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

Dolores slowly lifted her head. When she saw the man’s face, she gasped in surprise.

“Dr. Herbert?” There was a group of people with Sampson, and they made Dolores even more surprised. “Why, why are you here?”

Sampson was the one that had helped treat Dolores’ brother’s autism. During his treatment, Dolores and Sampson got to know each other.

Sampson smiled gently.

Before he could speak, the director of the hospital spoke, “Dr. Herbert’s here to carry out a forum in the hospital.”

Sampson was a famous psychiatrist. He was especially an autism expert.

“What about you? Why are you here? Are you sick?” Sampson asked.

Dolores trembled when she thought of her mom’s resolute attitude.

“Lola!”

Jessica rushed over from the other side of the corridor with the checklist in her hand. When she came back and the nurse explained that Dolores had run away, she was very shocked. Jessica couldn’t help but shout agitatedly when she saw Dolores.

Dolores pursed her lips and was on the verge of tears. “Mom…”

Sampson turned to the director of the hospital standing beside him. “Please, go on ahead of me. I’ll be there shortly. I have something to do.”

“Ah, of course.” The director smiled at Sampson. “We won’t bother you then. I’m formally inviting you to work in my hospital, Dr. Herbert. Just no matter what you need, please let me know and I’ll do my best.”

Sampson smiled back and nodded. “I’ll consider it.”

Once the director and the others left, Sampson turned back to Dolores and Jessica. “Let’s head outside to talk. This isn’t the right place,” Sampson said to Jessica.

The hospital was full of people who had little to do other than listen to the conversations of strangers.

Jessica also knew Sampson. When her son received treatments, she couldn’t scrounge together the funds all the time and this Dr. Herbert was the one who helped pay for it. Therefore, Jessica had a lot of respect for him.

Jessica held Dolores’s wrist tightly, fearing she would run away again.

As soon as they were out of the hospital, Dolores kneeled in front of Jessica. “Mom, I beg you. We already lost Jeremy. Please, let me give birth to this child.”

protectively covering her abdomen. When he saw the reports in Jessica’s hand, it confirmed his suspicions

the right time to

she worried about what would happen if Dolores

Jessica knew how stubborn Dolores could be and that

sigh, Jessica

heart overflowed with

be strong, but her tears of bottled-up sorrow rolled uncontrollably down her cheeks. She didn’t want to cry, but

to their home country and the Jeremy had died from his injuries from

met her, she was just a teenager. Even back then, she was extremely sensible

gave the food she bought to her mother and brother, telling Jessica she had already eaten. She was a thoughtful and mature girl who would make his heart ache with pity

her, but before

in the past. I’ll pay you

slowly clenched his fist, let it fall to his side, and said with a smile, “Silly girl, I volunteered to help you, so

know you’re a kind person,

the future, she was

up. “Where do you live? I’ll drive

about Jessica. So, she

they reached their destination, Dolores opened the car door and got

out to her. “Will you go back to the hospital to do an

turned to look at him

easy for her to escape the abortion

a chair and wiping her tears. Dolores’s emotions hit her like a bullet through her

not looking at Dolores. “I’m fine. You should go

“Mom…”

wiped fervently at her tears, but she couldn’t stop crying no matter what

each other while sobbing their hearts

took a long time for them to calm down. Dolores told Jessica about

astonished. How could the marriage be treated so irresponsibly, like

was not in favor of the marriage with a deal, Dolores already lost her virginity pregnant and was pregnant as a result. Matthew

she would take care of her daughter in

*****

when Dolores returned to the villa, she discovered Matthew wasn’t around. After dinner, Dolores walked around the villa courtyard to digest her food and to have a good look at

she found herself too thirsty to sleep, so she went to the kitchen to pour a