Looking at the escaping back, Ernest frowned slightly. He lifted his foot and chased after her.
Since they both had gone, the maid finally returned to her senses, breathing a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Mr. Hawkins didn’t punish her. Otherwise, since she had seen such a secret, the maid was afraid that she could be killed at the scene.
However, this matter was a big unethical event. She wondered if she should inform the master about it.
Thinking of the master, the maid suddenly recalled that she wasn’t only delivering the high-tea here, but also she needed to inform Mr. Hawkins to go to the study as the master had known he was back.
She was in such a panic just now and she had completely forgotten about this matter.
How terrible!
The master wasn’t so good-tempered to wait for someone.
The maid’s face turned pale in fear. Without caring about anything else, she chased after Ernest in the direction that he just left.
Florence didn’t know when she was trotting, there were two people after her.
Upon her memory, she trotted out of the house and saw Stanford sitting on the sofa, waiting for her.
Stanford was tabbing on a tablet in his hands. Seeing Florence come out, he immediately put it down.
He stood up and asked in concern, “Flory, why are you running? What happened?”
His eyes were a bit sharp. He also looked behind Florence. Since he didn’t see anyone, his face was darkened.
Benjamin hadn’t walked Florence out.
“I…”
Seeing that Stanford was quite concerned, Florence paused a bit. For some reason, she was unwilling to tell him that she had encountered Ernest just now.
Then she lied at random, “It seems my period has come. Stanford, please take me home.”
Her period?
Stanford’s sharp eyes twinkled. He didn’t expect that he would hear such a reason.
Although they both were adults, he was inexperienced to face his sister’s period… However, he heard that such a matter could make a lady suffered and be embarrassed.
That explained why Florence trotted out in a panic.
Immediately, he walked up and took her hand. “Are you feeling OK? Shall I carry you out?”
Florence knew that she just lied, so she didn’t need him to do so.
Looking at Stanford’s nervous face, Florence felt a bit guilty. She shook her head.
“No, I’m alright. I can walk myself.”
Stanford was still a bit worried. However, Florence insisted, so he could only take her hand and walk out.
When Ernest caught up with her, he had witnessed their receding figures – Stanford was leading Florence to go out of the house.
Seeing Stanford, Ernest’s eyes suddenly became colder. Although he was Florence’s biological brother, if it were that Stanford suddenly had shown up and taken Florence away, Ernest didn’t think he would be apart from Florence for such a long time.
He wanted to confront the young master of the Fraser family today.
“Excuse me, sir! Sir!”
The maid caught up with him, gasping. She said immediately, “Master is looking for you. Please go to the study immediately.”
“Tell him I’ll go to him later.”
As he spoke, Ernest was walking out of the house.
The maid was so afraid that sweat oozed on her forehead. She rushed over and blocked Ernest’s way.
“I’m sorry, Sir. Please, you can’t leave. Master said that you must go to the study as soon as possible. You know he’s so determined. If you’re leaving, I’m afraid I can’t bear the consequences at all.”
The master was Ernest’s grandpa, his mother’s father. Currently, he was the master of the Turner family, a man had the final say and acted arbitrarily.
In the Turner family, nobody dared to disobey his words.
Ernest directly bypassed the maid and strode out of the house. He was quite cold and determined, completely ignoring what the maid had said.
The maid’s face turned paler. She had been serving for the Turner family for so many years, and Ernest was the first one that dared to disobey the master.
The result of irritating the master would be facing his fury, and the person would likely end up with life in living hell.
Mr. Hawkins was challenging the master’s temper, wasn’t he?
Besides, as the messenger, the maid believed that she would be involved as well.
She could bear it at all.
Afraid and panicked, the maid blurted out, “Sir, the master wants to see you because of the matter about Mr. Fraser!”
Ernest’s pace was paused.
The maid’s eyes lit up. As if she had seen hope, she immediately continued, “Master asked someone to look into Ms. Fraser and read something about her, so he asked you to go over.”
Since his grandfather had looked into Florence’s information, it meant that he must have known what happened to Florence in City N.
Before Florence arrived in Farnfoss City, the members of the Turner family had only heard her name without knowing her at all. Now she had come to the Turner family’s territory. As soon as they saw her face, they could find out all her information.
Through their investigation, they must have found what happened between them in City N.
The Turner family had been always paying special attention to the infant matrimony between Florence and Benjamin. They’d rather Benjamin to be single over two decades to wait for the return of the daughter from the Fraser family and let them get married.
Now, Florence used to be Ernest’s fiancée. Ernest was also the member as well as the first in line successor of the Turner family. If Ernest got involved in this marriage, there might be some changes.
Ernest wondered if his grandfather would be supportive or against him on this matter.
No matter what, he wouldn’t let go of Florence. Also, he would directly tell his opinions to his grandfather – as long as he was there, it would never be impossible forBenjamin to marry Florence.
Ernest deeply looked in the direction where Florence was leaving. He pulled out his phone and said, “Follow Florence in secret. Don’t let her leave Farnfoss City.”
Florence was sitting in the car, her heart hammering as if a rabbit was hopping up and down in her chest.
She had never expected that she could encounter Ernest here, and nor had she expected that he was a member of the Turner family. Wasn’t he from the Hawkins family of City N? She wondered what on earth had happened.
Florence couldn’t figure out more why Ernest would have kissed her.
They had already broken up and they shouldn’t have any relationship. Why would he have done such things to her when meeting her?
Her heart that had finally become a bit peaceful was once again messy and uneasy because of him.
Florence didn’t know how to face him and suppress her love and sorrow.
“Stanford.”
Looking at Stanford uneasily, Florence hesitated for a moment and said in a soft tone, “Let’s go home.”
Stanford was a bit surprised. He asked in confusion, “Do you mean now?”
They had just visited the Turner family unofficially. Generally speaking, even Florence didn’t like her fiancé on the blind date, they still could stay in town and hang out for a few more days. Being polite, they should also visit the Turner family officially once.
Stanford and Florence had agreed on this schedule ahead.
However, after she met Benjamin, she was so eager to go home.
Stanford suspected something and his expression changed dramatically.
His eyes twinkled with coldness, he asked in a serious tone, “Did Benjamin bully you, Florence?”
Judging from his hateful tone, Florence sensed that as long as she said yes, Stanford would turn back and beat Benjamin up immediately.
Florence shook her head in a hurry. “No, he didn’t. He’s a gentleman. I just don’t have a crush on him, and I don’t feel very well. So I miss our home.”
Afraid that Stanford didn’t believe her, she added, “You know girls would always be fragile during the period. So, I just miss Mom.”
“For real?” Stanford was still doubted. After all, he knew nothing about the girl’s period. He decided to go home and study it later.
“Of course. Stanford, please take me home. Don’t we have our private jet? Let’s fly back directly.”
“All right. We can go home if you want.”
Although he was confused, Stanford agreed without any hesitation. “I’ll ask my subordinates to get our belongings from the hotel. We can go to our private jet directly.”
Since Stanford had agreed, Florence finally felt relieved. She thought probably as long as she was far away from him, she would no longer be so panicked and upset.
She was quite clear – whenever she met him, she would be upset. Her lovesickness couldn’t be cured at all.