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

Matthew readjusted his expression, “Since you’re not thrilled, just go back now.”

Dolores’ hands that were on her side were clutched together tightly. She asked with a big mess inside her heart, “Can you tell me why you are doing this?”

Did he know that what he was doing was actually saying ‘I love you’?

She knew that Matthew would never like this kind of woman like her, but she could not understand his actions.

She couldn’t find a single explanation.

Matthew stood up.

Why?

Matthew also didn’t know why; he just knew that he wanted her to go back to where she was from, “You were the one chosen by my mother. I have to live up the expectations from the deceased ones.”

Dolores wanted to laugh, but she couldn’t.

She had no idea about what kind of expression she should be doing right now, be it happy or upset.

“So, just because I was the one your mother who betrothed, you want me to go back?” Dolores was at loss of words; she didn’t know why she was expecting his negative answer.

Matthew turned around, facing behind her, hiding his facial expression in the light refracted from the windows, and agreed faintly.

This was the most expected answer.

But she was disappointed.

She smiled bitterly, “You think I’m suitable for this position? Plus, aren’t you engaged with Maria Herbert? Are you teasing or playing with me now? Is that fun?”

Matthew’s face suddenly tensed up, like a bowstring being pulled behind.

He had been deliberately ignoring that one thing, which was Dolores had been married before and given birth too.

He didn’t want to mention nor think about this thing; since now she had said it out, he had to face it.

“I’m not going to marry Maria. As for your position, nothing is inappropriate,” he said.

Dolores managed to squeeze out a smile, “Nothing is inappropriate? Are you for real?”

Matthew turned around, looking at her, “You’re not a pure woman, nor am I a good man. We’re equally same; we shouldn’t dislike either of us.”

She already knew it; she didn’t understand why it hurt more when she heard it from Matthew’s own words.

He was a normal man, after all. Maria had been with him for so long, it would be weird if nothing happened.

She knew this.

She also understood.

feel down about

here today to tell

faced somewhere else, not looking at him and pretending to be

Buzz buzz…

suddenly buzzed. It was her son’s name, and she

“Samuel.”

you pick me up from school today?” Samuel Flores

was nothing more important than her son. She took a glance at the clock on

“Can you come now?”

“Sure.”

for

“Okay.”

waited for him to hang up first, and then she hung up. She packed her files and drawing paper, preparing to leave. And

“You’re leaving?”

“Yeah.”

her lips, “My son wants me to go pick him

hostile he was toward him, and asked,

“Bad mouth

the kid was so hostile

Dolores understood now.

topic deliberately, “Don’t you have

possibly say that Samuel saw Matthew forcibly kissing her; that

walked to the door, looking back at

Matthew didn’t expose her, leaving along with her while also asking casually, “What school your son’s

“AC University.”

AC University?

the last time when he set himself up to kidnap him, it was evident that he was very thoughtful and action-oriented, knowing how to use his advantage

could achieve

knew he was smart, he never expected to

proud when they talked about her son, “He’s very smart, he always sounds like an

felt

was proud

while walking toward

he didn’t have any feelings for it,

old; most people already had their

listen to how her wife described how smart and

felt that he

did, no one ever understood what the

didn’t give too much thought to it;

didn’t take very long for her to go to her son’s school.

her car, came out from

“Mommy.”

when he