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

Alyssa Delbert squeezed her eyes.

Enoch James shut his mouth immediately.

“It’s not easy for me to make it back here. We should be in a celebratory mood.” George James used the chopsticks to pick up some food, “Dad, this is your favourite braised steak, and mum, this is your favourite fried water bamboo. Bro, this is your favourite braised eggplant.”

“Thanks, son.” Alyssa was full of smiles and it was the kind of smile that came from her heart, all because of her son. She didn’t try to fake a smile like when she was apologizing just now.

“It’s rare for us to gather around like today. Let’s toast to each other.” Alyssa went to fetch a bottle of wine.

When she was pouring alcohol for Stanford, she said, “I was always wrong in the past. Please don’t be bothered by my silliness.”

“Mum, Stanford’s injuries on his leg is still not recovered yet. I don’t think he can drink, can he?” George removed his Stanford James’ glass and reaffirmed himself, “I don’t think you should drink.”

Alyssa’s expression seemed to freeze as she barked at her son, “How can you be so impolite now? This is a glassful for your brother.”

“He’s hurt.” George looked at Alyssa and repeated.

Alyssa stared at his son and secretly cursed at him: This moron!

However, she maintained the smile on her face as she said reluctantly, “…Then let’s not make him drink.”

George raised the glass of wine that Alyssa had just filled for him and said, “It’s a waste if no one is drinking this. I’ll be polishing it off.”

As he said that, he wanted to pour the contents into his mouth, but Alyssa suddenly stopped him.

“George!”

George asked with confusion, “What’s wrong?”

“No—nothing.” Alyssa took his glass away and said, “Since your brother’s not drinking, then you shouldn’t drink too.”

George was dumbfounded upon hearing that, “Isn’t it a waste to not drink it since you’ve already poured a glass?”

Alyssa said with a smile, “It’s not decent for you to drink alone. We will call this off.”

Then, she took the wine away.

George continued to stare at Alyssa as he couldn’t figure out what was going on. However, Stanford who remained silent all the time seemed to have caught on to something.

Was it possible that there’s something mixed in with the wine? Or else, she wouldn’t have stopped George from drinking it.

of a sudden, he felt his heart

that she invited him here, it was probably not out of sincerity, and she wasn’t really planning to

were they cooking up

pretended not

he was still holding on to the

table, “It’s been too long since the

right, I can’t even

it was a forgone

that, Stanford rolled his wheelchair

is the meaning of this? We have done our part and apologized, and it was not easy to gather

that he said that he doesn’t want to eat. Stanford said that he has eaten dinner just a moment ago.” Alyssa hastily got up and stroked Enoch’s back in an attempt to calm him down. As she consoled her husband, she said to Stanford, “Stanford, please don’t get angry. Your father is just showing some concern towards you. He’s just afraid that you didn’t eat

looked at Enoch’s visibly infuriated expression and thought that his father

could sense that things were going south right at this moment. They were all here to make peace with each other, but why were they starting to

and announced, “I am not hungry

you wish!” Enoch tossed his chopsticks and rolled himself back

that Enoch was being

will send you back before

didn’t show any sign of

tidy, and

George smiled sheepishly as he fumbled around and

to look at Stanford, “I think dad has

had long known the true colours of his father, and he had long

mind

looking for a girlfriend.” Stanford

uncomfortable, looking like a shy, big guy,

Stanford seriously, “I can see that Simona really loves you. It’s a pity that the two of you couldn’t

and tried hard to suppress a turmoil of emotion inside him, “Why do

that since we grew up together since our childhood days, I would know.” George’s voice slowly became softer, “Although she was from a good background, she

thirsty. Go get me some water.”

George complied.

got up to leave the

revealed an agonized look. He clutched his chest as a stabbing pain started to

that she

he was blind to

to

room, Alyssa who had made some tea and was about