My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

At the natural lake, Florence and Phoebe laid out the picnic mat that they had prepared and put out some snacks.

Stanford and Clarence had already rented a private boat.

It was a little fishing boat that was neither large nor small, it had to be rowed by an oar, it looked like it had a very laid-back and elegant feel to it.

The lake was massive, rowing in nature was a pretty good past-time.

Florence had no other opinion, so the four of them were about to get on the boat.

The little boat was not stable, Florence couldn’t stabilize herself once she got on.

Subconsciously, she wanted to hold on to Phoebe, but Clarence who was standing by the side quickly caught her hand to stabilize her.

A man’s strange touch on her made Florence stunned for a second, she retracted her hand anxiously.

Clarence stood by her side, and said stiffly, “Let me make it clear, I’m not intentionally taking advantage of you, I’m doing it for your brother to see.”

Florence knew they were acting, just that she still felt uncomfortable.

With her face flushed red, she said, “I know.”

Finishing her words, she found a spot on the boat and sat down.

Clarence followed and sat by her side.

Between them was a very small space, but they were not leaning on each other.

It looked intimate, but it was distant.

Stanford sat opposite them, looking at the awkward duo, he couldn’t help but feel that something was a little odd.

After spending time together these few days, the more he realized that they don’t look like a little couple, but looking at their actions from the surface, he couldn’t figure out why.

Stanford felt that he had never encountered something that befuddled him so much.

Phoebe’s gaze was often subconsciously on Stanford, after observing him for some time, she realized that in his eyes were hidden suspicion.

She was the person who knew everything, so she felt a little guilty.

She knew that Florence and Clarence didn’t have a real relationship, no matter how hard they acted, they couldn’t act out real intimacy and flirtatiousness.

The boat was swaying and rocking, it was easy to touch and bump into one another, intimate people would use this opportunity to stick together, people that weren’t intimate would quickly avoid that situation.

If this continued, it was a matter of time before Stanford found out that something was wrong.

the boat rocked to turn her body. With an “ouch” she

quickly held Phoebe

in his arms, carrying a sweet and light aroma, was

heartbeat was out of

looked at her

boat is so

body laid softly in Stanford’s arms as

palms were holding Phoebe’s shoulders, in between his fingers

hostile and awkward, “Sit up

“Alright.”

agreed shyly, attempting to sit

but she was moving around

held her, but his eyes

this way, he usually felt

felt

fall into Stanford’s arms, she couldn’t

Phoebe’s best friend, she knew everything about her. Naturally, she would also know that she was pretending to have not sat

was a strong girl, how

full of awkwardness and trying his best to help Phoebe, not knowing at all that

jungle on the coast, and quickly moved

Keeping a safe distance.

didn’t mind too, now she didn’t have

felt more relaxed, and looked towards the lake, admiring the scenery of

been to many places in nature, and this was one of

all, the view was clean and

lush forest on the shore was green and thick, attracting

“Can we go to the forest

“Alright.”

easily, he had just managed to help Phoebe

when he let go of her, the boat rocked

Stanford, “…”

flushed red,

I’m feeling a

in his expression was a worry that

“Are you boat-sick?”

head, her voice weak, “I think

go back

decision abruptly, and said to Clarence who was sitting opposite him, “Row

Clarence, “…”

he now a