In the evening, Isaac deliberately bought a few bottles of liquor, inviting Samuel and Jack for a drink.
After a few drinks, Isaac, emboldened by the alcohol, told Jack that Amelia broke up with him because she looked down on his so-called extraordinary activities and was afraid of being implicated by him.
This news had already spread in the female dormitory. It was said that Queenie, Anya, and others in the dorm supported Amelia's decision to break up with Jack, believing his pursuit of Amelia akin to a frog trying to date a princess.
Samuel, also under the influence of alcohol, patted Jack on the shoulder and comforted him.
Samuel shared that after chasing Jenna for half a year, she finally agreed to be with him—on the condition that he would accompany her to undergo an abortion.
On the hospital bed, Jenna had even emotionally promised to treat Samuel well in the future, insisting that she wouldn't keep a child that wasn't his.
Samuel described this with a blissful expression.
However, as Jack and Isaac listened, they found Samuel's account unsettling and unpleasant.
As the winter winds grew colder, final exams came to an end, and winter break rolled in.
Jack, along with Eddie and Wesley, took the train back home.
Meanwhile, their former class president, Cynthia Lewis, was actively organizing a class reunion, hoping for the attendance of all her old classmates.
Cynthia was widely regarded as an outstanding individual. They heard that she had been accepted into the country's most prestigious music conservatory.
She stood out as exceptional even in a top-tier school like Crestfield High.
Wesley and Eddie gladly accepted the invitation, but Jack chose to stay home as he had many things to deal with.
Jack and Patrick's joint venture, the Drakengard Games, had just received approval. Additionally, Jack's meticulously designed mini-game, Panzer Saga, had passed review and was set to launch on mobile platforms after the New Year.
Its success or failure would directly determine the company's future.
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