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

As the car window slowly rolled down, Dolores gasped as the mysterious woman was revealed. Dolores would never have guessed she’d see Sampson’s mother smiling back at her. She looked as graceful as always and gave Dolores a small nod in acknowledgment.

‘Why did she come looking for me?’

Dolores tried to ask the driver for information. “Do you know why she wants to speak with me?”

The driver shook his head. “She didn’t say, I’m only the messenger.”

Knowing that Sampson treated her well and was advocating for the best care for Jessica, Dolores figured that his mother wouldn’t have any malicious intentions.

So Dolores turned to the driver. “Okay. Let’s go.”

Dolores walked over to the car and smiled at Camilla with a polite greeting. “Hello, Mrs. Herbert.”

Camilla sat with proper posture and her smile brightened as Dolores approached. “Ms. Flores, are you free at the moment? There’s a café not far away. How about we head over there for some drinks?”

Dolores pondered it for a moment before nodding in nodded.

“Please, get in and we’ll be on our way.”

The driver walked over and opened the door for Dolores to climb in and sit next to Camilla. The driver then climbed in himself and drove off.

It wasn’t long before the car stopped in front of the building and Dolores followed Camilla into the café.

Camilla chose a relatively quiet table in the back corner and motioned for Dolores to take the seat across from her.

After only a few moments, a server walked over. “Good day. What can I get you?”

Camilla put her handbag onto the bench next to her and looked at Dolores. “Order anything you’d like, dear, it’s on me?”

“Just a cup of water for now, please,” Dolores replied dully.

“I’ll have that as well. We’ll call you later if we need you.”

The server left, and

for Camilla to start a conversation. Camilla was the one who went looking for her, and Dolores guessed she wasn’t simply looking for a

took a sip of the water before speaking. “How did you meet my son,

ago, and we gradually got to know

then how long have you two been together then?” Camilla smiled and looked Dolores up and down before she continued. “You look young. Is my son

guard and Dolores nearly choked on her water. Why

her to everyone at the banquet, he used the word “girlfriend” in the introduction. That must be

as Dolores was about to explain, Camilla spoke up. “I don’t want to see you two falling into love,” Camilla said in complete seriousness. “I want his wife to have a similar family background.

a straight line as she finally understood why Camilla wanted

card on the table, and pushing it toward Dolores. “There’s some money in the

“Mrs. Herbert, I’m thankfully still healthy and quite young. I’m

me away?’ Dolores bitterly smiled internally. Her father sent her and her mother away when Dolores

reputation of the Flores family had to offer, but now she had to suffer

him as my brother. Now, if there’s nothing else, I have

Camilla called

assumption that Dolores would reject the request that she break up with

past.

sister who had been lost. She guessed Sampson’s care and concern for her was because she reminded him of

so crestfallen and had trouble talking about her lost daughter. She

feel her sorrow

saying goes, Uneasy lies the head that wears a

in exchange for enjoying the reputation and status of the

by the family without having to want for anything, so he will most likely have to sacrifice something for the family’s reputation.” Camilla reluctantly put the card back in her bag and handed Dolores

be impolite to keep refusing Camilla’s help, so she gratefully accepted the business card. “Thank you, Mrs. Herbert. I will be certain to reach out

to her feet. “If there’s

one more thing, please. I hope you won’t tell Sampson about our meeting today.

rest assured there’s no reason to worry.

for Sampson anyway. People like her were told they didn’t deserve to be in love. No matter how pure the intentions were, Dolores was no longer a virtuous woman and therefore

excused herself and walked out of the café. She subtly rubbed her belly as she walked