CHAPTER 238: WHEN WILL THAT MAN COME TO PROPOSE MARRIAGE

Orlenna held Hilla’s hand and said gently, "I know you are kind, and Margaret should be disciplined."

Margaret had made many "false accounts" under the pretense of buying things for the baby.

She was a little angry at the thought that Margaret had cheated so much money from her.

Seeing the certainty on Orlenna’s face, Hilla couldn’t say anything more, but she still explained, "Mom, Margaret is very obedient."

Orlenna thought that it was because of her card.

She knew her daughter well.

However, what Hilla said was right. Her daughter didn’t dare to spend the night with a man casually. Besides, Julian hadn’t visited them for so long, which proved that he had no interest in Margaret at all.

Although her daughter was well -behaved and made her feel relieved, Julian looked down on Margaret, which made Orlenna feel that he had no taste.

In her eyes, her daughter was the best.

"By the way, I heard that in the fashion design competition, there is a prize that belongs to your family."

This was the reason why Hilla was so interested in this competition.

Thinking of what Hilla had done for the house when she just got married, Orlenna felt a little bit guilty.

The Andersons didn’t fulfill the agreement with Hilla, but Hilla was willing to stay in their family in the end, and now she was pregnant with the baby.

Although it was within her expectations that Hilla was willing to stay, the Andersons had owed Hilla a commitment.

Orlenna frowned slightly. She was already so old, so she couldn’t do anything to deceive her daughter-in-law.

"When will the competition start and when will the results be out?"

Hilla didn’t expect that Orlenna would be interested in the design competition.

Originally, she had gone downstairs to explain the matter of Margaret.

Now it had become her own business.

Hilla didn’t hide anything. She quickly told Orlenna the time and address of the competition.

Hilla said, "The last scene is a fashion show. At that time, the champion should be directly announced!"

Queeney should directly give the reward to the champion in front of everyone. She would not delay it for too long, in case there were any accidents.

Orlenna nodded and smiled. "I will go with you the other day."

Not only was Orlenna suddenly interested in the fashion design competition, she even wanted to go to the scene with her to see the results on the day of the competition.

For a moment, she didn’t go back to her senses.

She didn’t know why Orlenna was doing this, but she hoped that she would not lose her composure on the scene that day.

...

The design competition in River City was livelier than Hilla thought. The day before the competition, Hilla received a call from Bertie.

Unexpectedly, it was just a private competition in a city, and Queeney actually invited the people in Pinecastle.

However, Hilla was still a little surprised that the CAICAI IN would really be willing to send someone over this time.

At first, she thought that it was Queeney, but because of this competition, it was a pretense.

However, after hearing Bertie’s voice, Hilla had completely confirmed that Queeney was acting seriously with her.

Queeney actually forced her to submit with the Richards Group.

Hilla didn’t know how important the piece of land in the hands of Bruce was to Queeney.

Hilla suddenly had an idea. When she saw Bruce, she couldn’t help but say, "I think there seems to be something wrong with the Richards Group’s finances."

Although Hilla had never been involved in the business industry, she had been busy with the business of the studio these days. She would also help Halle deal with some of the problems on the account. In addition, during the time she had been interning in the Anderson Group, this judgment had unknowingly appeared in her mind.

Bruce raised his eyebrows, his gaze sweeping across her face, as if he was praising her.

Although Bruce did not respond, Hilla quickly sensed something.

Her eyes immediately lit up. "It’s true. Is there really a financial crisis in the Richards Group?"

She just did not expect Bruce to be the first to know. Did he already come up with a solution?

"Since there’s a problem with the Richards Group’s finances, why is Queeney doing

this fashion design competition so openly?"

Wouldn’t it make the entire company suffer more losses?

Bruce’s response was very simple. There were only two words: "Money making!"

The Richards Group was taking advantage of this fashion competition to desperately make money from the entire River City.

Hilla was stunned. She didn’t know how to do business, but she could feel that a shrewd person like Queeney definitely wouldn’t do something to make losses.

Bruce saw her frown and seemed to be thinking hard.

However, he didn’t feel awkward at all and took the initiative to explain to Hilla, "Most of the Richards Group’s enterprises are in River City. The fashion competition this time is so massive. The Richards Group’s stocks will naturally soar to cover up the fact that they had a financial crisis. These design talents and partners from other places will quickly drive the Richards Group’s business.

"In this case, it is very easy for the Richards Group to receive large business orders, and these will quickly revive the company."

Therefore, the purpose of Queeney’s design competition was not mainly because of her.

She was also a big fish on Queeney’s long line.

Hilla admired Queeney’s business methods.

When she wanted to suppress a person, she would seize the opportunity to save herself.

Hearing Bruce’s words, Hilla opened her phone and check the stock. She usually didn’t look at these things, so she didn’t notice that there was a continuous rise for two days.

It was just a fashion design competition, but she did not expect to bring a company to this extent.

"Queeney put in a lot of effort this time. It was not just a fashion competition."

She even spent a lot of money to hire Bertie, who was from CAICAI IN, and spread the whole competition to the whole country.

It was originally a simple clothing competition, but now it was not inferior to international competition.

Although the participants were all domestic designers, these designers were obviously eager to get a spot in the competition.

Hilla frowned because of Queeney’s scheme. Although it was a pity that she didn’t participate, she didn’t know what Queeney’s motive was.

No matter what, this woman was doing it for her company, for her husband and son, and for her own life.

The means were tough, but they made people feel understanding!

...

The fashion design competition in River City finally began in full swing.

Hilla had participated in two matches in a row. The second match required the designers to stay in a secret room for a week. During this period, there would be cameras outside the rooms of every designer.

In this way, as soon as the designer walked out of this room, they would immediately find out.

Within this week, before the competition ended, the judges would directly announce that the designer had forfeited if the designer walked out of the room.

After seeing those people enter the design room, Hilla turned around to go home.

Fortunately, she did not participate. Otherwise, if she stayed in there for seven days while she was pregnant, she would be extremely uncomfortable.

"Hilla!"

Bertie’s voice was heard. Hilla turned around and saw a blond man with blue eyes walking towards her.

It was not surprising to see Bertie here. Bertie was one of the five judges this time and should be the one with the highest professional level.

Many participants tried to curry favor with him, but it was a pity that this blond man was not good at flirting with people.

"Is it really you? I thought you would be the participant!"

Bertie’s voice was filled with surprise and a hint of joy.

However, he knew very well that with Hilla’s level of design, she didn’t need to compete with these people at all.

Hilla stopped and smiled politely at Bertie, who was standing in front of her. "I am from River City, so I naturally have to stay here. However, I originally wanted to participate in the competition, but unfortunately, I gave up."

Bertie was shocked. "Why do I believe that you can definitely win the championship? They are not as excellent as you."

Bertie spoke frankly. Hilla was a little embarrassed and smiled, "There are many talents. Many excellent designers just won’t show themselves easily. I believe that the sample this time will surprise you."

Bertie raised his eyebrows. Although he did not expect much, he still replied, "Alright, I believe you!"

"Hilla, why did you give up on this competition?"

When Hilla was in Pinecastle, she was not a nameless rookie. That year, she actively

participated in all kinds of competitions in Pinecastle and won many awards.

In the fashion industry of Pinecastle, there was a girl that made them feel familiar.

Hilla touched her flat belly and said frankly, "I’m pregnant. I want to pay more attention to the baby."

"What?"

Obviously, Bertie didn’t believe Hilla’s words, but he couldn’t help but glance at Hilla’s belly.

It seemed that there was no need for the woman in front of him to lie to him.

Hilla was well aware of Bertie’s shock, and she knew very well why he would have this expression. "As you know, I was already married before I went abroad."

"But, I thought it was just an excuse for you to reject your pursuers. It was not true!"

Bertie held his head and felt dizzy. The season of September in River City really made him feel uncomfortable.

An excellent young girl would naturally have a lot of pursuers, and when Hilla said that at that time, he thought that it was just an excuse.

However, he didn’t expect Hilla to be telling the truth. She was so young, yet she was already married.

"How could this be? Hilla, you really surprised me!"

He now understood why she had rejected his request without thinking when he invited Hilla.

She would not stay in Pinecastle, nor would she stay in CAICAI IN. She belonged to this city because there were people waiting for her in this city.

Hilla looked up and saw a familiar black car. She turned to wave at Bertie, "My family is here to pick me up. I’m leaving first!"

"I wish you happiness, my little princess."

"What?"

Hilla only heard the first half of the sentence, but she didn’t hear the last few words clearly. When she asked again, she saw Bertie waving at her.

Hilla didn’t delay and went straight into the black car.

When she opened the car door and got in, Orlenna, who was sitting in the back seat, didn’t look too good.

Seeing her daughter-in-law talking and laughing with a foreign man, could her mood be good?

Hilla didn’t pay much attention to it, only talking about the events of the competition. Finally, she said, "Next week, after the results of the second match are out, it will go directly to the last match of the game."

This kind of high-intensity work was also a kind of tempering for the designer.

It was easy to see the psychological quality of each designer after experiencing the seven days.

Orlenna uttered coldly, and Hilla had no choice but to shut up.

It was easy to tell that her mother-in-law was angry.

...

At dinner time, seeing that Hilla had walked upstairs after the meal, Orlenna shifted her gaze to her son, who was facing her.

She put down the chopsticks in her hand. "You have a good appetite."

Bruce raised his head and glanced at his mother who had suddenly gone mad. His expression was calm as he said, "Not bad!"

"What’s good about it? I don’t think it’s good at all. The Richards Group went too far!"

"Don’t think I don’t know that she threatened Hilla with a stupid booklet that she found out from somewhere to threaten our family. Let me tell you, Hilla is now pregnant with the grandson of our family. If anything happens to her, I will not let you off."

Orlenna gave him a cold look, which immediately made Bruce, who was pretending that nothing had happened to him, unable to hide.

She didn’t care much about the company, but that didn’t mean that she didn’t know anything.

Bruce retracted his gaze and the warmth in his eyes turned cold. He only faintly replied, "It’s already done."

"The Richards Group even wants to get our family involved. Ridiculous!"

If they were so easily bullied, they would have long lost their current status.

However, what made Orlenna very pleased was that Hilla gave up the important things in her family and didn’t even make a request to the Andersons.

"I heard that the design paintings for the first prize in this competition were pretty good. Bring them over for me to take a look."

Orlenna spoke slowly. Bruce raised his eyebrows and looked at his mother, who was facing him. He looked at her as if he had seen through her.

"Hilla will definitely be very happy when she sees it."

"Yes, she is pregnant now. It is important to make her happy. When she is happy, the baby will also be healthy and happy. I hope that the girl won’t be like Margaret."

If the baby was too energetic and outgoing, that was not so good.

As soon as Orlenna mentioned Margaret, she couldn’t help but rub her temples.

When she thought of her daughter, who had actually slept with a man, she hated that she couldn’t break the man’s legs.

"Did Julian, who was in a relationship with Margaret, tell you when he plans to propose marriage?"