Chapter 22 Ex-girlfriend''s Defense


    The unfriendly wee Horace received was enough to tell him that his former ssmates didn''t call


    him here to donate money. They actually invited him to ridicule him, like old times.


    The somewhat good impression he had of Rhett instantly changed. He realized that Rhett had put on a


    facade just to deceive him.


    Horace sighed as he looked at him. If they had really turned a new leaf and organized the fundraiser for


    him, he was willing to ept them with open arms. He would have given them fame and fortune.


    Unfortunately for them, they missed such a golden opportunity. The room was filled with people that


    looked at him with disgust on their faces. The hatred was even stronger than before.


    The nonchnt words that Horace said stunned all his former ssmates. They all drew their heads


    back andughed out loud. It was obvious that they thought he was putting on airs.


    After they stoppedughing, one of them asked with a condescending tone, "Hey, Horace. Isn''t your


    mother in the hospital? Why are you so arrogant? Don''t you know you should be kneeling at our feet so


    we can donate more money for you? We were in the same ss for three whole years. Everyone here


    knows that you are poor!"


    "Humph!" Kole snorted and said sarcastically, "No, you are wrong. Horace is now so awesome! Guess


    what I heard him saying when I was on my way here. You will find this very hard to believe. I heard this


    loser tell a girl that he can treat her to an expensive dinner in the Sea Pavilion!"


    "What? Ha-ha! The Sea Pavilion? In his dreams! Or does he want to beg for leftovers there? No, I don''t


    think he''s even worthy enough to pass through the gate of the Sea Pavilion. The security guards won''t


    allow such a pauper in. He can only wander around the street in front of Sea Pavilion and beg for food


    from the rich customers!" Another ssmateughed mockingly when he heard Kole''s words. They


    had no regard for Horace even though he was sitting right there.


    A beautiful girl chimed in, "Tell me, Kole. How ugly is that girl? Why did she decide to have a


    conversation with this pauper? Eww! He''s such an annoying and horny man. He just wooed a random


    woman so shamelessly!"


    "Hello, may I take your order now?" The door of the private dining room was suddenly pushed open.


    Ansley, who looked sweet and energetic in her waitress uniform, appeared.


    With a pen and notepad in her hand, she looked at everyone in the room. Her eyes widened when she


    saw Horace. It was coincidental that they met again. The manager had assigned her to this room as


    soon as she resumed her shift.


    At this moment, Kole pointed at Ansley and announced, "It''s her. She''s the young girl that Horace


    promised to treat to an expensive dinner!"


    "Wow! What a lovely girl! No wonder Horace pretended to be wealthy in her presence!"


    "Bah! Any girl that can stoop so low to chat with Horace must have bad taste. Her beauty is useless.


    She has no ss!" The beautiful girl snorted and jealouslymented on Ansley.


    Ansley was a waitress who had a good work ethic. It was against the rules of the Lake Hotel to get into


    a fight with customers. For this reason, she stered a smile on her face even though she was being


    ndered. She then asked again, "Dear customers, may I take your order?"


    A tangle of thoughts swirled in her mind at this moment. ''What kind of person is Horace? Why do all his


    former ssmates look down on him? Are they really not all billionaires? No, it can''t be. These badly-


    behaved youths don''t look anything like billionaires. Maybe they have fallen into Horace''s trap because


    of his good acting. Tut, tut! I wonder how they will react when they find out his true identity.''


    "She''s beautiful, so what? A pretty face alone doesn''t make a woman ssy. Look at her, she''s nothing


    but a waitress!" another female former ssmate remarked as she eyed Ansley.


    "Shut up, all of you. You have gone too far!" Horace shouted as he looked at everyone that spoke ill of


    Ansley.


    Regret tugged at his heart. He wouldn''t havee here if he had known of their real intentions.


    Even though Horace had only met Ansley today, he liked her a lot. Insults were hurled at her because


    of him, so he had to speak for her.


    "We have gone too far? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Horace, you''re the one that has gone too far. You deceived this


    innocent and lovely girl. Don''t you have any conscience? You are so vicious. No wonder Amaia


    dumped you!" Kole roared again. He apparently held a grudge against Horace because Ansley had


    turned down his advances.


    Just as he finished speaking, another person appeared at the door. It was Amaia, Horace''s ex-


    girlfriend. With a frown, she pointed at Kole and cursed, "Kole, have you gone mad? What are you


    talking about? When did I break up with Horace? Stop making silly assumptions about our rtionship.


    I have been in love with Horace since the beginning and will stay in love with him until the end of time."


    "What? You have been in love with Horace? Amaia, are you even listening to yourself? Better mind


    what you say. Remember that Addy would be here soon. If he hears this, he will not only dump you, but


    also punish Horace severely." A shocked expression had appeared on Kole''s face when he heard


    Amaia dere her undying love for Horace. However, it onlysted for an instant. He looked at her with


    disgust. Since the exchange of words he had with Horace outside the hotel, he had wanted to ridicule


    him. He didn''t expect that Amaia would antagonize him. Her words were a p In his face.


    Like the arrogant person that he was, he found it hard to swallow his anger. He mentioned Addy to


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    silence Amaia. He felt that she would take the bait since she had nothing to benefit from a down-and-


    out man. He also made sure to take a swipe at Horace during this time.


    "Addy? I don''t care if hees in here as we speak. All I know is that his presence won''t destroy my


    love with Horace," Amaia retorted and went to sit beside Horace.


    "What the hell?" Everyone was stunned to see Amaia behaving this way. Suspicion brewed in their


    minds. Even when Amaia and Horace were still an item, she had never defended him in this way. She


    always turned a blind eye when he was been bullied. They wondered why she was defending him now


    that she was allegedly dating Addy. They thought, ''Something is fishy!


    Is the rumor about Amaia dumping Horace for Addy fake?


    Is Amaia out of her mind?'' The only positive thing Horace''s former ssmates saw in him was his good


    academic performance. He seemed to have a promising future, but they still believed that he wasn''t


    worthy to rub shoulders with Addy, who was from a wealthy and influential family. They thought that


    even a fool would choose Addy over Horace.


    "Amaia, you''re doomed. Addy is here. He must have heard what you said just now!" Kole''s blood had


    been boiling when Amaia countered him again. The embarrassment was too much for him. However,


    he got a surge of power when he looked at the door and saw that Addy was there. Amaia''s voice


    wasn''t low when she retorted, so he was sure that Addy heard everything. A good show was about to


    y out now.