How I Accidentally Married a Billionaire-Chapter 134 -

Chapter 134 -134

As soon as Charles Riley said this, everyone present was stunned, looking at him in bewilderment.

“What do you mean? Will Dr. South come today?”

Charles Riley felt a faint sense of exhilaration.

It was as if a master from the martial world was right beside him, yet this crowd was blind to it.

He was about to say something when…

Keira Olsen glanced at him indifferently.

Although she did not speak, Charles Riley immediately understood.

Dr. South guarded her information so closely because she did not want to expose herself.

Thinking about it, he could understand.

With so many classmates here, all working in new energy, if they knew she was Dr. South, Keira Olsen would no longer have peaceful days.

He coughed, furrowing his brows and said, “Is Dr. South’s affairs something you can inquire about? To tell you the truth, even I only met Dr. South in person today!”

Boys often spoke in such a playful manner, and his words immediately made everyone laugh:

“Yes, yes, we’re not qualified to inquire…”

“Nowadays, Dr. South is the top expert in our field, and our company has always wanted to collaborate with her, but your Mr. Morgan is impervious. Our boss has sent him countless gifts, all to no avail.”

“Your Mr. Morgan is pretty slick too…”

The topic drifted as everyone started to gripe about their bosses and working life. Someone even said, “Our company’s interns have no rights at all! Every day they buy coffee for the old staff, handle printing tasks, and do grunt work, it’s ridiculous!”

“Same here, but I don’t put up with it. As a proud Oceanion University graduate, why should I do odd jobs for them? They’re not paying me double the salary!”

“Hahaha, the college graduates are reforming the workplace!”

“…”

While the group was cheerfully discussing, more people steadily arrived.

All old classmates, they joined the chat one after another.

Keira Olsen was low-profile and didn’t talk much; she was quickly overlooked, which she found quite agreeable.

Some time later, when most of the classmates had nearly arrived, Jake Horton and Isla Olsen, the grand finale-type figures, finally made their entrance.

The moment the two appeared at the doorway, the classmates immediately stood up:

“Young Mr. Horton is here!”

“Wow, we are blessed by young Mr. Horton’s favor today to have a meal in such a luxurious hotel!”

“I was hesitant to come in at first; this place is so splendid, how much must a meal here cost?”

“You don’t get it, do you? This hotel belongs to the Horton Family, so if young Mr. Horton is treating us to a meal, it probably won’t cost a thing, right?”

“…”

The crowd jokingly teased, with one remark after another as they surrounded Jake Horton, ushering him to the seat next to the head of the table.

Jake Horton, seeing these old classmates, felt somewhat nostalgic, and the sternness in his eyes seemed to fade a little as he thought about the pure life in university.

Isla Olsen, like a perfect ornament, took his arm and sat down next to him.

After he and Isla sat down, he looked around and asked, “What is everyone talking about?”

“Hey, isn’t this about work? It’s been two months since graduation, and most of us have found jobs or have been admitted to graduate programs…”

Jake Horton took the opportunity to speak up, “Well, if anyone needs help with work and I can assist, feel free to ask.”

Someone immediately laughed and said, “Forget it, who doesn’t know that within the Horton Group, you either need a master’s or a Ph.D.? We undergrads, even if we enter through your back door and do a poor job, would just embarrass you!”

“Hahaha, we certainly don’t want to go to the Horton Group and get rolled over!”

As everyone chuckled, Erin Davis’s eyes darted around, and she suddenly spoke up, “Speaking of which, there’s actually someone among us who hasn’t found a job yet. Young Mr. Horton, do you remember Keira Olsen? Maybe you could help her out?”

Though Erin Davis and Isla still kept in touch, it wasn’t frequent.

She mentioned this deliberately, to disgust Keira Olsen.

Everyone knew that during university, Jake Horton had pursued Keira Olsen for four full years! Since freshman year, the entire department and the college were aware of it.

Unfortunately, at the graduation ceremony, Jake Horton held a bouquet of flowers but proposed to Isla instead.

Erin Davis felt that bringing up this matter was a humiliation to Keira Olsen.

But as she spoke, she failed to notice the slight stiffening of Jake Horton’s and Isla’s expressions.

Introduce Keira Olsen to a job at the Horton Group?

Not to mention that Dr. South didn’t need a job at all, but thinking about how Isla was currently dead set on getting her out of the Horton Family, how could she possibly let her get further entwined with the Hortons?

Isla frowned unhappily and remained silent.

Jake Horton also suddenly clenched his fist, his gaze heavy as he looked towards Keira Olsen.

Charles Riley couldn’t stand listening any longer, “Erin, what’s the matter with you? Why are you always picking on Keira… Olsen? You know very well what happened between her and young Mr. Horton, so what’s the point of bringing it up intentionally?”

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With Charles Riley pointing this out, everyone at the table immediately looked disapprovingly at Erin Davis.

If just a moment ago, Erin Davis was pretending to be concerned for a classmate, now it was clear to everyone that she was targeting Keira Olsen.

Erin Davis, scolded by Charles Riley, felt a surge of embarrassment and anger, biting her lip furiously as she glared at him before angrily retorting, “I just thought that Keira Olsen was the one who fared the worst among us, and I wanted young Mr. Horton to help her out of old affection. She probably wouldn’t dare ask for herself! What’s wrong with that?”

Although few people believed her words, someone still stepped forward to play peacemaker, “Enough, enough, let’s all say less, Charles, what’s the need to be so sensitive when classmates are gathering together?”

This made Erin Davis instantly play the victim, her eyes reddening as she looked at Keira Olsen, who was sitting there as if the matter did not concern her, and scoffed, “Exactly, why are you jumping around so much, Charles? If people didn’t know, they might think you and Keira Olsen got together?”

Charles Riley: !

Startled, he immediately exclaimed, “How could I be worthy! Don’t talk nonsense!”

His words further provoked Erin Davis.

She liked Charles Riley, but he actually said he wasn’t worthy of Keira Olsen? That meant she was inferior to Keira Olsen, didn’t it?!

Erin Davis immediately retorted with a cold laugh, “How could you not be? I heard that Keira Olsen’s direct Ph.D. admission got canceled; she’s not in grad school and hasn’t found a job. She worked part-time through college, right? Now she doesn’t have a proper job, just relying on her looks, what’s the use? No wonder young Mr. Horton didn’t choose her in the end! Look at Isla Olsen; she was directly admitted to Dr. South’s grad program! Charles, don’t think that just because you work under Dr. South, you’re above everyone else. Isla is Dr. South’s grad student, has she bragged about it? Been arrogant about it?”

Isla Olsen: !!

She immediately clenched her fists, wishing she could shut Erin Davis up!

Since the revelation that Keira Olsen was Dr. South, she indeed had accepted the offer from Oceanion University, but the matter of graduate studies had also come to nothing.

To bring it up now, how embarrassing was that?

She was about to change the subject when Charles Riley was already looking at Keira Olsen in astonishment, asking, “Dr. South, you accepted Isla Olsen as your grad student?!”