CHAPTER 119: A CRUEL MAN

Hilla accompanied Halle in the ward. Although the doctor said that Halle was in a stable condition, she was still worried as long as Halle didn’t wake up.

"Thank you, Horton!"

Hilla held Halle’s hand tightly. When she looked up, she found Horton was still in the sickroom. Hilla was slightly stunned and quickly thanked him.

She had always been focusing on Halle and the child in her belly. She did not notice anyone around.

"Thank you for finding so many doctors today. Halle is fine now. You can go and do your work. I can take care of her."

Hilla thanked him politely. She thought it was quite good for Bruce to have a relative in the hospital.

If there was a chance, she would definitely let Bruce thank him.

Hilla found that she had unconsciously treated Bruce and herself as a family, and she could be frank with his relatives.

Horton stared at the pale Halle on the bed and said, "I’ll go back first. She... Call me if you need anything."

Horton glanced at Halle who was still unconscious on the bed again. He pursed his lips into a straight line as if he wanted to say something but gave up in the end.

After Horton leave the ward, Hilla turned to Halle and said, "Halle, you must get better. And the little nephew in your belly must come to this world safely."

In this world, only the three of them were bonded by blood. Although she had never seen the little fellow in her belly, she was full of expectations.

In the future, Halle and she would not be the only two Holts in this world!

Halle, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. She looked around and smiled when she saw Hilla next to the bed.

"You’re awake. That’s great. You scared the hell out of me. I thought that you and the baby... Thank god that you are fine."

Hilla heaved a sigh of relief, but she still had lingering fears when she thought of the auction.

Halle calmed down and smiled, "I’m fine. Hilla, I’m thirsty. Please pour me a cup of water."

Hilla nodded and poured a glass of water for Halle. She said in a low voice, "You scared me to death. Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you were feeling unwell? We don’t have to go."

Was she too careless that she didn’t even notice Halle’s discomfort? And at the thought of the bloody scene, Hilla felt that all the blood in her body would be cold.

She did not know the child’s father and had no feelings for him. On the contrary, this child would be fine without a father. She and Halle would love the baby.

But today she was really scared. She even thought that if there was someone who could take care of Halle and the baby, all of these would not happen today.

Hilla secretly sized up Halle, suppressing this thought in her mind.

"I don’t feel uncomfortable. It should be because I am not in great health. Anyway, it was just an accident."

Halle’s explanation was far-fetched, but it was also a comfort for Hilla.

Hilla accompanied her for dinner and chatted for a while before Bruce arrived.

When Hilla saw Bruce, her eyes turned red. Afraid that Halle would see, she quickly turned around and whispered, "I’ll go get some water."

Bruce pursed his lips. Seeing Hilla walk past him, he could only turn to Halle with a helpless expression.

"I scared her today. She didn’t blame you. She was just a little aggrieved. You can go back and comfort her tonight."

Halle’s words made Bruce heave a sigh of relief.

After the auction, he had a high-level meeting for a whole day. He did not know that Halle would almost have a miscarriage and he did not expect that he would be delayed so late.

It was normal for Hilla to be angry at him. But he was still a little flustered. "I’m sorry!"

Bruce was talking about was the land at the foot of Mount Cloud. It was the land of the Holt’s house.

Although Halle was disappointed, she still smiled gently. "This is not your fault. You can’t risk the entire Anderson Group for the sake of a house. It is too irrational and too rash.

"You can’t put so many employees at risk. They also have their own families to support. You did nothing wrong. Hilla understands you. But for the time being, she is just like me, reluctant to leave."

Bruce did not respond and only asked, "When will you be discharged?"

"Soon!"

Halle replied very casually. Bruce nodded and did not ask further.

When Hilla came back, Horton also came back.

"Halle, take the medicine."

Hilla took care of Halle carefully. She was not in the mood to care about the other two men in the room.

"Be careful."

Horton reminded. Halle smiled gently and nodded, "Thank you."

Her attitude was polite and appropriate, but also very distant as if she was treating ordinary medical staff who cared for her.

Horton looked at Bruce awkwardly. He had a lot to say to Halle, but he didn’t have a chance to say it all day.

It was not easy for him to follow Hilla to get in, but he still had no chance to talk with Halle.

"I’m much better now. You can go back with Bruce!"

After taking the medicine, Halle began to drive Hilla away.

Hilla frowned, "No, I have to stay with you tonight."

With today’s experience, she would be really worried if she left Halle alone in the hospital.

"There’s no need. Bruce has arranged a special guard for me, and there are so many doctors and nurses here. I can’t rest well with too many people here."

"We don’t need a special nurse. I will stay with you."

Hilla said anxiously. It was not that she blamed Bruce for coming late and did not want to go back with him.

But she couldn’t leave Halle alone in the hospital. What happened today really frightened her. She did not want to let Halle be alone in the hospital at this time.

"I still feel more at ease with the special nurse. Go back and have a good rest. I want to eat wontons tomorrow."

"I can buy it early tomorrow morning!"

Hilla said hastily. Although she was reluctant, she knew that Halle would not let her stay since Bruce was here.

Seeing the special nurse around, Hilla felt relieved and went back with Bruce. "Horton, are you off work?"

Hilla turned her head and looked at Horton. He stood motionless without saying a word, which made Hilla felt strange.

Today, Horton really helped a lot. With him around, she felt much relieved when Halle was in the emergency room.

Horton came back to his senses and looked at Hilla dully, "You guys leave first. Don’t worry. I’m here."

Bruce’s gaze swept past Horton, his deep gaze revealing his suspicion towards Horton.

But it was more important that his wife was willing to go home with him.

After leaving the ward, Hilla couldn’t help but turn back to take a look. She said gratefully, "Horton is really good. Thanks to him, the best maternity specialists could be here today. I’m a little touched."

Bruce replied indifferently with a frown and thought, "Who knew what he was up to?"

...

Hilla returned to the Lakeshore Center and was not in a hurry to sleep.

On the contrary, she seemed to have a sleep problem today. After taking a shower, she had been sitting on the bed in a daze. She did not even notice that Bruce was leaning over.

"I’m sorry about the land on Mount Cloud. Are you angry about it?"

Bruce couldn’t help but repeat what he had said to Halle. But his tone was completely different, he was even more cautious now.

Hearing the voice, Hilla realized he had come back. She turned around and saw his handsome face close to her. She could feel his breath. She immediately blushed and lowered her head.

She shook her head and couldn’t help but grab the quilt under her tightly, "No, I have been prepared for that."

She didn’t blame Bruce, but she couldn’t pretend that she didn’t care about it.

Although she was very clear about the problem, she still couldn’t help but complain when she thought that she might never be able to get back to the Holt family’s house.

"I was in a meeting today. I just found out what happened to Halle. It was already too late when I arrived at the hospital."

Bruce was not defending himself, but he was afraid that Hilla would blame him because of Halle, because of the Holt family’s house. He could only patiently explain it to her.

Although he didn’t know whether she would listen to him, he still couldn’t help but say it.

"I know. I didn’t take good care of my sister. It has nothing to do with you. She was sad because the Holt’s mansion was bought on the spot."

Halle rushed over from the countryside. So Hilla did not notice that she felt sick and thought that she said she was tired because she wanted to give her and Bruce some space.

Unexpectedly, Halle felt uncomfortable last night.

As Hilla thought about this, she felt even sadder. She couldn’t help but lean her head on Bruce’s shoulder and say in a low voice, "Isn’t it so hard for my sister?"

"In the past, when she married Titus, I knew that she really liked him, but she stayed in the Tyson family for five years, from twenty to twenty-five, and was kicked out like trash."

When Hilla said these, her eyes couldn’t help but turn red, because she couldn’t forget how hot it was outside when she went to pick up Halle that afternoon, and how much sweat was in Halle’s cold hands.

Although Halle did not say anything, she could not help but hate the Tyson family in her mind.

"Your sister has suffered a lot, but she has become stronger."

Bruce said in a deep voice. As a mature man, he couldn’t understand what she was thinking about.

Hilla pouted and said, "It’s because she is pregnant now. My sister still refuses to tell me who the father of her baby is. You don’t know how much I hate that man when I saw her pale face and the blood on her body in the hospital today. Although he had brought hope to my sister, if he can be by her side and take responsibility for my sister and her baby, my sister will live a better life now.

"She doesn’t have to hide in the countryside to take care of her baby. She doesn’t have to worry about the people in the village talking about her.

"Do you know how poor a pregnant single woman is?

"You men know nothing. All you know is how to avoid responsibility."

She began to talk more. The more she said, the more she felt that Halle had suffered so much and the more she felt that men were horrible.

Bruce was criticized for no reason. Looking at her flushed face, he hurriedly said, "Not all men are like this. Your sister is just out of luck."

"My sister is beautiful, gentle, and considerate. Are you men blind that you don’t cherish such a good woman?"

When she thought Halle lying alone in the hospital, Hilla suddenly was not sleepy.

She still regretted it. She should not have followed Bruce back tonight. She should have stayed in the hospital with Halle.

Bruce looked at Hilla who was in a daze and awkwardly coughed, "I’m not blind!"

"But the men my sister met were all blind. The bastard who made her pregnant and let her stay in the hospital alone should be cursed. He was less than a man!"

Horton stood in the sick room and suddenly felt a chill on his back. He couldn’t help but look at the closed window and hesitantly looked at Halle on the bed.

Halle found a reason to let the nurse go out first. She raised her head to look at Horton who wanted to say something, then smiled, "Thank you, Dr. Hutt, for taking care of me. My little sister will thank you for me."

It sounded like she had nothing to do with him. Horton was stunned and suddenly felt that he was nothing to her.

The eyes behind his glasses looked down and he whispered, "I have asked the obstetrician, you are four-month pregnant, is it..."

"Is Dr. Hutt asking if this baby is yours? No, this child is my ex-husband’s."

Halle answered in a light tone with a gentle smile on her face, but her words were

like glass which was cutting his heart, making him unable to breathe for a moment.

When he was free, he had to take a chest CT. He might have a heart attack.

"I love my ex-husband very much. It was an accident that night. He came to me the next day, so we have this baby. I don’t want to get involved since he has built a new family, so I didn’t tell anyone who the baby’s father is. If you have misunderstood, I am sorry."

Her explanation was so clear that he really couldn’t say anything.

What’s more, Halle was very kind to him, but it seemed that it was stuck with him.

"I heard that Dr. Hutt is Bruce’s cousin. Then we can be counted as relatives. Can you build up a profile for me? I want to get checked in this hospital."

If Horton still wanted to build a relationship with her just now, her words had ended the story.

Horton was so angry that he wanted to laugh but also wanted to cry.

Should he call her sister?

Wait, he wanted to think about the relationship in his family.

But if he had nothing to do with Halle, it was not chaotic at all.

His eyes behind the glasses were narrowed. It was the first time in his life that he was manipulated by a woman!

However, he was still unwilling to give up and wanted to fight for it. Was he crazy? "Sure, I’ll arrange it for you. You can come to the hospital on time."

Horton gritted his teeth and stared at Halle’s stomach. He stared at her for a long time before he calmed down.

After knowing who the baby’s father was, he really wanted to do a laparotomy and change a baby.

When this thought came to him, he suddenly realized a jealous man would be crueler than a jealous woman.

He wanted to be cruel now!

Horton wondered, "I’m not ashamed after being hurt. I should have been an obstetrician back then..."