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.

have arrived at the door, but Dolores was despondent

Armand a sidelong

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

Dolores' glass, and the sound of the

She didn't reach for it instead,

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

given what had occurred, he

honour." Armand extended his

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

bottomed up

only half of the glass, so she endured the burning feeling

brow furrowed as she felt a stinging

understood Dolores wasn't in

Dolores?" he said, looking at

in a bad mood.

neglecting Jessica for far too long. Her focus was

from her psychical illness, and

she was mistaken. Her physical illness had healed, but the pain

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

was a

Armand thought

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

why would he

enough that he'd lost both

me?" Armand nearly pleaded with

the thing that

this up," Boyce replied after pouring himself

emptied the glass in less than a

glasses instead of one," Armand said as he swiftly

loss for words, but could he turn down

connections as friends

bring it on," Boyce said

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

drink up!" Boyce drank from