Chapter 292: Have You Really Given Up on Him
“Ha! Flory, you said you want to go shopping, don’t you go against your words!” A person suddenly
jumped up from the bed. Florence was taken aback by that and seeing Phoebe with disheveled hair,
she remembered they had slept together while hugging each otherst night.
She patted her chest and said, “You scared me, Phoebe!” Phoebe giggled and hugged her with open
arms. “I don’t care, you’ve promised me to go shopping. If you dare go against your words, I’ll eat you!”
She then bit her shoulder. Florence quickly pushed her head and said helplessly, “Alright, alright, I’ll go
shopping with you okay?”
“Yay, Flory you’re the best. I’ll go clean up and do my makeup now.” Phoebe took off the nket
happily and got down the bed, running towards the bathroom. Florence let out a smile as she watched
her back. She knew Phoebe did not want to go shopping actually. It was just that she tried to take her
out to breathe fresh air when she had seen her staying inside the house for several days.
It was not bad to go shopping though. She would start working the next day and if she paid full
concentration towards her work, she would definitely forget everything soon. Having thought that, she
got off the bed and cleaned up too, putting on her favorite clothes.
Meanwhile, at the Hawkins’ Mansion, Georgia was sitting on the couch of the living room and she
looked gloomy. Ernest had note back for a few days and now when she had made a call to
Florence, she was not going toe back too. What was going on with them? Could it be something
had gone wrong?
As she pondered, she heard footsteps. The old butler rushed in and reported with deference, “Ma’am, I
heard news saying the Fraser family has shown up and they’re here to see Florence.” Georgia pulled
down a long face. They were actually quick in their action. It seemed like the marriage could not be
dyed any longer.
She then ordered, “Fix the date of marriage and organize the wedding straight away. Go arrange it for
me this instant.” The old butler nodded and agreed. “Yes, ma’am.”
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“Wait.” Georgia suddenly remembered something and she added, “Go find the ce where Miss
Fraser is going to shop today out for me, and arrange a car for me, I’ll go pick her up myself.” How
could she not sense that Florence was hiding something from her when they were talking on the phone
just now? She supposed Florence would still care for her pride if she sees her herself.
“Okay.” The old butler quickly retreated. Georgia then only took out her phone and dialed Ernest’s
number. The call was soon picked up and Ernest’s usual respectful tone of voice was heard from the
phone. “Hey granny.” Georgia could not tell what had gone wrong between both of them at the moment
either and after some thought, she decided not to tell him her n now. She then spoke, “Come back
at noon, I have something important to discuss with you.”
“What’s the matter, granny? I’m a little busy these two days.” He sounded a bit tiresome. Since the
night he left Phoebe’s house, he had dove into his work and besides sleeping, he had not stopped for a
moment. That was because whenever he stopped, he would inevitably think of that goddamn woman!
Georgia certainly would not tell him that it was about the marriage. She then spoke, “Why, do I need to
make an appointment with you to ask you toe back now?”
Noticing she had be angry, Ernest reacted. “No, of course not, granny. I’ll listen to you and take
time to go back at noon.” Georgia then nodded with satisfaction. “Good. I’ll let the kitchen make your
favourite dishes.” Afraid that he would change his mind, she hung up after finished. Just then, the butler
had finished inquiring. He walked in and reported, “Ma’am, Miss Fraser’s position has been confirmed,
the car is ready.”
“Great, we’ll go now. Remember to inform the kitchen to make a more luxurious lunch.” Having thought
that she had not had a meal with both Ernest and Florence, she was full of excitement. If they would
give birth to an adorable child after they got married, the house would be merrier.
Meanwhile, Florence was shopping with Phoebe. The season was changing now and there were many
beautiful clothes with new fashion styles in the shops. Phoebe had tried on several clothes and she had
carried two shopping bags in less than one hour. Even Florence had bought two clothes after being
cajoled by her, although to her, those clothes did not look as fabulous as what Phoebe had said.
Seeing Phoebe wanting to enter another boutique, she quickly held her back. “Phoebe, are you trying
to go bankrupt?” Phoebe nodded without hesitance. “Yeah, it’s rare to go shopping with you outside, I
certainly have to buy as much as I want! You too, you should buy more new clothes and new shoes,
and it’s better that you change everything to new, and start your life afresh from today onwards.”
Having said that, her eyes fell onto Florence’s hair and she suggested, “Why don’t you change your
hair style? I think you have a good face shape, and you’ll also look beautiful with short hair!”
“No, I don’t like short hair.” Florence quickly interrupted her and she was afraid that Phoebe would
really drag her to a barber shop. After all, although her best friend was good, she had acted too
recklessly most of the time. Seeing her panicking, Phoebe smiled, “I’m just joking with you. Let’s sit
here for a while, Flory.” They had coincidentally reached an al fresco beverage shop. Florence was
indeed a little tired in walking. She nodded and sat down beside her.
Phoebe only sat down after ordering two sses of fresh juice and two matcha cakes. Yet her smile
had disappeared and she looked serious instead. She looked at Florence and asked, “Flory, it’s been
seven days, how do you feel?”
“What do you mean by how do you feel?” Florence asked in a daze. Phoebe said straightforwardly,
“Ernest Hawkins of course, have you really given up on him?” Hearing that name, her face went a little
gloomy and she then replied, “Based on my situation these days, do you think I’m still thinking of him?”
“Yeah!” Phoebe said assertively. Without waiting for her to reply, she exined with an objective mind.
“Flory, I’m your best friend, therefore I want to make things clear for you, I hope you won’t get angry
after listening to this. First of all, Ernest is indeed a brilliant and perfect man, and I can tell he really
cares about you, or else he won’te looking for you when it’s already midnight. If you can be with
him, I’ll give you my sincere blessings.
And, just like you thought, you indeed have a distance with Ernest, and you certainly must have faced a
lot of setbacks and ordeals when you’re with him. Even many people have unstable marriage these
days, not to mention a perfect man like Ernest. Therefore, I want to tell you, if you’ve really given up on
him, you should find a more ordinary boyfriend that suits you. That would be good too. All in all, no
matter what decision you make in the end, I’ll stay with you forever to support you and keep you
company.”
Phoebe had spoken a lot and every word was said from the bottom of her heart. Florence knew
Phoebe said that for her own good, and she was right too. She extended her hands and held her
hands, saying gently, “Phoebe, as you can see, I’ve talked it through with Ernest that night, and I think
we won’t have any chance to meet each other in the future. Even if we do, he will ignore me and we
won’t be together anymore. You’re right, I should find someone who suits me and live an ordinary and
simple life. But that all happen in the future, I want to stay single with you and be a happy
bachelorette.”
Phoebe finally took a load off her mind when she heard her genuine words. Although Florence did not
cry nor waste her time doing nothing these days, she was scared that she would keep everything to her
heart and she deliberately took her out to shop. Now that she had heard her true thought, she no
longer had to worry that she would take things too hard. As she was going to speak, a voice was heard
out of the blue.