule—knew Mr.Wyance? They seem to be close, too!' they thought. However, Nicole did not care about what they thought. She watched Merwin get out of the car and open the door for her. Then she thanked him resignedly. Everyone stared at Nicole as she got into the car. The car then sped out of Royal Creek Institute and disappeared from their sight. For a while, everyone was stunned. ‘I mistreated Nicole and said nasty things to her.If she knows Mr.Wyance as well, what's going to become of me?' they wondered.