Chapter 247: Are You Jealous?

When Hilla came downstairs, she happened to meet Orlenna, who was going upstairs.

“Margaret refused to come down?”

When saying this, Orlenna took a stick and wanted to hit Margaret.

Hilla shook her head hurriedly. “Margaret is getting changed. Marriage is an important thing in a woman’s life. She needs time. Mom, do not blame her.”

If it was her, she might feel worse than Margaret. After all, she hated something like getting married for the family business.

If she was going to marry a man she didn’t like, she was afraid that she would not appear at the engagement banquet.

She thought that Margaret would cry, or quarrel with Orlenna, and even escape the wedding.

However, out of her expectation, Margaret had only been sighing and lamenting these past few days. Margaret didn’t appear to be rebellious as she expected.

“Why it took so long for her to change her clothes? It’s just the engagement banquet. We didn’t ask her to attend the wedding today. What is she doing upstairs?”

As soon as Orlenna finished speaking, Margaret emerged from the door. She quietly retorted, “I will never marry him. That’s impossible.”

No one could take advantage of her.

Orlenna saw Margaret, who had leaned out of the door, and said angrily, “Hurry up! Change your clothes and get down. Our guests have arrived.”

Margaret curled her lips and said, “The guests are all coming for my brother. They will be happier if I meet them later. Mom, I am a little hungry.”

She had been busy thinking about “life” these past few days and now suddenly felt hungry.

“Endure it. Do you want to meet our guests with a big belly?”

She had to wear a gown for the engagement banquet, which needed her to be very thin. Her waist would not be appropriate for the gown if she ate something. Besides, her belly would also look fat.

If those outsiders suspected that she was pregnant, that would be terrible.

“Then I won’t eat.”

After Margaret said that, she retreated and the door was slapped closed.

Seeing this, Orlenna muttered in dissatisfaction, “So annoying. I have been worried about her for all these years. She’s over twenty years old. I really don’t know how

she has grown up. What did I eat when I was pregnant?” How could she give birth to such a “troublesome” daughter? If she knew what it was, she couldn’t let Hilla eat it.

Orlenna was about to turn around and go downstairs when she thought of something and said, “You are pregnant, and there are many servants downstairs. If you need anything, you still need a servant to help you. So you’d better not go downstairs.”

Too many guests and the relatives of the Anderson family came. Orlenna was worried about Hilla, so she asked Hilla to stay in the East Courtyard. She went to the main building to talk with the guests.

When Hilla returned to her room, she found that Margaret was staring at the clothes in the box on the bed.

It was normal for her to be like this because when Julian gave her this piece of cloth, she couldn’t know that he would give the clothes to Margaret. Did Julian know that he would be engaged to Margaret at that time?

“Hilla, do you think this dress looks familiar?”

As soon as Margaret saw Hilla, she pulled Hilla over.

Without even looking at it, Hilla knew the dress was familiar. The dress was designed by her. Halle had sewn it herself. How could she not recognize the dress she made?

“Yes, it’s the one he asked me to design.”

No wonder Hilla thought that the size Julian gave her was a little familiar. It was the size of Margaret!

She didn’t expect that Julian had known Margaret’s size so early. Hilla couldn’t help but look up and down at Margaret, and finally focused on her chest.

Although Margaret was quite thin, she was very curvy. For men, they thought Margaret’s figure was very enchanting. If she wore such a tight dress, she must be very attractive.

Maybe Julian had met Margaret in Far City and was attracted by her.

“So it was for me. If I had known this earlier, I would have let you design a more beautiful dress.”

Margaret muttered in a low voice, but a smile touched her lips.

She was very fond of this dress when Hilla had finished the design. She didn’t expect it to be given to her.

Although she was dissatisfied with Julian, as a woman, she was born to be fond of beautiful dresses.

Without waiting for Hilla’s help, she couldn’t help but try it on.

“It fits me well!”

As soon as Margaret put it on, she felt surprised, especially when she looked at the beautiful fairy in the mirror. She looked cold and elegant, and she liked it.

She was so beautiful!

Hilla was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile, “It fits you well. I need to change a little. Wait a minute.”

Hilla turned around and went to pick up the work package she brought with her.

This was her habit. She would bring these tools wherever she went so that she could make some temporary changes when needed.

When Julian gave the cloth to her, it was not big and could not be used to make a long dress. Instead, she designed a gown with a hemline at the knee.

Besides, Margaret was tall, so not only would she not look petite when she wore it, but she would also look slender.

Halle designed something special in the chest part at that time. She designed a V shape from the left side, which would help Margaret better show her beautiful figure.

In short, it was beautiful but not flirtatious. The dress focused on revealing Margaret’s beauty, and at the same time, she would look mysterious when she wore it.

Initially, when Halle designed this dress, she thought that Julian would give it to someone else.

Women naturally liked to wear beautiful dresses to attract men that they loved, so she designed something special.

However, she did not expect that Julian would give it to Margaret and today was their engagement banquet.

If Margaret dressed like this, she, who was already very attractive, would become the queen of today’s banquet. Would Julian be depressed?

After all, such a charming Margaret would attract the attention of many men.

Therefore, Hilla thought that it was better to be a little more conservative, so she did some changes.

Margaret seemed to know what she wanted to do and immediately pushed her away. Margaret stared at Hilla and said, “What are you doing to my dress?”

She was so beautiful that she wanted to kiss herself, but Hilla wanted to hide her brilliance!

Hilla must still have feelings for Julian. Hilla must be afraid that if she looked too beautiful, she would attract Julian, which would make her uncomfortable.

The more Hilla acted like this, the more Margaret wanted to attract Julian. She wanted Hilla and Julian to give up on each other as soon as possible.

As for the engagement banquet, she did not want to embarrass her family, so she

forced herself to attend it.

Once the banquet was over, she would immediately find Julian to talk about canceling the marriage.

He wanted to marry her? Nice try. He didn’t deserve her.

…

All the big shots and celebrities came to the banquet. They were chatting and drinking along with the music.

But all the people only paid attention to two men, the two most powerful and wealthy men.

Today was an important and memorable day. So, it was a great opportunity to get close to the two men.

The Anderson’s house was filled with the fragrance of white roses. People were playing and laughing in the outdoor swimming pool. Men were talking and playing jokes on the edge of the pool.

Although the moonlight was beautiful, the people who came here tonight were not in the mood to admire the moon.

The marriage between Margaret and Julian meant the cooperation of the Anderson Group and the Jorgansen Group. And all the people who heard this news were shocked and thought it was a good idea.

The Andersons and the Jorgansens were all well-known and rich.

Now that they would cooperate, many people felt it was time to get close to them.

Anyone who received invitations was present this time. And the others who didn’t get invitations also tried their best to come here.

Even if they did not gain the favor of the Andersons and the Jorgansens, they would find other big shots during the banquet.

In short, the banquet of the upper-level class was always about interest, no matter what was the purpose of the banquet.

When the banquet was about to begin, a black car drove slowly into the front gate of the Anderson’s house. However, the car did not stop in the parking lot but drove directly into the private garage of the Andersons.

Halle carried Emily out of the car. Emily was already asleep.

The trunk was filled with the crops she brought from the countryside and they were not worth much. She didn’t want to bring these crops here, but Orlenna requested her to bring them.

It was Margaret’s engagement party today. Although Halle did not want to go back to River City, she was still willing to come back for Margaret.

As soon as she got out of the car, she saw a tall man walking away from the crowd towards her.

Halle did not expect that Horton would notice her even if she came in so quietly and deliberately avoided the crowd.

She didn’t want to avoid him, but every time she met him, she felt a little awkward.

She heard that the Hutt family had let Horton date with another girl. Moreover, the girl had a well family background and good appearance. The Hutt family had already intentionally revealed Horton’s identity to the media. Halle felt that she should stay away from Horton.

Horton walked over quickly. Although he was calm and expressionless, he kept looking at Halle.

He had known that she would come today, so he had always paid attention to the car entering the Andersons. But he did not expect that in order not to attract attention, Halle would come to the banquet at its beginning. Now everyone was attracted by the banquet.

“Emily had fallen asleep.”

Horton looked at Emily’s fair and cute little face, and his eyes were very gentle. “Let me carry her. You can take a rest.”

Before Halle could refuse him, Horton had already walked forward and took Emily from her arms.

Emily seemed to be familiar with his embrace. She rubbed her head on his arms and grabbed the collar of his suit. Then she continued to sleep.

“She always drools when she sleeps. Be careful with your clothes.”

Halle didn’t know what was wrong with her, but she just felt uncomfortable. When she was about to take Emily over, Horton just turned around and smiled gently. “It doesn’t matter. I can handle it.”

Emily’s body in his arms was very soft. Emily was not heavy at all, but Horton could still feel her fleshy little body.

Moreover, Emily had been drinking milk for a long time, and she had a smell of milk on her body, which was very similar to the smell of Halle.

Horton was stunned. He had thought of something. He turned around quickly and said awkwardly with his back straight, “Hilla’s courtyard is to the east. Let me take you there!”

It was not Halle’s first time coming to the Anderson’s villa. She was very clear about the structure here and she could go there herself. But there were many guests today. It was indeed inconvenient for her to go there alone.

Moreover, Horton did not give her time to refuse. He had already taken the lead to leave with Emily in his arms.

Halle chased after him in a hurry. She could leave here, but she wouldn’t let anyone else take care of Emily, not to mention that this person was Horton.

Every time she saw Horton, her heart beat very fast, and her eyelids would keep twitching. That didn’t seem to be good.

She followed Horton directly to the courtyard where Hilla lived. Because there were many guests today, Horton took her to a secluded path in the backyard. Although they walked a little longer, they didn’t meet anyone else. This made Halle feel more

at ease.

Horton walked in front with Emily in his arms. Halle just followed him quietly.

Seeing that the courtyard was getting closer and closer, Halle also let out a sigh of relief.

“Halle.”

However, before she could feel at ease, Horton suddenly called her.

In the quiet night, Horton’s voice was deep and mellow. Halle could hear a hint of sadness in his voice.

Halle’s eyelids jumped. She looked up and saw his back of Horton. Then she looked at the neatly combed hair behind his head.

She opened her mouth slightly but said nothing. Finally, she said, “Okay.”

“I have a girlfriend.”

This was the second sentence that Horton had said to her tonight. Halle pursed her lips. For some reason, she suddenly felt relieved. She only said, “Congratulations.”

“Okay.”

Horton responded, but there was no feeling in his voice. Then he said, “I want to be Emily’s godfather …”

“No!”

This time, before he could finish his words, Halle interrupted him seriously. Then, Halle suddenly rushed in front of Horton and snatched Emily from his arms.

From Horton’s point of view, Halle’s action was filled with indignation. When she snatched Emily, her eyes were fixed on him as if he was a thief.

“Since Mr. Hutt has a girlfriend now, you should think more for your girlfriend. I am also a woman. As a woman, I don’t want my boyfriend to have any relationship with another single woman, even if he only likes her child. Your girlfriend should not want to have a goddaughter so soon.”

This was the first time Halle had said so much to him, and Horton actually felt very happy.

He looked at Halle in a daze, not knowing how to respond.

“Since Mr. Hutt has a girlfriend, you should keep a distance from single women like me to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.”

Halle’s face was very cold and she seemed to be mad at Horton for he wanted to be Emily’s godfather.

Horton felt happy suddenly and said, “Halle, are you jealous?”

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