Chapter 129


    Abruptly, Beatrix leaped, frightening Emmanuel.


    In the next moment, she grabbed his hand and smiled at Elizabeth. “Let


    me introduce you to Mr. Emmanuel Lowe! He’s my escort tonight.”


    Emmanuel and Elizabeth were astonished.


    What’s this situation? Elizabeth was confounded. Beatrix should know


    Jonathan likes her, yet she intentionally asked a handsome man to pick


    her up! She’s clearly trying to stir up trouble!


    ”


    The moment Jonathan noticed Emmanuel was speaking to Beatrix, he


    speedily approached her with his buddies.


    Elizabeth was a tad fearful upon spotting Jonathan striding toward them


    fiercely. Emmanuel may be handsome, but he can’t win against a wealthy


    individual in this materialistic society!


    Before Jonathan could speak, his buddy, whose head was covered in hair


    wax, nced at the brand of Emmanuel’s clothing. Then, he threatened


    with contempt, “The most important quality a person should possess is


    self–awareness. If you wish to acquaint yourself with someone in high


    ces, you need to be capable of it first. Otherwise, you’ll get unlucky


    easily.” So what if this man can wear his cheap clothing well? Our leather


    shoes are still worth more than everything on his body. He can act cool,


    but he can’t pretend to be rich!


    The surrounding youngsters loved to watch any drama unfold, so they


    promptly gathered around Emmanuel.


    Plenty of menmented on him. While they were jealous of his


    impressive figure, they thought he wasn’t a good match for Beatrix.


    Emmanuel wasn’t angry, but he wasn’t a doormat either. Swiftly, he acted


    like a foolish jester. “In high ces? I don’t think the sixth floor is that high. I


    barely broke a sweat reaching here. Are you so physically weak that you


    think the sixth floor is a high ce to reach by stairs? Tsk, tsk. Youngsters


    like you should exercise more.”


    Plenty of people, especially the women,ughed.


    Beatrix’s eyes visibly lit up. He may look like a dummy, and my sister often


    calls him one, but he can be quite witty!


    The hair–wax dude was humiliated by theughter and roared, “How dare


    you call me weak! I’ll have you know I can-”


    When he noticed everyone was staring at him, he interrupted himself and


    changed the topic. “Tsk, are you an idiot? Do you think a loser like you


    deserves to be Ms. Beatrix’s escort? You don’t have the right to covet her!”


    Ignoring him, Emmanuel turned to Beatrix. “Is there a standard I need to


    meet in terms of status and wealth to be your escort, Beatrix?”


    Hisposed demeanor was a stark contrast with the enraged hair–wax


    man.


    Elizabeth was captivated by Emmanuel as well. So that’s the charm of a


    mature man! That hair–wax guy looks like an ill–mannered child in front of


    him!


    “No.” Beatrix grinned. “The only standards I have are for height and looks. I


    want someone at least one hundred and eighty centimeters tall, which


    you achieved.”


    Grimacing, the hair–wax guy turned to Jonathan, who winced because he


    wasn’t that tall.


    The edges of Jonathan’s lips twitched as he cursed his hair wax buddy in


    his mind.


    “In that case, he’s definitely spouting nonsense earlier.” Emmanuel sighed.


    “The quality of modern education must’ve dropped, considering it


    produced this kind of student.”


    Everyoneughed again, enraging the hair–wax guy.


    Before he could do anything, Jonathan kicked him away. Not only did he


    miss the point every time he opened his mouth, but he also embarrassed


    me! I want him out of my sight!


    Thus, Jonathan cut straight to the chase and sneered at Emmanuel. “I’ve


    no idea where your couragees from. Don’t you know who Ms. Beatrix


    is? Any of the objects on her body cost years of your sry! If I were you, I


    would’ve dug a hole and buried myself in there instead of embarrassing


    myself here!”


    Following his words, plenty of people eyed Emmanuel with disdain. Indeed,


    his handsomeness is pointless as long as he’s on a different social level,


    were in his shoes!


    However, Emmanuel didn’t flee because he was never one to care about


    the differences between social sses.


    Hence, he argued, “Why should I? I never felt ashamed for being poor, and


    since bing a soldier, I’ve been living my life with my head held high! I


    fought on the battlefield, protecting my fathend and its borders. While


    my contribution to the country is minor, I’ve nevermitted treason.


    Thus, I’ll always stand tall and with pride, no matter who I face!”


    His words bewildered the crowd and elicited respect from them.


    Compared to a scion who only knew how to unt his wealth, Emmanuel


    was a truly admirable figure.


    If not for brave soldiers guarding the border like him, the descendants of


    rich families wouldn’t have had afortable life.


    “Well said!” Beatrix apuded.


    Elizabeth, too.


    Eventually, everyone in the crowd pped.


    Emmanuel wasn’t nning to argue with Jonathan, but he failed to hold


    back the urge to. Therefore, he didn’t want to speak another word


    anymore.


    Meanwhile, Jonathan was emotionally wounded by that turn of events.


    He felt like the viinous antagonist when he saw everyone cheerfully


    supporting Emmanuel.


    Suddenly, Beatrix didn’t feel like leaving so soon, especially because she


    relished Jonathan’s indignity by Emmanuel’s hand. Since Emmanuel’s


    here, I may as well use this opportunity to develop my rtionship with


    him! “Mr. Emmanuel, the brave soldier who cuts down our enemies and


    saves our people, let us dance.”


    “I only know how to fight, not dance!” Emmanuel abruptly felt a little


    awkward when invited by Beatrix.


    It was because he didn’t know Beatrix was his sister–inw and didn’t


    want to be too intimate with another woman.


    “I’ll just have to teach you, hero!” Unreasonably, Beatrix pulled Emmanuel


    toward the dance floor.


    He failed to escape.


    After Beatrix and Emmanuel took the lead, Elizabeth and the others joined


    the dance floor as well. Just as the atmosphere in the hall had returned to


    normal, the door was opened again.


    A woman no less beautiful than Beatrix sauntered into the room, instantly


    attracting everyone’s attention.


    Her fair skin gleamed under the light while her eyes drew everyone in like


    a ck hole.


    Even though her attire was unremarkable, she was the most brilliant


    person in the venue.


    “Oh my goodness. The campus belle is here!”


    “It really is the most gorgeous campus belle in the history of Yeringham


    University, Xylie Tanner!”


    People in the crowd shouted.


    Emmanuel was stunned, too. Isn’t she the woman I met at the bar that


    night? I can’t believe she’s the campus belle of Yeringham University!Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.