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

Chapter 35

Helen entered the office with some documents in her hands, and when she caught sight of Dolores, a hint of brutality flashed across her eyes.

Was this woman trying to seduce Matthew while she was gone?

Matthew was hers. Dolores should never trespass this area!

She wanted to slap Dolores so much.

However, at this moment, Matthew spoke up instead. “What’s the matter?”

“I need your signature on this document,” Helen hid the brutality away immediately, forcing a smile while answering him.

He grabbed the documents and started to leaf through them. He paused to ask Dolores to leave. “You’re not needed here at the moment. You may leave us now.”

Dolores gave him a small nod before exiting his office.

“Matthew, she—”

“I have asked for her to translate something for me. Is there something wrong with that?” His face was unfazed as he interrupted her.

There were no traces of him lying by looking at his face. He was secretly taking responsibility for what had happened to Dolores recently. He knew full well about Helen’s unfriendly attitude toward Dolores, but he couldn’t do anything to change the situation.

He had some responsibility when it came to Helen.

“No, nothing.” Helen walked over and started to give him a massage. “You can leave such things to me in the future.”

Matthew simply mumbled some response.

*****

After getting off work, Dolores stood by the road next to the building. She saw a black car slowly emerged from the garage and she unconsciously straightened her back. She knew the identity of that person in the driver’s seat.

The black car rolled to a stop in front of her. Abbott wasn’t with Matthew so he was driving himself. The window rolled down and Matthew’s calm gaze came into view.

Dolores was wearing a red dress with a flat collar. Her waistline was accentuated and the dress reached just below her knees. Her pale legs were exposed to the slightly chilly night air.

As she felt his burning gaze, Dolores hastily explained. “I didn’t want to be dressed too casually and embarrass you. After all, I am still your ‘wife.’ ”

She was deliberately giving the explanation because she was afraid Randolph would see through her lies and realize they didn’t love each other.

During afternoon break, Dolores had specifically returned to the villa and picked out the particular dress. She’d never worn it before. It was given to her by Sampson on her eighteenth birthday.

Dolores was always fair-skinned and the bright red colored dress was able to emphasize her skin’s contours even more. Her collar bones were sculpted and her neck was without any excess fat. She exuded charm.

She was a sight to behold.

A faint glint appeared in Matthew’s eyes and he dully said “Get in the car.”

She sat in the passenger’s seat while thinking about what would happen next. Since they were returning to the Flores family home, she had to put on her best performance.

Matthew was strangely too calm and Dolores couldn’t guess what was on his mind at all.

Could it be that her attire was not appropriate? She rarely wore anything that stood out like the bright red dress. Back then, Sampson had commented that it suited her very well.

scenery flashed by outside the window, the shadows moved ambiguously across Matthew’s

felt unreal and distant, just like their relationship; so near,

for a while, she voiced her concerns. “Is my

his fingers jerked

body a

spoke for a while and a blanket of oppressing silence hung over the air in the

steering wheel. His fingers were long and chiseled. His fingernails were immaculate. It was another sight to behold. His fingers had

they look that good?” His gaze was still

staring at him for some time. She instantly shifted

curled into a

pretend not to hear him and

criticizing him furiously in her heart. Where did his aloofness and nobility

did he suddenly

minutes, the car stopped in front of the

dinner. The scale and quality of the food were very acceptable, in Randolph’s opinion. He

First Miss is home,” the maid arrived to

tone. “This is a very important ordeal for me. Don’t do anything that could ruin

she comes at us with fury. As long as she lends you a hand in the company’s matters, I can still do all of this for you considering I can be of no help to you in the company. So, she can vent

didn’t waste any of his sentiments toward her in the past.

approval, Randolph went to the door, wanting to welcome

to Matthew, holding the contract regarding

stole a glance at her and

together they entered the

in. I’m so honored you could join us for dinner

didn’t act like his usual arrogant and entitled self at all. Instead, he was gracious and

toward Randolph, so he just

and ease the tension in the air. He hoped Matthew would have a different attitude, seeing that Randolph was Dolores’ father and his

face and had to do something about

laughed. “He’s

brighten his expression as he invited them

role of a decent wife and mother. They saw her arranging the cutlery on the table. At the sight of her guests, she flashed an insincere smile. “You’re finally here. Come sit down. Lola, you would never have thought that your dad asked me to prepare a scrumptious meal after he learned you were coming for dinner today.

smile on her face.

an outsider, you don’t have to stand on

tightened her grip on Matthew’s arm. She was only doing it

hard to suppress the resentment in her heart.

“You’re indeed right.”

seat, still holding on to Matthew’s arm. Beulah

a red dress and delicate make-up. Despite being so young, she had a mature and flirtatious look at the moment. Dolores sneaked a scornful glance at Annabelle and snickered coldly to

expression, she joked. “Sister, why are you staring at your brother-in-law like that?

slightly as he

a heavily made-up face and, although both of them were wearing a red dress,

Annabelle’s hands

it’s nowhere near lunch anymore;

to start a conversation with Matthew, but he couldn’t settle on a suitable topic. From the moment Matthew set foot in the villa,

to time, he would pick up some food and place it

his daughter, who never garnered his attention, was the apple of Matthew

intended to only have dinner

on the table and raised her voice. “This is what you always wanted. Since I’ve brought this here, you didn’t forget about your promise, did

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