Chapter 1877


    us frowned when he noticed that Gary had ordered a steak for Nicole.


    He had been ordered to keep an eye out for Nicole, to prevent any of the other men from making any


    advances on her. ''This kid even ordered food for Nicole?''


    us thought about it and looked at Nicole with a haughty expression. "Miss Riddle. Do you want the


    steak?"


    Nicole shook her head. "No, just give me some pasta and some desserts after."


    "Okay!'' us said loudly, after which he repeated the order. "Two steaks, one pasta, three coffees, and


    two desserts. I''ll be right back!"


    Then, us turned around and left.


    Ryder and Gary could not help but look at each other with their brows raised in suspicion after that


    interaction. "What''s the matter with that guy?"


    "Shouldn''t he be giving us what we want after we''ve made our order? Why did he ask Nicole about it so


    specifically before removing one of our orders?"


    "I''m a regr customer here, he knows what I want and what I don''t want. You guys don''t have to worry


    about it," Nicole said.


    "Oh..." Ryder and Gary nodded and took their seats opposite of Nicole.


    Gary noticed Nicole''s tiredplexion and asked, "I see you''ve been making rounds to the sses


    today. Are you tired?"


    Nicole shot Gary a nce and sighed. "Yeah."


    Having to organize these sorts of festivals was more tiring than delegating duties to others, and there


    were way too many people for Nicole to manage. Slowly but surely, she was beginning to regret her


    choice of running for president of the student council.


    "I know you''ve been busy with Spencer, Samuel, and Lulu the day before. If you require additional


    manpower, you can let us know," Gary sincerely offered.


    Ryder looked at Gary.


    He had never seen his brother being so proactive in his life prior to this. ''I guess he is willing to make


    an exception for Nicole.''


    Nicole nodded as she noted Gary''s sincerity. "I know, but there''s no need for that. After today, it''ll be


    over for good."


    Nicole desperately wanted to end this sort of student activity quickly so that she could take a long rest.


    ''Tomorrow''s...a Saturday. I''ve got a flight at nine in the morning,'' Nicole sighed as she recalled her


    schedule.


    As it turned out, there were now even more things that necessitated a rush.


    "There are still plenty of things to be done after the festival has ended. Some items require recycling


    after, so you can leave them to us," Gary offered, as he noticed that Nicole was exhausted.


    Nicole raised her eyebrows. "Recycled?"


    ''Why does a school event have to be this exhausting?''


    "Of course. I participated in the student union in high school before, so I know these procedures well."


    Ever since he entered university, Gary had no time to participate in student councils anymore, solely


    concentrating his time on studyingputers. However, he had not forgotten about the procedures


    concerning school events.


    Then again, it would be shameless of Nicole to bother Spencer and Samuel once more, especially after


    they had been helping her out for two days straight. ''They must be dead tired.''


    As Ryder and Gary had offered to help, Nicole simply agreed. "Okay. In that case, I''ll leave the work to


    you guys after the festival has ended."


    ''It''s better to leave this to them than to trouble my brothers again,'' she thought.


    "Don''t mention it." Gary immediately nodded in agreement, with a happy expression on his face.


    He was d that he was able to help Nicole out.


    Ryder, on the other hand was watching, anticipating how things would pan out for Garyter upon


    seeing that he was excited to return to running errands for the student union.


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    ''If it was not for him, I would not have agreed,'' Ryder thought as he was d he was able to lighten


    Nicole''s burden.


    It did not take long for the waiter to bring them their coffee and their lunch. Nicole took a sip of her


    coffee with a satisfied expression on her face.


    Sure enough, it was only Jared''s coffee that could temporarily provide her temporary ease, relieving


    her of all her worries and troubles, even if just for a moment.


    "The coffee here is really good,'' Rydermented with a smile on his face.


    "I''ve been frequenting this ce ever since it opened, but I still don''t know who the owner of this joint


    is. Before this, no one was allowed to set up a cafe directly facing Royal Creek."


    Gary became embarrassed for a moment, whereupon he turned to his brother and said, "This cafe


    belongs to the Johnston Group."


    If it was not for Jared who had informed Gary about it in person, he would have never have found out


    about it either.


    Ryder was taken aback. "The Johnstons?"