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

Boyce promptly asked him about Jayden’s condition, fearing that his condition was getting worse.

Dr. Jason nodded with a grave expression, “Tonight might be the night. His condition is worsening at an alarming rate.”

Upon hearing the doctor’s premonition, Jasmine nervously wrapped her arm around Boyce’s. She could imagine the heavy atmosphere in the house now.

Boyce wasn’t fazed as much as he held Jasmine’s hand, “After entering the house, pretend that you are clueless about anything. Just act naturally like usual.”

At this kind of critical juncture, the more careful one acted, the more sensitive others would be.

Jasmine nodded.

Boyce produced those moon cakes they had brought from the boot together with some gifts. It was a celebration today, so it would be unbecoming of him to come empty-handed.

After making sure he had brought the gifts, he asked Dr. Jason, “Dr. Jason, aren’t you going in?”

Dr. Jason replied, “I need some fresh air out here. I will be in soon.”

Boyce nodded and entered the house with Jasmine.

Jessica was holding the little one in the living room, and Andrew and Amanda were in Jayden’s makeshift ward. She had folded a lot of paper cranes, and she was hanging them all over the house. Kevin was holding the stool while she was standing atop the stool.

Jayden had said that today, he wanted to eat some dumplings with spicy beef fillings.

those, but he always gobbled up a lot every time. For some reason, he craved for the dumplings heavily

the dough and Matthew was slicing some green peppers. When the dough was done, Matthew was still not done yet. Dolores took over the knife and instructed, “Let me

so Dolores placed those beef on a clean cutting board and handed a

His movement was augmented.

at him but said nothing. He continued to slice those

the meat was cleanly cut, and Dolores asked

what to put in there.” Matthew took out a huge bowl from a cupboard and put in the freshly-cut meat into the transparent bowl. Dolores gave him some pepper broth which she had prepared earlier, “You need to

as

sauce, Dolores began to

bowl, “Finely-chopped onion, finely-chopped garlic, salt… and then put the chili to mix it

obeyed those instructions

to teach Matthew how to use them to wrap around the fillings. Although they didn’t look spectacular, he was able to finish filling the skins

Dolores let him continue on his own as she busied herself with kneading more

the kitchen, and this might very well be Jayden’s last dinner. It was ample that they paid

sky turned dark and after two hours had passed, they

Matthew tossed those dumplings into the wok to

She took a tray from the cupboard and placed the plate

“Go send it in.”

up at her and

and turned to leave the

the kitchen and after she was done, she came out and saw Boyce and Jasmine. She asked chirpily,