"Irene!" — Hazel exclaimed when she saw Irene getting out of the SUV in front of the Royal Grand Hall Hotel. She ran up to her friend and hugged her tightly.
Yulaya came up behind her unhurriedly.
"Hazel, Yulaya, I'm so glad to see you again!" Irene greeted her friends with a sincere smile.
Hazel and Yulaya exchanged glances, quickly catching Irene's joyful mood. They knew that after what happened more than ten days ago, their friend had almost stopped smiling. And no matter how many times they met during that time, she was always in a gloomy mood.
"Did something good happen?" they asked each other through the Souls Force.
Irene noticed their strange behavior and, roughly understanding what they were thinking, decided to remain silent.
Arslan, leaving his SUV in the care of a hotel employee, approached the girls.
"Hazel, Yulaya, I'm glad to see you too!" he greeted with a smile.
Both girls stared at him, then at Irene, and then back at Arslan.
