My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

The result that Gemma had gotten in return from professing her love for Ernest was no different from those women whom had done the same to him.

She was outright rejected by him, and he had even estranged himself from her due to her feelings for him. In the end, she could no longer stay by his side anymore.

Her life during that period of alienation was a living hell for her as she thought that she had lost him completely.

It was not until that time when she had accidentally gotten into an accident to save Ernest that things had changed for her.

She was barely at death’s door from that terrible accident, but it was also a blessing in disguise as her pitiful condition had roused a sting of guilty conscience in Ernest. He had taken her as his little sister after that accident, and his promise to look after and protect her for the rest of her life had given her hope.

To be able to stay by his side once again albeit as his little sister this time had not affected her as she had always believed that there would not be any other women around him ever again due to his aloof and cold-hearted demeanor. She would be the one and only woman whom got to stay beside him despite only being his friend and little sister.

She would be fully contented as long as she could be the only woman by his side.

However, Florence had popped up all of a sudden beside him when Gemma had returned from her treatment overseas. Moreover, she could not stand Ernest’s overflowing and fervent love for Florence, and it had made her green with envy and driven her mad.

It was only after witnessing this side of him that she realized his cold-heartedness and distant manner that he had portrayed before this was because he had not met Florence yet.

While Gemma was still lost in her thought, Ernest’s speculative gaze had set on her at that moment, “Why are you here?”

His flat voice was tranquil but impassive and exuded apathy at the same time.

Gemma hurriedly pulled herself back to the present and explained, “I’ve heard that Florence is injured, so I’m swinging by to pay her a visit, but all of them have decided to not wait for me.”

She even gave Harold and the guys a dirty look while complaining about them ditching her and coming by themselves.

Harold instantly defended himself from her accusation, “That’s because you are not coming from the same direction as us, Missy.”

It turned out that Harold was the one whom had given away the news that Florence was hurt.

Ernest cast a frosty glance towards him in an unnoticed manner after grasping that realization, and Harold could immediately sense a gust of icy wind that had blown out of nowhere nipping at him, making him feel chilly to the bone as anxiety started to seep into him.

Harold gave out an awkward laugh, “It’s not easy for us to be gathered together, so let’s all take a seat and have some chinwag to strengthen our friendship…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Ernest had cut in on him abruptly with his impassive voice which exuded unfeelingness and hardheartedness, “Get out from here as soon as Florence has woken up.”

Harold was stunned by his unsympathetic tone, “…”

the others were rendered

and was willing to have a chat with them over a cup of tea turned out to be Florence falling

the way

at his watch soon after, “Man, it’s almost dinner time now. It would be just in time for Florence to have dinner after

tone that was natural yet decisive, and he did not have any slight intention to discuss it over

throughout all these years as he was still as provocative as ever and always

Harold’s suggestion as they did not matter to him at all. As soon as Florence

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as the only reason that she had

during this period of time due to the minor injury on her leg, and even if it was just merely going

had tried to protest against his overwhelming conduct,

person for the past few days

was still able to endure it when Charlotte was the only one at home as there were only a few people around, but now that a bunch of adult males including Harold whom loved to tease her the most had dropped in, she could not fathom how long she would be made fun of when the sight of Ernest carrying her

of things, so she had decided to not go downstairs and hide herself in the

in bed while scrolling her phone when the door was

gaze, and it was as if he had seen through

anxiously with a guilt-stricken look, “Have

to stay for

that they would be able to witness her being carried by Ernest if she were to

swept over her even if it was

“Ouch! My head is still hurting, and I don’t think I have much appetite

towards her to pretend to get some sleep, a hand suddenly materialized out of nowhere and snatched

the bed and stared at her with a

mean by her

have no idea what you’re saying right now. My head is

away from him, but Ernest was tugging at it, so no matter how hard she had dragged and pulled with all

exert so much strength just to

slightly and close his eyes to her acting seeing that she

with a stomachful of exasperation, and in the end, she just simply let go of the blanket and lied down on the

involuntarily crept up onto Ernest’s lips as he watched her perverse behavior without a

of him, she had somehow gotten used to him unwittingly after getting along with him for the past few days, and she had even started to reveal her

her,

all of a sudden upon hearing his decision, and she put on a mirthless smile while staring at him, “There’s no need to wait for me.

take their leave willingly