Mr. Tycoon's Beloved Wife: The Madam No One Dares to Offend-Chapter 269: The Male and Female Protagonists in the Novel
A new year already began.
It was snowing in the morning.
When Hilla got up, there was a layer of snow covering the entire courtyard.
She didn’t wake up early. Pregnancy made her be addicted to sleeping.
Hilla glanced at the time and quickly got up to fresh up.
As soon as Hilla went downstairs, she saw Orlenna sitting on the sofa in the living room and playing games with Emily.
Emily is adapted to living here and had a good relationship with Orlenna.
Orlenna put a cookie into Emily’s little hand, then wiped her mouth.
"Are my cookies delicious?"
"Yes!"
Emily nodded, which made Orlenna laugh again.
A family needed children. Children would make the empty house lively.
Their childish words would make you happy.
Seeing Hilla coming downstairs, Orlenna said, "Why did you come out without putting on a coat? Are you cold? Be careful. Don’t catch a cold."
Orlenna put Emily on the sofa. Then she took a coat and put it on Hilla. She was blaming but worried about Hilla.
"You are pregnant now. You can’t get sick." Hearing Orlenna’s words, Hilla nodded. "Are you hungry?"
It was noon when Hilla woke up. The weather was cloudy, and it was snowing outside.
Orlenna had given gifts to the children and Halle in the morning.
The Anderson family was big. But because of Hilla’s pregnancy and Bruce’s accident, Orlenna did not want too many people to come over.
Therefore, she gave them the gifts and let them go. She did not prepare food for them.
Hilla nodded. She was pregnant with twins. She was hungry.
"Halle is cooking in the kitchen. Have some snacks. Lunch will be ready soon." Halle was familiar with the Anderson’s house. Moreover, there were no servants at
home this time. Everyone knew that Hilla was pregnant. It was impossible to ask a pregnant woman to cook. In addition, Hilla was not good at cooking.
The food she made in the year she went abroad could barely be eaten.
Orlenna and Halle had cooked for two days. Although Halle was the guest, eating and living for free would make Halle uncomfortable.
Hilla walked to the side of Orlenna and sat down. They played with Emily together.
Emily, who was two years old, was wearing a red cotton jacket. Her pink face made her even cuter. After sitting on the sofa for a while, she ran to the ground and started playing alone.
"Hilla, do you think it would be better if Emily has a father?"
Orlenna guiltily turned around and said.
Then she felt that her words were unappropriated and said, "I didn’t mean that. I just... thought that if Emily’s father was still alive..."
Orlenna did not finish that sentence.
Halle was Hilla’s sister. Hilla and Halle were in the same situation now. It was not appropriated if she asked Halle to find a father for the child.
Orlenna was stimulated by Horton last night, so she felt that Emily and Horton looked alike.
But it had been several years. If Emily was Horton’s daughter, how could Halle hide it for so long?
"Alright, alright. I’m talking nonsense. As I get older, my brain doesn’t work."
It was better to let the young people settle their matters. Horton looked happy last night as if he was Emily’s biological father.
"Mom, about my sister and Emily, I think my sister knows what she should do."
"Yes, I know. I was overthinking. But last night..."
When Orlenna thought about what happened last night, she felt that something was wrong.
Early this morning, Horton came over. He seemed to be excited, which made Orlenna confused.
"What happened last night?"
"Well, when you and your sister took Emily back to the room, I asked Horton to stay with me. When I told Horton that I thought Emily looked like him, he was excited. I don’t know why."
Orlenna stared at Hilla and said, "Did I say something wrong?"
She didn’t tell Hilla what Horton said to her. Maybe Hilla didn’t know who Emily’s father was.
Hilla said softly, "No. It was OK."
However, when Orlenna saw Hilla’s embarrassed expression, she understood instantly.
Orlenna was experienced at her age.
"I am old and always talking nonsense. I am afraid that Horton would misunderstand me. If he has the special feeling for Halle... and he treats Emily well..."
Orlenna felt that she was speaking incoherently.
Based on her understanding of the Hutts, they would not agree to Horton’s marrying Halle, a divorced woman with a child.
Before Orlenna could finish speaking, the door was opened.
Horton came in with a lot of things. He went to a shopping mall to buy a lot of toys and dolls.
"Speak of the devil!"
Orlenna muttered to herself and did not dare to look at Hilla’s eyes again. "I’m going to the kitchen. Hilla didn’t eat anything this morning. She must be starving now."
As for her diligent nephew, Orlenna did not know whether she should praise him.
He had started working on what he planned last night.
In order to prevent Hilla from misunderstanding her, Orlenna decided to stay away from them. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"This!"
Emily pointed at a Barbie doll and smiled at Horton excitedly.
Horton crouched down with a doting smile. "Here you are."
Hilla had just mentioned Horton to Orlenna. But now, Horton suddenly appeared in front of them. Hilla felt that it was strange.
Thinking of what Orlenna had said to her, Hilla felt her heart skip a beat. Did Horton know that?
...
Hilla sat in the living room and looked at them playing together. They were having a great time.
Usually, a man didn’t tend to play with children. Hilla did not know whether it was because of the snow, or because he was on leave that Horton didn’t leave after lunch.
Halle’s expression had been terrible ever since she saw Horton. Hilla wanted to comfort her but didn’t know what to say.
After all, Emily was his daughter. Even if Horton didn’t know that, they couldn’t take away the opportunities for them to get along.
"It’s fine, don’t worry."
Hilla comforted her in a low voice but she was more worried than Halle.
Thinking of what Orlenna had said to her and seeing how Horton treated Emily today, she was anxious.
"Hilla, do you notice that Horton seems to treat Emily differently today?"
Halle was not a fool and she had always paid attention to Horton and Emily. How could she not realize that Horton was more affectionate towards Emily?
Moreover, the way Horton looked at Emily made her feel nervous. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.
"Did he?"
Hilla pretended that she felt nothing.
Horton had gone too far. His actions were too obvious. Halle must have suspected him.
"Yes!"
Halle frowned and noticed that something was strange.
In the past, although Horton treated Emily well, he knew that Halle did not hope for him to appear in front of Emily. Therefore, Horton had been restrained and had always been careful with Emily.
But today, it was obvious that Horton ignored Halle. He played with Emily, completely without any fear of her.
Halle got up from the sofa and walked quickly to them who were playing happily in the living room.
She seemed to have thought of something all of a sudden, and then she hugged Emily, who was playing Barbie Doll, into her arms.
Emily was picked up. She held a Barbie doll in her hand and showed it to Halle. Halle glanced at it and then carried Emily upstairs.
Hilla saw this scene from afar and the disappointed expression on Horton’s face.
Then she saw Horton’s gaze become gloomy.
Hilla thought, "This bastard will turn out to be an antagonist!"
"It’s time for Emily to take a nap!"
Hilla pursed her lips. She gave Horton an explanation for Halle’s sudden and intense behavior.
Horton did not show any expression. Instead, he looked up at her and smiled.
When she saw his smile, Hilla’s heart skipped a beat. She felt that the man in front of her had verified her conjecture.
Should she remind Halle to stay away from Horton with Emily?
...
It was still snowing.
In a small and shabby apartment in Deep City.
As Lori ate the roasted chicken, she looked at the scenery outside the window and muttered to the person on the bed, "In order to get three times the salary, I have been working for the holiday. Today, I took a break and bought the food to reward myself."
Lori said as she put down the bowl. Then she dipped a bit of beer into her mouth with her fork.
"Alright, consider this as you are celebrating with me."
She wanted to return to the orphanage, but the children in the orphanage had slept at this time. If she went back, she would disturb them.
Lori ate the food and gradually became satisfied.
Looking at the fireworks outside the window, she was bored and said, "You lie on the bed every day. Are you bored?"
There was a small second-hand TV hanging on the old wall across from them.
Lori looked at the comedy show on it and laughed.
She turned to look at the man on the bed and sighed helplessly. "Do you want to get up to watch the show?"
Lori pulled him up and placed pillows behind him. Then she tried so hard to let him lean on the bed.
She sat next to the man, holding a bag of snacks that had just been opened. "Watching TV alone is boring. It’s much better to have a partner."
Lori smiled and awkwardly pushed the person next to her.
The man fell down.
His head hit on the wardrobe beside the bed.
Lori was stunned. She quickly put down the snacks in her hand and pulled the man back to the bed.
"I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t do it on purpose."
She had forgotten that he was a vegetable. As long as she pushed him, he would fall down.
Lori was guilty. Fortunately, his forehead was fine, and there were no other wounds on his body.
She let out a sigh of relief and turned off the television. "How about I read for you?"
She was about to read the ending of "President’s Wife".
Women always had a special infatuation for this kind of melodramatic story.
Although she knew that Cinderella was unrealistic and ridiculous, she still hoped to be a girl like her.
"If you are a president and you are rich, are we the male and female protagonist in the novel?"
Lori held the book and her gaze was flashing. After saying that, she smiled in embarrassment.
"The male protagonist in the book will wake up immediately when the female protagonist came. You have been staying here for months, but you haven’t woken up. You won’t sleep forever like what my uncles said, right?"
There was indeed a gap between the novel and reality.
The person on the bed did not respond. Lori sighed, "Alright, I’ll give you two more months. If you are still not awake, then I can only send you somewhere else."
She was an unmarried girl who had never been in a relationship. She could not keep a strange man at home.
Although he was in a sorry state when she first saw him, she could feel that his identity was extraordinary. Unfortunately, he had not woken up.
Lori turned to the page where she held the bookmark. She continued to read, "Before the woman turned around, the man held the woman tightly in his arms. His red lips fell on the woman’s ears. There was a wave of itchiness..."
As Lori read, her face turned red. She was reading a shameful line to a strange man lying next to her. Thinking about it, she was embarrassed.
The man could hear her. If he woke up one day, would he remember the contents of this novel she had read to him?
What was more, would she become Cinderella like the one in the book?
