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Jade is not, IMHO, a nice person, but I'll still cut her a little slack here. She started an affair with the MC specifically because her husband had lost interest in her in favor of chasing college students. Having the MC do the same is going to hit pretty close to home; doing so over a text (rather than in person) made it that much easier for Jade to vent her rage at him directly.When I once again went through the game, I noticed that Jade is still a hypocrite. Let's remember her chatting with the MC. They discussed Cathy leaving college. Jade at this moment showed herself to be an adult woman and showed a good attitude. "Everything in this life ends, nothing lasts forever and people leave." View attachment 2167308
Later, when the MC announced that it was time for them to end the "relationship" (if he chose LI for himself), Jade reacted like a hysterical immature girl "Look how I don't ruin anything for you"
It looked like a threat, and the adult woman in it disappeared somewhere. What did she expect? She thought that this was a serious relationship, and not an easy sexual affair that would end sooner or later? Jade has shown herself to be a narcissist and a hypocrite.
That's not to say Jade's response is somehow justified, just that it's not exactly surprising. Jade is still in the wrong. But in the end I think she'll get over it as long as the MC doesn't do something to rub her nose in the rejection. Granted, dating Sage will probably take a little longer for Jade to come to terms with, but in the end I think she'd respect her daughter's boyfriend taking that relationship seriously. (But you'd better not get caught sleeping around on Sage after that!)
It's understandable that she's offended. But Jade had better accept this reality, in which MC was nothing more than a booty call as soon as possible. Maybe she really was affected by a toxic relationship, but I'm more inclined towards her personality (who raised Tybalt to be such an asshole?)
And here I draw parallels with another teacher. Bella. She reacts in a completely different way - she hurts, but she accepts it and says that "everything is fine." No threats, no scenes, just heart to heart talk. But the picture after they finished talking is heartbreaking - Bella looks completely depressed and alone. Unfortunately, I don't have this screenshot, only the previous one:
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Definitely a tough scene to watch... as it should be.