SWNOVELS Chapter 696: Are You Jealous?
Since Alton kept urging Ernest, Andrew was afraid that Ernest would refuse once he got pissed.
In a hurry, he echoed, “Mr. Hawkins, please go ahead and leave the rest to me.”
After a pause, he lowered his voice and said to Ernest, “The princess isn’t a patient woman. You can’t make her wait for quite
long.”
When Florence heard Andrew’s reminder, her heart sped up.
Uneasiness kept surging in her heart, making her quite irritated. She truly wanted to do something.
Gritting her teeth, she gazed at Ernest without a blink.
Ernest frowned slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he said to Florence in a deep tone, “Take your time and enjoy your lunch.
I’ll ask Andrew to send you back to your room, all right?”
Although he had warned the woman, the custom here was quite different and that woman was unkind. Hence, he couldn’t let that
woman take care of Florence again.
He had planned to send Florence back to her room personally after lunch.
Florence instantly tightened her grip on the chopsticks.
Thinking that Ernest would go to have lunch with some princess, she had lost her appetite when looking at the abundant dishes
on the table.
She felt quite upset for some reason.
Hence, she blurted out, “No way.”
As soon as she spoke, Florence was taken aback.
So was Ernest.
Florence had always been obedient, sensible, and extremely. Now he was going out for business, but she refused.
Ernest stared at Florence deeply. Without any hesitation, he nodded dotingly.
“Okay.”
Then he turned to Alton and said determinedly, “You can go back first. I’ll go there later.”
Alton gaped. He had never expected that Ernest didn’t only follow them immediately under their urge, but also he changed his
mind to see the princess later.
His attitude change was all because of the woman who was eating at the table.
Alton looked over at Florence again, ponders appearing in his eyes.
Ernest’s tall and strong figure leaned forward right away, standing in front of Florence to block Alton’s gaze.
He looked obviously unhappy, “Mr. Carlton, please.”
He directly asked Alton to leave.
His defensive attitude made Alton’s mouth corners twitch. He just gazed at that woman longer. He wouldn’t eat her up, would
he?
Inwardly, he blamed Ernest for being quite stupid as he treasured a woman so much.
Although Alton was quite unhappy, because of Ernest’s identity and status, he still kept smiling.
“I see. Mr. Hawkins, you must want to get prepared. I can wait for you outside.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Alton didn’t wait for Ernest’s response. He turned around and walked out.
The princess asked him to make sure to take Ernest back to the palace. If Alton went back himself, he would be so dead.
However, they would go back much later than planned. Alton was afraid the princess would also blame them.
After Alton walked out, Ernest looked over at Florence, reached out, and picked up her favorite dish for her.
“Go on. I’ll accompany you.”
Florence looked at Ernest in a daze, slightly blushing. She felt a bit embarrassed.
Just now, she felt quite upset so she uttered the two words. Immediately, he refused Alton decisively and stayed for lunch.
She realized how much he treasured her, so she couldn’t be upset any longer.
Florence mumbled, “Go ahead with your business. Don’t make them wait.”
If the princess was pissed by it, Florence didn’t want Ernest to be impacted.
After all, they were in a strange country. Ernest couldn’t only rely on himself without his force. If he had offended the princess, he
would have to fight back alone.
Seeing that Florence returned to considerate again, Ernest smiled helplessly.
He sat motionlessly next to her and picked up another dish for her.
“Florence, you don’t need to bother yourself in my presence. I like it when you speak and behave just like what you are.”
If she didn’t like it, she should tell him.
Then he would stay to accompany him.
Florence stared at the man who was sitting next to her, and her heart couldn’t help hammering. Her heart was fulfilled with
sweetness, and she felt quite easy and secure.
Ernest and she didn’t need to deliberately please each other, which was so awkward.
Florence understood and felt easy, so she asked the question that had been wandering around in her mind for a long time,
“Could you tell me what you are working at now?”
She finally asked the question hidden at the bottom of her heart.
She didn’t know anything at all. A rumor would easily get her wondering and make her uneasy and irritated.
She didn’t want to guess anything about Ernest. She wanted him to tell her everything so that she would be easy.
Ernest’s eyes slightly twinkled.
Right then, the woman, who was standing aside and ready to leave, chimed in sarcastically, “For such a trifle, you asked Mr.
Hawkins to stay. Florence, you are too willful. Mr. Hawkins is the princess’s beloved man. Of course, his business is to date her.
If you pissed off the princess, you are the sinner.”
Upon hearing it, Florence gaped.
The woman’s words were reechoing in her mind, ‘To date the princess?’
Her heart, which had just relaxed, suddenly became tensed again. She looked at Ernest in a panic.
Ernest’s handsome face was darkened, just like the sky before a thunderstorm.
Pressing his thin lips, he tried to suppress his anger but he didn’t deny it immediately.
Florence knew him well. Since he kept silent, the credit of the woman’s words became much higher.
Instantly, she felt the emptiness in her heart. She became surprised and upset.
No wonder the princess had prepared the exotic food from mountains and seas, waiting for Ernest...
Watching the scene, Andrew knew it became worse.
Hurriedly, he snapped, “Woman, shut up! Get out of here now! Don’t make trouble here.”
As he snapped, Andrew also lifted his foot and walked out of the dining room.
The woman lowered her head obediently. She dared not to utter any word again and took the packed things out as well.
Her two daughters and two sons were also taken out.
Only Florence and Ernest were left in the huge dining room.
Florence was sitting stiffly, her heart sinking. She couldn’t tell how she was feeling now.
Ernest heaved a sigh helplessly, “Florence, I’m not dating the princess.”
It was his explanation.
The pressure on Florence’s heart moved a bit. With twinkling eyes, she turned around and looked at him.
She still felt quite depressed, trying her best to suppress her emotion.
“Then why did that woman say so? Why is the princess waiting for you to have lunch with her?”
Sure enough, a woman’s sixth sense was quite powerful.
As soon as she heard that the princess was waiting for Ernest to have lunch, she felt uncomfortable and uneasy, which she had
never felt before.
It turned out that Ernest and the princess indeed had something to do with each other.
Upon hearing Florence’s inquiry, Ernest curled up his lips slightly.
Reaching out, he put his hand on the top of her head.
He asked jokingly, “Are you jealous?”
His playful tone showed that his mood had changed to be quite good.
Florence gaped.
How could he still be happy?
And his question wasn’t the key point at all.
She felt annoyed, and her face became darkened, “No, I’m not.”