My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins novel Chapter 168

Florence was deeply moved by Ernest’s caring manner towards her, but she was still looking Gemma up and down unnoticeably.

She could discern that Gemma’s face had whitened in a flash, but she had managed to suppress her bitter emotions and just proceeded to wear a smile on her face like how Harold and the others had been reacting.

It was as if they were… only friends.

The dinner had ended in a lively and bustling mood, but it seemed like the lads had wanted more of their lovey-dovey interaction as they were still lingering in Ernest’s place after dinner with the excuse of wanting some after-dinner desserts.

Their requests were ignored by Ernest as he promptly carried Florence back to the room to change a fresh dressing for her wounds.

Florence proceeded to lie down on the bed after her dressing was changed as she was still recuperating from her injuries, hence it would not be appropriate for her to exert herself too much.

However, she soon noticed that Ernest had taken a seat on the sofa as well as if he was going to stay in the room with her, and he had even picked up a book as usual and started reading.

Was he going to disregard Harold and the others whom were still hanging downstairs by themselves?

Florence’s temple throbbed as his way of seeing to the guests like he did not give a damn about them at all had worried her profusely.

After deliberating about it for a while, she finally uttered, “You should head downstairs and keep them company, Mr. Hawkins.”

“There’s no need to. They will leave on their own after a while.” Ernest remained unmoved and was adamant about his decision to stay with her.

She tried to persuade him to change his mind, “They are our guests after all, so we should still treat them courteously when they have paid us a visit. It won’t look nice if we just let them be on their own.”

His brows were raised slightly upon hearing her words, and he stared straight at her with his gleaming eyes as he asked, “They’re our guests?”

He continued in a husky and implicative tone, “Are you concerned about our family’s hospitality?”

Florence’s heart instantly skipped a beat when he had mentioned the word ‘our family’.

The two words were like a huge stone that had been hurled into a tranquil pool of lake in her heart, causing her heart to ripple with turbulent waves and throw her into a state of nerves at once.

Her eyes flickered around the room as she did not dare to meet his gaze while her cheeks were blushing, “I’m just, reminding you out of courtesy.”

Her reminder had not come from the standpoint of the host of this place at all, and she was only urging him out of worry.

However, Ernest’s gaze had darkened as he uttered in a husky voice which had hints of delight in it, “I’ll go down and keep them company so that they won’t feel left out and think that our family is discourteous towards them.”

Florence was rendered speechless, “...”

Her face crimsoned upon hearing the word ‘our family’ coming out from his mouth again. How could he state that so offhandedly like she was in fact someone whom was important to him?

She fell into a flutter as nervousness had crept up onto her, and she promptly lied down on the bed and played dead under the blanket.

He stared at her intently for a while and walked over to the bed shortly after to tuck her in as he said gently, “I’ll be right back. Just call me if anything comes up.”

Florence did not respond to him at all, only pursing her lips under the cover as her heart was struck by his husky voice word by word.

She had almost felt like they were a sweet pair of newlyweds whereby the husband would report to his wife about where he was heading to in a gentle manner while solemnly pledged that he would return in a swift.

This had actually happened to her and Ernest...

Was this a reality?

It was indeed implausible and realistic beyond belief, and everything had appeared dreamlike to her.

Meanwhile, Gemma was in a state of nerves as she had even started to regret her decision to drop by today.

She had hoped to drop in on Ernest on the grounds that she had wanted to pay Florence a visit for her injuries, and even though she had been able to hang out with him for quite some time as she had wished for, everything that had happened at the dinner table just now was beyond her expectations.

Ernest rarely had any meals with her and what’s more, he would not give a nut about her preferences as his nose was always in the air, hence it was normal for him to be ignorant about her likings.

However, it had never entered her mind that Florence would have unexpectedly taken in the fact that he did not seem bothered at all to know about her food preferences.

The table full of dishes just now were all catered to Florence’s palate and not hers, and the fact that there was not even a single dish that she could enjoy would definitely make Florence feel suspicious.

The way that Ernest had cared for Florence throughout the whole duration of the dinner was extremely meticulous and attentive as well, and his gaze had not lingered on her since the beginning to the end of the meal.

The stark contrast between the treatment that both of them had received from Ernest had made it apparent for someone to discern at a glance whom was really the one in Ernest’s heart.

However, previously Gemma had repeatedly misled Florence that she was his real girlfriend and the one whom he really loved.

Would today’s incident arouse Florence’s suspicion about the lies that she had been feeding her all along?