Chapter 166

Amelia shook her head weakly. "It was just an argument with someone. It wasn't a big deal."

Alex had indeed ended up in the hospital after being beaten up by Soul's fans. He'd offended Soul, otherwise known as Jack. Naturally, Soul's fans retaliated. Even Amelia felt that Alex had brought this upon himself.

When Queenie saw that Amelia didn't want to delve into the subject, she lost the mood to gossip. She grabbed her new LV bag and left to go shopping.

Amelia looked at Miranda and asked softly, "Mimi, what would you do if you accidentally lost the chance to have a perfect relationship?"

Miranda didn't understand why Amelia was suddenly asking that. After some thought, she said, "You can always try to get it back if it's something that you truly can't move past."

Amelia's eyes seemed to gleam with a hint of tearfulness. "What if... I can't get it back anymore?"

Miranda sighed. "If that's the case, all you can do is try your best to move past it. Look toward the future."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. This is the path I chose, so I have to make it to the end, no matter how difficult it is." Amelia nodded. She understood this, but it was easier said than done.

Not everyone knew that Jack was Soul-only a minority knew, including Feena and Amelia.

There were many more concertgoers like Phoebe and Queenie who'd brushed past Jack's brilliance without knowing it. Gigi, Remy, and Luna had also missed him, let alone Bella, who hadn't even attended the concert.

Jack's brilliance shone like a dazzling shooting star. It left countless people in awe but ultimately disappeared in the night sky without a trace.

More and more rumors started spreading about him online, though.

The day after the concert, Jack returned to his dorm as usual and grabbed his books to study. It was as if the rumors taking the world by storm had nothing to do with him.

He was still the plain man he'd always been-he hadn't even managed to become the head of the dormitory. People would only remember him when he occasionally demonstrated his brilliance.

Just then, Isaac entered the dorm with a bottle of beer along with their classmates from other dorms. Isaac popped open the bottle and said to Jack, "Let's have a drink, man."

Jack picked up a glass and waited for Isaac to continue. He took a sip before saying, "All of us heard about Samuel and his family, and we admire you for silently helping him. Here's a toast to you."

Isaac was a straightforward and generous guy. He and Jack clinked glasses, and the rest of their classmates followed suit.

It turned out everyone had already heard about what had happened with Samuel's family and also the help Jack had silently provided. They lamented the difficulties Samuel faced and admired Jack's kindness. This text is hosted at Find~Novel.net

Isaac had even started a charity drive to help collect funds to help Samuel and his family. At this moment, the bond between classmates was on full display. Isaac didn't come from a wealthy family, so he only donated 500 dollars.

Ronnie had never gotten along with Samuel, but he still donated a thousand dollars. Joshua, who'd always looked down on Samuel, even donated three thousand dollars.

As for Luca, he had no idea what had happened because he was away on an inspiration-gathering journey. He hadn't participated in the charity drive.

Though the students occasionally fought, there was no denying the genuine bond between them. Many years later, when they thought back on this time, they would realize that the strong bond was all that remained. All the grudges held would slowly melt away.

While Jack drank with his classmates, Joshua lay in bed as he played a game on his laptop. It was as if he didn't hear the conversation. Everyone else dispersed after a few drinks.

Jack went to his desk to start coding when Joshua finally got up. He pulled out some snacks and hard liquor from his drawer and said, "Jack!"