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

“What’s going on?” Jessica asked, finally understanding the situation. “Wasn’t the money for the operation covered by the offender’s insurance?”

Jessica’s operation after the accident was fairly expensive and a lot of money had been spent on her son’s burial expenses as well. Before they released Jessica from the hospital, Dolores also gave her a little money, explaining that it was what was left from the offender’s insurance claim.

Dolores wasn’t sure what to say, and it was too difficult for her to find the right words.

After Dolores was silent for several moments, it was a clear confession of her lies. She was such a young woman, and it was impossible for her to raise such a significant amount of money legally. Jessica’s heart shattered, and she didn’t want to believe the facts in front of her. “You … don’t tell me you sold yourself…” Jessica grabbed Dolores’s wrist. “You can’t give birth to this baby. We must go to the hospital before this pregnancy progresses any further.”

“Why?” Dolores asked, trying to pull her hand from Jessica.

“If you give birth to the baby, your life will be ruined!”

Jessica couldn’t let Dolores give birth to a baby that wasn’t her husband’s. If anyone knew, her life would never be the same.

“Mom, please. I want to give birth to the baby,” Dolores begged.

No matter how hard Dolores begged, Jessica didn’t agree, and she was determined not to let Dolores go through with it.

Jessica took Dolores to the hospital that day.

When Dolores refused to go, Jessica even threatened to kill herself.

Dolores had no choice but to go with her mother, not wanting to lose the last of her family.

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tests. When Jessica went to get the results, she left Dolores alone on a bench in the hall with her hands

uncontrollably down her cheeks. She didn’t know

nervous, it’s just a tiny burn.” Helen smiled

with a suit jacket draped over her shoulders. Matthew, meanwhile, wore a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, revealing his muscular arms

been scalded. It will

chest. “If it leaves a scar, will you

“Nonsense!”

giggled, knowing Matthew

and saw Helen leaning on Matthew and approaching together down the corridor. They looked

she lost her virginity at a young age, had a baby in

watched the two until she felt herself losing her presence

“Next patient please.”

to pass by who covered her abdomen

eyebrows furrowed as his gaze fixed on Dolores’s face. She’d showed him before how much she cared about the baby in her belly, but now he found her waiting for painless abortion? He found himself growing hot in

she saw Dolores, she felt the woman looked familiar, but she couldn’t remember where she’d seen her

looked at Matthew.

lied coldly, curling his

had placed a lot of labels on Dolores. For him, her private life was messy, based on the fact someone knocked her up at such a young age. She showed her motherly love in front of him, but she ended up deciding to get

through?” the nurse asked, confirming with Dolores again

didn’t want others to know about

feeling helpless,

“Then come with me.”

nurse into the operating room.