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 the noise faded into

in awkward silence in her seat, waiting for Camilla to start a conversation. Camilla was the one who went looking for her, and Dolores guessed she

of the water before speaking. “How did

younger brother’s doctor several years ago, and we gradually got to know each other over time,”

looked Dolores up and down before she continued. “You look young. Is my son your first

guard and Dolores nearly choked on her

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

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. I’ve heard so many catastrophes have happened to your

as she finally understood why Camilla

conditions, I’m even more hesitant about 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 card. Although it’s not enough to get your

still healthy and quite

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

the benefits that the reputation of the Flores family had to offer, but now she had to suffer from the impact

I’ve always thought of him as my brother. Now, if there’s nothing else, I have to go back to work, as

minute,” Camilla called out, stopping Dolores from

that Dolores would reject the request that she break up with Sampson. However, when Dolores agreed to the request, Camilla appeared

that his younger sister suffered. That accident was a great shock 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,

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

had trouble talking about her lost daughter. She had three children, and she’d lost her

family, Camilla couldn’t be immersed in the past or feel her sorrow in front of her husband, as

the saying goes, Uneasy lies the head that wears

exchange for enjoying the reputation and status of the

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 reputation.” Camilla reluctantly put the card back in her bag and handed Dolores a business

refusing Camilla’s help, so she gratefully accepted the business card. “Thank you, Mrs. Herbert. I

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

hope you won’t tell Sampson about our meeting today. He’s a

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

romantic 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 in

as she walked outside. “Don’t worry, Mommy won’t feel lonely or helpless with you by my