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.”

her abdomen. When he saw the reports

but knew it wasn’t the right time to ask. Dolores seldom cried in front of Jessica. Even when her brother died,

to force her to have the abortion. Instead, she worried about what

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

long sigh, Jessica said, “Suit

finished speaking. Her heart overflowed with sadness, and she didn’t know

slowly 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

and the Jeremy had died from his injuries

a teenager. Even back then, she was extremely sensible while she took care of her brother and

how she was even unable 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 ache

to reach out to touch her head and comfort her, but before he could, Dolores raised her head and looked at

for your help in the past. I’ll pay you back in the future when I have

his fist, let it fall to his side, and said with a smile, “Silly girl,

know you’re a kind

future, she was determined

her up. “Where do

So, she nodded

reached their destination, Dolores opened the car

out to her. “Will you go back to

at him and shook her head. “I

for her to escape the abortion and go

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

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

“Mom…”

not taking good care of you.” Jessica wiped fervently at her tears, but she couldn’t stop crying no

and hugged Jessica. The two hugged each other while

Dolores told Jessica about the deal

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

and was pregnant as a result.

take care of her daughter in

*****

evening, 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

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