Chapter 21 Unfriendly Wee
"Girl, are you blind? Can''t see that I am worth more than this poverty-stricken loser? I just saw you
talking andughing with him. You may be young, but I think you should be sensible enough to make
the right choices. If you agree to have a rtionship with me, I can spoil you with all the good things
you desire. Choose any expensive restaurant you like in Rinas. You know what? I am so wealthy that I
can afford to take you anywhere. Don''t mind Horace. He''s a big liar. He''s making empty promises!"
Ansley''s refusal hurt Kole''s ego. He couldn''t ept that such a beautiful girl refused to be his girlfriend.
It was even more annoying that she was friendly to Horace, but spoke to him with such indifference. As
far as he was concerned, he should have the upper hand since he was rich and Horace was poor.
"Kole, are you insane? If you want to woo this girl, you are free to do so. Why must you insult me to
feel good about yourself? To put up the appearance of a rich boy, you keep calling me a poverty-
stricken loser. In my eyes, you are the one who is a poverty-stricken loser."
Horace spat and added, "What an ill-mannered bastard! Don''t get angry now. You provoked me first, so
you deserve all the insults."
Now Horace could no longer put up with any form of bullying. He was no longer the pauper that learned
to endure oppression because he had no power to deal with the oppressors. But now that he was
wealthy and powerful, he didn''t have to worry about getting into trouble for standing up to bullies.
Although he wasn''t arrogant and domineering, he didn''t want to be a pushover.
"Hey, Horace, how dare you speak to me like that? I must say that your new toughness doesn''t suit you
at all. Why are you putting up an act? Aren''t you the same poor boy who begged to eat leftovers
before?"
Pointing at Horace, Kole continued slowly, "Despite your new toughness, you are still a beggar. Look at
yourself. You came here to meet our former ssmates because of the help we want to offer to you.
How dare you woo a girl? You can barely afford to eat and dress well, but you just asked the girl to pick
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any expensive restaurant she likes. How do you intend to pay for it when you can''t even afford
something on a stall? Our former ssmates organized a fundraiser for you here, but instead of going
inside to meet them, you are busy bragging and flirting with a girl. Have you no shame? In fact, I will tell
the others what you did. I doubt if they would still donate money to you. Hahaha! Horace, apologize to
me now that I am still calm. Maybe I will forgive you."
''Horace''s former ssmates organized a fundraiser for him?'' Ansley was stunned to hear Kole''s
statement. She knew that Horace was rich, so she was surprised that they were raising money for him.
''I don''t get what''s happening here? Do his ssmates n to donate one hundred million dors
each?'' she thought confusedly. To Ansley, one hundred million dors seemed to be the least amount
that could be donated because Horace was already rich.
''This guy doesn''t seem all right upstairs. Maybe he''s talking nonsense,''
Ansley sighed in her heart. She had seen many badly-behaved rich kids, but she didn''t expect that
someone as young as Kole could be mentally unstable.
"Kole, you are free to tell the others whatever you want. I''m not a coward!" Horace hated cheap
ckmail. He didn''t evene here to ept their money. After all, he didn''t need it. If it had been
before, he might have bent a knee for Kole. Now that the tables were turned, his former ssmates
were the ones that needed to show him respect.
Horace''s obstinacy fueled Kole''s anger. He muttered three ''okays'' before he added, "I can see you
have guts now. When our ssmates refuse to donate any money, don''t cry and beg them. You are
nothing but a poverty-stricken loser that badly needs donations. How dare you pretend to be powerful
in my presence? I can''t believe it!"
"Hey, are you kidding me? Okay, let''s do this. Almighty Kole, please make me cry once! Ha-ha!
Honestly, Kole, you are worse than a scumbag in my eyes. A pathetic scumbag!"
With absolute disdain, Horace eyed Kole from his head to his toes. He made sure to make it obvious
that he wasn''t afraid of whatever would happenter.
"Okay, Horace. I hope you would have the nerve toughter!" After saying these words, Kole snorted
coldly and quickly walked into the Lake Hotel.
Horace had provoked him, so he wanted to meet their former ssmates in order to dissuade them
from donating any money.
Ansley stared at Kole''s receding figure before asking curiously, "Horace, aren''t you from a rich family?
Gifting five million dors to that old man on the bus wasn''t a big deal to you. Howe he called you
a loser? Are your former ssmates all billionaires?"
"Billionaires? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Young girl, there are only a handful of billionaires in Rinas. You don''t have to
guess. They all think that I''m a poverty-stricken loser. Ha-ha! Look at the way I''m dressed. Don''t you
also think I''m poor?"
"To be frank, I will say yes. You look poor. If I hadn''t seen what happened on the bus today, I would
never have guessed that you are a super-rich man. You are not dressed like one at all!" Ansley looked
at the shabby clothes Horace was wearing. She shook her head and sighed.
With a pensive expression, she thought, ''The rich are really good at putting up an act. Why did they
suddenly start pretending to be poor? Are they trying to deceive ordinary people into offending them? It
seems that it would be dangerous to mess with a poor person in the future. After all, it could be that a
pauper is just a wealthy person in disguise.''
All of a sudden, another voice sounded. "Horace, why are you standing outside? You need to go in.
Today''s fundraiser was organized for you. How can we start if you are not present?"
Horace turned and saw that the person was his former ss monitor, Rhett.
"Hello, Rhett!" Horace greeted him in a friendly tone. He had suffered a lot at the hands of Rhett while
they were in high school. However, the impression he had of Rhett changed slightly after the call that
morning. He was somewhat willing to forgive him and perhaps befriend him.
"Hey, Horace. Everyone is waiting for you inside. Come in!" Rhett said with a smile, as if he was a
changed man.
"Okay!" Horace nodded. He then said to Ansley, "I need to go in now. Talk to youter!"
"Okay, Horace. It was nice meeting you!" Ansley chuckled coquettishly, which stunned Rhett. He had
never seen such a beautiful young girl. Her captivating smile gave him butterflies.
"Let''s go, Rhett!" Rhett was staring at Ansley affectionately. He didn''t jolt back to reality until Horace
called him. He then led the way to Room 202 of the Lake Hotel.
Horace''s former ssmates were chatting so loudly that he heard their voices as he stood at the door.
"I heard that Amaia dumped Horace!"
"Howe a goddess like Amaia agreed to date a pauper like Horace in the first ce? She''s way out
of his league. Well, that serves him right."
"Horace is one of the few people that have no self-knowledge. Didn''t he know that Amaia isn''t in his
league? If he wanted to date so badly, he should have wooed someone in his social ss!"
"I wonder if Amaia and Addy wille hereter. Their appearance would not only surprise Horace but
make him sad. I can''t wait to see the look on his face. It would be hrious!"
Just as they were gossiping, the door swung open. Rhett entered the room with Horace and
announced, "Wee the man of the hour, Horace. Wee!"
"I thought you were about to announce Addy''s arrival. Who cares if Horace is here? Man of the hour,
my foot!" one of Horace''s former ssmates said with no interest and averted his gaze.
"I don''t associate with losers like him. Wee him if you like. But as for me, I don''t care about his
arrival!" a female former ssmate said disdainfully as she nced at Horace with disgust.
"Huh!" Horace chuckled. "I''m afraid you are not even worthy enough to wee me. Save your
wee. I don''t need it!"
With a smug smile, Horace found an empty seat close by and sat down. Although they gave him a cold
shoulder, he decided to stay and see what would happen since he was already here. He wanted to see
who would be humane enough to treat him well.