Chapter 290: Can I Keep Other People’s Things for Myself?

Horton still thought about what Riya said “Gratitude does not equal love”, and he gradually tightened his eyebrows.

He knew very well why Halle would agree to marry him. He also admitted that he had some other thoughts when he saved Halle from the fire.

Before he got in the room, he saw Bruce standing not far away with Emily in his arms, but he still rushed into the fire and got injured.

He knew that the fire would not be dangerous, and it was easy to run out in a house like that.

He was injured because he wanted Halle to feel guilty.

It was a tentative try when he told Claus that he was going to get married.

He was afraid that Halle would reject but this result was beyond expectation.

“You really put in a lot of effort. Self-injury? Good. You are really good at scheming, but it is also a good thing for Halle to think things through.”

Riya muttered to herself, “When are you going to get married? By the way, how did you get Emily to call you dad?”

Emily is only a two-year -old child. It is easy to deceive, but what if Halle and Horton couldn’t get married? It will hurt Emily.

Riya looked at Horton and felt that this guy might be planning for a long time.

Horton’s gaze swept across her face, and he said with some guilt, “What does that have to do with you?”

Riya did not expect that this Horton to be so straightforward. She immediately wore an ugly face.

She sneered, “Asking Emily to call you dad without getting Halle’s consent. You’re good!”

“I’m afraid Halle doesn’t know all about this. If I tell her, I don’t know if she will regret…”

Before Riya could finish speaking, she saw Horton’s cold gaze fall on her face. With such an obvious warning, how could she not notice?

This guy was really interesting. But Halle was really capable since she could be able to force a sanctimonious person to this end.

“Don’t worry. I’m quite tactful. I don’t like to do things like breaking up affectionate couples.”

She only liked to spill the tea. She was going to be struck by lightning if she broke them up.

Riya took her handbag and was about to leave the ward when she stopped and said, “But I have to remind you that your father will not let you marry Halle so easily. You should take it easy and don’t hurt the mother and daughter!”

Riya finished speaking and left without looking back.

No matter what, she and Halle were friends, and she also sympathized with Halle.

Horton looked at the closed door and his eyes gradually darkened. He pursed his lips.

At the Anderson’s.

Hilla heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Halle return.

She hurried forward and said, “Emily is already asleep. Go upstairs and take a shower first!”

Halle nodded and went upstairs without saying anything.

Hilla suddenly thought of something and said, “Halle!”

Seeing Halle stop and turn around, Hilla pursed her lips nervously, her hands clutching the corners of her clothes.

“What is it?”

Halle’s voice was very soft, revealing a trace of exhaustion.

However, it was obvious that she could tell that Hilla wanted to say something to her, but Hilla hesitated.

She was not in a hurry to leave. She just waited there for Hilla’s next words.

Hilla crossed her fingers. After some hesitation, she whispered, “Emily’s matter might have something to do with the Hutt family.”

Having said that, Hilla couldn’t help but look up at Halle quietly. Then she added hurriedly, “Horton probably doesn’t know. He probably has nothing to do with this matter.”

Hilla knew that Halle had always been against the Hutt Family.

She was only afraid of Halle would blame Horton this time.

Halle had always been avoiding Horton, and if she misunderstood him again this time, Hilla was afraid that she would really not have any contact with Horton anymore.

Although Hilla didn’t think that they would have something going on, she still didn’t want their relationship to be too stiff. After all, they were bonded by Emily.

Halle looked calm, but Hilla was surprised. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Halle suddenly say, “Hilla, I’m getting married!”

“What?”

Hilla was stunned as if she heard it wrong.

She looked at Halle with an incredulous expression.

What did she hear? Halle said she was going to get married? Who was she married to?

Hilla forgot how to react for a moment, but Halle looked calm as if she was not affected by the surprise on Hilla’s face.

Halle only said, “In the hospital, I proposed to Horton!”

Hilla thought, “Was there something wrong with my brain?”

“Or was I hallucinating?”

“What’s wrong with me?”

Hilla looked at Halle who was serious. In Halle’s eyes, there was no trace of playfulness and anger.

It was only then that Hilla realized that Halle really meant it.

But did she really not be mistaken?

Did Halle propose to Horton?

Shouldn’t Horton propose to her sister?

Hilla was confused. It was just too fast!!

It seemed that Halle’s attitude towards Horton was completely different.

“Halle, are you joking?”

“I never joked about this kind of thing. I proposed to Horton. He promised to marry me. Hilla, I think Horton is different from Titus. He should be sincere to me!”

Even if it was not totally sincere, there must be a trace of true feelings.

Halle thought, thinking about Titus, and then Horton.

Although she was not sure whether her current decision was right or not, she did not feel any sadness when she said that she would marry Horton.

Moreover, she was not as reluctant as she had thought.

She might never hate Horton, but she was also surprised that she would agree to enter the marriage again.

She just felt that what Claus said at that time made her very angry, and she couldn’t help but want to protect Horton, so she stood on Horton’s side.

So, when Claus said that Horton had nothing, she thought she was still willing to marry.

Even if that man had nothing, she was willing to marry.

Halle was a little stunned. When did she start to think about marrying someone?

But when she thought about how she was going to marry someone else, she felt very repulsed. But she did not feel any disgust when the man was Horton.

“Halle, why do you suddenly want to marry Horton?”

Hilla couldn’t figure it out. She had mentioned it to Halle before, but Halle was very resistant.

Why now?

It was only after a short morning! And Halle came back, saying she was getting married.

Halle smiled at Hilla’s question and said with some confusion, “Perhaps it is because he is Emily’s biological father!”

Therefore, she treated this person differently!

…

Hearing Halle’s answer, Hilla frowned slightly. She thought it was very perfunctory as if it was not the case.

If it was really because Horton was Emily’s biological father, why did she wait so long to marry Horton?

It was obvious that even Hilla didn’t believe this excuse.

“Halle, have you really thought it through? You want to marry Horton, and you don’t care about the Hutt family either, do you?”

When Hilla found out that the people of the Hutt Family arranged a meeting with Halle, she was very angry. It was Halle who held her back and prevented her from interfering in it.

Although Hilla was worried, she still respected Halle’s choice.

After all, marriage and life were all hers. Others had no right to interfere, nor did they have the right to decide.

It was just the sudden decision that caught Hilla off guard. “Horton is Horton. I want to marry this man, not the Hutt family.” Halle smiled, but Hilla was confused.

Horton was the son of the Hutt family. Even if he was an illegitimate child, his surname was Claus, and he was bonded by blood.

From the beginning, she knew that she could not ask Horton to break off relations with the Hutt family.

Claus did not accept Halle. He was full of rejection and hostility towards Halle and Emily, so he was afraid that Halle would have to face a family relationship more troublesome than the Tyson family.

“Halle…”

“Alright, I’ll talk to you about this when I have time. I’ll go upstairs and take a shower first. I’m a little tired. I’ll make a soup for Horton later.”

Halle smiled gently and interrupted Hilla.

She knew what Hilla was worried about. She simply didn’t respond to her questions.

Because even she herself couldn’t figure it out.

She knew that she was impulsive today, but she didn’t regret it.

Hilla watched Halle slowly go upstairs, still wearing dirty clothes. It could be seen that she must have encountered a dangerous situation when she went out to find Emily.

She also saw Halle’s hand wrapped in gauze.

She was injured!

So … was it Horton who saved Halle?

Could it be that Halle was moved by Horton and wanted to devote herself to him?

Hilla couldn’t help but frown as she watched Halle disappear from sight.

…

In a small, rented house in River City.

Lori took off her expensive evening gown and sat in the living room in a daze.

When Sissy got out of bed, she saw Lori’s stunning look. She looked at the clock and could not help but say, “You just came back?”

Lori came back to her senses and nodded a little awkwardly.

“You spent the whole night in the Anderson family? No way. Did something happen between you and that business legend…”

“No, no. Mr. Loren and I are innocent. Nothing happened between us.”

Lori was so scared that she quickly waved her hand. Her panicked little face gradually revealed a faint blush.

Sissy walked forward and laughed, “I’m just kidding. Everyone knows that last night was his son’s birthday party. What can happen with his wife?”

Lori breathed a sigh of relief, the corner of her mouth slightly tugging. Then she said lightly, “Yes, with such a beautiful wife, what can happen to us?”

“What do you want to happen?” Sissy smiled and nudged her arm.

Lori’s face suddenly turned red, and she shook her head, “No, no. I don’t think that.”

“You’re still so cute! I want to bully you more.”

Sissy said, pinching Lori’s face.

A soft and tender touch, as she expected.

Lori felt a bit of pain. She rubbed her face and unhappily said, “Sissy, it hurts so much!”

“It can’t be. I am so gentle. Hurry up and tell me the truth. How about the donation? Will we have our library?”

“But with the help of Mr. Anderson, the business genius, it should be easy to get sponsorship!”

Sissy rubbed her chin. Bruce helped them rebuild a new and big orphanage in order to repay Lori for saving his life. He also bought a lot of things for them.

However, they couldn’t live on his kindness.

Or else, it would turn into blackmail. Therefore, they felt that it was better to find other philanthropists.

Lori nodded with certainty, her face flushing with excitement, “Mr. Anderson is very good. The ones he introduced are all very famous charity organizations. And those people are also very easy to talk to. Not only do they want to build a library for our orphanage, but they also want to build a small amusement park for the children.”

“Idiot, how could those people be so easy to talk to? That’s because the person standing beside you is Bruce who stands at the top of the River City. Even if they don’t give us this money, Bruce can just do it for us.”

Sissy rolled her eyes and shook her head like she was looking at a silly child.

Lori lowered her head, her gaze falling on the bottom of the tea, on the exquisite box. She pursed her lips and whispered, “I know!”

Sissy naturally saw what was on the table.

Just a box alone was worth a lot of money. She knew what was inside. It was the dress and crystal shoes that Bruce sent to Lori yesterday.

Girls like them would never dream to attend such a fancy dance ball and become a princess even once.

“I heard that this dress was personally designed by Mrs. Anderson. Are you planning to return it?”

Lori nodded, “Mrs. Anderson is really clever. Not only is she beautiful, but she can also make such beautiful clothes. This is the first time I have worn such beautiful clothes.”

“Are you jealous? I heard that she used to be the daughter of a famous family and was very famous in River City. However, her family declined later and she happened to run into Mr. Anderson who was in a coma in a car accident. Bruce married her to counteract his bad luck.”

“Actually, she is an orphan like us, but she has a better life!”

Sissy said. Then she opened the box in front of her and looked at the exquisite dress inside. She immediately said with surprise, “This dress is so beautiful!”

Lori roused herself. Her eyes fell on the dress and then she pursed her lips, “It is beautiful. But it is not mine.”

“What do you mean? Didn’t she already give it to you? And why would they care about a gown? This is all tailor-made. Even if you send it back, no one can wear it. I think you should keep it for yourself!”

Keep it for yourself?

Lori looked at the clothes and was startled, “Can I keep other people’s things for myself?”

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