Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 249 Hawke Suffers a Huge Loss (Third Update!)
Gwen returned to New York City yesterday morning.

Helen had prepared a sumptuous dinner and was waiting for the two of them to return home.

But Hawke did not return.

and so……

Gwen told a lie.

"what?"

"I missed my flight because of diarrhea?"

On the way to Stacy's apartment with the gift, Hawke glanced at Gwen, who was sitting in the passenger seat with her head down and lips pursed, seemingly trying not to laugh out loud: "Is this the harmless little lie you were talking about?"

Gwen looked up at Hawke.

"It's better than saying you have a broken bone, right? Hey, guess what? You don't need a cast this time."

"I'd rather have a cast on."

"I didn't say I was going to serve you this time."

"Then I'd rather you say I fell and broke my leg at the airport."

Hawke shook his head helplessly: "With a cast, I'll at most have difficulty moving around, but you're telling me I missed my flight because of diarrhea? That's making me feel like I'm going to die."

Gwen blinked.

"Nobody will know, Hawke."

"That's not OK."

Hawke shook his head, firmly disagreeing with Gwen's excuse: "When we get home, if they ask, just say it was actually you, but you were too embarrassed to say it."

Upon hearing this, Gwen, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at Hawke, whose face clearly showed his resistance to this excuse.

"Even if I agree to let you wear the nurse's uniform you bought, you still won't agree?"

"...Gudong."

Hawke swallowed silently, glancing at Gwen beside him with a charming smile.

Gwen winked at Hawke with one eye.

"This is a rare opportunity!"

"...You're blackmailing me."

"Yes, Mr. Phoenix, I am blackmailing you."

"hiss!"

Hawke parked the car, looked at the apartment across the street, then at his smiling fiancée sitting in the passenger seat. He closed his eyes, his mind filled with the image of Gwen in that pink nurse's uniform. He took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and looked at Gwen: "Now I know why you didn't tell me at home, and why you didn't agree to shower with me this afternoon."

Gwen looked at Hawke with a bright smile.

Hawke sighed.

"Add one more item."

"what?"

"The policewoman."

Hawke stared intently at Gwen: "Add a policewoman's uniform and I'll agree to take the blame. Otherwise, I'll kill her!"

one more time.

He never had the intention or plan to hide his identity.

Hawke wanted to play a dominant, overwhelming style, just like in Fallstown, where he directly activated the Face Fruit to get the progenitor vampire Klaus to give him face.

But Gwen loves his "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" style.

and so……

If Gwen wants him to keep a low profile, then she has to show some sincerity.

Is a uniform really going to smear him with the reputation of causing flight delays due to diarrhea?

How can this be allowed?

At least two items!

Upon hearing this, Gwen's expression was one of surprise at first, then she chuckled and extended her right hand.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Pleasant to work with."

After shaking hands with Gwen, Hawke opened the car door and walked towards the trunk, looking at Gwen getting out of the passenger seat as he said, "You know, if you had insisted a little longer, I could have accepted it."

Gwen smiled at Hawke: "I know, but actually my bottom line is three pieces, after all, you bought three sets of sexy lingerie, didn't you?"

Hawke, who had just opened the trunk, stared at Gwen with a slightly stunned expression upon hearing those words.

Gwen's smile grew even brighter.

The top floor of the apartment building!

The door opened.

Helen opened the door and saw Hawke standing outside carrying two bags of gifts. Her expression was beaming as she opened her arms and hugged Hawke.

"Oh, Hawke, Happy New Year."

Happy New Year, Helen.

Hawke smiled as he spoke, and after entering the house, he extended his right hand to shake hands with George, who was already waiting in the living room: "Happy New Year, George."

George, who habitually plays the role of a serious patriarch, gave a curt "hmm" without smiling.

"Happy New Year."

"dad."

Gwen, standing to the side, smiled brightly and took over from Hawke, embracing George.

George's serious poker face instantly bloomed like a chrysanthemum.

Hawke watched this scene, walked to the side, and whispered to his future mother-in-law Helen, "I've always felt that George was very restrained in not shooting me after he found out I was dating Gwen."

Helen shook her head and looked at Hawke with a smile.

"No, that was a miracle."

"...I agree."

Hawke thought for a moment, then solemnly echoed his future mother-in-law's words, before glancing at the somewhat empty living room: "Where are Howard and Simon?"

Helen's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a cold laugh: "They're in their room, doing their homework. School starts tomorrow, and neither of them has finished their assignments yet."

Public schools with a focus on happy education naturally don't assign homework, and even if they do, it's very little.

However, private elite schools not only assign a lot of homework, but also make it very demanding.

Hawke was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"No way."

"Yes, I'm writing furiously in my room right now. I told them that if they don't give me a miracle tonight, I'll give them one first thing tomorrow morning."

Helen chuckled coldly.

She was puzzled. Gwen was her own child, so why did Gwen never need her to worry about her growing up and always received scholarships?

When it came to Gwen's two younger brothers, Howard and Simon...

Good guy.

Helen felt like she was going crazy.

"Hawk."

"Hmm." "If you and Gwen want children in the future, you should have a daughter."

"Do not."

Hawke shook his head, looked at Helen, and said with a smile, "We want them all, three pairs. Gwen said she'll give them all to you, she'll pay you, and you have experience anyway."

Helen raised an eyebrow.

"Really? Gwen said that?"

"Yes, I assure you, Mrs. Stacy."

"very good."

Helen took a deep breath, then looked at her beloved daughter, who was holding George's arm on the sofa sharing beautiful photos of Fallstown, and smiled brightly: "Gwen."

Gwen turned her head to look.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"Come to my room, I need to talk to you."

Helen smiled, then walked to the sofa, took Gwen's right hand (who looked somewhat bewildered), and headed upstairs.

Gwen, whose hand was being held by her mother, turned to look at Hawke.

Hawke gave Gwen a look that said, "Good luck."

Who told you to cut the number of my uniforms?

If I can't handle you, someone else can.

Hawke thought with a smile.

then……

He then noticed something: Gwen and Helen, who acted as the family's mediators, had gone back to their rooms, and Howard and Simon, the family's atmosphere makers, were also trying to create a miracle in their own rooms, leaving only him and George in the living room.

It seemed that the atmosphere in the living room suddenly turned cold.

Hawke looked at George sitting on the sofa.

George, displaying the authority of a patriarch and future father-in-law, was also looking at Hawke.

Eyes facing each other.

Hawke was the first to look away, sat down on the sofa next to him, coughed, and then spoke up.

"Gwen said you were busy with a case on Christmas Day. The case should be finished by now."

"not yet."

George was a man of few words.

"Oh."

Hawke looked enlightened, then didn't know what to say.

After all, he rarely spent time alone with George; most of the time, no, 99.9% of the time, Gwen was present.

The reason it's not 100% is because Gwen isn't here right now.

at this time.

"cough!"

George, who was sitting on the sofa, coughed and looked at Hawke: "Gwen said you missed your flight at the airport yesterday because you had diarrhea. Are you feeling unwell? Have you been to the hospital?"

Hawke's lips twitched subtly.

"I ate something bad, but I'm fine now."

"You should go to the hospital for a checkup."

"what."

George looked at Hawke seriously: "Did you have your physical exam today?"

Hawke shook his head subconsciously. He was joking; with his physical condition, did he really need a medical checkup?

He won't die unless the Earth explodes.

wrong!

Even if the Earth explodes, he will still live a good life.

"No."

"You should do one."

As George spoke, he seemed to have prepared in advance and took out a list, handing it to Hawke: "Dr. Mary from the New Amsterdam Hospital is a friend of mine. Go get checked out when you have time."

Hawke took the business card George handed him, and then, meeting George's serious gaze, subconsciously nodded.

He looked at the business card in his hand, and after saying those words, he turned his gaze back to George on the television program in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly felt that the way George had looked at him just now was the kind of look that one would not want their daughter to become a widow at a young age.

hiss!
It’s over.

George didn't really think he was the kind of man who looked strong but was actually weak, afraid that he couldn't give his daughter happiness. That's why he asked him to go to his good friend's place for a medical check-up, intending to have his good friend help verify his identity.
Hawke's thoughts raced, and the corner of his mouth twitched again uncontrollably.

After dinner, on the way back to Palm Street.

The air was quiet.

Gwen sat in the passenger seat, her face stern, arms crossed.

Hawke, who was driving, glanced at it.

"I want the policewoman's outfit tonight."

"..."

Gwen, sitting in the passenger seat, instantly lost her composure and laughed in exasperation. She looked at Hawke and said, "I'm angry, Hawke. Mom scolded me. When did I ever say I wanted to have three boys and three daughters and then have Mom help take care of them?"

Hawke glanced calmly at Gwen, then handed her the business card from his pocket that read "Dr. Mary".

"This is Dr. Mary's business card."

Gwen took the business card, glanced at it, and asked curiously, "Why are you giving me this business card?"

Hawke said calmly.

"George gave it to me."

"Dad? Why did he give you Dr. Mary's business card?"

“George wants me to go see Dr. Mary for a trial.”

"Why, why..."

Gwen frowned subconsciously as she spoke, then stopped mid-sentence as if she had thought of something, and suddenly pursed her lips, looking at Hawke with a strange expression.

Hawke and Gwen exchanged a glance.

"So... Officer Stacy, is that alright?"

"Can……"

Gwen pursed her lips and nodded.

then……

Gwen looked at Hawke.

"So, when should I go for the physical exam?"

"Shut up!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)