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.

just excused himself to the toilet and should not have arrived at

a sidelong glance

as well; he had been plagued by remorse since Theresa's departure. She lost her kid as

of the drink falling into the glass

filled with liquor. She didn't reach for

lowered his head and murmured, "I'm happy to hear

much; given what had occurred,

your honour." Armand extended his glass

knocked on his. The sound of glasses colliding

bottomed up

the glass, so she endured the burning

as she felt a

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

Dolores?" he said, looking at

into the candlelight. Yes, she was in a bad mood. She was depressed as she watched Jessica

been neglecting Jessica for far too long. Her focus was

young, had recovered from her psychical illness, and

healed, but the pain Randolph

more time worrying about her well-being, she would have recognized her unhappiness and guided her away from such

a

it because of Matthew?" Armand

glance at him, "Not everyone's relationship is as

was displeased, why would

that he'd lost both his lover and his

spare me?" Armand nearly pleaded with

was the thing that

drink this up," Boyce

emptied the glass in less

of one," Armand said

words, but

will cut connections as friends if you reject," Armand

bring it on,"

I'll drink along," Armand said as he filled

the nonsense and drink up!"