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.”

a faint smile on his face. He couldn’t retort

night and sleep early. I’ll

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

the door, while Joan went to the

no idea that

to why Joan, an unmarried man would adopt her instead of sending her to the orphanage. If he was married, had a wife and children, then this wouldn’t have seemed so strange. But it was

heart, Amanda

poured herself a glass of water and sat

up

“I won’t

napkin and wiped the corners of

intelligent. He could

continuing, “You’re not married, but

in dirt. She was brought here by traffickers. Together with another few children, they were nestling at the corner of a roughly furnished

like Thai people, but

behind. They asked her about her parents, but she said her

going to send her to the

your family object this?” Amanda

two days but had never

a sip of water. Then, he put the glass down slowly and said, “They’re

tell what he was feeling, “My mother passed

father left him too and followed his mother to the after-world. His parents had always been in love with each

remember, he had never seen

in a warm and loving family. If there were any shortcomings, it had to be that his parents only had one child

left him alone to guard this huge

of colour

uniform, but he was

had a lot to do with