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

The voice sounded a bit familiar to Dolores, and soon she recognized the person. She stiffed a bit.

She wondered if she should look back or just pretend not to hear her.

Even if they met, she didn’t know what to talk about.

Right then, the person repeated her name and kept looking at her up and down.

Dolores couldn’t pretend that she hadn't heard her anymore, so she looked back.

Sure enough, Marian was standing afar. They were not quite distanced from each other, but Marina changed a lot. She looked much older. She used to take good care of herself, but now she looked even older than her actual age, having a lot of gray hair.

Marian forced a smile. “I thought I called the wrong person.”

As she spoke, she looked at Dolores’s belly. It had slightly bulged now. She asked, “Almost five months old, is it?”

Dolores hummed. “Almost.”

“Are you shopping here?” asked Marina.

Dolores said yes.

“Are you in a hurry? If not, there’s a cafe on the sixth floor. Shall we have a talk?” Marina suggested.

Dolores pressed her lips without speaking. She wondered what she could talk about with Marina.

“I don’t mean anything, just want to talk to you. I’m alone at home, always bored,” said Marina with a smile.

Since she said so, Dolores would be quite heartless if she kept refusing. Even if she didn’t want to mention her relationship with the Harris family, Marina didn’t do anything wrong. They used to talk with each other like a family and have meals together.

“Please wait for me,” Dolores said to the driver.

The latter nodded. “Okay, Mrs. Nelson.”

“There’s an elevator.” Marian pointed at the elevator and said.

Dolores walked over. They wait for the elevator to come down and went to the sixth floor. Marina chose an inner corner next to the window. It was quiet in the cafe, and there were almost no customers.

over. Marina ordered a cup of coffee and looked over at Dolores. She asked, “What

of fruit juice,

waiter and said, “A cup of coffee and

right.” The waiter took over the menu and asked, “What kind of coffee would you like,

would be

“Okay, Ma’am.” He left.

and Marina looked at each other in silence for a while. Dolores didn’t know how to start the conversation. Should she ask Marina how she had

she wasn’t doing

Dolores couldn’t find any suitable

the baby grows to, you’ll feel more exhausted. Do

in a low voice, “I’m all right, just more sleepy than before. I heard others were quite sleepy at the

smiled. After all, she had given birth before, so they had some common topics. “When I was carrying Noah, I also became sleepy very late. You

“Probably it’s because of my constitution. I could

Marina still wanted to say something, the waiter came over. He served Marina with the coffee and Dolores with the juice. “Please

faintly. After he left, she picked up the juice

picked up her coffee but didn’t drink. She was considering how to tell Dolores

she would say, the atmosphere would

the end,

Noah?” Marina put

Dolores answered honestly, “No.”

anyone, because she didn’t want to know what happened after that. Now she

anyone and anything from the

her head, turning the coffee mug. “Have you heard things about your mother’s

asked, she

hearing it, Dolores clenched her hands under the

known it. With a smile, she said in an ironic tone, “It was on news. Everyone should have

pause, she continued, “I used to hate you at that time. No matter what, you

with her at all. However, she didn’t speak it out. No matter Marina

want to be trapped by things that had happened in the past. All she wanted was to lead

would never have conflicts with Matthew

he cared too much about Jolene.” Marina looked up at Dolores. “Your uncle went to turn himself in. Please don’t feel any

started sobbing. They had a happy family before, but right now she was the only one at home. Due to

shopping after Jeffery was put in jail. Her

avoid, even if she