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.”

left, and the noise faded into

Camilla was the one who went looking for her, and Dolores guessed she wasn’t simply looking for a cup of

the water before speaking. “How did you meet

brother’s doctor several years ago, and we gradually

how long have you two been together then?” Camilla smiled and looked Dolores

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

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

want to see you two falling into love,” Camilla said in complete seriousness. “I want his wife to have a similar family background. I’ve heard

straight line as she finally understood

reaching into her handbag, placing a card on the table, and pushing it toward Dolores. “There’s some money in the card. Although it’s

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

sent her and her mother away when Dolores was eight , and it was only because Matthew was ‘paralyzed’ that they gave her the

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

always thought of him as my brother. Now, if there’s nothing else, I have to go back to work, as there are some important translations I need to finish,” Dolores explained as she

Camilla called out,

verbal tricks would only work under the assumption that Dolores would reject the request that

to him and me and so he has been abroad taking care of her . Now, 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 me you’ve regarded him as your elder brother. I think he

the same thing when she learned Sampson had a younger sister who had been lost. She guessed Sampson’s care and concern for her was

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

feel her sorrow in front of her husband, as she handled the affairs of the family,

the saying goes, Uneasy lies the head

in exchange for enjoying the reputation and

son will one day be with a woman whom he loves and one that appreciates him. However, he was born in the Herbert family and has enjoyed the honor given by the family without having to want for anything, so he will most likely have to sacrifice something for the family’s

it would be impolite to keep refusing Camilla’s help, so she gratefully accepted the business card.

her feet. “If there’s nothing else, I have to

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

assured there’s no reason to

feelings 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 wasn’t permissible for her to be

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