The truth hit them hard—they had completely misjudged him.
This so-called "country bumpkin" actually had connections?
Hector felt a chill run down his spine. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. For the first time, he felt a twinge of regret.
Meanwhile, Jack and Charlotte walked further away with their group.
But Emily remained frozen, staring at Jack's retreating figure, lost in thought.
Something about his silhouette struck a chord deep within her. It felt familiar.
Unknowingly, her expression softened.
Quintis noticed the change in Emily and raised an eyebrow. "What are you looking at?"
Emily shook her head lightly, her voice barely above a whisper. "That's him. He's the one who teamed up with the CEO of Drakengard Games to beat up Tristan."
She then briefly recounted what had happened that day.
Quintis' expression darkened instantly. "So he's the bastard who did it? Then why the hell did you let him go so easily?"
He knew Emily better than anyone. She never let anyone touch Tristan without severe consequences. If this had been the past, she would have made sure Jack paid for it. Yet today, she just let him walk away.
But Emily only shook her head, her eyes still fixed on Jack, who was now almost out of sight.
"Quintis… don't you think his silhouette looks familiar?" she murmured.
Quintis frowned, but by now, Jack had disappeared into the distance. "I can't say I see it."
Emily sighed. She didn't know why she had let him off either.
Something about Jack's figure tugged at something buried deep inside her, something she couldn't quite place. It felt like a memory—one that should have been crystal clear, yet no matter how hard she tried to recall it, it remained just out of reach.
Meanwhile, Jack and Charlotte had made their way to a quiet grassy field near a spacious tennis court.
Charlotte pulled a book of Kranish idioms and anecdotes out of her bag and handed it to him.
Jack flipped through the pages absentmindedly, but his mind was elsewhere. He was trying to figure out how to ask Charlotte for help translating his novel.
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