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!”

own

They would be happy.

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

a

on it

looked at it in a daze, and all the thoughts in her mind were

already uncovered this, then let it

on their way, rocking in the

two more days, the

shaking of the car

up, “Is

headset on and was always aware

an avalanche not long

An avalanche.

on TV that an avalanche

it was white all around, with very thick piles of

once there was

drove past before the avalanche. Otherwise, all

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

to explain

the vehicles in front had gotten

probably going to open

in the car for a long time,

the car

“Sure.”

draped the cold-protective clothing on Florence’s

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

quickly changed into her winter clothes and put on her hood before

came whipping around as soon

It was cold.

her collar and leaned into Ernest’s arms

while also helping to shield her from

road is

the inner side of the

than the narrow mountain road they had crossed previously. At least two or three people could stand

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

valley below her feet, Florence asked in a low

there’s any chance of survival if someone

cliff and

“Leave it to fate.”

sure, then the chances of surviving

a little