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.”

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

with Jayden- Amanda and Joshua. Andrew felt sad. He used to be a quiet person, and

Andrew was

Andrew ignored Amanda’s comment.

Jayden’s bed. He pulled a chair over and sat beside

Joshua after he got sick. Jayden’s illness wasn’t contagious, but he still felt worried that the bacteria on him would

so tiny, and

you bring him here. Stay

said, “Matthew and I

“What is it?”

Jayden looked at Matthew.

to Armand and Theresa. They’ll adopt him,”

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

reached out his hand, and Joshua caught

“It’s for the best.”

better. He

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

soft and

especial 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 Matthew then left the

eyes, and she saw a man standing on the balcony through the sheer curtains. Dolores got off the bed, wore her slipper and took a jacket over to the balcony. She put the jacket on Matthew’s shoulder, “Why weren’t

see Matthew’s face under the soft moonlight.

took off the jacket and put it on Dolores. He held

promised Matthew. They stood at the balcony without saying anything. They were showering

Joshua away?” Dolores looked at Matthew, “If you like kids,

tightly and said, “You can’t afford to have another one. I don’t need another child. Andrew and Amanda are enough for me. They’re our firstborn.

was already the best thing that

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

always easier to say

back to bed,” Matthew led

laid on the bed. Things about Joshua and Jayden kept lingering in

person who couldn’t sleep as

for dinner, yet, she felt nauseous. Jasmine wanted to try vomiting, but it won’t work. The nauseous feeling kept lingering, and

a clinic earlier in the morning. The reason why she didn’t go to the hospital was that there was always a long queue in the hospital. Plus, she was hired as an intern by a company, and she can’t be late for her job, or they might deduct her salary. Furthermore, it would also

people in the clinic this

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

doctor asked, “Have you experience this