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

He pushed the door open, but there was no one in there.

The bed was empty.

Joan wasn’t surprised, as if he expected Nina to not be in here. He turned and walked towards Amanda’s room, but when he arrived at the door, he realized that it was already too late. He put his hand down and did not disturb their sleep.

“You’re back?”

When Joan turned around, the door opened. Amanda was standing there.

She was a light sleep in foreign places, so she woke up when she heard noises outside the door.

“Did I wake you up?” Joan turned, “You can’t rest well here?”

Amanda looked down, using her silence to admit to his questions.

Even if she was fatigued, she couldn’t sleep well in an unfamiliar place.

“Is your leg better now?” As he said, his gaze averted to her ankle.

Amanda subconsciously moved her leg behind, “Yeah, it’s not swollen anymore. It doesn’t hurt too.”

“Thanks for taking care of Nina for me.”

“Didn’t you take me in too?” Amanda smiled, “Have you eaten?”

He said no.

Sally had already prepared the food and came over, “Sir, dinner is served.”

“Join me for dinner?” He invited, “It’s time for supper anyway.”

Amanda smiled and said, “There’s a tradition back in my country. We should sleep when the time is up and not disturb other people’s rest. And now, it’s time for bed, so I’m afraid I can’t join you.”

on his face.

early. I’ll take care

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

the door, while Joan went

on the bed. She had no idea that Amanda woke

to why Joan, an unmarried man would adopt her instead of sending her to the orphanage. If he was married,

her heart, Amanda headed to

herself a glass of water and sat

looked up

smiled, “I

he was done, he picked up a napkin and wiped the

was intelligent. He

lips before continuing, “You’re not married, but why did you adopt

simply. The first time he saw Nina, her body was covered in dirt. She was brought here by traffickers.

other children looked like Thai people, but she was different. Plus,

home, she was left behind. They asked her about her parents, but she said her parents passed away and she

to

object this?” Amanda

for two days but

put the glass down slowly and said, “They’re not

not tell what he was feeling,

left him too and followed his mother to the after-world. His parents

remember, he had never seen his

shortcomings, it had to be that his parents only had one child and that they passed

him alone to guard this

touch of colour

in his army uniform, but

with the