CHAPTER 231: THE MAN IN THE HOTEL

Horton got more embarrassed when Margaret laughed. He frowned and distanced himself from the dogs outside the door.

Halle was a little sorry for him, so she said, "Now that Mr. Hutt is afraid of dogs, Margaret, don’t scare him anymore."

Margaret laughed out louder and nodded.

She thought, If I don’t scare him with the dogs, he will continue underestimating me. I asked him to take a picture of me, but he refused and sat on the ground to rest. How dare he do this!

I should have asked Candy to strip him on the street.

If he had taken the picture, I would have been nice to him.

Margaret rolled her eyes at Horton with a very disdainful look. She felt better and then took the dogs to play in the flower field that Halle cultivated behind the studio.

Seeing that they left, Horton heaved a sigh of relief and walked in front of Halle.

It was shameful for him to hide behind her, so he felt super awkward.

"I..."

"Hilla texted me that Margaret should go back to River City tomorrow."

Halle directly interrupted him and implied that he should leave.

Although she didn’t mention him, he came with Margaret. And it was because of Margaret that Halle had to allow him to stay here.

If Margaret hadn’t come, Halle might have shut him out of the studio.

"Okay. I’ll tell this to Margaret."

"Thank you, Mr. Hutt."

After Halle finished speaking, she turned into her studio without looking at Horton, who was shocked.

Given Margaret was going back to River City, Halle decided to make one more suit at once so that Margaret could bring them to Hilla.

Hilla would take these suits to the clients. If they were satisfied, Halle would get a good sum of money.

She wanted Emily to live a good life with her.

Apart from this, she didn’t expect anything else.

"Halle..."

Horton cried out uneasily from behind her. Looking at her back, he did not want her

to leave, but he had no reason to stop her.

He knew that Halle never liked him.

"Is there anything else, Mr. Hutt?"

"I ... what do you want to eat tonight?"

After he finished speaking, Halle gave a gentle smile. She was not disgusted at his words but said, "What about roasted chicken? I have herbs and spices, and I will ask Lilian for a chicken."

"I’ll do it!"

Before Halle could speak, he walked out hurriedly and nervously.

Halle looked at his tall and straight back. For a moment, she felt a tight obstruction in her chest that stopped her from saying anything else.

Margaret carried Emily, who had just woken up, down the stairs. She smiled when she saw that Halle was energetic. "Halle, I want to be Emily’s godmother. She is so adorable. I will be over the moon if you agree."

Hearing what Margaret said, Halle could not help laughing and took Emily, who was struggling in Margaret’s arms.

Although Margaret had been here for only a few days, Emily was no longer unfamiliar with Margaret. However, she did not like to get close to Margaret.

Every time Emily saw Horton and Margaret, she ran to Horton.

Looking at Emily’s face, Margaret was almost out of control.

Emily’s face was too tender, too milky, too fragrant, and too cute, so Margaret began to be jealous that Halle had such a beautiful daughter.

Nonetheless, every time Margaret wanted to hug Emily, Emily was very vigilant.

Margaret had tried several times but failed. As a result, she had to turn to Halle.

"Forget it. You are her aunt."

Hilla was Emily’s aunt while Margaret was Hilla’s sister-in-law, so Margaret was Emily’s aunt as well. Nevertheless, Margaret was not satisfied.

"No, I want to be her godmother."

She muttered, "I must have such a cute daughter in the future."

After that, she took a last wistful look at Emily, who was in Halle’s arms.

Emily thought Margaret was going to embrace her, so she quickly hugged Halle’s neck.

When told that she should go back to River City, Margaret was in a bad mood for the whole night. It had been very hard for her to come to the countryside. She made flower wreaths with wildflowers for Emily and took selfies with Emily.

When she shared the pictures in the chat group, her friends were all envious of her.

However, before she could establish a deep friendship with Emily, she had to return to River City, which was a boring place.

Fortunately, Hilla was pregnant, so Margaret could take care of Hilla. Thinking of this, Margaret felt much better.

Compared with Margaret, who kept wailing, Horton was calm. He spent the whole night with Emily, and Halle did not urge Emily to sleep.

"Horton, what do you think of the countryside?"

Margaret was so upset that even her voice was weak.

Even if they felt good here and didn’t want to leave, they had no reason to stay.

Horton did not speak, but repaired Emily’s broken car toy and stood up. "Get some rest. We are leaving tomorrow morning."

He was unwilling to leave, but he had no choice, not to mention that Halle didn’t want him to stay here!

Hilla showed the suits that Margaret had brought from the countryside to the clients. After making a few recommendations on improvements, the clients were content and thought these suits looked more stunning than on the design drawings.

Unsurprisingly, Hilla got more orders.

When Orlenna knew this, she was unhappy. However, she agreed when Hilla promised to do nothing but make design drawings at home.

Orlenna said thoughtfully to Bruce, "Hilla values the studio in the countryside very much. As her husband, you should be supportive."

Bruce frowned slightly, "I’m always supportive.

"But Hilla hates it when someone else interferes in the studio’s affairs."

When Orlenna heard this, she sneered and said, "It doesn’t matter that you can do nothing when Hilla is pregnant. If you can’t help her with the studio, you will be useless."

Words failed Bruce.

After Margaret came back from the countryside, she heard that Hilla had an appointment with a client tomorrow. Thus, Margaret was very happy to go out with Hilla.

This client was in the hotel. When he knew that Hilla would not participate in the design competition, he specifically asked Hilla to design a suit for him.

When Margaret was told that this client was a man, she got alert.

It was dangerous for Hilla, who was very beautiful, to meet a young man in the hotel, so Margaret thought she must escort Hilla.

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Margaret hugged Hilla’s arm and tried to please her. "Hilla, can I go with you? I want to learn from you. Bruce’s said I am not as smart as you even if I’m older, so he told me to follow you and learn from you."

She should keep an eye on Hilla and be wary of any man who could cuckold Bruce.

Hilla was pregnant, so Orlenna always asked Margaret to follow Hilla. Thinking of this, Hilla didn’t object.

Besides, it was indeed inconvenient for her to go out alone, so she was happy that Margaret could go with her and take care of her.

"Hilla, you can teach me to measure. When you receive the order next time, I can go and do this for you!"

In this way, fewer people could approach Hilla. Of course, with a big belly, Hilla shouldn’t meet any other man or woman.

Margaret appeared to be very enthusiastic. Seeing this, Hilla couldn’t bear to refuse her. Thus, Hilla nodded and agreed.

Before Hilla went out, Orlenna said to Margaret, "You must protect Hilla and each of her hair."

"Mother, it is too difficult. Hilla is a designer and has long hair. It is normal for her to lose some hair."

Margaret said in disapproval. She thought it was too difficult to protect each of Hilla’s hair.

Orlenna was asking for too much!

"Cut the crap. Just do what I say and take good care of Hilla."

Orlenna said as she took out a bank card from her handbag.

Margaret’s eyes lit up. Without waiting for Orlenna to speak, she snatched the bank card and put it into her handbag. After that, she narrowed her eyes happily.

Looking at Orlenna, Margaret nodded violently and said, "Mother, don’t worry. Hilla is my sister-in- law, so I will be very nice to her. I will take care of her and the baby in the way I take care of you."

Hearing what Margaret said, Orlenna frowned. She got what Margaret implied but thought it was strange.

However, Orlenna was too lazy to argue with her. Orlenna directly waved her hand and said in disgust, "Okay, try your best to take care of Hilla."

"I know. I will spare no effort."

If Margaret behaved well, she would get as much pocket money as she wanted.

When the baby was born, she would be needed in many aspects. For example, she might well be asked to buy something or ferry the child to and from school.

Hilla and Margaret went out. Since Hilla was pregnant, she naturally couldn’t drive again. William became her full-time driver, about which Hilla was a little embarrassed.

Looking at Margaret, who was overjoyed, Hilla asked, "What’s the matter? Why are you so happy?"

Margaret repressed her joy and calmed down, blinking innocently. "I’m fine. I’m happy to go out with you. You know I hate staying at home."

"I see!"

Hilla was unconvinced. Looking at the smile on Margaret’s face, she felt something was different.

When her eyes fall on Margaret’s handbag, Hilla asked, "What do you have in your handbag?"

"My handbag? There’s nothing but some tissues and sanitary pads. You won’t need them."

Margaret said, subconsciously hugging her handbag tightly.

Hilla thought, ’You must be lying!’

When they arrived at the hotel, Hilla got out of the car first. Margaret followed her at once and whispered, "Hilla, why do you take the order from a man?"

Hilla was stunned. Then, she turned to Margaret and smiled, "The client is a man, but he wants clothes for a woman."

Hilla and Halle specialized in women’s clothes, so they never made clothes for men.

Some people liked to make fashionable clothes; some liked to make clothes for men, and some loved to make dresses. Hilla liked women’s clothes and dresses, so she always designed clothes for mature women. On the contrary, she didn’t have enough experience in designing clothes that looked sweet and cute.

"Really? Then there should be a woman with the client!"

Margaret nodded with a look of dawning comprehension.

Those rich men always loved to give jewelry or tailor-made clothes to women, which could reveal that they were very generous and had good taste.

To put it bluntly, men do this to please women!

However, now that this client asked Hilla to make clothes for a woman at the hotel rather than in his house, this woman couldn’t be his wife but his lover.

Thinking of this, Margaret shrugged and thought these men should change their tricks.

Nonetheless, she thought she should be wary of this playboy. She must protect Hilla in case he would salivate at Hilla.

Although Hilla was pregnant, her belly was not too big. What was more, she was not out of shape. Her face and figure were still attractive.

They stopped at a guest room. After looking at the number on the door and confirming that the client was in this room, she was to knock on the door.

"I’ll do it!"

Margaret stood in front of Hilla with a smile. "I’m the best at knocking."

With a chill down her spine, Hilla felt this smile was a little mirthless.

It requires neither the technics nor the skills to knock on the door.

Moreover, her smile gives me the creeps.

Margaret knocked on the door.

After that, she turned to Hilla and said, "Don’t worry. People in the room will open the door right now."

Nevertheless, five minutes later, they didn’t hear any noise in the room.

With a frown, Margaret looked at Hilla. "Are you sure you are supposed to meet at this time?"

Hilla was a little suspicious. She glanced at her phone and nodded. "Yes. We are supposed to meet here now. They might not hear the knock."

Margaret thought, ’Why is she unwilling to face the truth?’ "Then I’ll knock again!"

Margaret’s voice was a bit dispirited. She was no longer as domineering as just now, but she knocked a bit harder. Even Hilla was astonished. "This is too loud."

"What if the man inside is deaf?"

Margaret turned around and muttered to Hilla. Hardly had she finished speaking when the door was open, and they saw Julian at the door.

Julian glanced at Margaret, who was startled, and soon fixed his eyes on Hilla, who was hiding behind Margaret. His eyes became gentler, and even his voice was much gentler than ever.

"Long time no see. Please come in!"

Julian was not surprised to see them at all. He even moved aside to give way to them.

Margaret’s eyes were burning with rage as she thought, ’What a shameless man! Hilla is pregnant, but he hasn’t given up and tries to approach her in this way. I must stop him!"