Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap

He pushed the door open, but there was no one in there.

The bed was empty.

Joan wasn’t surprised, as if he expected Nina to not be in here. He turned and walked towards Amanda’s room, but when he arrived at the door, he realized that it was already too late. He put his hand down and did not disturb their sleep.

“You’re back?”

When Joan turned around, the door opened. Amanda was standing there.

She was a light sleep in foreign places, so she woke up when she heard noises outside the door.

“Did I wake you up?” Joan turned, “You can’t rest well here?”

Amanda looked down, using her silence to admit to his questions.

Even if she was fatigued, she couldn’t sleep well in an unfamiliar place.

“Is your leg better now?” As he said, his gaze averted to her ankle.

Amanda subconsciously moved her leg behind, “Yeah, it’s not swollen anymore. It doesn’t hurt too.”

“Thanks for taking care of Nina for me.”

“Didn’t you take me in too?” Amanda smiled, “Have you eaten?”

He said no.

Sally had already prepared the food and came over, “Sir, dinner is served.”

“Join me for dinner?” He invited, “It’s time for supper anyway.”

Amanda smiled and said, “There’s a tradition back in my country. We should sleep when the time is up and not disturb other people’s rest. And now, it’s time for bed, so I’m afraid I can’t join you.”

on his face. He couldn’t retort

early. I’ll take

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

closed the door, while Joan went to the dining

that Amanda woke

an unmarried man would adopt her instead of sending her to the orphanage. If he was married, had a wife and children, then this wouldn’t have seemed

in her heart, Amanda headed to the dining

poured herself a glass of

up

“I won’t

continued to eat. Once he was done, he picked up a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth.

thought that this man was intelligent. He could always

married, but why did you adopt Nina? Most men wouldn’t do

time he saw Nina, her body was covered in dirt. She was brought here by traffickers. Together with

they were rescued, he noticed that the other children looked like Thai people, but she was different. Plus, she was calm and even thanked those who

all the children were brought home, she was left behind. They asked her about

going to

family object this?” Amanda

two days

of water. Then, he put the glass

what he was

him too and followed his mother to the after-world. His parents

remember, he had never seen his parents

it had to

left him alone to guard

touch of colour to his simple

but he was a warm

a lot to do with the environment he grew up