Chapter 573

This girl who was slowly approaching had a cold rosemary-like mysterious feeling in her and looked even prettier than Merry. The people sitting at the end of the table were closer to Nicole and received a greater visual impact. They all looked at Nicole and were lost for words. Nicole looked nonchalant despite all the stares. She felt that she had learned nothing else at the Royal Creek Institute, but her endurance against the stares from others had at least doubled. Carl had a hint of surprise in his eyes when he saw Nicole's insouciant face. The two ignored everyone around them and walked straight toward Elijah. Everyone was surprised to see that their leader, who had seemed to be uninterested in anything, had stood up and made a gesture of embrace. He watched as Nicole came over and gave her a gentle hug. "Thank you for coming, Nicole." Nicole did not resist. The courteous hug was just a social etiquette, and they had said goodbye in this way before. This was hardly surprisin