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

The scream came from the woman, who slipped on her sweat and almost toppled from the roof. It was a split second between life and death. The mother-in-law of the woman was crying hysterically and nearly fainted at the sight of her daughter-in-law careening on the edge.

Dolores’ mind was blank, and her entire body tensed until the woman regained her balance.

After a moment, Dolores called up to the woman. “If you come down from there, I’ll refund you the money you paid for your house.”

The woman didn’t believe Dolores one bit. “Don’t you dare say that just to get me down? I don’t believe you!”

“I’m not lying to you. I will give you the money. If you won’t do it for yourself, think of the child inside your belly.” Dolores continued, trying to convince her.

The woman seemed to be at her wits’ end, which explained her desperation. “That’s exactly what I’m doing. I’m standing here for the sake of my child. Do you think it was easy for us to buy a house? We scraped all of our savings together in an attempt to have a safe place for my child to live, but can I let my child live in a place that has collapsed? What are the chances that the house we could be buried alive under the house?”

Dolores knew what the woman was concerned about, how worried and terrified she must be. Dolore knew because she experienced it herself. “I understand how you feel. You only want to give your child a good home. I appreciate your concerns. As long as you come down, I promise that I’ll give you the money.”

“Why should I believe you? What will I do come down and you don’t give me the money?” the woman asked, refusing to give up.

Dolores licked her dry lips. “I’m not lying to you. I’m Randolph Flores’ daughter. I won’t lie to you.”

“She’s that unscrupulous business executive’s daughter?”

“You must pay your father’s debt! Refund my money!”

“Give us back our money!”

The crowd surrounded Dolores immediately.

“Return our money, return our money!”

glared sternly at that man. The stare stunned the man, but he continued his demands. “Pay

right, pay your father’s debts. If your father doesn’t show up, then you

entire crowd turned on Dolores, agreeing with the new demand. The place became unruly and descended into chaos.

men Abbot brought along with the help of the rescuers, they cleared a pathway and Matthew

through the glass doors and broke free from the rescuers ran toward

said you’d give me back my money.

frowned and spoke

I’m foolish to give her the money. Once I do, there will be endless problems. But who would gamble with their lives if they weren’t at the end of their road? All she wanted was to give her child a home and was unlucky enough to meet my father. She’s right, if I don’t fulfill my promise to her, then I won’t be at peace because I

that was out of Dolores’ reach and may not

momentarily stunned, and

understood immediately and turned

and came out because he discovered

“You came

to him, wearing a bitter expression. “How much money do

money he had. If he had any money, he wouldn’t be

money,” Randolph

his debts, how could he not have any more money left? “Who can help you if you don’t tell

and remained silent. Dolores

force you if you don’t want to say.” She looked at Matthew. “Let’s

and nodded. They

his teeth and told the truth. “I have little. Apart from the house, I had around two million in cash, but

ran away when he was at his lowest. Ironically, it was the daughter

he fought back tears. “Lola, I was blind. That’s

“Stop, just stop.”

to hear any of it. The more they went into it, the more