Chapter 79

Everyone listened quietly, only breaking out into thunderous applause after a long while. Layla clapped as well. Nathan's speech left a far deeper impression than Justin's, where he had recited poetry. At the last party of their high school careers, everyone in class drank wine, and most of them drank too much. Nathan was also about 70 percent drunk. No matter how much he thought things through and refused to waste energy on unnecessary social interactions, he was still human in the end. He still ended up drinking more than he planned to, under the influence of the atmosphere. However, it was worth mentioning that Derrick, who had previously gotten into a few minor disagreements with Nathan, proactively sought him out for a drink and even apologized to him. He said that he had lost his composure at the arcade that day, and told Nathan not to take it to heart. He even addressed Nathan as if he was his senior now, even though he was a few months older. Nathan drank a glass with