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

Matthew bit the bullet and said, "I'm telling the truth."

Dolores stood up from his lap, gazing at him coldly.

Her gaze made him so uneasy. “Why are you look at me like that?” he asked.

“Matthew Nelson, since when did you learn how to lie?” Dolores looked at him. “If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, I won’t let you leave town.”

After that, she walked to the door. Matthew grabbed her hand to stop her. “You’ve become a mother-in-law, but you are still so childish. If they saw you, it would be so embarrassing.”

“Then tell me the truth.” Dolores looked back at him. “Where the heck are you going?”

Knock. Knock--

Suddenly, there were a few knocks on the door. Dolores said, "Matthew, let go of me."

Matthew released her. “I’ll go open the door.”

It was Abbott and his wife at the door. His wife was a beautiful western woman with fair skin and deep eyes. A girl around ten years old was standing with them. She's Abbott's daughter, a mixed-race girl.

Her hair was brown and she also had fair skin, but it wasn't so snow-white as her mother's. Her face was ruby. She had big eyes with blue in her pupil

Right then, she was wearing a dress with a bun on her head, looking so adorable.

Dolores wave at her. “Come here, Kmi.”

“Hi, Mrs. Nelson,” Kmi called her sweetly. Then she threw herself into Dolores’s arms.

Although Kmi was quite young, she was in the same generation as Joshua and Amanda, so she was quite close to Dolores.

her up. “You’ve gained some weight, looking

smiled and said, “I

to China. She couldn't control herself at all," said her mother, Lina,

still young. It’s OK for her to be chubby.” Dolores gently pinched Kmi’s

so they went out to have a private talk, leaving the two

they came

sitting on the sofa,

me, Dolores.” Abbott sat down. “I want

over at Matthew and asked, “What did you talk

Abbott’s

report his work status to him and that he would leave town in two days. However, Matthew used it as an

there was a connection between Abbott’s break and Matthew’s plan to leave

mentioned it to me earlier,”

break?” Lina looked at Abbott.

Chinese. Although she couldn't speak fluently, she had no

you said you want to take Kmi to France? I want to take a break and take you there for a vacation,” said Abbott

understand what

Abbott was speechless.

that his wife was

tired. I haven’t taken a vacation for several years. Now we’re still young, let’s take Kmi for a holiday,” Abbott tried his best to

a long time!” Lina became so excited. Suddenly she got such

Matthew answered, “I can’t

Lina

work,” Matthew said with implication. Lina immediately looked

you allow Abbott to have a vacation?” she