Chapter 246: Wasn’t There Affection in His Eyes?

As Margaret listened to Orlenna, her expression changed and she didn’t look good.

Orlenna did not notice her abnormality and said, “You’ve been to the hotel with him. If the others know about this, you will disgrace our family.”

“Although the Jorgansens don’t live in River City, they are not that far away from us. With your personality, it is not a problem for you to come back once or twice a month.”

To put it bluntly, she was indicating that she would miss Margaret. She was suggesting that even if Margaret was married, she needed to come back to visit her mother more in the future.

Hilla couldn’t help but smiled as she listened to their conversation.

Although Orlenna was very picky about Margaret, these days, Hilla could feel that Orlenna looked quite sad when they talked about Margaret’s marriage.

How could her daughter, who Orlenna had raised for twenty years, marry someone else so quickly?

However, she had to let go even if she was very unwilling. Her daughter would get married sooner or later when she grew up. Orlenna knew there was nothing she could do.

“Mom, can I marry another man?”

After a long while, Margaret puffed up her cheeks and she forced herself to say this.

She tugged at the corner of her clothes. The expression on her face was dramatic, and she felt depressed.

Why was she not happy at all when she heard that her future husband was Julian? Not only was she unhappy, but she also felt very awkward.

She looked at Hilla, who was in front of her. Thinking that she was going to marry Hilla’s ex-boyfriend, she felt so uncomfortable.

She never expected that this kind of thing would happen to her.

She opposed it and she wanted to scream.

It shouldn’t be like this. Julian had a crush on Hilla. And she actually was going to marry Julian.

Didn’t her brother feel he was cheated?

Wasn’t Hilla embarrassed?

Didn’t Julian feel distressed?

Margaret felt she was miserable and pitiful.

The relationship among them was so messy. She wanted to figure it out.

“Marry to another man? Margaret, what are you talking about? How can you change your fiancé as you want?”

If Margaret didn’t want to marry him, why did she go to the hotel with Julian? Didn’t she care about her family’s reputation?

Margaret was frightened by Orlenna’s blame and quickly stood up from the sofa. She stepped aside a little and looked at Orlenna.

“Don’t be too excited. Nothing happened that night.”

“Is that so? But they have come to talk with us about your marriage.”

Orlenna’s eyebrows cocked and she suggested that Margaret should think about this carefully.

“What? Have they come here? Why are they so shameless?”

Couldn’t they ask her for approval before they came? Did she agree? Was she willing? Did she want to marry him? Why did they always do what they wanted? She didn’t want to marry him at all.

Originally, Margaret was not against business marriages.

Since she was young, she was born and raised in the Anderson family. Her family had never told her about this.

However, Margaret had seen those beautiful young girls from rich families marry those young boys of the same family background.

Some people said that they married due to love, but in fact, their marriages were all arranged by their parents.

People like them were born to be connected to the interests of their family, which was the price they had to pay since they were born to be superior to others.

She had also seen many girls who married to some poor guys. Some of their husbands really loved them. But most of the time, those men were only attracted by their backgrounds and beauty.

After the marriage, some men would live a low-profile life to hide their capacities and biding their time. One day, he would gain his wife’s family property.

Margaret felt that there was nothing wrong with the marriage of two people who have similar social statuses. At the very least, they were equal. Therefore, she had always felt that she should have a business marriage since she was a child.

“They are shameless? You went to the hotel with a man to spend a whole night. Have you thought that you were also ’shameless’?”

Orlenna glared at her. Margaret flinched and got closer to Hilla.

How did she get tricked into going to the hotel with Julian?

Thinking about it now, she felt extremely regretful.

Julian ruined everything. Margaret didn’t dare to refuse when she faced Orlenna.

“Mom, don’t be angry. I don’t reject the marriage. I just need to think about my future husband.”

Which Jorgansens had come? She must tear him into pieces.

“Do you still want to think about it? Stop! I have agreed. Margaret, if you still want to be my daughter, stay here and wait for the engagement banquet next week.”

What? The engagement banquet would be held next week?

“Mom…”

“What? Do you want others to laugh at us?”

Bruce had known that Margaret and Julian spend a night at the hotel, which meant that the people in the hotel definitely knew something.

Even if they suppressed this news, it would be exposed sooner or later. She would rather let her daughter marry Julian than watch her be scolded by others.

In Orlenna’s opinion, although her daughter was not that outstanding, no one could laugh at her.

A daughter of a rich family like Margaret cared more about her reputation than ordinary girls.

Orlenna came from a traditional family, and she was a traditional woman. She had such a strict requirement for her daughter. Margaret could do whatever she wanted, but she could not touch the bottom line.

Besides, she was going to marry Julian. The Jorgansen family was so powerful that many girls want to marry Julian. After Julian came to River City, there were more women who wanted to marry him.

Margaret sat silently next to Hilla and buried her head in Hilla’s embrace. She said in a low voice, “Hilla, my life is a disaster!”

She had thought that to accept business marriage was her mission, but she was unsatisfied with Julian.

She looked up at Hilla and said, “Do you disagree with the marriage?”

There was once a story between Hilla and Julian. Hilla definitely wouldn’t want Julian to be Margaret’s husband. Margaret felt that maybe her life might have a favorable turn.

Now that Hilla was pregnant. Orlenna would listen to what she said. If Hilla didn’t approve of this marriage…

“No, Julian is a good person, and you two are a good match.”

Margaret was disappointed. She didn’t know why Hilla said this. Hilla didn’t have to

hide her true feelings.

“Don’t you like Julian?”

“Why should I like him?”

“What?” Seeing that Margaret found it so unbelievable, Hilla felt confused.

After the incident at the hotel, she thought that something must have happened between Margaret and Julian, and it changed Margaret’s opinion.

She felt that Margaret seemed to be very hostile towards Julian. What exactly did Julian do to make Margaret hate him so much? Margaret was gnashing her teeth when she expressed her dissatisfaction.

…

In Hilla’s opinion, she felt that Margaret and Julian were a good match.

Although Margaret was usually careless, she was a very kind-hearted girl. Julian and Hilla had known each other for many years. She knew that Julian had been suppressed by the Jorgansen family for years, and he couldn’t make decisions for himself. However, he had always been very upright.

Since he said he wanted to marry Margaret, Hilla knew that Julian would treat Margaret well in the future and let her live a happy life.

Even though they did not have feelings for each other now, Hilla believe they would have a good future.

“I thought you have changed your attitude towards Julian. What happened in Far City has been the past. You don’t need to care too much about it.”

Hilla tried to comfort Margaret, paying attention to the expression on her face.

When Margaret heard the name “Julian”, her face was gloomy.

That man seduced her brother’s wife and disgraced the Anderson family. Now, he even wanted to marry her!

He was really sneaky! If Margaret gave up like this, wouldn’t it mean that her families were so weak that anyone could bully them?

As for Orlenna, Margaret felt that her mother had decided to marry her to Julian.

She could marry anyone but Julian.

“Who told you it has become the past? I’m not going to spare him.”

Margaret was so firm. It sounded like she and Julian would be enemies for this lifetime.

Orlenna was listening and thought that Hilla could persuade Margaret to agree. She became angry as she listened. “If you hate him so much, why do you go to the hotel with him? It’s OK for you to be simple-minded in your daily life, but you must know the bottom line.”

Orlenna took the pillow from the sofa and threw it at Hilla. Margaret dodged and it hit Hilla’s shoulder.

Fortunately, it didn’t hit her belly. But even so, Orlenna was still enraged.

No one could hurt her grandson, including her daughter.

Soon, the house was full of Margaret’s cries of apology, and Orlenna asked her to kneel on the floor for an hour.

Hilla felt that the punishment was too serious.

Although Orlenna often blamed Margaret before, she never punished Margaret. This time, it was obvious that Orlenna was very annoyed because Margaret rejected

Julian.

Margaret agreed to marry, but she just didn’t agree to marry Julian. Wasn’t she causing trouble for her?

The more Orlenna thought about it, the angrier she got. However, at the same time, she was worried that if what had happened in the hotel was found out, some people would blame Margaret.

Although many men wanted to marry the young daughter of the Anderson family, Orlenna still did not want her daughter to be hurt by the gossip.

“You have agreed to the marriage, and the Jorgansen family is good. If you still behave like this, Mom will be angry.”

Hilla looked at Margaret, who was kneeling on the ground, and when she saw Orlenna go upstairs, she quickly helped Margaret up.

Margaret’s legs were numb from kneeling, and her body swayed a little. Fortunately, she grabbed Hilla, but when she thought of Hilla’s pregnancy, she quickly let go.

“I won’t marry Julian no matter what.”

Margaret felt that Hilla must have been testing her by saying that.

Hilla must have feelings for Julian. Even if others didn’t know what Julian was thinking about, she knew him very well.

He must have known that Hilla couldn’t get a divorce, so he wanted to marry Margaret in order to get close to Hilla.

With this kind of relationship, wouldn’t they do whatever they wanted in the Anderson family in the future?

She had read too many stories like this in the novel. A man and a woman cooperated and plotted against others. Finally, they killed everyone and took all the property.

Heavens!

Margaret felt that she and Bruce were like brother and sister in modern novels. They usually could not survive the first three Chapters.

She felt so painful.

Margaret glanced at Hilla, and then looked at Hilla’s belly. She thought the child should be her brother’s. “She doesn’t disgrace my brother, right?” She thought.

Hilla felt uncomfortable with Margaret’s gaze. Although she didn’t know what Margaret was thinking, she felt that Margaret seemed to be fantasizing.

Why didn’t she think about her marriage? Why did she think about Hilla?

Hilla coughed and said, “Why don’t you go back to your room and take a rest? You should be tired after coming back from the countryside.”

Moreover, she had been punished by Orlenna and knelt for an hour as soon as she

came back. Hilla felt a little sympathy for Margaret.

Margaret retracted her gaze and muttered in a low voice, “My brother stays with you every day, right?”

“Of course, he has dinner with me every day.”

Hilla said with a smile. She didn’t understand why Margaret asked such a question.

“Well, that’s good.”

If they lived a happy life, Julian would not succeed so soon.

Her brother couldn’t be tricked by Julian!

Bruce shouldn’t be so useless, right?

Looking at Margaret, who was walking up the stairs slowly, Hilla was confused. “Is she stimulated by the marriage?” she thought.

The Jorgansens reacted faster than Hilla had thought. After Julian went back to Far City, soon the news broke out that the two families were going to have a business marriage.

Julian quickly returned to River City and decided to hold a simple engagement party. “I can’t believe that my life is going to be ruined by such a man.”

Margaret muttered in front of the bed. She had been like this recently. Hilla suspected that Margaret might have got autism.

“Margaret, it’s time for you to get dressed. You have to go out to meet the guests later.”

The engagement party was held in the villa of the Anderson family. Hilla and the others had returned to the old mansion yesterday. However, Margaret didn’t look so good. She had isolated herself from the outside world.

“I know.”

Margaret said slowly, but she remained motionless, like a statue.

Hilla’s gaze swept over the exquisite box on the bed. She was very familiar with the dress inside.

At first, she thought that Julian had found someone he loved. Now, it seemed that Julian had started to plan this a long time ago.

“Do you want to take a look at the dress?”

Hilla reminded Margaret. But in her heart, she thought that when Julian asked Margaret to go to the hotel to take the measurements, he should be intentional.

But at that time, she felt that Margaret was full of hostility towards him. Wasn’t Julian the same?

Hilla recalled that although Julian looked at Margaret calmly, there was a hint of

gentleness in his eyes, just like how Bruce looked at her.

Couldn’t this be called “affection”?

Hilla suddenly understood everything. Margaret and Julian had hidden their feelings.

“No!”

Margaret replied without turning back. Seeing that she was still unwilling, Hilla said, “No matter what, you have to marry him finally. You must attend the party no matter what. Thus, you might as well make yourself beautiful.”

Margaret moved slightly. Her gaze fell on the glass plate on the coffee table beside the bed.

It was filled with peanuts, snacks, and colorful candies. Looking at those good-looking peanuts, Margaret felt sorrowful.

She could never expect that she had spent so much time and effort picking the peanuts and bringing them back, but they appeared at her engagement party.

If she had known this result, she would have soaked all the peanuts with poison!

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