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

“I…”

Her heart was conflicted, she had to admit it. It wasn’t that she didn’t have some feelings for Matthew, it was that she didn’t dare to admit it.

She didn’t want to think about it.

What seemed near was not near, what seemed far was not far. She didn’t want to break open such vague emotions and go to the bottom of whether it was love or not.

It hurt to think so much.

When Jessica asked her, she didn’t know how to answer. Her heart seemed to be filled with all sorts of mixed emotions.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Jessica’s eyes were red, “Perhaps, now that he is treating you well, have you thought about to the future? Can Samuel and Simona accept it? Will you not think about it ever?”

“Mom, I don’t want to think about it right now. By the way, we may have to live here for a while. I am afraid that out residence is not safe.” Dolores deliberately changed the subject.

Jessica was unwilling to let go this topic, “Was it because of him that you wanted to come back from abroad?”

If she hadn’t come back, maybe these things wouldn’t have happened.

Dolores bowed her head and said nothing, clearly silently agreeing with Jessica.

Jessica had wanted to say a few words to her, couldn’t be blinded by the good in front of her.

Instead of saying what was on her mind, Jessica suddenly changed the direction and said, “Your life matters are yours to decide.”

She was an adult now and she had her own mind and ideas.

Too much interference could pressurize her.

Jessica sighed, “If it is for the safety for your children, then we must live here.’

Thinking about what Sampson did, she still had lingering fears.

Dolores knew what she was worried about and said, “Don’t worry, I will protect myself.”

Inside the villa…

Matthew laid the sleeping Samuel in the room downstairs.

Coral stood at the door, watching him.

Since Matthew had come in, she had been following him around, as if she had a lot to say.

“Do you already know it?” Coral asked from the door.

Matthew pulled up Samuel’s quilt, stood up and looked at her, “Know what?”

“That they are your

became gloomy as Coral seemed to have

was something he had deliberately ignored, suddenly she asked about it and he was forced to

very strange to her. Was she wrong? She

he looking at her like

to the bed and compared it to Samuel’s

swollen, completely different from when

She stared.

really distressed. He was

didn’t want to discuss this matter with

“Can…”

Coral

pregnant before we got married. The children are not mine.” Matthew

touched her. Wouldn’t

thought of her with someone else in bed made him depressed and made it hard

to mention the

to talk to him about her

want to know

about?” Coral was shocked. Her hands were trembling and she

who

How was this possible?

How could this be possible?” Coral couldn’t believe that Dolores was pregnant before

other people’s speculations about it.” After saying that, Matthew stepped out

he wouldn’t have said this much if it was anyone

in her hands and at Samuel who was lying in the bed. Even though his face was swollen, she still remembered how

could Dolores have

How?

clearly looked like Matthew did when he was

unable to come out of the shock of this

walk back to the room, she felt like she was floating

and Jessica entered the

the guest bedroom to see if Simona was awake. Dolores went to the kitchen to find some ice cubes in the freezer.

darkened and became

had cleared up her emotions and went to the kitchen to prepare

environment she stuck to Jessica

also unfamiliar with the place so she held

looked at the time. It was five o’clock. He got up and walked out of the study room. The living room was quiet. Occasionally, the sound of Coral preparing dinner came

the bedroom and saw Dolores sitting on the chair by the bed with a towel on

Samuel was still asleep.

looked like Dolores was

the child lying on the bed, his eyelashes spread on his cheeks. He reached out, held Dolores head and pressed it into his embrace comforting her, “Don’t

She hummed.