Although the process of signing the paperwork didn't take long, the chatter from the faculty never stopped, causing both Zack and Chloe to be infuriated. Eventually, Chloe couldn't take it anymore and ran outside.
When it came time to finalizing the code transfer, Zack realized he was legally barred from using my algorithms. He agreed to sign everything just to escape the judging eyes of the teachers and left in a hurry.
As I exited the building, I happened to run into Zack and Chloe, who were having a heated argument. Chloe felt that Zack had given up too easily and wanted him to demand the code back. But someone as concerned with his remaining shred of pride as Zack would never agree to that.
He simply left Chloe behind and stormed off. Chloe was left there crying.
Having spent a lon
