CHAPTER 89: I CAN ALSO MAKE YOU FEEL SAFE

Hilla was worried that Halle was alone in the countryside, while Halle was also worried that she was alone in River City.

Christmas break was almost over. She was still interning in the Anderson Group and needed to go to school as usual.

Hilla knew very well that she couldn’t accompany Halle in the countryside all the time.

Fortunately, Halle temporarily stopped the factory and stayed here to wait for delivery.

"Halle, you must take good care of yourself. If you really can’t deal with all these alone, you must call me.

"Forget it! You should go back to River City with me. The factory here will not be open. I can take care of you at any time if you live with me," said Hilla nervously.

Halle felt warm. Although her little sister was a little willful, Hilla had been kind and had a sense of responsibility since she was a kid.

Their father had always wanted to hand over the Holt family to Hilla. It proved that he was right. If their parents had not passed away too suddenly and the Holt family had fallen, she believed that Hilla could have taken care of the Holts very well.

"Don’t worry. You don’t have to think about taking care of me all the time. Pregnancy is not as dangerous as you think. Besides, there are so many people in the village. Didn’t you entrust everyone to look after me?"

"But it’s different. They can’t keep you company all the time. You’re alone at night."

Hilla was still worried. She didn’t know how women gave birth to children, but she had heard of how many women died because of it.

She no longer had parents. Her only family in this world was her sister.

No one was more important than Halle to her, including Bruce.

"I know that you are worried about me, but you asked Lilian to sleep with me at night. Have you ever thought that she has two children and a husband at home? They also need her. You can’t ask the couple to separate. It is too cruel."

Hilla pursed her lips. She was just saying it. If Lilian really came to accompany Halle, she would feel embarrassed.

"Don’t worry. There are neighbors all around here. I don’t even need to call, everyone could hear me shouting if something happens. I’ll be fine."

Halle repeatedly comforted her. Hilla finally heaved a sigh of relief.

After the Christmas holiday, she could only follow Bruce to go back when they were urged to come back by the company.

"Halle, remember to call me if you need anything. Don’t do heavy work. Remember to walk carefully. The platform outside is too high. When you go over, you need to..."

"Alright, alright. You are a young girl. Don’t nag me like a grandma. I remember everything you said. Just relax."

Halle pretended to be impatient and waved at Hilla. Lilian and a few other neighbors also laughed, "Don’t worry, Hilla. The money Mr. Anderson paid us is enough for your sister to recover from giving birth. Even if you are not here, we will make her various delicious food every day."

"See? I will be treated like a princess."

Halle smiled and looked at Hilla with relief before urging Bruce, "It’s time to go. You two get home safe. And... please take care of Hilla."

From then on, they would be separated and could not take care of each other and support each other. Halle only hoped that what Bruce had said to her back then still counted, and he would protect Hilla for the rest of his life!

"Halle, I’ll come to see you during the holidays. No, I’ll come next month. I will visit you every month."

The car slowly left. Hilla’s voice seemed to still echo in Halle’s ears. She felt a little distressed, a little sad, and a little uncomfortable.

Lilian and the other neighbors comforted her, "Halle, don’t be sad. Hilla is just going to study in the city and will be back soon."

"That’s right. Besides, isn’t Mr. Anderson also in River City? He will take care of his sister-in-law."

Halle smiled, holding back the tears. Looking in the direction where the car had disappeared, she said softly, "Fortunately, this couple can take care of each other. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be at ease with my naughty sister."

"They are a, a couple?"

Lilian stammered.

Bruce and Hilla had been here for the whole Christmas holiday. But they still didn’t tell Bruce was whose husband?

An outgoing neighbor at the side asked, "You said that Mr. Anderson is your sister’s husband, and he is not yours..."

"He’s my brother-in-law. They just got married. My sister came to see me and he followed her. They had a good relationship. However, my sister was a little willful and always bullied him."

Halle neatly explained her relationship with Bruce, but the people in front of her were stunned.

"Mr. Anderson is much older than Hilla. How can he be her..."

The woman stopped when she felt Halle’s gaze.

Halle smiled and said, "The age difference is not a big deal. This marriage was arranged by my parents before they died. Moreover, he treats Hilla well, and Hilla likes him too. As long as they live well, it’s enough."

"You are right. I think Mr. Anderson is good to your sister. You can rest assured. But who is..."

The villagers couldn’t change their gossip, especially when they saw Halle was pregnant. To please Hilla, Halle didn’t hide her pregnancy from the villagers.

A pregnant single woman indeed needed others’ help.

The villagers had thought that Bruce was this child’s father. He was just busy working in River City, so it was not convenient for him to come over often. Now, they knew the man was her sister’s husband. Didn’t that mean that Halle was a pregnant woman without a husband?

Halle’s smile appeased the villagers.

Touching her flat belly, Halle smiled and said, "I’m divorced."

She divorced with an unborn child and she was only more than two months pregnant.

After those people left, Lilian asked worriedly, "Halle, don’t blame me for speaking too much. Since you have already divorced, this child..."

"This child is not my ex-husband’s."

Lilian was too shocked and almost lost her balance. Halle said with a smile, "I hope you can help me keep it a secret. I just want to have my own child. As for who the father of the child is, it does not matter."

"It doesn’t matter? But a single mom can hardly meet..."

Before Lilian could finish, Halle interrupted, "I never thought of marrying again. It’s enough to have a marriage of misfortune once!"

She would take her misfortune away, only hoping that this misfortune would not continue!

Her sister would live a happy life!

...

In the Andersons’ East Courtyard.

As soon as the car drove into the courtyard, Orlenna welcomed it happily. Margaret, who was behind her, rolled her eyes and shouted, "Mom, can’t you be more reserved? She is your daughter-in-law, not your mother-in-law."

"When you get married, try to say this to your mother-in-law who is waiting for you outside."

Orlenna cast a cold glance at Margaret and quickly walked to the front of the car, ignoring the expression of Margaret.

Seeing Hilla coming out of the car, she grabbed her hand and heaved a sigh of relief. "You’re finally back. It’s good that you’re back."

"Mother, Merry Christmas!"

Hilla felt a little embarrassed and guilty when she saw Orlenna. She knew she was wrong.

Orlenna treated her well. When Orlenna went to the countryside to pick her up, as a daughter-in-law, she made Orlenna leave so disappointed...

"It’s good to see you get back together. Go back to the house. It’s too cold outside. Be careful of catching a cold."

Orlenna pulled Hilla into the house. Margaret, who was following behind them, kept humming. She bumped Bruce’s arm and muttered, "Bruce, look at mom. She is too enthusiastic. Isn’t she afraid of scaring Hilla away?

"By the way, when my mother and I went to pick Hilla up, she refused to come back. Why did she come back with you obediently after two days? You don’t know, but Hilla particularly minds Riya. Bruce, how do you make her submit to you? I don’t expect you to be so good at coaxing women."

Hilla was a wild fox with sharp claws and sharp teeth. It was difficult for others to get close to her, but she seemed to be particularly obedient in front of Bruce.

Could it be that every Tom had its own Jerry?

Bruce lowered his head and gave Margaret a cold look. He slowly distanced himself from her and said with a serious expression, "Do you have nothing to do? You have finished your homework and research? It looks like you can hand over your papers and graduate now!"

Papers and homework were like Margaret’s Achilles heel. Especially when someone reminded her of her graduation, she felt that her fate was rough this year.

"You’re already twenty-five years old. If you can’t even complete your studies in university, I’m afraid you’ll have to live off the Andersons for the rest of your life. Since you’re so independent, you probably don’t want to see Mom and I look at you in disgust!"

He gave Margaret a warning look.

Filled with consternation, Margaret only wanted to run away.

In the past, when her brother wasn’t married, he always comforted her like this, "It doesn’t matter if you can’t pass the exam. Just stay in the Andersons’ and be my little sister!"

At that time, she was touched when she heard it. She felt that her brother cared for her so much.

But now, his eyes were full of disgust.

He was clearly saying, "Why haven’t you moved away yet? Why haven’t you married yet? Why can’t you get out of the way and leave more space to us?"

It was said that a man wouldn’t care for his siblings after he got married.

Now, she had a deep understanding of it. It was not only that he didn’t care about her, he simply found her annoying.

All of a sudden, she felt heartbroken. Her brother was so cold and she was pitiful.

"Bruce, I don’t think we are biological. I guess we were adopted by mother in the hospital."

Margaret pouted her lips. Bruce pushed her into the room and said in a deep voice, "You have to ask Mom. I don’t understand pregnancy."

As soon as she heard the word ’pregnancy’, Orlenna seemed to have been switched on. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Alright. What’s wrong with you two? Margaret, you’re so young. Why are you mentioning having children?"

Standing behind them, Hilla suddenly felt like she had been stabbed in the heart.

Margaret and Halle were at the same age, five years older than her.

Why couldn’t Margaret even mention giving birth to a child, while she was urged to give birth?

It’s really hard to get married. Getting married was too miserable.

At first, she only wanted to accompany Bruce who was in a vegetative state for a lifetime. Why didn’t she think of the great cause of the Andersons’s inheritance?

Bruce handed his coat to the servant and said lightly, "I’m hungry, let’s have the meal!"

It was only then that Orlenna realized that Hilla and Bruce had returned from the countryside early in the morning. The mountain road was rugged and difficult to drive. It must take them a lot of time. She hurriedly nodded and said, "The food is ready. Sit down and eat. We can consider it as our Christmas dinner."

Hilla sat obediently in front of the table. She was already very grateful that Orlenna let go of the pregnancy topic.

A girl with such a simple mind like her could not do bad things. Even if she was tricked to join this, she still had the responsibility of it and she would not refuse.

"Don’t talk about it. Without you at home, this Christmas is boring. Especially when I see the faces of Lucas and his family, it’s really..."

"Cough! Eat your food and shut up."

Hilla had just returned, couldn’t she stop bothering her daughter-in-law about the Andersons?

"You don’t love me now!"

Margaret muttered in a low voice and did not dare to speak again. Instead, she began to focus her food honestly.

After the meal, Hilla and Bruce went to visit Tyree together. Hilla also received a very generous present from him. Orlenna gave a present to her. Hilla felt that she came back for gifts.

Sitting on the bed, Hilla began to open the presents...

They were all very expensive.

When Bruce came out of the bathroom, he saw Hilla carefully unwrapping the gifts.

Hearing the noise at the door, Hilla looked up and saw Bruce standing not far away, casually drying his hair.

These days, he had been with her in the countryside. In fact, she had never paid much attention to Bruce standing.

The bathrobe on his body was casual and loose. He looked lazy and noble. Standing under the light of the crystal lamp, he was so handsome.

Who said that old men weren’t hot? Why did she think that the man in front of her was more beautiful than the moment he was lying on the bed?

A man who had lost his soul lying on the bed was not so beautiful as now.

Bruce raised his eyebrows slightly. The curve of his lips was very faint. His gaze fell on Hilla’s king -sized bed that was filled with presents. He complained, "Don’t you want to sleep with them tonight?"

Hilla came back to her senses and hurriedly lowered her head to pack up her gifts with a guilty conscience. She whispered, "What’s wrong with sleeping with them? It gives me a sense of security."

Bruce walked to the other side of the bed and got on the bed. He turned over and looked at Hilla charmingly, "I can also make you feel safe!"