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.”

his face. He couldn’t retort to

early. I’ll take

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

door, while Joan went to the dining

no idea that Amanda woke up in the middle of the night at

of sending her to the orphanage. If he was married, had a

heart, Amanda headed

herself a glass of

looked up

“I

and wiped the

man was intelligent. He could always

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

reason. I just wanted to raise her.” Joan replied simply. The first time he saw Nina, her body was covered in dirt. She was brought here

he noticed that the other children looked like Thai people, but she was different. Plus, she was calm and even thanked

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

police officers were going to

family object this?” Amanda asked

here for two days but

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

tell what he was feeling, “My mother

followed his mother to the after-world. His parents

could remember, he had

it had to be that his parents only

left him alone to guard

added a touch of colour

in his army uniform, but he

to do with the environment