CHAPTER 68: BREAKING OUT OF THE COCOON AND BECOMING A BUTTERFLY

When had he eloped with someone?

Bruce looked at the aggrieved Hilla and was speechless.

Hilla looked so wronged that she was on the verge of tears. But she was still blaming him.

"Bruce, you are too heartless! When you were unconscious and lying on the bed, I looked after you day and night, wiped your body, and gave you a massage. I’ve seen your entire body, do you understand?"

"But you sleep with another woman when you wake up. Even if you fall in love with another woman, shouldn’t you wait for us to get divorced first? You have an affair! You will be condemned by morality."

"Even if your legs are crippled, I have never despised you. But you..."

"Is that woman as beautiful as me? Does she have a curvy figure? Is she as cute as me?"

Hilla’s eyes were red as she loudly questioned Bruce.

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. It was as if she had watched a watermelon grow up. She watered and fertilized it. She looked at the watermelon that was big, round, and delicious.

She hadn’t taken a bite before someone else ate it first.

Although the melon was still in her hands, the sweetest place was eaten by someone. Moreover, it had been bitten by someone. How could she continue eating it?

The more Hilla thought about it, the more she felt wronged. She felt that she had really suffered a big loss this time.

She was very angry.

However, Bruce, who was facing her, looked at her with a smile on his face.

Moreover, he was smiling more and more happily.

When she was angry and sad, he laughed.

"What are you smiling at? What’s so funny? Since you like smiling, you can earn a living by selling your smiles!"

"No one can afford it."

"You are the head of the Anderson Group, and your smile is indeed more expensive than others."

Bruce looked at her angry face and knew that if he teased her again, she would really be angry.

He grabbed Hilla’s wrist and said in a low voice, "I don’t like to laugh. No matter in

the company or at home, who else have I smiled at besides you?"

Bruce stopped smiling. Instead, he looked at Hilla with a serious expression. When his gaze landed on her face, there was no trace of pretending.

Hilla was flustered by his stare and wanted to shake off his hand in a hurry.

"You can smile at whoever you like. It has nothing to do with me."

"Why is it none of your business? You are my wife!"

Hilla rolled her eyes and said angrily, "We’ll divorce soon."

"I don’t want to divorce you. I did go to the hotel last night because I picked up a friend at the airport. It was too late, so I had to arrange for her to stay in the hotel. I didn’t go upstairs with her, but it was raining last night. I didn’t drive fast. When I came back, you were already asleep."

"I slept late last night."

Hilla thought, "You come back very late!"

Bruce looked at her and could not help but chuckle, saying, "If you are sleepy, you can sleep for a while. Anyway, you don’t have to work today."

"Can I sleep in without going to work? I’m not an insensible child."

After she married someone, she knew that the day she could sleep until noon or afternoon was gone.

A married woman should care about her husband’s opinion of her and her image in front of outsiders.

Hilla felt that young people like her should pay more attention.

"Don’t change the subject. Was the friend last night a woman?"

Sometimes, when women were serious, they were not easy to be fooled. Bruce did not expect that after saying so much for so long, he still could not get rid of this problem.

"Yes, she is a woman."

Since he couldn’t hide, he could only answer honestly. After Bruce finished speaking, he saw Hilla’s gloomy face.

She was really angry, so he could only use his last secret arts to coax her. "Just an ordinary friend."

"An ordinary friend needs you to personally pick her up in the heavy rain in the middle of the night. I’m twenty, not twelve."

A twenty-year-old girl’s IQ was already so high! He couldn’t lie to her later.

"It’s not midnight either. It’s just that after I sent her to the hotel, I turned around and went to another place, so I came back late."

Hearing this, Hilla frowned, her face full of anger, saying, "Bruce, are you serious? You have two lovers!"

She must divorce him. This man was too unreliable. She thought that Bruce was a good man. She didn’t expect that Bruce was the same as that bastard Rudi.

Although Bruce and Rudi were families, she thought that they were different. She didn’t expect that Bruce was also a bastard!

Bruce rubbed his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "I told you not to have such a rich imagination."

Was it not enough for him to have her? Why did he still want to have an affair?

"Then where did you go? What did you do? Who did you meet? Do you have an affair?"

Hilla sat down on the bed and suddenly felt that she was like a queen.

She was as domineering as a queen, even shocking herself.

"I didn’t do anything. I indeed went to see another woman, but it’s not what you think."

Bruce quickly stopped Hilla, afraid that she would bite him again.

Then, he moved the wheelchair to the side of the bed and took out the square velvet box that he had just taken last night from the cabinet at the head of the bed and brought it to Hilla.

"The Andersons’ wedding rings of each generation are different. They are made of special materials. I can’t give my mother’s ring to you. I asked someone to make another for you. It took some time. I just received a notice that it has been completed yesterday."

"The maker of this ring is a woman. If you don’t believe me, you can go and ask. It’s just ordinary transactions. I even don’t notice see what she looks like."

At that time, it was raining heavily outside. His mind was in a mess with the scene of Hilla and a man getting on the car. He really didn’t notice what that maker of the ring looked like.

When Bruce finished speaking, he realized that Hilla was silent.

When he raised his head and saw the tearful Hilla, he was shocked.

Why did Hilla cry? Did he do anything wrong?

He hurriedly wiped her tears, but he clumsily poked Hilla’s nose.

"Why are you crying?"

Hilla sniffed and held the ring box tightly in her hand, saying excitedly, "Bruce, are you proposing to me?"

...

Bruce was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "We are already married." The little girls nowadays really liked these exaggerated things more and more.

Hilla frowned and immediately wiped her tears, raising the ring box and saying, "You already bought the ring, why not propose to me?"

"We are married. It’s the same whether I propose or not."

Bruce opened the ring box. Inside was an exquisite ring. At the top was a five-petal flower. The stamen in the middle was a pure white diamond.

It was a simple style, but Hilla liked it at a glance.

When Bruce asked her if she liked it or not, she nodded without thinking.

"I like it."

Bruce looked at Hilla, who was crying and laughing. He didn’t know what to say. He planned to take it out after a few days. Today, he was forced by her so much that he had to take it out in advance.

He didn’t expect Hilla to be so emotional.

Bruce took out the ring and put it on her ring finger of her right hand. He said, "I’m glad you like it! Don’t lose it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hilla took off the ring, put it in the box, and held it in her hand, saying, "I will take good care of it."

"Don’t take it off."

"No, I don’t want to wear it."

Hilla bit her lips, got up with red eyes, and put the ring away. She wiped the tears on her face and ignored Bruce’s gaze. She said in a hoarse voice, "I’m going to take a shower. You go downstairs and have something!"

Bruce had the illusion that he had been abandoned. Hilla didn’t seem to like the ring he had designed himself.

Christmas was coming, and the Andersons began to purchase the goods for Christmas. When Hilla saw the whole box of fireworks that had been moved in, she couldn’t help but exclaim, "It’s said that fireworks are not allowed. Why..."

Margaret looked at Hilla’s shocked expression and couldn’t help but say proudly, "Of course, fireworks can’t be released in the city. Our family lives in the suburbs, and these are all small fireworks played on the ground. We can only play in the yard."

"That’s also very good. I haven’t let off fireworks for many years."

Hilla looked excited. She used to let off fireworks with her family when she was a

child. In the blink of an eye, the Holt family went bankrupt, and she was married. If she stayed at the Anderson’s for Christmas this year, then Halle would be alone. Hilla’s heart sank. She wasn’t in the mood to celebrate Christmas. "Hilla, what’s wrong with you? Did Bruce bully you?"

Hilla was suddenly unhappy, and Margaret immediately came over with a concerned look.

In the past, she didn’t like Hilla very much, but now it was different. Since Hilla saved her from the alley, Hilla was her goddess in her mind.

Her admiration for Hilla could not be described with words at all.

Hilla shook her head and said, "I miss my sister, Halle. I’m afraid she will have to spend Christmas alone. I want to go celebrate Christmas with her."

But this was her first Christmas in the Anderson’s. If she was not here, the Andersons would be angry.

Hilla knew that she had made an outrageous request, but she was worried about Halle.

"Why don’t you pick her up and celebrate Christmas with us?"

"Is it okay?"

"Of course. Riya came here before!"

After Margaret finished speaking, she looked up at the sky and rolled her eyes at herself. Then, she continued, "I mean, my brother’s classmate came here before. She had no family here, so she came to my house to celebrate Christmas. Halle is your sister. Then we are all family. It is natural to celebrate Christmas together."

Margaret wanted to give herself a thumbs up.

Hilla couldn’t help but hesitate. Because of the divorce, Halle had always had some distrust towards the Andersons. It would be difficult for Halle to come to the Anderson’s to celebrate Christmas.

Seeing that Hilla didn’t speak, Margaret thought that Hilla was still worried, so she said hurriedly, "Are you afraid that my mom won’t agree? Don’t worry. I’ll talk to my mom. As long as you tell my brother, he will agree to it."

In the past few days, Margaret understood something.

In the past, Bruce could deny her nothing. But he loved Hilla very much now. Bruce had no objection to whatever Hilla said.

Bruce, her brother, doted on Hilla the most!

"Come back with her as soon as possible."

"Remember not to bring anything back home. There are too many goods at home."

"Drive carefully on the road. Have you brought your phone? Call me if anything happens."

"Do you want William to go with you? The two of you can take care of each other on the way here."

Hilla went to pick up Halle. When Orlenna saw Hilla taking the car keys and preparing to go out, she couldn’t help reminding Hilla.

Hilla said with a smile, "Mom, Halle is timid. If she sees William, she will not dare to come. I will pick her up myself. Don’t worry, I will be back soon."

"Okay. It just rained two days ago. This mountain road is not easy to walk on. Be careful."

Orlenna looked at the red car that left and could not help but sigh. Margaret stood beside her and frowned, saying, "Mom, what’s wrong with you? Hilla went out to pick her sister up. Do you have to be so concerned about her? It’s annoying."

Orlenna turned around and glanced at Margaret, her face full of disgust. She snorted coldly and said, "Eat your apple. No wonder you are so fat that you don’t have a boyfriend."

"Mom, what do you mean? How can you curse your daughter like this? Apples are for losing weight. There are a variety of vitamins and minerals. Besides, I’m not fat at all."

Margaret looked at the fat home clothes on her body and stomped her feet in anger.

It was the most terrifying curse to say a woman was fat.

Hilla drove the car to the countryside village. Halle bought a piece of land here and built a small factory. At this time, the factory had been preliminarily completed and Halle rented a courtyard nearby.

At this time, most of the workers had left the construction site and returned home for Christmas. Halle was busy outside the factory alone. Hilla’s eyes turned red when she saw Halle.

The once delicate and noble Halle turned to be so capable.

"Why are you here? It’s dirty here. Come with me to the house and talk."

As soon as Halle saw her, she took Hilla home. Halle had a pale face, looking thin. Seeing this, Hilla felt distressed and said, "Halle, you have suffered."

Halle was stunned and a smile appeared on her face. She said, "What are you talking about?"

Was it bitter? She did not feel it at all. Compared to the five years of suffering in the Tyson’s, she felt that she had broken out of her cocoon and become a butterfly.

She would soon be able to bring her sister to her side, leave the Andersons, and help Hilla break free from the cage of marriage!