Nicole walked indifferently, not bothering to respond to him.

Gary followed behind her. He was questioning her initially, but he was tired of it afterward, so he just left Nicole his words, "You're on your own," and left.

After he left, Nicole turned and walked to Mr. Louis's office.

When Gary walked back to class, he had a long face.

Jack and Wayne saw his expression and thought that something big had happened. So they immediately went to Gary and asked, "What's wrong, Gary? Who made you angry?"

Gary clenched the pen in his hand tightly and responded chillingly, "Nicole placed a bet with Mr. Kennedy, betting that we'll get the first place in the Math Olympiad competition. She sure has the guts to say that, though I'm the one who's going to clean up her mess!"

Jack and Wayne looked at each other, and Jack recalled the time when Gary was rejected by Nicole when he offered to tutor h

Though Mr. Ellison had only met Jared a few times, Jared's presence was nowhere weaker than his every time they met. 'This young man, Jared, definitely has a bright future.'

Jared stood up gracefully when he saw that Mr. Ellison did not continue the conversation. Jared walked slowly toward the end of Mr. Ellison's long office desk, which had a massive floor-to-ceiling window next to it. At that moment, the sun was bright, illuminating Jared to the point where he looked like he was glowing.

Mr. Ellison's office was on the top floor, so they could clearly see Royal Creek Institute's entire campus. Jared stood in front of the window and chuckled strangely. "Mr. Ellison, I want to invest in your school."

Mr. Ellison did not know why Jared had such a thought, but he was immediately alert when he thought about how Jared wanted to get someone from him. "Why are you saying this all of a sudde

Gary looked at Nicole coldly as his eyes burned with disgust and confusion. If one looked closely, one could see a hint of disappointment in Gary's eyes as well.

Nicole did not bother about the way everyone looked at her. She just rested her chin on her hand lazily as she played with her pen.

The class started, and Ms. Emerson walked in with a sour expression. She did not look at Nicole throughout the entire class.

When the class ended, she called Nicole and Gary over to the office. Firstly, she told Gary to work hard and prepare himself for the competition to bring an award back to school. Then, she turned to Nicole and sighed before speaking.

"Nicole, I asked you to join the competition because I trusted your ability. But Mr. Louis told me that you actually scored a zero on a mock assessment. Can you explain yourself?"

Nicole figured that Ms. Emerson looked for both her and Gary b

Nicole walked indifferently, not bothering to respond to him.

Gary followed behind her. He was questioning her initially, but he was tired of it afterward, so he just left Nicole his words, "You're on your own," and left.

After he left, Nicole turned and walked to Mr. Louis's office.

When Gary walked back to class, he had a long face.

Jack and Wayne saw his expression and thought that something big had happened. So they immediately went to Gary and asked, "What's wrong, Gary? Who made you angry?"

Gary clenched the pen in his hand tightly and responded chillingly, "Nicole placed a bet with Mr. Kennedy, betting that we'll get the first place in the Math Olympiad competition. She sure has the guts to say that, though I'm the one who's going to clean up her mess!"

Jack and Wayne looked at each other, and Jack recalled the time when Gary was rejected by Nicole when he offered to tutor her. So he got angry and said, "Nicole doesn't know what she's missing!"

Wayne nodded in response.



Chapter 69