Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap

"Guess," Boyce taunted.

Armand grinned as he gazed at him for a few moments "Have you got a girlfriend? You brought her today?"

Boyce's eyes narrowed. He was okay if it had been someone else in the room, but it was Dolores, and one should never make fun of her.

"I won't joke about it anymore, what's there to be unhappy about?" Armand blinked a few times.

"It's Dolores," Boyce said, casting a look at him.

Armand had tensed as well. Hearing Dolores name or seeing her reminded him of Theresa.

"Well, I'll go then," he replied, his gaze fixed on the floor.

Since Theresa's departure, he's been preoccupied with work and caring for Elizabeth. He had last seen Dolores at the airport.

Dolores was close to Theresa, so seeing her reminded him of her. "Thought you'd gotten over it?" Boyce said, looking at him.

Why did he appear to be holding grudges against Dolores?

"No, I'm only..."

"It's all right; we did our best for you." Let's walk in and say hello to her."

Boyce entered the room, wrapping his arms around Armand.

With Armand's interruption, he had forgotten about contacting Matthew.

Dolores was the only one in the room. She sat on the couch, barefoot, sipping a glass of alcohol.

The men exchanged glances but did not look at her; they sat on one side of the table.

"Hi Dolores," Armand initiated the greeting.

Dolores looked up and realized they've entered the room. "Boyce invited you?"

“No, we met at the door,” Armand said as he took a seat on one of the sofa's corners."

Dolores gave a nod. She had no idea why they had met at the entrance.

should not have arrived at

sidelong glance but

had been plagued by remorse since Theresa's departure. She lost her

sound of the drink falling into the glass sounded like

at the glass filled with liquor. She didn't reach for it instead, "Theresa is

and murmured, "I'm happy to

given what had occurred, he should have

is in your honour." Armand extended his glass to

knocked on his. The sound of glasses colliding shattered the silence in the

up

so she

brow furrowed as she felt

wasn't until now that Armand understood Dolores wasn't in a good

he said,

her arm and gazed into the candlelight. Yes, she was in a bad mood. She was depressed as

daughter, she had been neglecting Jessica for far too long. Her focus was solely on the kids and

she thought, was still young, had recovered from her psychical

healed, but the pain Randolph had

well-being, she would have recognized her unhappiness and guided her away

a

it because of Matthew?" Armand thought

a glance at him, "Not everyone's

why would he irritate

that he'd lost both his lover

Armand nearly

the thing that

this up," Boyce replied after pouring himself

emptied the glass in less

Armand said as he

a loss for words, but

as friends if you reject," Armand

it on," Boyce said as he

along," Armand said as he filled

the nonsense and drink up!" Boyce drank from