Florence was stunned, and her breathing stopped for a moment. She looked at him with panic and asked urgently, “What do you mean?”
“It is what it is.”
Clarence casually smiled, moving closer to her and his tone was ambiguous.
“Both Ernest and I have the same face. Since you’re now saying to everyone that it’s Clarence that you like, why not just be with me.”
The man’s scent was pervading, but it was an unfamiliar feeling that made Florence resist.
She was startled and hurriedly took several steps backwards, keeping a safe distance from him. She was alarmed, “Clarence, behave yourself!”
“You don’t want to?”
Clarence touched his face, looking disappointed, “Actually, I can replace Ernest and continue to be with you.”
Florence refused and frowned. What she loved from the beginning was not that face. Besides, Ernest was much more handsome than Clarence.
Florence stared at Clarence and said solemnly, “I’m not in the mood to joke with you. Tell me now, where’s Ernest?”
The person in front of her wasn’t Ernest, and she felt distracted even to deal with him. What was more, she felt panicked because of Clarence’s words. Clarence had come, and so Ernest no needed to stay here anymore. What did that mean?
“I don’t know.”
Clarence replied casually, seemingly lost interest for not able to flirt with Florence. And he walked towards the other end of the corridor.
At that end was Florence’s small garden.
Florence was tensed up instantly. She had a bad feeling. Did Ernest bring Clarence here to deal with the rumour, and he left on his own? After all, the Fraser family’s bodyguards were very strict in their guarding, and it would be easy to find out if there was another person inside.
Florence was panicked, and she immediately took out her mobile phone to call Ernest.
“Buzz…”
The phone’s vibrating sound came from not far in front of her. When she looked up, she saw Clarence holding the phone in his hand.
He looked at the screen and smiled playfully, shaking the phone at Florence.
“Flory, did you miss me as soon as I left? How about I stay and keep you company?”
Florence was dazzled and nearly fainted.
How could Ernest’s phone be with Clarence!
There was no way for her to find Ernest without his phone.
Florence was depressed, going mad. She didn’t want to pay any attention to Clarence, but he was the only one who could find Ernest. Florence gritted her teeth and walked towards him in a fury.
“Tell me. Where’s Ernest!”
“Tsk, you look so fierce. Don’t tell me that you even want to force yourself on me?”
Clarence immediately crossing his arms over his chest and stepped back with a frightened look.
Florence’s temples pulsed.
Forcing herself on him? How dare he say that!
Florence felt uncomfortable looking at this face, which Ernest had already used to, making such pretentious expression at this moment. She gritted her teeth and walked towards him.
Clarence shook his head and said in a pretentious manner, “You’re so mean. Don’t come over. I’m a good man.”
With that, he surprisingly turned around and ran. His legs were long, with one step of his equalled to three steps of others. And he had run so far away in just the blink of an eye.
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