Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap

Matthew nodded to himself. His jaw was inexplicably tight at that moment, which showed how nervous he was.

Then he spoke in a low voice. “Well, spit out.”

“Eight years ago, Randolph Flores and his wife, Jessica, got divorced. Randolph immediately sent Jessica and their daughter, Dolores, to A Country . They haven’t been back in the past eight years. Randolph only brought them back here not too long ago.”

Matthew frowned. He was wondering, was this the reason she could speak A country language? Because she lived there for eight years?

“That’s it?” Matthew wanted more information.

Abbott paused for a few seconds and then continued, “After he sent Jessica to A country , she gave birth to a boy with autism. The boy lived a tough life and died in a car accident before Jessica and Dolores returned.”

Matthew frowned. His expression grew more serious. He couldn’t help but assume that the reason Dolores was so sad was because of her brother? Then what happened with the child in her belly?

Matthew asked, “That’s it? No man has ever been close to her?”

“No... The only man close to her was a psychologist,” Abbott said, carefully checking the information sent from the investigator from A Country .

Abbott continued. “That’s it. She didn’t date anyone at school, and no other men were close to her.”

Matthew stood in silence, thinking. In other words, the child’s father might be the psychologist. And the reason Randolph took her back was only because of their marriage? The reason she cared a lot about money was that she lived a hard life in A Country , which was also why she charged money for translating

Thinking about it that way, Matthew felt that he finally understood Dolores. He also understood what Sampson meant. Matthew felt complicated. He looked back, then got in the car and left the hospital.

At the hospital, Dolores was hungry because she didn’t eat lunch.

“Mom, I want some cookies.,” Dolores said, suddenly wanting to eat sweets.

Jessica had been through the same thing with her children. She knew that when a woman was pregnant, she would have cravings for the most random things.

She could not help but think about a saying about how a woman who prefers sour usually has a boy, and a woman who prefers spicy usually has a girl. Jessica wondered if Dolores was going to have a boy or a girl.

“I’ll go back and make some for you.”

Jessica got up paused when she realized no one would take care of Dolores in her absence.

Dolores understood what Jessica was thinking.

mom. “I’m fine. Don’t worry. The doctor said I just need to rest.”

she wouldn’t even need to

community, a group of women stopped her. They all lived in the community. It hadn’t been long since Jessica moved in,

confused, worried

and asked, “What are

pregnant before she is married? Isn’t she carrying a bastard?” the woman in front

daughter looked like a good girl. And now we learn that she’s a bitch. You told me last time we spoke your daughter is only eighteen years old, right?” the fat woman continued, putting her hands on her waist and

annoyed her voice trembled. “You, you are talking nothing but nonsense. Who told you that?”

your daughter

to say anything back because her daughter was

“Shameless bitch!”

young age. She seemed like an innocent

innocent, but secretly she is indeed

gave you the right to say that?” Jessica was so angry her face twisted in anger.

talk about your slut of a daughter like she didn’t bring it

on her chest to calm herself. She stood

it would tear apart her heart hearing the women trash-talking about her daughter. Why were they slandering her daughter so

become pregnant when she’s only eighteen

Dolores after discovering she got pregnant at such a young age, but she hadn’t expected people to trash talk so freely.

away!” Jessica pushed them away and hurried into the

very annoyed by what they said, she remembered her daughter

*****

Dolores still noticed something off when Jessica

“Mom, you look...”

Jessica lied, not wanting Dolores to know what she’d heard earlier.

to make eye contact. So Dolores was sure Jessica was lying. But Dolores said nothing.

to be sweet, but

hospital tomorrow, and I want to go home to stay with

thought that Jessica seemed upset because her mom missed Dolores’ younger brother. Her

and

sad Dolores would be if she heard what people

Dolores frowned. “Mom—”

trying to sound serious. “No matter the reason for the marriage, you’ve married into the Nelson

was so abnormal it was impossible to not