My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

Ernest looked at Florence with a sullen face, and his chest felt heavy.

He knew that what Florence said and did was all for his sake, to lighten his heart so that he wouldn’t feel guilty.

He had brought her to suffer all the way here, and he was already sad to see her suffer.

She had wholly abandoned the opportunity to be a mother because of him. Every time, whether it was with drugs or condoms, they were reminding each other of his drag.

Florence became more and more anxious seeing Ernest’s awful look.

What she feared most was that things would come to this point.

She grabbed his hand in panic and explained in a flustered tone.

“Ernest, I’m really fine. I don’t care. I came with you to look for the medicine as a trip. I’m still young and I don’t want a child now either.”

“Don’t overthink it, okay?”

She said the last sentence weakly and full of unease and panic.

Ernest’s heart couldn’t help but tighten.

He looked straight at her, and he felt his chest heavier and heartbroken.

“Florence.”

He called her name in a low voice.

Florence was nervous as she looked at him, “Yes?”

Ernest pursed his lips for a moment before speaking slowly.

His voice was deep and husky, “I’m not as fragile as you think. I’m your man. Just let me handle all of these.”

His large hand gripped her small hand back and squeezed it tightly in his palm.

“I’ll find the medicine as soon as possible. We’ll definitely have a child of our own in three years.”

It would only take three years.

Florence looked at Ernest in confusion, not expecting him to say such words.

But perhaps, this was all he could do to comfort her.

He pretended not to care, not to feel guilty, just to make her look forward to the promise for three years.

But it would still be brutal in his heart, right?

Florence suppressed it in her heart and nodded earnestly. Her voice was firm and choked.

“Alright!”

would have their own child in

They would be happy.

tightened his grip, and he continued in a meagre voice, “I’ll use a condom next

was a

chance to dwell on it and

in a daze, and all the thoughts in her mind

he had already uncovered this, then let it

they continued on

more days,

the shaking of the car didn’t stop. It swayed slightly, just like an

up, “Is it an

was always

a deep voice, “It’s fine. There was an avalanche not long ago up ahead.

An avalanche.

an avalanche

was white

there

that it happened before, not that they drove past before the

ahead was covered by an avalanche. It will take a while

to explain

all the people in the vehicles in front had gotten out

probably going to open

car for a long time, and her body was a little

of the car

“Sure.”

nodded readily and draped the

the past ten days, Florence had already gotten used to the warm condition in

put on her hood before getting out of

came whipping around as soon as she

It was cold.

her collar and leaned into Ernest’s

warmth while also helping to shield her from most of the cold

slowly. The road is slippery

walking on the inner side of

had crossed previously.

steep and bottomless cliffs beside

one were to fall from here, he would roll into the invisible abyss below the clouds just like a ball on a slippery

valley below her feet, Florence asked in a

do you think there’s any chance of survival if

the cliff

“Leave it to fate.”

wasn’t sure, then the chances

a little tighter for