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.”

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

early. I’ll take

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

Joan went to the

was sleeping soundly on the bed. She had no idea that

curious as 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

her heart, Amanda headed to

herself a glass of water and

up

smiled, “I won’t

eat. Once he was done, he picked up a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth. He asked her, “You

that this man was intelligent. He could

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

was covered in

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

They asked her about her

police officers were going to send her to the

family object this?” Amanda asked

days but

a sip of water. Then, he put the glass down slowly

what he was feeling,

his mother to the after-world. His parents had always been in

could remember, he had never seen his parents

were any shortcomings, it had to be that his parents only had

to guard this

touch of colour

uniform, but he was a warm person in

lot to do with