My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

Chapter 94: Ulterior Motives

Gemma’s face turned as pale as a sheet, she looked nervously at Ernest and said, “Ernest…” NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

Ernest grimaced, though he didn’t believe that Collin would slip up on purpose. A legendary doctor like him wouldn’t do something like that to ruin his reputation.

But what kind of disease did Florence have?

He looked sideways and size up Florence.

“Are you feeling unwell?”

Florence was taken aback. She shook her head and said, “Nothing much other than my immunity being weaker than normal people.”

That shouldn’t be symptoms for some intractable or incurable disease.

Gemma was feeling worried, she quickly said.

“Sometimes the person themselves couldn’t feel anything even when they’re sick with some weird disease. Cancer for example, sometimes people would only find out about it at the last stages. It’s better to do a check-up than thinking that you know your body best.”

Ernest frowned, he thought about it seriously. He didn’t want Florence to be sick with some sort of disease, but he was also very suspicious of Collin. He thought that Collin had ulterior motives and didn’t want him to get close to Florence.

It was only a body check-up and Ernest thought so hard about it. He treated that with more importance than Gemma needing to see the doctor. Seeing that, Gemma felt a crazy jealousy brewing inside of her.

Though on the surface, she hid that emotion. Instead, she looked at Florence with puppy eyes, begging her to help her.

Florence gulped, why was she the one making the decision now? She was only here to accompany them and shouldn’t be a part of this.

She thought about it and felt that there was no harm doing a body check-up, “Mr. Hawkins, I’ll do it.”

This could even save her some money.

Ernest didn’t agree to it immediately. He turned his head and looked at Collin, his eyes filled with distrusts.

“I will be there during the check-up. I’ll make sure that you’ll regret if you have any tricks up your sleeves.”

There was a hint of joy in Collin’s eyes. He smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I am not interested in her in that way.”

After that, Collin looked at Florence profoundly. He then turned around and walked into the house.

His voice chimed from indoors, “Come in.”

Gemma’s pounding heart could finally calm down.

What she wished for will turn out alright, since it was Collin treating her.

Florence was going to enter the house when Ernest suddenly grabbed her hand. He said in a serious tone of voice.

“You have to stick with me at all times when we’re in there, okay?”

Florence was taken aback; she glanced at Gemma who was already in front uncomfortably. She felt sorry.

She didn’t feel good about being so flirtatious in front of Gemma as Gemma was Ernest’s girlfriend.

“I, I know.”

Florence muttered as she tried to forcefully pull her hand away from Ernest.

Ernest was displeased. As he was about to grab her again, Florence took a step forward and stood beside him.

“I’ll be next to you the whole time.”

Ernest couldn’t help but smile seeing her so earnest and taking initiative.

The mayor who was standing by the side was so shocked his eyes almost fell out of the socket, seeing the people walking gallantly into Collin’s house.

It had been so many years. This was his first time seeing someone being successful at begging Collin to treat them and was allowed to enter his house.

He was in awe, Mr. Hawkins deserved his reputation.

There was nothing special about Collin’s place, it looked like a normal farmhouse. Simple furniture and decorations, it was simple yet cosy.

One wouldn’t think that he was that much of a legend if they were to just walk in his house like that. They would just see him as a normal person.

Florence looked around with puzzle and whispered to Ernest who was next to her.

“He doesn’t seem to own any medical equipment, why are we let in here?”

Ernest wanted to nibble on her ears so bad. He smiled contently.

But he mimicked her and lowered his head, he whispered to her ears.

“I bet he has an underground area.”

His voice was deep and sexy. His warm breath caressing her ears was making her hot.

Florence’s face turned red, she quickly put a distance between them.

Couldn’t he just talk normally? Why did he inch so close to her?

Collin walked them to a gaming room. He then pressed a hidden button on the wall. The wall where the television was hanging on was split into two. It opened like an automated door.

Behind the wall was an elevator.

Florence looked at Ernest in admiration. He was right, there was an underground area.

They got into the elevator and the elevator dived underground.

The underground area was huge. It was at least twice as big as the area upstairs.

Florence finally understood why the houses around here were so far apart. One didn’t even have a neighbour.

The underground had many segments and each contained the latest medical equipment. In Florence’s eyes, this was like a private hospital with the best pieces of equipment available.

She clicked her tongue and thought to herself, ‘This guy is way too rich.’

Collin turned around all of a sudden and looked at Florence gaily, “Little missy, I am indeed rich. Not only that, I’m very handsome as well. Wouldn’t you consider being together with me?”

Florence’s face twitched, why would he tease her like that?

Ernest’s face turned darker. He hated Collin more and more every second.

He held Florence’s hand and stood in the middle of Collin and her, “She’s my fiancé, you stand no chance.”

Collin winked at Florence, “When there’s a will there’s a way.”

Florence was speechless.

It was her first time seeing someone being so outrageous about being a paramour.

Ernest glared at Collin coldly. He opened his arms and hugged Florence tightly.

He was showing his possessiveness.

Florence froze after sniffing Ernest’s familiar scent and feeling his great big hug.

Gemma was here too, why was Ernest doing this to her?

She struggled nervously and tried to push him away.

Ernest’s face turned sullen, he inched closer to her ears and whispered, “I’ll kiss you if you struggle more.”

Florence was stunned.

Gemma felt a sharp pain in her cold heart seeing Ernest acting like that. Ernest who was always elegant and serious was acting so childishly because of Florence.

She couldn’t bear to imagine how high the place Florence held in Ernest’s heart.

Collin raised his brow and looked at them. He smiled oddly and seemed malicious.

He led the group and walked into a room with a piece of big equipment. He pointed at it.

“Gemma, go lie down in it.”

“…alright.”

She forced herself to tear her gaze away from Ernest and walked into the equipment.

Just when she was about to lie down on the bed, Collin said something.

“Undress before lying down.”

Even though she grew up abroad, she couldn’t do something like undressing right in front of another man in the presence of her crush. She was embarrassed and wouldn't do it.

Collin pursed his lips and gave her cold-shoulder, “I’m not interested in looking at your body. The equipment is easy to use, even someone without a brain can use it. I have to just press the buttons in ascending order. Your friend can come to do it as well.”

He stared amusingly at Ernest as he said that.