My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

Ernest had walked around the Riverbank Park for three times and didn’t miss any dark corner, but he still couldn’t find Florence.

The longer the time had passed, the more anxious he had become.

It was so late and Florence didn’t take along anything. He wondered where she could be alone.

Would any accident happen to her?

Looking annoyed and standing at the roadside, Ernest called Timothy again. “Have you checked the hospital record? Send someone to check in all the hospitals.”

“Mr. Hawkins...” Timothy wanted to say something but stopped.

He didn’t think an accident would happen to Florence. However, he could feel how anxious Ernest was, so he didn’t say anything. Instead, he followed the order.

He had been working for Ernest for so many years. This was the first time that he saw Ernest so anxious like a duck in a thunderstorm.

It seemed that unconscionably, Florence had become so important to Mr. Hawkins.

Another half an hour passed.

Timothy called and said in an exciting voice, “Hello, Mr. Hawkins, we’ve found Ms. Fraser!”

“Where is she?”

Ernest’s voice couldn’t hide his emotions.

“In Philus Hotel.”

“I’ll be right there.”

Upon hearing Timothy’s report, Ernest turned around and walked out without any hesitation. When he walked to the roadside, he sat in the car that had been waiting for him there.

The driver sent him to Philus Hotel as fast as he could. Timothy had been waiting for Ernest at the entrance of the hotel.

Seeing Ernest, Timothy walked over. “Good evening, Mr. Hawkins.”

“Which room is she in?”

As he said, Ernest already strode into the lobby of the hotel.

Timothy looked hesitant. Then he passed the tablet to Ernest.

“Mr. Hawkins, you may want to check the surveillance video before deciding whether to go upstairs.”

Timothy

him to check

Nothing happened to Ms. Fraser.”

did Timothy insist on asking

tablet. He watched it while

pressed the button on the floor where Florence

watched the surveillance video

surveillance video of Philus Hotel’s lobby when Florence was checking in.

jacket was on her shoulders and she checked in together with Reynold. Then they

Then the video stopped.

that there was only a

That meant...

the room together with Florence. Ernest wondered if they were

it, his tall and strong figure was suddenly stiffened. He felt as if a basin of cold water was poured oncoming him, making him feel shocked and heartache

also felt a migraine in his temples. He even dared not to imagine the scene

no guts to guess what would happen between

dropped immediately as if it was a cold winter

nervousness. He said gingerly, “Mr. Hawkins, we didn’t have much time, so we only found this clip of surveillance video.

to the room, why didn’t you have enough

voice was

couldn’t find any reason to

for a short while, the surveillance video that they

Reynold was still staying

woman were alone in the same room. It would be

“Ding.”

arrived and the door of

to find Florence so anxiously, stared at the opened elevator door. However, he was stiffened at the spot motionlessly without moving a single step

long corridor in front of him looked like a dark passageway without any air, making people feel so

responsible and stood at the elevator door, pressing the door open button to prevent the elevator door

long while as if

shoes finally moved. He walked forward and

if he was stepping on the burning charcoals,

to the door

the closed door, Ernest raised his hand and wanted to knock on it. However, his fingers stopped a few centimeters away from the door and didn’t fall on

darkened. He had never felt so flustered as he was

he would

next to him, feeling that his legs were numb. He thought that