My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

Chapter 12: In A Tight Spot

“Cooperate with me, and let’s finish what we started last night,” Ernest said nonchalantly, but his resoluteness to achieve his goal was conveyed through his imperative tone.

Florence’s fluke mentality that she had gotten away from the matter yesterday shattered as he brought it up again.

She stared at Ernest and said adamantly, “Mr. Hawkins, I will definitely submit the summary to you tomorrow.”

After finishing her sentence, Florence packed her belongings hurriedly as she could not bring herself to look at Ernest again.

“I will get off work now, see you tomorrow.” She grasped her bag and bolted at the speed of light, dreading being in the same room space with Ernest any longer.

Florence walked out from the lobby of the company but was surprised to be greeted with a downpour. Pea-sized rain droplets struck the floor relentlessly, and the gusty storm came with a blustery wind that blew vigorously on her.

Florence couldn’t help but to shiver uncontrollably. She looked out from the lobby, frantically trying to search for taxis nearby butt that was to no avail.

The taxi drivers must have gotten off work and gone home in this horrible weather, she thought to herself. Her colleagues had left too, leaving her no one to share an umbrella with.

option now was to make a dash to the subway station which was around a few hundred metres away in the heavy

subway station after some moment of hesitation. Just when she was about to

back-seat window rolled down at a slow pace, unveiling Ernest’s stunning face. He looked

the ground as she carefully weighed the benefits of getting a lift at times like this. Even though it was very tempting,

his thin lips lightly, and danger started to manifest in his gaze on

I look scary?” he

guts to admit

minute but conceded in the end and walked towards the

drenched. Her face blushed from embarrassment for creating

car; his towering figure made the confined

a clean towel out of nowhere and threw it over to Florence. “Thank

another towel for her again. “Wiped the water off

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