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.”

Dolores’ hand protectively covering her abdomen. When he saw the reports in Jessica’s

happened, but knew it wasn’t the right time to ask. Dolores seldom cried in front of Jessica. Even when her brother died, she cried secretly, never shedding a tear in front

Jessica wanted to force her to have the abortion. Instead, she worried about what would happen if Dolores gave birth to the child. Would she still have

woman stronger than before. Jessica knew how stubborn

long sigh, Jessica said,

as soon as she finished speaking. Her heart overflowed with

sorrow rolled uncontrollably down her cheeks.

and Jessica had returned to their home country and the Jeremy had died from his injuries from a car accident. He didn’t know what happened between then,

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

to afford a proper meal. Instead of letting her mother worry, Dolores 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

and comfort her, but

in the past. I’ll pay you

and said

know you’re

the future, she

“Where do you

about Jessica. So, she

Dolores opened the

called out to her. “Will you go back to the

to look at him and

easy for her to escape the abortion and go back

Dolores saw Jessica sitting on a chair and wiping her tears. Dolores’s emotions hit her like

not looking at Dolores. “I’m

“Mom…”

for not taking good care of you.” Jessica wiped fervently at her

The two hugged each other while sobbing their hearts out

a long time for them to calm down. Dolores told Jessica about the deal with Matthew

could the marriage be treated so irresponsibly, like it was nothing more than an agreement to go

already lost her virginity pregnant and was pregnant as a result. Matthew or the rest

take care of her daughter in

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walked around the villa courtyard to digest her food and

too thirsty to sleep, so she went to the kitchen