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.”

server left, and

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

water before speaking. “How did you meet my son,

years ago, and we gradually got to know each other over time,” Dolores

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 your first

caught Dolores off guard and Dolores nearly choked on her water. Why did Camilla think Dolores

the banquet, he used the word “girlfriend” in the introduction. That must be why Camilla assumed

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

lips pressed into a straight line as she

you being his girlfriend. I’m sure you understand my reasoning, right?” Camilla asked in a soft tone, reaching into her handbag, placing a card on the table, and pushing it toward Dolores. “There’s some money in the

slid the card back to Camilla and smiled. “Mrs. Herbert, I’m thankfully still healthy and quite young. I’m still able to

trying to use the money to scare me away?’ Dolores bitterly smiled internally. Her father sent her and her mother away when Dolores was eight , and it was only because Matthew was ‘paralyzed’ that they gave

to offer, but now she had to suffer from the impact of the

him as my brother. Now, if there’s nothing else, I have to go back to work, as there are some important translations

called out, stopping

lot in advance for the meeting, but she found her verbal tricks would only work under the assumption that Dolores would reject the request that she break up with Sampson. However, when Dolores agreed to

he finally returns after gaining the courage to confront the past. And, I must say, I’m quite relieved to see this. And now you’ve told

sister who had been lost. She guessed

lost

couldn’t be immersed in the past or feel her sorrow in

Uneasy lies the head

in efforts in exchange for enjoying the reputation and status

for anything, so he will most likely have to sacrifice something for the family’s reputation.” Camilla reluctantly put the card back in

she gratefully accepted the business card.

her feet. “If there’s nothing else, I

Sampson about our meeting today. He’s a

assured there’s no reason to worry. I won’t tell him about

didn’t deserve to be in love. No matter how pure the intentions were, Dolores was no longer a virtuous woman and therefore

as she