Startled , Wendelyn flinched , instinctively locking her phone . When she looked up , Shermaine was already smiling at her , Werdelyn's farw stiffened as she said , " Nothing " Shermaine raised an eyebrow . " Really ? " " Of course , " Wendelyn said . She clenched her jaw and thought , ' Why the hell was I scared of Shermaine just now ? That reaction was so lame ! By evening , the sun had begun to set . Around seven o'clock , a car pulled up in front of the villa . Joshua didn't live here , but since his grandfather kept tabs on him , he'd show up at set times , then leave right on schedule . Mariam had already made dinner . Once he walked in , Joshua changed into slippers and loosened his tie . " Shermaine's not home yet ? " Mariam replied , " No , Mr. York . " The vacuum robot at home wasn't the standard kind , different from average ones . A regular one just cleaned and did nothing else . But the one Joshua had bought came with a language program . When it sensed the owner's return , it would greet them at the door . If it detected the owner was in a bad mood , it would do a mechanical dance to cheer them up . Mariam figured that since this robot was sort of part of the household , she added , " Mr. York , Ms. Shue accidentally kicked the robot and broke it before she left . " The robot had been around for two years . Joshua never thought it was anything special , but in terms of cleaning , it did an incredibly thorough job . That was why he hadn't hesitated to drop a lot of money on it in the first place . Joshua thought , ' Shermaine broke it ? Whatever . ' His expression stayed calm . " Then replace it ." Mariam couldn't help but feel Joshua was holding a double standard . Back when Alfred came over and started fiddling with the vacuum robot out of curiosity , Joshua had said , " If you break it , I'll break your hands . " So Mariam had assumed the robot was something special to Joshua . When Shermaine accidentally broke it , Mariam had been worried sick for her . She hadn't expected Joshua to react like this at all . After saying that , Joshua went upstairs . Mariam started thinking maybe she should find someone to repair the robot , just in case it could be fixed . Then she suddenly remembered - Shermaine had mentioned she'd come back and fix it herself . But Mariam didn't think this could be handled without some serious tech skills . By 9 p.m. , Shermaine finally got home . She hadn't planned on having dinner with Wendelyn and Ruth , but they'd dragged her along to some upscale sushi place . Shermaine couldn't get used to eating raw fish , and honestly , the dinner had been pretty underwhelming . Meanwhile , her bad reputation at Basterel University had already started making its way into upper - class social circles . Even some of the usual rich - kid slackers were confused . They'd never messed with the academic crowd , so they didn't get why they were being loc down on now . 1/3 20:45 . Fr , 30 May Chapter 22 So a bunch of spoiled rich kids who never took school seriously swarmed into Basteret University's student forum , loved the por their own reputation . Someone commented : " If you wanna diss Shermaine , go ahead . But what's with dragging us rich kids into it too ? You think a backwoods facerepa her even qualifies to hang with us ? Get real . " Another typed out a comment : [ She hurt our friend Ronnie and we still haven't dealt with her yet . ) Someone else wrote : [ You college nerds better watch how you talk . } After the rich kids made their comments , a bunch of high - society girls who couldn't stand Shermaine jumped in with snide remarks , dropping juicy gossip about Shermaine . One of them commented : [ Though Shermaine's technically a member of the Jean family now , she's only been their heiress for a month Before that , she was just a regular nobody . [ People always say talent can come from anywhere , but I don't see that in her at all . Aside from being pretty , she's got nothing going for her . And she's mean and violent , too . ] Another added : [ Compared to Wendelyn , Shermaine's nothing . What's worse , she snatched Wendelyn's crush . The moment she came back , she became his fiancée . Has she even looked in a mirror ? Does she seriously think she's good enough for Mr. York ? ] Shermaine read the comments and realized she was officially being cyberbullied . She skimmed through a few comments on her computer , then casually tapped a few keys . Within seconds , the original poster's personal info popped up on the screen . The poster turned out to be Erin Murray , a sophomore Comparative Literature major at Basterel University . Shermaine stared at the ID photo . It was the same girl who had bumped into her earlier today . Shermaine typed a few more commands and directly hacked into Erin's phone and laptop . Erin's computer had important course files saved on it . Shermaine clicked delete , and they were gone for good , with no way to recover them . At the same time , Erin was playing a pay - to - win mobile game called Starlight Groove on her phone . Also , her WhatsApp was full of chat logs between her and Wendelyn , and Shermaine hadn't expected to stumble on solid proof just by digging a little . Wendelyn had even generously wired Erin thirty thousand dollars as a reward and a payoff to keep her mouth shut . Erin's gaming account had over thirty thousand dollars in recharge history . Shermaine clicked her tongue and thought , ' She doesn't even come from money , but look at how much she's willing to spend on a mobile game . Total money - burner . ' She goes to such a good school , but she's clearly stupid . Might as well start her off with a little warning shot . ཡ་ གང་ ད ༠ ་ ༠ ༅་ མ After getting that thirty thousand dollars , Erin had already spent a few thousand on Starlight Groove today alone , finally managing to collect the full set of that new premium outfit . Once she had it on her avatar , she joined her friends ' game lobby , turned on her mic , and started complaining , " I got such bad luck . It took me a few thousand bucks just to get this collection . " Before her friends could even reply , her screen suddenly went white . No matter what she clicked on the screen , nothing worked . Erin muttered under her breath , " Stupid phone . " A minute later , her phone finally went back to normal . Erin logged back into the game . But when she got in , she saw that every single outfit in her account was gone . Her character was standing there in the default outfit . She thought she was seeing things , so she logged in again . But it was still the same . Fri , 30 May Chapter 22 Erin was on the verge of tears and immediately contacted customer support , submitting a whole list of transaction records to prove how much máney she had poured into the game . Ten minutes later , the customer support team finally replied : ( Ms. Murray , we're very sorry , but your account data has been tampered with Unfortunately , our technicians are unable to recover it . We apologize for the inconvenience . ] Customer support : We suggest you replace your SIM card and create a new account as soon as possible to avoid further loss . ) Erin was furious as she typed back : [ You're not going to compensate me for my losses ? ] Customer support : [ The attack was targeted at you specifically . The hacker didn't alter any other player's data or attack our servers . ] When it came to hackers like that , the tech team's stance was to avoid provoking them . They figured Erin had simply pissed off the wrong person . Erin was falling apart . She couldn't think of a single person she might've crossed . Just as she was about to type out a comeback , Shermaine's words from the afternoon suddenly came back to her loud and clear . " Since you set me up .. you'll definitely pay the price , " Shermaine had said back then . Erin wondered , ' Could it be Shermaine ? ' The moment that thought hit her , a chill crept down her spine . But this was only the beginning of Erin's nightmare . Shermaine stretched lazily and was about to go look for a drink when her eyes landed on the robot vacuum she'd kicked and broken this morning . She carried it over to the table , grabbed a wrench , and dismantled it on the spot . The programming was way too basic . Her obsessive need for perfection kicked in , and she upgraded it and optimized it . Around ten , the robot vacuum rebooted . Then , someone knocked on the door to Joshua's study . He thought Shermaine needed something again . But when he opened the door , no one was there - until he heard a voice at his feet . " Good evening , Master . I'm King Tiki , version 2.0 of your robotic cleaning assistant . It's an honor to serve you . "