Chapter 25 The Failed Trap
Addy suddenly pped his hands to capture everyone''s attention. He then said, "La has set a good
example for all of us. It''s time to get down to business. We are all gathered here today to raise funds for
Horace!"
The excitement of all the malicious students skyrocketed at this moment. They felt that it was
showtime. They all sat up straight and eagerly waited for Addy''s next move.
Contrary to what they expected, Addy dipped his hand into his pocket and took out a bundle of money.
He put it on the table and announced, "I donate fifty thousand dors to Horace to help him get through
this tough time!"
A trace of doubt glimmered in Horace''s eyes as he stared at the bundle of money. ''Shouldn''t Addy''s
family be in debt now? Howe he can afford to donate fifty thousand dors? Does this mean his
family is not fully bankrupt?'' Some questions teemed in Horace''s head. But on second thought, he
decided to let it go. Addy had already received enough punishment. There was no point in investigating
the source of this money.
Unbeknown to Horace, Addy''s father hadpletely put his pride aside for this fifty thousand dors.
He had found out that the gathering was a fundraiser for Horace, so he immediately ran around and
brazenly borrowed money from several good friends. This gesture was to appease Horace so that he
wouldn''t throw a monkey wrench in their works now that they were starting afresh.
"Jeez! Addy is awesome. He just donated such a whopping amount. He''s just too generous. Wait,
there''s something strange about this. What''s Addy''s n? And when is he going to strike?" The other
students looked at the bundle of money on the table and they were amazed. Doubt also set in at this
time.
"I donate ten thousand dors!" Before the other students could get over the shock of Addy''s donation,
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Amaia also brought out a bundle of money from her bag.
Amaia wasn''t from a very rich home, but she had made a lot of money because she hooked up with
Addy for a long time. She was a squanderer who spent toovishly, but she had managed to save
some money.
''What the hell is going on? Ten thousand dors? Where did Amaia get that kind of money from? How
is it even possible since she denied ever dating Addy? Is her donation part of Addy''s n? Are they in
this together?'' Some of the girls stared at the bundle of money in Amaia''s hand with jealousy. In their
hearts, they criticized her for having such money. Most of them concluded that she sold her body for it.
These girls weren''t as poor as La and Horace, but they were from average families. They only got a
few hundred dors for their monthly living expenses. They had never seen ten thousand dors
personally, let alone donate it without hesitation.
They all thought that Horace was going to leave here a rich man.
Afterward, they sighed with envy.
La felt that Amaia''s donation was very fishy. An inexplicable feeling arose in her heart. ''Averi said
yesterday that Amaia broke up with Horace. From his ount, it seemed like they ended things on a
bad note. Why is she now donating ten thousand dors to him? More so, why are they sitting
together? Does this mean that the rumor about their breakup was false? But Horace didn''t refute
yesterday. What''s really going on?''
The first three donations opened up the floor for more donations. The other students began to donate
money one after the other. However, their donations were in lower denominations like ten, twenty, and
fifty dors.
At the sight of the donations, Ansley''s lips curled up in a smile subconsciously. She found it funny that
they were donating ten or twenty dors for a wealthy person like Horace.
She didn''t dare to voice out her thought. Otherwise, they wouldn''t let it slide.
In the end, all the donations summed up to sixty-two thousand dors, of which one thousand came
from Rhett. It was obvious that the money donated by the others was only a small percent of the total
sum.
Rhett arranged the entire donation into one bundle and put it in front of Horace. He then said, "Horace,
this is our contribution towards the expenses you have to sort out. Please make good use of it."
With a mischievous smirk, he added, "Horace, since everyone has helped you tonight, shouldn''t you
treat all of us to dinner?"
Rhett''s original n was to humiliate Horace here. Dinner at the Lake Hotel was very expensive. He
thought that Horace wouldn''t be able to afford to eat here even if their former ssmates donated
money to him. But to his surprise, Addy and Amaia had donated a total of sixty thousand dors. This
spoiled his n. Rhett was a little resentful about it. If it had been someone else that donated such a
huge amount, he would have scolded the person. However, he couldn''t say anything because he was
afraid of Addy.
Despite the unfavorable turnout of things, he still decided to ask Horace that question.
Rhett was taken aback by Addy''s voice as soon as he finished speaking. "The reason why we gathered
here is to raise money for Horace. If we tell him to use the donation to treat us to dinner, our efforts
would be useless. I have decided to treat you all. Eat and be merry. The bill is on me tonight!"
''Hey, Addy. Are you here to mess with me? Are you out of your mind? I thought you had a good n up
your sleeve, but I was wrong. Now that I have taken things into my own hands, why are you disrupting
my n?'' Rhettined in his mind. He didn''t expect that Addy of all people would be the one to
ruin his n.
Although Rhett was furious, he didn''t dare to turn down Addy''s offer. He nodded and said, "Addy, you
are right. It''s inappropriate for Horace to pay for dinner. However, I feel that it would be unfair if you foot
the bill alone tonight. How about we split the bill?"
Since Rhett didn''t dare to ask Addy to foot the bill in the first ce, in order to feign concern, he
suggested that they went Dutch. He knew him to be a proud young man. He believed that Addy would
insist on footing the entire bill.
Surprisingly, Addy nodded and said, "Okay, let''s all have dinner and then split the bill. It''s fair that way."
This decision angered the other malicious students. They cursed Rhett and Addy in their hearts. This
wasn''t what they bargained for. They had only brought a few dors with the hope that Horace would
be forced to buy dinner and then get humiliated. The n they drafted with Rhett was in ruins now and
they had to split the bill. In this private dining room, there were over thirty people present.
Dinner for all of them would cost a minimum of five thousand dors. This meant that each of them
would have to pay one hundred and fifty dors. The malicious students didn''t have that kind of money.
They all began to think that Rhett had called this gathering to humiliate them, not Horace. It was even
worse that he dared to offer Addy help when thetter had readily offered to foot the bill. ''Is this a trap?
Rhett and Addy tricked us. If it''s not a trap, why has Addy not dealt with Horace? Why is he helping him
out instead?''
Several questions teemed in the minds of the malicious students at this moment. They didn''t
understand why a gathering that was specially organized to humiliate Horace ended up like this. It
seemed like they had fallen into their own trap.
''Rhett is such a bastard! He just took us for a sleigh ride. We should have noticed this early enough!''
Many of the students began to rain insults on Rhett in their minds.
All of them decided not to stress themselves over how the bill would be sorted. Since Rhett had been
the one that suggested they organized the fundraiser, he should take responsibility for it. This was his
punishment for deceiving them.
Rhett was on the hot seat at this moment. He was so desperate that a cold sweat broke out on his
forehead even though the air conditioner was on. He greatly suspected that Addy intentionally came
here to trick him.