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.

his grip, and he continued in a

was a little

didn’t give her a chance to dwell on it and

at it in a daze, and all

already uncovered this, then let it

this incident, they continued on their way, rocking

two more days, the

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

instantly tensed up, “Is

was always

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

An avalanche.

that an avalanche was enough

here was very high, and it was white all around, with very

shook once there was an

they drove past before the avalanche. Otherwise, all

It will take a while to

on to explain to

the people in the vehicles in front had gotten out of their cars

probably going to

car for

the car and have a

“Sure.”

nodded readily and draped the cold-protective clothing on

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

her winter clothes and put on her hood before getting out of the

cold wind came whipping around as soon as she got out of

It was cold.

her collar and leaned into Ernest’s

while also helping to shield her from

The road is slippery and wonky

led Florence, walking on the inner

mountain road they had crossed previously.

were still steep and bottomless cliffs beside the

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

at the deep valley below her feet, Florence asked in a

chance of

the cliff

“Leave it to fate.”

said he wasn’t sure, then the chances

a little tighter for fear