Samuel was stunned. "Isn’t our home cozy? I would’ve gone home if it hadn't been because we stayed up too late revising.""Exactly. There is no way our dorm is better than our home." Spencer objected right away."But my exam is just around the corner. If I stay there, I can concentrate on my studies like Stanley." Nicole used her exam as an excuse just to stay on campus.Upon hearing Nicole's words, Norah scoffed in her mind. 'No wonder this country bumpkin wants to stay on campus; she’s worried about her academic performance.'Gloria knew that Nicole was ambitious and hardworking, but she was reluctant to let Nicole go. "Nicole, you're only in your junior year. You can stay on campus when you are in your senior year. Don’t be too hard on yourself.”Nicole had to give Gloria a reassuring smile when she noticed Gloria’s worried expression. "I know, Mom. But my teacher attaches great importance to this exam. I'm afraid that my results will be subpar, so I plan to stay there to revis

Nicole watched as Mr. Kennedy shrieked like a butchered animal and said coldly, "Sorry, I didn't see you walking here.""You didn't see me? Where are your eyes?" Mr. Kennedy yelled out of embarrassment, looking like he wanted to eat her alive.Nicole smiled instantly. Though it was just a faint smile, it was radiant. "What else could it be? Do I have to give you presents, Mr. Kennedy?""What?" Mr. Kennedy was stunned as he had no idea what Nicole was talking about."Mr. Kennedy, you were so angry just now. Shouldn't I give you presents as a token of apology?" Nicole's words made the people around them think of Ms. Emerson, whom Mr. Kennedy had just scolded.Everyone knew how the Director of the Department always had Ms. Emerson's back against the wall, so she probably had no choice but to give the director presents.Then, all of them started to look at Ms. Emerson with sympathy.Mr. Kennedy sensed what Nicole had implied and got livid. But he could not do anything to Nicole, so

Nicole had already seen through Celia's evil schemes, so she was looking at Celia's embarrassing state coldly from the side.Celia had fallen hard. She was struggling on the floor for a while before somebody helped her up.However, she glared at Nicole as soon as she got up. "How could you be so cruel?! You actually tripped me!"When the people who did not catch what really happened heard what Celia said, they looked at Nicole with disdain as they condemned her in their hearts.'She sure is acting differently now that she has Austin at her back. It did not take long for her to bully people, huh?'Nicole was not bothered by their gaze and scoffed, "You don't have to point fingers at me here. There's a surveillance camera right in front of us. We'll know what exactly happened when we watch the footage later."Celia was brainless for trying to set Nicole up when there was a surveillance camera in front of them. She had even tried to twist the story because her plan failed. Nicole st

Seeing that Nicole was in danger, Bradley pushed her subconsciously, “Run!”Then, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward to defend Nicole. He had the urge to snatch away that man’s wooden stick.However, his thin and small body did not help at all. Instead, he was sent flying with just one kick from the other party.“Where did this nerd come from? Get out! Don’t get in the way of my business!”Jack, Wayne, and Gary happened to witness everything from afar. Jack exclaimed, “Isn’t that Cain Fletcher from Northon Institute next door? Didn’t he get a beating from Gary and beg for mercy? How dare he appear at our school?”“Gary, look! The person surrounded by Cain’s men, isn’t that Nicole?”Gary saw it too. He looked at Cain with eyes full of annoyance.The Royal Creek Institute’s high school department was Gary’s territory. It was as if Cain did not receive enough beating previously that he dared to mess with Gary’s territory.Wayne, on the other hand, although he never liked Nico

Spencer and Stanley nodded with serious looks on their faces. The thought of Cain causing a ruckus in Royal Creek Institute angered them.Luckily, Nicole was skillful enough to escape from them.Nicole’s explanation was brief, so they eventually thought that Nicole and Bradley had to go through many hurdles to escape.Looking at them, Nicole could not help but let out a smile. She was touched by them.At that moment, the meal was served. Gloria looked at Nicole. “You must’ve used up all your energy already. Didn’t you say you were hungry? Hurry, eat up,” she said gently.Nicole nodded and picked up her spoon to help herself with the steamed fish in front of her.Upon seeing this, Gloria laughed and spoke to Daniel, “Nicole is just like you. She likes fish too.”Daniel looked at her and smiled.Just like that, everyone was happily sitting around the table for a meal as one big family. The past two days, Norah had been hanging out with Celia and the rest with the excuse of being