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!”

pulled Dolores into his embrace and glared sternly at that man. The stare stunned the man, but he continued his demands. “Pay up what you owe. You can’t do this to us!” The man paused and turned to the crowd. “Her father swindled us out of our money. If her father won’t pay

right, pay your father’s debts. If your father doesn’t

and descended into chaos. The chaos, however, allowed the woman to

Abbot brought along with the help of

woman to safety by the rescuers through the main hall, she saw Dolores through the glass doors and broke free from the

to reach Dolores, she could only shout desperately at her instead, “You said you’d give me back my

spoke coldly.

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

do, to give her child a complete family. However, that was out of Dolores’ reach and may not happen in this lifetime. Dolores was petite and thin and could

He was momentarily stunned,

turned

hiding in the office and came out because he discovered

“You came

him, wearing a bitter expression. “How

how much money he

money,” Randolph said as

he not have any more money

darkened his expression and remained silent.

you if you don’t want

out his arm to grab her gently waist and nodded. They left the office area under the protection

teeth and told the truth. “I have little. Apart from the house, I had around

tell Dolores the truth. The daughter he favored stole his money and ran away when he was at his lowest. Ironically,

as he fought back tears.

“Stop, just stop.”

any of it. The more they went into it, the more hurt