Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap

Chapter 23: I Underestimated You

Dolores stood at the doorway and stared at Helen.

Helen, growing uneasy under her glare, looked at Dolores’ cell phone but couldn’t see anything from t distance. She also couldn’t do anything in front of Matthew.

So, she calmly asked. “Why is Ms. Flores looking at me that way?”

Helen’s words dragged out Dolores’ thoughts, and Dolores struggled with the urge to confront Helen in front of Matthew for several moments before she calmed down. Helen was the woman who Matthew loved. Even if Dolores did anything, Matthew wouldn’t punish the woman he loved for a contract wife like her.

Dolores gripped her cell phone tightly and composed herself.

She smiled at Helen. “Ms. White’s beauty stunned me. Please don’t take offense, Ms. White.”

Dolores walked toward them and her gaze shifting to the documents on the coffee table. She picked up the documents and saw it was the contract for Repulse Bay. She looked up at Matthew in bewilderment.

“Is this for me?”

Matthew, who had maintained his indifference throughout the situation, nodded calmly.

Helen’s eyes glared widely. The land contract, it really was for Dolores? Why? Helen didn’t understand.

Dolores looked toward Helen, suppressed her fury, and laughed coldly. “Ms. White, I’m Mr. Nelson’s wife. Is there an issue with him giving me something?”

Helen trembled in rage. That damned shameless woman Why was she worthy of being Matthew’s wife? If it wasn’t for Matthew being in the room, Helen would have slapped Dolores in an instant.

course not.” Helen lowered her head, and her tears flowed, showing her genuine pain.

likes. You’ve been with him for so many years, so why are you lowering

at Dolores and didn’t expect that she not only didn’t have a hold on her private life, she was also so shameless. It was clearly a contract marriage, so why would she act as if she was his legitimate wife? But she indeed was Matthew’s lawful wife and although he was upset with Dolores, he couldn’t openly disrespect her, side with Helen, and

as if she didn’t hear the sarcasm

said, “Ms. White, since you acknowledge my status, can you please move

for several seconds. All eyes looked at the silent Matthew.

couldn’t conceal the evil lurking in

overcame Dolores, but she met his gaze anyway. “We’re husband and wife, even if it’s for an

wouldn’t usually say anything if it only improved her life, but because Helen caused Jessica to suffer from a mental illness just to get at Dolores. That was something that she couldn’t accept. Since Helen was worried about Dolores getting closer to Matthew,

bottom line of her tolerance. “Ms. White, although you have a deep relationship with

loathsome woman. Dolores’ personality changed rapidly. In the past, Dolores was meek and submissive

one couldn’t tell what Matthew was thinking. Even Abbott, who’d worked with him for so long couldn’t read Matthew. However, he knew the two women shouldn’t be together at that moment. Although Abbott didn’t completely understand the whole issue, he was smart

and placed his hand on

to leave. She wanted to see what her position in Matthew’s heart was. But what if Matthew chose Dolores? She would be finished then, and all her efforts would have gone to waste. It was very clear that Matthew didn’t love her. Matthew treated her well

the gamble. She

things difficult

to admit defeat; she just

the room became silent. It was so quiet that

Dolores’ back was drenched in a cold sweat before she was able

go back to

had left. Before she could take a step, Matthew grabbed her wrist and, with a tug, spun Dolores around and pulled her into his embrace. Her reflex was to struggle, but he clasped her

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