Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap novel Chapter 50

Abbott walked into the office with Dolores on his heels. Matthew was talking on the phone and gestured for them to keep quiet as they entered.

Although Dolores anxiously wanted to know what happened, she knew she needed to wait for the time being.

Several minutes later, Matthew hung out the phone and waved at Dolores. “Come here.”

Dolores walked over and stood in front of the desk, wiping her sweaty palms on her clothes.

“Give me your phone?” Matthew said, reaching out to her.

“What?”

Dolores’ eyes widened. Wasn’t he going to tell her what happened? Why did he want her phone?

What the hell was going on?

Abbott stood silently at the window, looking at the sky while praying in his heart, ‘god, Helen White, please come back as soon as possible. If you’re not here soon, I’m afraid Dolores Flores will snatch Mr. Nelson.’

Matthew raised his brows and asked in an unhappy tone. “You don’t want to give it to me?”

“No, no, sorry,” Dolores said, hurriedly getting her phone out of her bag and handing it to Matthew. “It’s not locked.”

Matthew took the phone and unlocked the phone. He then opened the contacts and entered his phone number. Staring at the screen for a long moment, he abruptly moved his fingers to type ‘Mr. Nelson’ into the name column. ‘Dolores always addressed him in this way, after all.’ He then dialed the number he saved and his phone sitting on his desk lit up and vibrated.

Dolores shifted her gaze between Abbott and Matthew, still trying to understand what they were doing.

“What the hell just happened? Hey, say something!” Dolores hated being ignored.

Matthew handed the phone back to her. “This is so I can find you any time I need to in the future.”

When he tried to contact Dolores that afternoon, it shocked him to discover he didn’t have her phone number. The worst part was that he was extremely and inexplicably unhappy to discover that.

Dolores didn’t take the phone. She stared at him as if she was questioning: So Abbott was so eager to find me, and it turns out to be because Matthew wanted my phone number?

Matthew put the phone on the desk and sighed heavily. “Please, prepare yourself.”

Before Dolores understood what Matthew meant, the large screen in front of her Matthew used for videoconferencing lit up and a high-definition video started immediately.

A pregnant woman was standing on the top floor of the Flores Group office building, looking as if she wanted to jump.

Police vehicles, reporters, and dozens of onlookers stood below, creating a large crowd. Screams and cries of concern came across the video. Dolores could feel the chaos of the scene through the screen.

She turned stiffly to look at Abbott. “What… what’s going on?”

“That woman bought a house from your father’s company. Of course, like many others, there was an accident during the construction of the building and the whole thing collapsed. Naturally, she doesn’t want the house anymore but, according to the contract, once you buy the house it cannot be returned. So, now she’s standing on the top floor and is planning to commit suicide, trying to force your dad to return her money.”

Dolores gasped and staggered back. “She… Is she really going to jump from the building?”

Even if money was imperative, life was far more important. Not to mention that she was clearly pregnant. Her choices were no longer just about her life.

“Who knows? Perhaps this is just an attempt to force your dad to return the money. However, you also know how your father is. If he returns her money, and if the other buyers follow suit and use potential suicide to threaten him, he knows he can’t raise enough money based on his company’s condition to refund all of them,” Abbott said coldly, making it clear it was none of his business.

Dolores wanted to do something but didn’t know what. “Is there anything we can do to help?”

Abbott stared at her coldly. “NO!”

The situation had deteriorated to the present state and the Flores Group was approaching the point of no return. No one would be willing to buy a building constructed by the company with chronic collapsing incidents. If the company didn’t do anything soon to resolve the situation and repair its reputation, the Flores Group would have to announce bankruptcy and the judicial department would intervene and auction the company’s assets. It was a strong case.

“I have to get over there, now,” Dolores said as she ran out of the office.

Matthew knitted his brow and stood up to follow Dolores.

“Abbott, bring some men.”

The scene would be a mess, and Matthew didn’t want Dolores to get hurt because of her haste and lack of preparation.

Before Abbot had a chance to respond, Matthew left the room. Abbott, who was the only one left, was confused and enraged by the whole scene that had played out in front of him. Was the person who left the office really the graceful and arrogant Matthew Nelson? He hadn’t cared that much about Helen White, right?

Abbott grew agitated when he thought about Dolores not being qualified to be Matthew’s lover. He realized he needed to warn Matthew and bring up the situation to him in case something irreparable happened in the future.