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 to her

sleep early. I’ll take care

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

door, while Joan went

that Amanda woke up in the middle

was married, had a wife and children, then this wouldn’t have seemed so strange. But it was unusual for an unmarried man to adopt a

heart, Amanda headed to

glass of water

up

“I won’t

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

intelligent.

“You’re not married, but why did you adopt Nina? Most men wouldn’t do that,

raise her.” Joan replied simply. The first time he saw Nina, her body was covered in dirt. She was brought here by traffickers. Together with another

people, but she was different. Plus, she was

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

police officers were going to send

object this?” Amanda asked

here for two days but had never

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

tell what he was feeling,

on, his father left him too and followed his

could remember, he had never

If there were any shortcomings, it had

him alone to

of colour to his

looked serious in his army uniform, but he was a warm person

with the environment