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.”

mean?’ He glanced down and saw Dolores’ hand protectively covering her abdomen. When he saw

knew it wasn’t the right time to ask. Dolores seldom

to force her to have the abortion. Instead, she worried about what would happen if Dolores gave birth to

alone was enough to make a vulnerable woman stronger than before. Jessica knew how stubborn Dolores could be and that

a long sigh,

speaking. Her heart overflowed with sadness, and she didn’t know how to face

sat on the ground. She forced herself to be strong, but her tears of bottled-up sorrow rolled uncontrollably down her cheeks. She didn’t want to cry, but she couldn’t control herself either. After holding everything in her heart

Jessica had returned to their home country and the Jeremy had died from his injuries from a car accident.

teenager. Even back then, she was extremely

her mother and brother, telling Jessica she had already eaten. She was a thoughtful and mature girl who would make

wanted to reach out to touch her head and comfort her,

past. I’ll pay you back in

his fist, let it fall to his side, and said with a smile, “Silly girl, I volunteered to help you, so you don’t need

shook her head. “I know you’re

the ability in the future, she was determined to

“Where do you live? I’ll

time, Dolores worried about Jessica. So, she nodded and

opened the car door

back to

turned to look at him

her to escape

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

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

“Mom…”

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

over and hugged Jessica. The two hugged each other while sobbing their hearts out

calm down. Dolores told Jessica about the deal with Matthew and asked Jessica not to worry

was astonished. How could the marriage be treated so irresponsibly, like it was nothing more than

lost her virginity pregnant and was pregnant

care of her

*****

walked around the villa courtyard to digest her food and to

she went back to her room. However, she found herself too thirsty to sleep, so she went to