My One-month Marriage With Mr. Hawkins

Before Florence could take a couple of steps, she saw the man open a door and walked in. The large back view of the man
suddenly disappeared from her sight.
Florence walked over and saw the closed door yet didn’t see clearly the man’s face.
“Florence, what happened?” Cooper picked up the luggage and rushed over while asking curiously.
Florence hesitated, shook her head, and said, “Nothing.” Perhaps she was mistaken.
This was the hotel that participants of the Ovi Fashion Design Contest stayed. It was totally closed to the public. Ernest couldn’t
possibly appear here. As she was preparing to leave, she looked up and saw that the door was her room number.
The hotel staff walked over and officially gave the key card to Florence.
“Ms. Fraser there is a buzzer for service in the room. You may call us if you need anything.”
“Okay, thanks.” She dismissed the staff and Cooper helped Florence with the luggage.
He looked around the room and joked, “Florence, your room is more luxurious than mine.”
His room is on the ninth floor and was a luxurious room but Florence was a presidential suite. Florence didn’t think much of it,
opened her luggage and started to unpack her clothes, and casually said, “Perhaps I’m lucky to be assigned this room.”
“Yeah,” Cooper answered but a thought flashed across his mind.
When they came, it was the end of the semi-finals. After those who were eliminated left, the remaining designers held a night of
celebrations. The venue was at a beach in front of the hotel.
The area was arranged elaborately and the environment was very conducive. There were delicious food and red wine on every
table. Florence was extremely bored as she sat at the table and was surprised to see Grayson.
He wore a well-fitted business suit and his hair was nicely styled. He looked very dashing and handsome. Isabel stood beside
him and clutched his arm like a bird perching on a branch. They looked like a perfect couple.
The organizer of the event rushed forward to receive them enthusiastically, “Mr. Russell, you’re here as well? What an honor,
please take a seat!”

“I’m here to see Isabel,” Grayson said tenderly and it was clear that he cared very much about her.
Those who attended this celebration were participants in the competition. Even boyfriends, husbands were unable to attend.
Thus, Grayson and Isabel were the only couple there.
Many looked at them with envy and commented.
“It was said that Mr. Russell is one of the investors in this competition. It looked like his investment was because of Isabel.”
“Mr. Russell really knows how to spoil a girl. Isabel is so fortunate.”
“Truly, I’m envious to death!”
Every one commented neutrally but were full of envy. This greatly satisfied Isabel’s vanity. She lifted her chin and looked at
Florence with arrogance and provocation. The last time Florence felt a pinch when saw Grayson and Isabel kissing during their
engagement banquet but now, she was totally indifferent. Florence was expressionless as she ignored Isabel’s provocation. She
simply took a sip of the drink.
Cooper sat next to Florence and saw Isabel’s look. His eyes were keen and noticed something. His deep gaze sized up
Grayson. Grayson’s disappointed gaze fell upon Florence when he noticed that she was unfazed. He felt uncomfortable from her
lack of reaction.
Though the key person did not have any reaction, the onlookers suddenly became inquisitive.
“But it is rather awkward for Mr. Russell to be here. I heard that in the past Mr. Russell and Florence used to be an item.”
“What? Then isn’t the ex-boyfriend showing off his new squeeze? Wouldn’t Florence feel upset?”
The people looked at Florence delicately with compassion. Isabel was very glad that she was able to make Florence feel bad.
She clung to Grayson affectionately and said coyly, “Dearest, I want to have some shrimps.”
“Okay, I’ll deshell them for you.” Grayson went to take some shrimps.
It seemed that Florence would feel awkward when Grayson and Isabel were publicly displaying their affection. The people looked
at Florence again.

Although Florence ignored these two, she felt uncomfortable that she was being ogled by the others like she was an animal on
display. She frowned and wondered if she should just leave. At this moment, a hand rested on the back of her chair. Cooper
leaned towards her and although he didn’t touch her, it looked as if he held onto her affectionately.
“Flory, do you want to eat some crabs? I’ll deshell it for you?”
“Ah?” Florence looked at Cooper in surprise. Did he want to deshell crabs for me?
Cooper smiled radiantly and his voice was so tender that it gave people goosebumps, “I know that you like to eat crabs and I
especially learned special deshelling techniques.” His voice sounded full of desire to pamper her.
Cooper’s clean and beautiful hands held onto a crab and started to deshell it. His actions were swift and precise as if he had
done this frequently.
The people looked at them differently now. To think that Florence and Cooper had a thing going on! Cooper was so handsome
and was the type that anyone would want to be married to. Suddenly, people started to envy Florence...
Furthermore, crabs were more difficult to deshell than shrimps. Isabel was enjoying the shrimps but now felt that they are
tasteless like she was chewing onto cotton.
Not far away, Evelyn came late and saw everything. She saw Cooper putting the deshelled crab meat onto Florence’s bowl and
she became so furious that she wanted to rip Florence from limb to limb. In the past, Cooper only deshelled crabs for her!
She managed to suppress the desire to rip Florence apart. Evelyn took out her cellphone and found an angle to take a photo of
Cooper and Florence behaving so affectionately.
With strangers at the table and also the presence of Grayson and Isabel, Florence had lost all her appetite and didn’t eat much.
There was a bonfire at the beach and music started to blast. After the people ate, most of them went over to dance. Florence
didn’t know how to dance and didn’t have the interest and so decided to return to the hotel to rest.
Cooper said, “I’ll send you back.”
“Aren’t you going over to have some fun?” Florence knew that Cooper liked to play and he was in his domain at such bonfire
parties.
Cooper shook his head and said, “I’m rather tired today and would like to rest.”

Florence didn’t say anything else and was about to return to the hotel with Cooper. At this moment, Evelyn stepped out from the
side. She totally ignored Florence and walked over to Cooper and said very tenderly, “Cooper, I have something to tell you.”
“We have nothing to talk about,” Cooper said expressionlessly and wanted to walk off.
Evelyn felt hurt and held onto him stubbornly, “For the last time. Let me finish saying this and I guarantee that I’ll never bother
you again.”