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.”

a faint smile on his face.

early. I’ll

“Good night,” Joan whispered.

while Joan went

soundly on the bed. She had no idea that Amanda woke up in the middle of

the orphanage. If he was married, had a wife

Amanda

poured herself a glass of

looked up at

“I

napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth.

that this man was intelligent. He

her lips before continuing, “You’re not married, but why did you adopt Nina?

he saw Nina, her body was covered in dirt. She was brought here by traffickers. Together with another few children, they were nestling at

he noticed that the other children looked like Thai people, but she was

home, she was left behind. They asked her about her parents, but she said her parents passed away and she was an

going to send

object this?”

had been here for two days but had

put the glass down slowly and said, “They’re

he was feeling, “My mother passed

left him too and followed his mother

could remember, he had never seen

it had

to guard

a touch of colour to

army uniform, but he was a warm person in

a lot to do with the environment he grew up