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 speechless as

that the great Mr. Hawkins had decided to grace them with his presence and was willing to have a

all the way in the

his watch soon after, “Man, it’s almost dinner time now. It

suggested in a tone that was natural yet decisive, and he did

dismay while thinking to himself: How would he, the young master of the Hammer family, stay just because he had wanted a meal? Harold’s temperament had never changed throughout all these years as he was still as provocative as ever and always asking for troubles. The more he was forced to leave, the more he would be dead set on staying by stopping at nothing to achieve

they did not matter to him at

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fact, Florence was up the whole time as the only reason that she had lied about her feeling unwell was because she had desperately wanted to avoid

by Ernest wherever she went during this period of time due to the minor injury on her leg, and even if it was just merely going to the bathroom,

against his overwhelming conduct, but it

a disabled person for the past few days as she had never even set

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

this kind of things, so she had decided to not go downstairs

scrolling her phone when the door

if he had seen through the fact that she had not gotten

anxiously with a guilt-stricken look, “Have

they want to stay

fluster as it had meant that they would be able to witness her being carried by Ernest if she were to

over her even if it was just at the thought of

on her temple with her fingers and slumped into the bed with fatigue, looking as if all her energy had been sapped away from her, “Ouch! My head is still hurting, and I don’t think I have much appetite for now, so I’ll just skip dinner tonight. It’s better if I

to get some sleep, a hand suddenly materialized out

with a faint smile on his face, “Are you feeling

he mean

have no idea what you’re saying right

reached out her arms to try to yank the blanket away from him, but Ernest was tugging at it, so no matter how hard she had dragged and pulled with all her might,

really have to exert so much strength just to hold onto that

eyes to her acting seeing

end, she just simply let

smile involuntarily crept up onto Ernest’s lips as he watched her

to steer clear of him and being shy in front of him, she had somehow gotten used to him unwittingly after getting along with him

by the bed as he coaxed her, “Go to sleep now. We’ll eat after you have

smile while staring at

leave willingly after they