1. Sounds like bs
2. Who cares? It's been a few years, you could leave the prefecture, cut everyone out of your life, almost get married, break up with your shitty bf, and come back. Even if Prez said something, holding a grudge for something like this for years is the definition of childish.
Well, that was an uneventful chapter. I've gotten to know a character I already don't really care about - she feels like kind of a shitty person - and no other progress was made. And we are still mid-scene, so the next chapter will also probably be used up, mostly for some kind or recollection.