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

They would be happy.

continued in a meagre voice, “I’ll use a condom next

was a

it and just threw the contraceptive pill into the bin

daze, and all the

he had already uncovered this, then let it be so

continued on their way,

two more days, the

when they stopped, the shaking of the car didn’t stop. It swayed slightly, just like

up, “Is it

was always aware of the latest

“It’s fine. There was an

An avalanche.

on TV that an

and it was white all around, with very thick

shook once there was an

lucky that it happened before, not that they drove past before the avalanche. Otherwise,

It will

went on to explain

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

going to open

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

get out of the car and have a

“Sure.”

the cold-protective clothing on Florence’s

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

her winter clothes and put

around as soon as

It was cold.

collar and

tall body gave her warmth while also helping to shield

slowly. The road is slippery and wonky

led Florence, walking on the inner side of

they had crossed previously. At least two or three people could stand

there were still steep and bottomless cliffs

the invisible abyss below the

below her feet, Florence asked in

do you think there’s any chance of survival

the cliff and

“Leave it to fate.”

he said he wasn’t sure, then the chances of surviving

Ernest a little tighter for fear