Chapter 50: Women Are So Petty

Hilla blushed slightly and looked at Bruce with sparkling eyes. The light under the crystal lamp was so beautiful that it was a bit scorching.

Pouting her lips, she mumbled in a low voice, “You miss me? What do you want me to do? You must be kidding me.”

It was just an old man’s way of flirting. She had seen it before. It was just that Bruce was a little more attractive than those old men. His status was a little better, and he was a little richer…

As for her, it was just that she was not that determined. That was why she was so easily seduced by Bruce.

Glancing at the man before, Hilla couldn’t help but whisper, “Bruce … don’t tell me the effect isn’t over…”

It had been one day and one night. Was it that powerful?

At the mention of this, Bruce’s handsome face slightly darkened. He had been laughed at by Horton all day today. This girl really knew how to cause trouble for him.

“Are you alright?”

Seeing that Bruce remained silent, Hilla couldn’t help but lean forward. She looked at Bruce’s legs with a worried expression.

“Why can’t he walk? He has been awake for more than half a month. It shouldn’t be more serious than before.” Hilla wondered.

Bruce felt uneasy under her gaze. He said in a low voice, “What do you think of my body?”

Without waiting for Hilla to reply, Bruce suddenly pressed down. Hilla subconsciously turned over to the side of the bed. Unexpectedly, she just happened to be trapped in his arms. Now she was confined to the bed.

She could feel the man’s aura. He carefully trapped the woman within his arms.

Lowering his head, his sharp gaze fell on her face. He gave a sinister smile, and said like a fox, “Why don’t you check my body yourself to see if it has improved, Mrs. Anderson? To see if you are satisfied?”

The old man was acting like a hooligan. Hilla could not endure it anymore.

Hilla covered her chest with one hand and tried to cover her eyes with the other.

She wanted to deceive herself. In that way, she could pretend that Bruce was not before her. Then she could ignore his bewitchment as if it did not exist. After all, the seduction of an old man was always fatal!

As expected, Bruce reached out and grabbed her hand. He rubbed her head and

smiled, “Why are you covering your eyes?”

“I… I am afraid of you. You want me to…”

“What?”

Bruce pretended to be casual, but he smiled more. Hilla turned red and said in embarrassment, “You want me to look at you. You shameless!”

After she finished speaking, she quickly closed her eyes, not daring to open them even a bit.

Her face was even delicate under the light. Bruce was amused by her nervous expression. He couldn’t help but lower his head to whisper, “What’s wrong with looking at me? We’re husband and wife. What’s there to be shameless about? You don’t dare to look?”

The old man was seducing a good girl. She thought he was really a bad guy.

The man’s low and heavy breath and his heat overwhelmed her. She was so sensitive that she couldn’t remain calm. She was on fire.

Hilla opened her eyes wide and said fiercely, “Who said I don’t dare to look? I’m looking at you now! What can you do to me…”

The man suddenly lowered his head. He planted a solid kiss on her lips, immediately sealing all the words Hilla was about to say.

“I can’t do anything to you?”

“Bruce, you kissed me!”

Hilla opened her mouth in a daze, and then said angrily, “Why are you kissing me again!”

Moreover, it was a sneak attack. She wasn’t even aware of it. It made her heart beat wildly. So infuriating.

“Why can’t I kiss my wife?”

Bruce chuckled. He watched as Hilla grabbed the blanket with both hands and covered herself. Her muffled voice came out of the blanket, “You’re so annoying!”

A pair of jet-black eyes was exposed outside, looking around in all directions. She was so guilty that she did not dare to look at Bruce’s face directly. She used the blanket to cover herself up, as if she could not be seen that she was smiling.

Bruce smiled, “Am I really that annoying?”

His voice was low and hoarse. It carried a peculiar sexiness and magnetism. Hilla blinked innocently and turned around.

Her voice was still muffled from under the blanket, “You kissed me. It’s annoying.”

He said that he had been thinking about her for a whole day. It turned out that he just wanted to kiss her. Sure enough, men’s brains were full of rubbish. They were

not simple at all!

“Could it be that you want me to kiss another woman?”

Bruce chuckled. As expected, the moment he finished speaking, Hilla’s face instantly turned cold. Her eyes were no longer tender. She glared at him.

Bruce’s heart skipped a beat when he saw this. Before he could speak, he saw Hilla flutter off the quilt. She pushed him away and sat up from the bed, looking serious.

Her silver bell-like voice was clear and bright, “You kissed someone else, didn’t you?”

At this time, no man would be stupid enough to admit it. Hilla looked at Bruce’s face. He replied without hesitation, “No.”

With a cold smile, she threw the pillow, “Liar.”

Without waiting for Bruce to respond, she angrily rushed into the bathroom.

Bruce helplessly rubbed his eyebrows. This little girl was really hard to coax!

Early the next morning, the snow filled River City. The white scenery gave people a sense of clarity.

It was just the rest day. Hilla was pulled into the bedroom by Margaret early in the morning.

Only Bruce and the two dogs were sitting on the bed. Cookie and Candy were quietly nesting beside his legs. In just a short month, they were already a full circle bigger than when they came. The fur on their bodies also became brighter and thicker. Their big fat bodies were like a big pillow, leaning against Bruce’s legs.

Horton came over to check his body. He glanced at Bruce whose face was dark and couldn’t help but tease, “Recently, your facial expression has become richer and richer. You don’t even hide your anger anymore. Why? You look like you are trapped in love!”

Horton laughed and saw Bruce raise his eyelids coldly. He could not help but say, “What about Hilla? She always stays by your side. Why did she leave us alone today? Did you quarrel?”

Horton thought he saw through Bruce. Bruce pursed his lips and said, “She thought I kissed another woman and refused to sleep with me!”

…

“So you were forced to separate?”

Horton really couldn’t bear any more. He laughed out loud, “I pity you. A mature, thirty-year-old man can’t even deal with a twenty-year-old girl?”

Bruce was so cute! He wanted to see more.

“She’s still young. I should be nicer to her.”

After Bruce finished speaking, he couldn’t help but frown. Horton couldn’t endure anymore. The glasses on his face almost fell, “Ok, she’s still young. But what’s wrong with you sitting there with an ugly face? Are you dreaming that she would come back by herself?”

Bruce nodded, “Yes, she can’t get used to sleeping in other rooms. She won’t stay for long.”

Horton almost gave Bruce a thumbs-up. So, Hilla only formed a habit of this during those days?

“But you almost recover. Do you want to tell Hilla? She is very concerned about you every day. If you continue to pretend like this, what if she gets angry after she knows the truth?”

He was so concerned about this newlywed couple.

Bruce’s eyes were deep. He said coldly, “She believed in Lucas and his father. How was the situation of the company these days?”

Horton finally became a lot more serious when it came to business. He propped up the glasses and said, “During the half a year you were in a coma, Rudi’s family took over most of the project and even secretly changed a lot of suppliers and partners. Now they have taken away most of the money. If you go back to the company now, it will be difficult to turn the tables, and it may startle the snack.”

After all, Tyree was old. He was no longer that capable.

The entire company was in turmoil when Bruce fell ill. Although Tyree stepped forward, they already lost the morale.

The shareholders all began to have other ideas. Bruce seemed not to have a chance to recover, so many people sold the shares. And some even stood behind Rudi. After all, at that time, it seemed that Rudi was the only heir.

Half a year’s time was enough for someone to take over a company.

Bruce’s eyes darkened. His sudden awakening already gave them enough vigilance.

It was indeed not a good time to take back the company.

Horton raised his eyebrows, “But I found that Rudi and his father seemed to be very interested in one land!”

“Land? The one in East Mountain?”

Before he passed out, he had paid attention to it. That piece of land was very large and took up much space. It was very difficult to develop. It required a large amount of capital investment, not something that ordinary people could afford.

Although he could get the land, it was difficult for him to bear the construction cost even when it was half a year ago.

Horton nodded, “That’s it. Why would they take a fancy to that piece of land?”

Bruce knew. His lips curled into a cold smile, “Because there will be an international new airport in five years. At that time, the benefits would double.”

Horton was stunned, “No wonder they value that land so much. Should we also pay attention to this?”

If they got the land, it would be even more difficult for Bruce to grab back his company!

“You just need to observe how this piece of land is auctioned. You don’t have to worry about anything else. And you’d better let them know I also want this land.”

If this worked, he could choose a good day and return to the company early.

Horton asked curiously, “You want to buy this land?”

Isn’t that helping the two idiots? When did Bruce begin doing charity?

“That piece of land is connected to East Mountain, but the usable land isn’t large enough. East Mountain is a government-level environmental protection area, so they can’t do anything to it.”

“Then why are you buying? You’re crazy!”

In general, the national level protection zone was not something they could think of. In recent years, people have been more and more concerned about the ecological environment. Yes, the enterprise needed to develop. But sometimes, they also needed to consider the environment.

“We know about this. I’m afraid they do not.”

Therefore, he had already given up on that piece of land when the plan came out. It was just that he happened to be in a car accident at that time and did not have the time to explain these things.

Unexpectedly, Lucas and his father were interested in that land.

“You mean to give this problem to them?”

Horton raised his eyebrows. Rudi also used the company’s money. Only Bruce could do such a thing. However, this was the only way to win over them.

“Alright, you can stay at home and rest during this period of time. Leave the matters outside to me. Just settle your things with Hilla.”

Horton raised his eyebrows and wanted to laugh. Without waiting for Bruce to flip out, he quickly packed his things and walked out.

Hilla, being entangled by Margaret, finally got away with great difficulty. As soon as she went out of the room, she saw Horton coming out. She hurried forward and said, “How is Bruce’s leg? When will he recover?”

Horton adjusted his glasses and snorted, “Then I have to ask you. Didn’t I tell you that he needs to constantly massage and exercise his leg every day? Why didn’t you massage him?”

“There are so many servants in the house. Why should I do that?”

She was not a servant. Hilla snorted. She didn’t want to do that!

“Servants are not so familiar with the special treatment. That requires skills, okay? You vowed to take over the work before Orlenna. You want to quit now? Ok, I can only ask her to do the job.”

Wasn’t it telling her that he was going to complain?

Hilla bit her lip and said, “You are not allowed to tell my mother-in-law. If you dare to say it, I will crush Bruce’s leg and cripple him.”

“So be it. It’s not my leg. He has nothing to do with me!”

“I would say it’s you who asked me to cripple him. You wanted the property.”

Horton looked at Hilla in surprise. This girl was indeed vicious. She could even come up with such a reason. He was really impressed.

He cupped his hands and didn’t even bother to say a word.

Neither of them was kind-hearted. No wonder they separated. They deserved it!

Hilla watched the dejected figure disappear and turned to push open the bedroom door.

Bruce looked at Hilla quietly. When he saw her walk to the bedside, he grabbed her wrist.

“What are you doing?”

Hilla rolled her eyes and tried to shake off Bruce’s hands. She stopped struggling after she failed. It was easy for her to break free of his shackles, but she didn’t.

Bruce chuckled and said gently, “Still angry about what happened last night?” Women are so petty!

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