Gemma was insanely captivating, plus she also had an aura of natural elegance and nobleness, hence when she had started to weep like this, her sorrowful look could move people’s hearts and rouse their sympathy for her.

However, all kinds of suspicions and doubts had already piled up in Florence’s heart, so she would not easily trust her words and actions anymore.

Although she was still in the dark about the truth of the relationship between Gemma and Ernest, she had a feeling that it was not as what Gemma had depicted.

Even if Gemma and Ernest were indeed lovers, she was certain that they were not a loving pair of couple.

“You have said it yourself as well that the love between two persons is selfish, Ms. Marlon. How many women could actually resist Ernest’s charm and not fall for him when he is such an attractive and outstanding man? You may well ask. I’m just an ordinary person, so it’s normal that I will fall for him as well. If I were to marry him, I would be like all the other women too as I would not allow you to hang around him anymore. Therefore, you should try to talk him into breaking off the engagement with me before it’s too late.”

“But…” Gemma knitted her brows deeply as her heart was overwhelmed by mixed emotions.

It was not her place to ask Ernest to break off his engagement with Florence as she had no right to do that.

Florence raised her eyebrows and stared at Gemma as she added, “Don’t tell me that you couldn’t talk him out of marrying me as well, Ms. Marlon?”

“Surely I can!” Gemma retorted without any hesitation with a resolute look on her face.

She had already sensed that Florence was starting to doubt her words, hence if she were to give the game away now, Florence would definitely catch on and corroborate her suspicions.

She had to continue her play-acting no matter what for now.

“The Hawkins family is City N’s utmost wealthy and powerful clan, so Ernest’s wedding is naturally a great deal to them. If you were to break off your engagement with him suddenly, it would cause a rippling effect on his family, so you have to give him more time to handle this complex issue. Furthermore, Ernest has always been stubborn, so it would also require a few rounds of persuasion for him to call off the wedding even if it’s coming from me.”

“Alright then, sorry to have to trouble you, and I hope to hear the good news soon.”

Florence smiled politely and broke off her hand from Gemma’s grip, and she proceeded to walk over to the bar counter to pour some fruit juice into a glass.

She handed it over to Gemma in the next moment, “Do you want some?”

“No thanks. Have a good rest then, I’ll take my leave now.”

As soon as Gemma had finished her sentence, she marched out of the room in a hurry without even looking back, and it seemed like she was unwilling to stay in this room for any longer.

her heart was trembling with fear when she had fled from the

thought that she had taken the necessary steps and was fully prepared to deceive Florence, but her plans had gone awry at some unknown point in time which had caused Florence to

that Florence had fallen for Ernest instead, so she was actually declaring

way to tackle this tricky situation with all her means. She would not allow Florence to get married

her, and he was the love of her life, so she would rather him not getting married for the rest of

steadfastly rose to his feet to

of them had appropriately taken

sending them off, Ernest had returned to the bedroom without further

in her hand, so it was much

her eyes and asked thoughtfully, “Why have you come

replied in a natural manner while walking over to her

and stay behind? I thought you would have a word with her after Harold and the

with her?” Ernest replied as he proceeded to take a seat by the bed,

his actions had come naturally to him after their interaction for the past

sense of uneasiness suddenly swept past her

doubts, she was still unenlightened about the truth between the two

pulled herself away from Ernest as she uttered, “Gemma has informed me that she would persuade

face darkened in a swift, and he stared at her deeply while replying in an upset

even asked for Gemma’s help to persuade him on

at him as she said in a serious tone, “Gemma

marry you, Florence.” His

“Um!”

as the tenderness and warmth that had manifested on her lips had caused her mind

Ernest force a kiss

but her shoulders were instantly grabbed by him as he pulled her into his embrace

broke into her mouth and swept past everything violently,

kiss, and her mind had gone blank while her body had become limp as a result. She could not control her body’s reaction towards his arousing kiss as she slumped

apart from her and finally let her go after

arms while giving her his promise in a husky

married, and not even Florence herself

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