Chapter 405 - Sarahs birthday (5) (2/2)

Nick saw Aiden and Sarah being so intimate and rage in him boiled. The only thing he wanted was to win and to rub it in Aiden's face. 'If I pull off a large win, Sarah will look at me how she looks at Aiden!' He flashed an overconfident smile that only fifteen year old can have and taunted Aiden. ”Ah, I see that Sarah is giving you last minute tips? No one can save you now! I don't know what tactics you used to deceive her, but I will expose you. I will level you to the ground and then she will look at me! You will be nothing more than a speck of dust in her eyes! I will take that place next to her which belongs to me!” Nick defiantly lifted his chin.

Aiden's face darkened. He knows that even if he loses, Sarah will not abandon him, but the thought that this brat thinks that he can take Sarah away from him, enraged Aiden.

Sarah didn't need to see Aiden's face to know how he will react to Nick's words. She looked at Nick with a sad expression. She wanted to tell him to shut up, because even if Aiden wanted to leave him some dignity, that intention is gone. Aiden will show no mercy, not when someone questions his position related to her.

Nick saw Sarah's sad expression and his confidence grew even more. ”Don't worry, Sarah! When you see my skills, you will see what a real man is!”

Mishi could not stay quiet anymore. Even without knowing anything about Aiden, he can tell that Nick is overstepping boundaries of decency. ”What man? You are barely fifteen years old. Your attitude is disrespecting the Boss. Sit down and let your skills talk for you, if you have what it takes!”

Nick felt as Mishi's words slapped him silly and he didn't respond. He sat in the chair but continued glaring at Aiden.

Mishi did a countdown for the match of skills between Nick and Aiden to begin.

Everyone present focused on the images projected on the wall.

It didn't take more than few seconds for everyone to look at each other with astonishment. They were not sure if one side of the screen is playing in slow motion, or the other one few times the speed. Or maybe both. They all turned to the images on the wall and could not help but stare in awe. The only sounds were two people typing on keyboards over faint sound of computer fans.

In less than half a minute, everyone was aware that this was not a competition. It was not a friendly match. It was a one sided annihilation.

Nick was few steps away from finishing his first task when Mishi patted him on the shoulder. ”Take it easy. No need to rush.”

Nick grinned. 'Oh, yeah! I got this!' He assumed that he has no need to rush because he is so far ahead of Aiden. He glanced up and faced few pairs of eyes who looked at him. 'Are they sad? Is that pity I see?' Nick froze and lifted his head, facing Aiden.

Aiden leaned back in the chair with hands behind his head, his eyes were locked at Nick. He enjoyed observing changes in Nick's expression as he realized that he was utterly defeated.

Mishi was looking at Nick and felt sad for him, but he didn't know how to comfort him. ”Take this as a lesson. Sometimes your opponent is just out of your league. On the bright side, you almost finished first challenge.”

Nick frowned, still not able to accept that he lost. ”How much did he do?”

”He completed all three.” Mishi mumbled.

Nick thought that all his ships sailed away. He never felt this dejected.

Sarah saw Nick falling apart and felt sorry for him. Part of her felt as his mentor. She is teaching him for five years now. But they don't have sessions often, maybe two-three times a year, and some people learn faster than the others. Objectively, Nick's computer skills are above average, but compared to Aiden, he is just too far behind.

”Don't get yourself down.” Sarah comforted him. ”As Mishi said, use this to learn and improve. You are still young. I look forward to see what you will be capable off next time we meet.”

Nick felt a bit better hearing Sarah's words. ”Are you saying that if I improve, you will consider me as your partner?”

Sarah's mouth twitched. 'What's with this guy?' She does not want to hurt Nick's feelings, but it seems she needs to set things straight, and remove any delusions he might have. ”No. I have a partner, and no matter how good you get, you can't take his place. No one can.”

Aiden was happy to hear her words.

Marija was watching replay of Aiden's performance, and had to comment. ”He is really an avid Omega's fan. He is using the same techniques as him... I studied few events where Omega participated, and I can tell you that this is almost the same. Even the tools he uses are...” Marija stopped talking and turned to Aiden. She stared at him with her mouth half open.

”No way!” Emir exclaimed.