Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap by Hannah Baker

“Lola, marriage shouldn’t be taken lightly. I forbid you from marrying him,” Jessica said, knowing full well the reason Dolores agreed to marry Matthew.

Dolores placed the bag of food on the table beside the bed, pulling some out and handing it to her mom.

“At least I didn’t marry any stranger. It’s your friend’s son.”

“She passed away a long time ago. I know nothing about her son. Even if it means breaking my promise, I’d rather you marry someone you fancy. Please don’t use this marriage as a bargaining chip. I’d rather stay here for the rest of my life.”

Someone she fancied? Even if she met someone in the future, she no longer had the right to do so. She lowered her head. It didn’t matter who she married. What was important was taking back everything her father had stolen from them.

*****

Jessica wasn’t able to convince Dolores to change her mind and both of them returned to their home country the next day. Both of them disgusted Randolph and refused to let them step into the Flores' house. Instead, he took them to a rented house nearby and Dolores needed only to return to the house on the wedding day. Dolores didn’t want to return home anyway, not wanting her mother to have to face the woman that ruined her marriage and her life. It was better to stay away from the house for the sake of mental and emotional well-being.

Jessica still worried, however. “Lola, if this was a good marriage, they wouldn’t have given this chance to you, even though Mrs. Nelson and I were friends—”

Dolores didn’t want to talk about it anymore and cut her mother off. “Mom, come have something to eat.”

Jessica sighed. It was obvious Dolores refused to talk about it. She lived a hard life with Jessica and now she even had to sacrifice her marriage for the family.

Dolores held the fork in her hand but only pushed her food around her plate as her contempt for her father ruined her appetite.

“Are you okay?” Jessica asked, concerned for her daughter’s health.

lost appetite from the long flight. She then put

against it and placed her hand on her stomach. Although she’d never been pregnant, she’d seen what it was like for Jessica when she was pregnant. She was always disgusted and had no appetite to eat. It was exactly how

didn’t dare think of it further. That night was already humiliating enough. If it

lingering on in her mind. It was the news she’d received when she went for a checkup at the hospital without informing Jessica. She had mixed feelings and was frustrated. She didn’t know what to do. Should she give birth to the child?

house she and her mother were staying at, Dolores hid the ultrasound of the baby before opening the door. However, once she noticed Randolph was there too, her mood instantly soured. What

and

Dolores frowned. “Why?”

eldest son of the Nelson family, you’re gonna have to meet him sooner or later.” He looked at her from head to toe and continued. “Are you going to wear that hideous outfit to

wondered. Selling herself and then losing her brother hurt her so much she had become completely numb. Yet, upon hearing Randolph’s cruel words, she realized her heart still hurt, and the

cared for her since. Where else could she have gotten the money? If she had the money, her brother wouldn’t have died from delayed treatment. Her hands, which hung at her sides, were clenched into fists. As if realizing what he said,

have arrived now,

“Lola…”

to call off the wedding. She had just lost her son and she wanted to take good care of her daughter now. Money didn’t matter anymore. She didn’t want her daughter to be with the Flores family anymore, nor the Nelson family. The world of the rich was complicated and she still didn’t know what kind of man the eldest son

Dolores gave her

to go.” Randolph urged

of her and Dolores didn’t have

Nelson family she was going to meet, Randolph took her to an upscale boutique to buy

pushed Dolores forward and said, “Find her anything

size and said, “Follow me.” She then grabbed a long, light blue dress

and headed toward the changing

you marry the woman from the Flores family?” a woman asked in a muffled, angry