My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

“Clarence, we’re far away from there now. Please put me down and take a rest,” Florence said in a hoarse voice, feeling sorry for him.

She could see that Clarence’s face was so reddened because of running. Sweat dripped from his forehead like raindrops.

He was spoiled since he was a kid and not physically strong at all. Such a long time of running should be big trouble for him.

Clarence smiled and shook his head.

He answered affirmatively, “I’m fine. When Benjamin Turner’s men returned to their senses, they would surely chase us. I must take you to the safe place.”

Otherwise, if they were caught, all their efforts would be in vain.

Florence’s eyes twinkled. She moved a bit in his arms. “Put me down. I can walk with you.”

“You are beaten so violently. How can you still walk?” Clarence looked at her doubtfully. Obviously, he didn’t believe it.

Florence shook her head. Then she nodded determinedly. “I’m fine. I can walk by myself.”

Seeing her insist, Clarence still didn’t let go of her. He kept striding.

While striding, he said jokingly, “I’d love to hold you in this way and walk back. I’ll hold you intimately. If someone knew it, he would be so jealous.”

Someone?

Jealous?

His words reechoed in Florence’s mind. She felt confused.

Suddenly, her heart hammered. Staring at Clarence with her sparkling eyes, she asked hurriedly, “What do you mean? Who will be jealous?”

“Guess.”

Clarence smiled playfully, still mocking.

Florence’s heart was like flying onto the sky, shaking, ready to fall.

Nervously, she gripped his shoulders, “Come on. Tell me. Who the heck is going to be jealous?”

Clarence shrugged, looking forward.

“We’re almost there. You can make a bold guess.”

to look forward, only to find an old and crowded residence building, which was with several decades of history at least. It looked

was quite shabby and

was in City N before, she had never seen such a shabby

didn’t think Clarence

didn’t think it would be possible, subconsciously, she believed the person referred

Ernest wouldn’t

guessed that the person Clarence mentioned wasn’t Ernest at

kept striding while panting, and he looked

I can see you are not quite satisfied

shook her

have any special feelings about the conditions

that mattered to her was Ernest. However, she didn’t

and said anxiously, “Clarence, do you have a

her brother to save her

onto the old and shabby stairs with her in his arms. He answered

asked her not to be worried, but she was anxious to

any strength to

phone? I

Clarence looked at her.

to make a guess again? Just a kindly reminder, if you got who the person was, you wouldn’t want to contact

a daze, “Is

Clarence smiled. “Guess again.”

he said that after she had met the person, she wouldn’t

charming to make

was only one guess in her head, but she couldn’t believe that

long while and uttered a name tentatively and gingerly,

gate open with a hand. Crick-crack, he walked into the room with Florence

entered, they were overwhelmed by the moist

Florence frowned in discomfort.

a small room with shabby furniture and interior design. The only dining table was with a broken

carrying Florence in his arms. Then he put her down

look at her deeply, he answered, stressing each syllable,

Florence was confused.

meant by it was

taken aback as if she got a lightning strike. She couldn’t

what he meant

and nodded heavily to