My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins novel Chapter 65

Ernest was at the wheel as he drove Florence back to City N in his car.

When they were passing through the city center, she noticed that the interview footage of Isabel was being played on the huge screen located at the top of the skyscraper.

Isabel was the winner of the Ovi Fashion Design Contest that had taken place tonight.

She was giving her acceptance speech in a modest manner in front of numerous reporters whom were interviewing her after the contest had ended.

After seeing Isabel’s face on the screen, Florence was down in the dumps again after her mood had finally managed to loosen up a little a while earlier.

She was grief-stricken as the realization that she would not be able to step on that magnificent stage anymore had hit her badly.

After discerning her air of despondency and dismal frame of mind, Ernest whom was driving by her side proceeded to pull over by the roadside.

He turned his head towards her and looked at her with his impassioned gaze, “Tell me what had happened, Florence.”

It was the first time that he had asked her tonight.

Florence’s heart was full of bitterness while she stared at him undecidedly, dithering the need to answer his question as it was between Isabel and her. Everything that Isabel had done so far was built on the purpose to cause harm to her and bring her down. However, what Isabel had on her now was related to Ernest as well, and she might even drag him into their feud.

After giving it some thought, Florence finally decided to divulge the fact that Isabel was threatening her.

“I’m so sorry, Mr. Hawkins. Isabel had gotten wind of our fake engagement in consequence of me. I will try my best to appease her in hopes that she would not reveal the secret to Mrs. Hawkins.”

When Ernest had come to pick her up, he had a hunch that Isabel must have done something to make Florence give up her spot in the contest, but he was surprised to find out that her reason was related to himself.

He narrowed his eyes and leaned close to her all of a sudden, his penetrating gaze transfixed on her as he asked word by word, “You seemed to care a lot about my family, do you?”

His breath had almost sprinkled all over her face as they were only inches away from each other, and the atmosphere around them had slowly heated up.

Florence’s body tensed up as her heart started to race frantically. After all her lengthy explanation, the only key point which Mr. Hawkins had taken in was she cared about his family?

She felt slightly embarrassed as she replied, “Since I have already given you my word, I will try my best to keep my promise.”

A grin spread across Ernest’s eyes as he took in her state of uneasiness and anguish.

Despite her firm denial, Ernest did not buy her words as the fact that she had given up on her dream which was within her reach just for him proved to not be the case.

Perhaps she herself had not even realized that Ernest had unknowingly become important to her as time went by.

“Ring---”

Ernest’s private phone rang at that moment.

There were only a handful of people who had his private contact, so he picked it up without a second thought, his face grew darker as he listened attentively to the person over the phone.

Florence felt unsettled about his expression during the call, so she asked in a perturbed manner after he had hung up, “Is everything alright, Mr. Hawkins?”

A hint of malevolence flashed across his eyes as he shot her a deep glance, “Grandma had gotten wind of the existence of the photos.”

“What? How could Isabel go back on her word so quickly?!”

Florence was appalled at the sudden dreadful news while being infuriated by how Isabel had reneged on her promise so easily, but at the same time distress had started to eat away at her as well.

Her eyes flickered in anxiety as she asked, “What is your grandmother’s view on this matter?”

“I’m not entirely sure yet as it was the butler who had informed me just now. I have to rush back home right now."

After a moment of pause, Ernest looked at her and asked, “Do you want to come along?”

“Sure.”

Florence felt the need to bear full responsibility for what had happened this round, so she agreed to his proposal without any hint of hesitation. “I will try my best to clear up the misconception so that Mrs. Hawkins won’t be upset.”