Chapter 80 Do You Love Horace?


    When Ashlee was taking a bath in the bathroom, Darren was standing on the balcony, smoking. Not


    aware of the passage of time, he had already smoked a whole package of cigarettes.


    It was the first time that he had ever been attacked by feelings of regret.


    He regretted leaving ra without saying goodbye two years ago; he regretted his engagement with


    Ashlee; and what''s more, he regretted his tricks on and insults to ra.


    It was he himself who drove his beloved one away. Therefore, he could me no one for this.


    More importantly, now, Horace has already been with ra.


    When he thought about Horace, he could not help clenching his fist and smoking much more heavily.


    He remembered that when he showed those photos to Horace, thetter chose to believe in ra''s


    innocence without hesitation.


    Horace trusted her, probably because he had already known the truth. No matter whether he knew the


    truth or not, he did not hurt ra after all.


    Compared with Horace, Darren felt himself a coward and a loser. Such aparison made him


    irritated.


    The thought of those photos reminded him that there were still several of them kept in his phone which


    he forgot to delete.


    At that moment, he felt that those photos hurt him a lot and he only wanted to delete them right now.


    When he was deleting the photos, he suddenly noticed something bizarre.


    Hold on.


    Why did these photos look different from the ones that he had projected on the screen at the Kirnd


    family''s dinner party?


    Although he did not try to remember all that about ra, he found that all the details about her were


    deeply printed in his mind and he could recall every detail.


    Of course, he could definitely remember those photos at the dinner party.


    The photos on his phone were almost the same as the photos projected on the screen at the dinner


    party except for one of them where ray on the bed with her hair loose and scattered on the pillow.


    Suddenly, Horace found it hard to breath.


    Why…


    He remembered that Ashlee told him that all the photos disyed on the banquet came from his


    phone. But why was there an extra photo projected on the screen?


    Did that mean that…


    One possible exnation urred to Darren, which startled and even scared him. However, before he


    could ponder on it, a soft and tender voice rang behind him--


    "Darren?"


    He was brought back to reality by the voice. He turned around to find Ashlee Kirnd staring at him


    intently and quizzically with her hair dripping wet.


    He found that Ashlee''s face, which was simr to but more beautiful and flirting than ra''s face, made


    him scared and gave him goose bumps.


    "Well, Ashlee," he involuntarily stepped back and said, "I had a call from my office. Something


    happened and I have to handle it. Don''t wait for me. Take a rest."


    Before Ashlee could say a word, he went straight towards the door.


    "Darren…" Ashlee was stupefied by his words and when she wanted to stop him, he had already left


    the house.


    Ashlee stood in a frozen manner, lost in thought.


    "Why does Darren leave in such a hurry? Is he going to meet ra?"


    The thought of ra and what she had learnt from the call made her pale.


    She had sent someone to contact that old man and now she was told that the old man did not rape


    ra two years ago and it was someone else who had done that.


    What shocked her the most was that her boy could not find out any information about that mysterious


    man, which meant that this mysterious man was more powerful than her.


    Who was that mysterious "rapist" two years ago?


    ...


    In the morning, when ra woke up, the first thing that she saw was Horace''s handsome face which


    was so close to her.


    It was so close that she went nk for a few seconds before she could realize that they were lying in


    the bed in her little apartment.


    She wanted to get up immediately, but Horace''s hug stopped her. His eyes were still closed and when


    he realized her intention of getting up, he tightened his hug and said, "Be quiet. It is only 7 o''clock now


    and we can sleep a bit longer."


    It was unexpected for ra that Horace was actually awake. She was frozen by his hug and words and


    she could do nothing but lie still. However, she found it impossible to fall asleep again.


    As time passed, she grew more and more nervous and the bell rang before she almost sweated.


    Horace opened his eyes slowly and then stared at ra intently.


    "Good morning, ra," he whispered hoarsely. His voice was soft like a feather and could give


    everyone goose bumps.


    Such a morning greeting made ra blush, "Good morning."


    ra got up and prepared a clean towel and toothbrush for Horace. After cleaning herself up, she


    helped her mother wash her face and brush her teeth. Then, Isaac came with the breakfast prepared


    by Martha. There was, of course, breakfast specially prepared for Helena.


    Seeing the substantial breakfast on the table, ra could not help whispering to Horace, "It is


    unnecessary to trouble Martha."


    "It is fine. It will just take a little more time." Horace took a sip of the porridge and said, "But, if you still


    insist on living here, it will trouble Martha much more."


    Startled, ra ventured, "You don''t mean that you still want to stay here for another night?"


    "Well, if you still want to stay here," Horace answered casually, "then I will ask Martha to bring me my


    pajamas. Your clothes are too small for me."


    ra was made speechless.


    She now admitted that Horace was a smart, high-handed man. He never shouted at her or forced her,


    but he could always, in a smart way, make herpromise.


    ra now realized that he was exactly a better game yer.


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    "Fine," she lowered her eyes, "I will be back tonight."


    A shade of smirk appeared on Horace''s face, "You can bring your mother with you."


    "My mom won''te with me. She has already gotten used to this house."


    "Then I''ll find you a nurse to look after her."


    Knowing that her refusal wouldn''t work, ra nodded her head and acquiesced.


    After breakfast, Horace drove ra to work. She remembered that she had a morning meeting to sit


    that day, so she went straight to the public meeting hall above her office.


    It was unexpected for her to see Darren sitting in the meeting hall alone, preparing for the meeting.


    Noticing her arrival, Darren was shocked and asked, "ra, didn''t you receive an email about the half-


    hour dy of the meeting?"


    ra felt frustrated. Horace''s arrival yesterday upset her n, which made she forget to check her


    email.


    "I forgot. I am sorry." she wanted to disappear immediately, "I''ll leave now."


    "Wait."


    Before she could leave, Darren stopped her.


    Eyebrows knitted, ra asked, "Director, what can I do for you?"


    "I have a question for you." Darren stood up slowly. Compared with the former guy who had been mean


    to her, now he spoke so gently, just like the mild young man he was back in the old days. He asked,


    "Do you love Horace?"