My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins novel Chapter 539

After Florence was saved, Stanford was certain that he wouldn’t let go of Ernest.

He knew the priorities of the matters. Besides, the fastest way to locate Florence was through the information that Ernest would receive from the Turner family.

They must cooperate this time.

Stanford answered solemnly, “Okay. It’s the most important to rescue Florence now. I’ll get even with you afterward.”

Ernest and Stanford made a deal.

On the surface, Stanford had locked up Ernest in his dungeon. Secretly, they started taking action upon their plans respectively and got prepared. As soon as Benjamin carried out his next step, he would fall into their trap.

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On the sea.

At the horizon where the sea met the sky, there was a touch of fish-belly white. It gradually brightened up.

On the deck of the yacht, Florence was still in a half-kneeling position. Lowering her stiff head, she was working hard to cut the rope.

It was far more difficult to cut the rope than she had imagined.

She couldn’t tell what kind of material the rope was made of. It looked like a rope but it was like steel that was hard to get broken.

If it was too hard to be cut, Florence would have given up long ago, but after she tried harder for a long time, the rope was broken somehow.

Hence, she believed that if she kept on cutting it, the rope would be broken eventually.

All she needed was time.

Clarence was quite sleepy. He couldn’t help nodding his head. Suddenly, his head was bent down, waking him up from the sleepiness.

He opened his eyes in a daze, only to find Florence’s head lowered in front of him.

She maintained the same posture as he dozed off without any change.

Looking up at the sky, Clarence found that it was getting bright soon.

Suddenly, he sobered up. With a frown, he said, “Flory, stop it.”

“It’s almost broken.”

Since she hadn’t slept for a whole night, her voice was quite hoarse.

She didn’t raise her head and kept cutting the rope. Her writs were so painful that she even felt numb, but she still gritted her teeth and held on.

Under her hands, the rope that she had been grinding all night was broken more than half. There was a thin layer left. It was about to break soon.

She guessed that probably she could cut off the rope before it was bright completely.

In that case, before those people woke up, they had a chance to escape.

Clarence stared at Florence with concerns, feeling quite sorry for her.

If it weren’t for him, Florence wouldn’t be threatened by Benjamin. If it weren’t for him, Florence wouldn’t be here cutting for a whole night. He wondered how much pain she had in her hands now.

Clarence was guilty and annoyed. He was too incapable that he needed a girl to take care of him.

“Flory, you didn’t abandon me in such a difficulty. If we can escape this time, I must repay you.”

Florence felt that her hands were weakened, her eyes were painful, and her whole body stiff. She felt quite uncomfortable.

Almost all her strength was drained. She could paralyze on the deck at any time. However, she insisted on holding on.

She felt quite thirsty. In a hoarse voice, she wanted to tell him that it was her fault to put him into trouble and she owned him a favor. However, before she spoke, she was frightened by Clarence’s words.

“I have nothing valuable, but I’m an outstanding man. How about I’ll marry you for repaying you?”

As soon as Florence heard his words, her hands shook. She almost cut herself.

Her mouth corners twitched. Clarence wanted to marry her for repaying her, didn’t he?

She wondered if he was in the right state of mind.

Anyway, if he was serious, she didn’t dare to agree.

Florence pressed her lips and stopped cutting, looking up at Clarence seriously.

“Are you serious?”

Clarence looked down and met her eyes.

Her eyes were pretty, clear, and bright. Right now, they were reddened as she had been staying up the whole night and quite exhausted.

Her face looked pale and haggard.

Clarence was taken aback. He felt as if his heart was bumped by something. He pitied her a lot.