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

Amanda and Andrew got back from school at night. Amanda sat beside Jayden’s bed and folded a paper crane with a piece of colour paper, “Our art teacher taught us this.”

“Yeah?” Jayden stroked Amanda’s hair, “Did you master it?”

“Not yet. Our teacher’s is nicer,” Amanda looked concentrated in folding her paper crane.

“I believe you’re going to master it.”

Amanda looked up and said, “Grandpa, I’m going to fold a lot of these.”

“Why?” asked Jayden.

Jayden was leaning on the bedside. He looked pale and weak.

“Legend has it that if we fold a thousand paper cranes with all our heart, it will bring blessing and good luck for the person we love. I wanted to give you a thousand paper cranes so that you’d recover faster.” Amanda said earnestly.

Jayden felt warm. Amanda had been getting better at making people happy, “Where did you hear it from? Don’t learn all these nonsenses.”

“Our art teacher told us when she taught us how to fold paper cranes. Is she teaching nonsense? Then, I won’t listen to her, and I’m not going to do my homework anymore.” Amanda was smart. Jayden said in a loving tone, “No, I was wrong. It’s not nonsenses.”

Amanda blinked her eyes and looked at Jayden earnestly, “Grandpa, I’ll pray hard for your fast recovery.”

Jayden had nothing that he couldn’t let go of. Three of his grandsons were his only concern. Victoria wanted to see them going to school and Victoria giving birth when she was alive, but she didn’t get to see all of these events.

“I’ll go hand hang it up,” Amanda used a thin thread to hang the paper cranes onto the curtain.

Dolores walked in with Joshua in her arms. She quickly came to help Amanda when she saw her stepping on the chair to hang the paper cranes onto the curtain, “Be careful.”

“I’m fine. I’m all grown up,” Amanda got down and asked Dolores, “Mommy, did you bring Joshua to come and see grandpa?”

Dolores nodded, “Yes, your little brother misses his grandpa.”

“Hey,” Amanda pinched Joshua’s cheek, “His cheeks are soft.”

Dolores patted away Amanda’s hand, “Don’t pinch his cheek. He’ll drool all over.”

Amanda pouted and left the room.

Amanda saw Matthew when she walked out of the room and was about to shut the door. She called Matthew in a sweet tone, “Daddy.”

Matthew answered her and said, “Go play with your brother in the living hall.”

to play with him. He’s a bore,” Amanda then headed

was a clever child. There were only two people in the house who didn’t know what was going on with Jayden- Amanda and Joshua. Andrew felt sad. He used to be a quiet person, and now he didn’t even want to speak at

said Andrew was acting to

Andrew ignored Amanda’s comment.

towards Jayden’s bed. He pulled a chair over and

like to carry Joshua after he got sick. Jayden’s illness wasn’t contagious, but he still felt worried

tiny, and he

did you bring him here. Stay away from

“Matthew and I have something to tell

“What is it?”

Jayden looked at Matthew.

Joshua to Armand and

looked down for a while. Then, he looked at Joshua. Jayden said, “He’s your child. You should

hand, and Joshua caught his finger

“It’s for the best.”

but he knew better. He

your family business. It’s a good thing. I didn’t get to meet them when they were alive, but I could help

soft

when Matthew and Dolores heard the last sentence Jayden said. They chatted for a while until Jayden told them that he felt tired. Dolores and

standing on the balcony through the sheer curtains. Dolores got off the bed, wore

the soft moonlight.

jacket and put it on Dolores. He held her hands and said, “I can’t sleep.

at the balcony without saying

at Matthew, “If you like

can’t afford to have another one. I don’t need another child. Andrew and Amanda are

a girl was already the best thing that happened to

him to take over JK was to keep my family business running. So that everyone would still remember my family,” Dolores looked down and stroked the back of Matthew’s hand, “Getting Armand and Theresa to adopt Joshua would only add them to the list of the people who love Joshua. It’s not a

easier to say

to bed,” Matthew led Dolores back

even when he laid on the bed. Things

another person who couldn’t sleep

nauseous these days. She didn’t have much food for dinner, yet, she felt nauseous. Jasmine wanted to try vomiting, but it won’t work. The

there was always a long queue in the hospital. Plus, she was hired as an intern by a company, and she

in

told the doctor about her symptoms, “I’m feeling nauseous these days, but I wasn’t vomiting. I also have a loss

“Have you experience this