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.

and looked over at Dolores. She asked,

of fruit juice,

passed the menu to the waiter and said, “A cup

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

be fine,” said

“Okay, Ma’am.” He left.

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

she wasn’t

couldn’t find any suitable

started a subject. “The bigger the baby grows to, you’ll feel more exhausted. Do you feel

low voice, “I’m all right, just more sleepy than before. I heard others were

had given birth before, so they had some common topics. “When I was carrying Noah, I also became sleepy very late. You didn’t

because of my constitution. I could hardly gain

something, the waiter came over. He served Marina with the coffee and Dolores

After he left, she picked up the

but didn’t drink. She was considering how to tell Dolores about

matter what she would say, the

end, she

touch with Noah?”

Dolores answered honestly, “No.”

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

to avoid anyone and anything from the

military.” Marina lowered her head, turning the coffee mug. “Have you heard things about your

asked, she didn’t look at

clenched her hands under the table but didn’t

that she had known it. With a smile, she said in an ironic tone, “It was on news.

a pause, she continued, “I used to hate you at that time. No matter what, you should persuade Matthew. For your

However, she didn’t speak it out. No matter Marina hate

to be trapped by things that had happened in the past.

never have conflicts with Matthew because of such

Forbis. After all, it was because he cared too much about Jolene.” Marina looked up at Dolores. “Your uncle went

had a happy family before, but right now she was the only one at home.

coming out shopping after Jeffery was put in jail. Her cousin’s child was getting married, so she was shopping

to avoid, even