Snare of Love novel Chapter 34

The design in Matthew’s office was very modern and simplistic. The colours scheme was one of minimalism which brought out his maturity and all-encompassing empathy. On one side, there was a French window which allowed generous amount of sunlight to pour into the office.

If one were to stand in front of the window, one would be able to take in the view of the whole city.

Matthew was busy scanning some documents. He didn’t even raise his head in response to a visitor.

Dolores stood in front of his desk and she then held the translated document out for him to see.

Matthew didn’t accept it. He simply said, “Put that on the table.”

Dolores then placed the documents on his desk before attempting to broach the topic of bringing him along back home.

However, she was struggling to say anything.

Should she just say, “Mr. Nelson, can you come with me back to my home for a while?”

She was sure that she would get rejected on the spot instantly.

Matthew probably thought that the visitor was Helen as he implored, “What’s the matter?”

He flipped the document while still keeping his head low. His eyes never averted from the documents.

“Mr. Nelson, I want to ask you for a favour.” Dolores finally mustered enough courage.

As if he finally noticed a different voice that didn’t sound like Helen, he looked up and saw Dolores standing hesitantly in front of his desk.

Dolores hastily forced a smile on her face as she greeted him, “Mr. Nelson.”

At the sight of her, there was a flash of something shiny in her eyes, but it was very fleeting.

Her appearance in his office was something that he probably never taken into account.

Matthew closed the file while leaning backwards onto his chair. His gaze was slowly scanning her face all the way to her feet. He was studying her with utmost care without missing any of her extraneous features.

“You have a favour to ask from me?”

Dolores tried to avoid meeting his mocking gaze, “Mr. Nelson, didn’t you realize that I have been plagued by trouble lately because of you?”

“Oh?” Matthew was surprised about what she had actually said.

Dolores clenched her fists to calm herself down as she continued, “Helen has been making life difficult for me in the company and I think you know that very well, Mr. Nelson. Yesterday, my life was even in danger, and it was all because of my current identity as your wife. Therefore, by considering my safety, can you come along with me back home for this once?”

Matthew was cupping his forehead while rubbing his temples slightly. He didn’t produce any response for a while.

Dolores continued to stand rooted to the spot as her heart raced wildly. She couldn’t anticipate his reaction at all.

“Can you come with me back to the Flores family for once?” Dolores repeated her plead.

His answer was very hoarse and soft, “Oh.”

Why didn’t he just directly answer her?

Dolores was being assaulted by frustrations.

She wanted to rephrase her request, but after turning this idea around in her head for a while, she still thought that she was being a little inappropriate. As she continued to wrack her brain, her gaze fell on his movements. He was rubbing his temples at the moment.

Since she was asking a favour from him, Dolores suddenly had an idea. She went past his desk and headed towards him while declaring awkwardly, “Let me help you.”

He put down his hand and shut his eyes, as if granting her permission to do that.

Dolores didn’t have any prior experience about massaging, so she just tried to press on his temples lightly.

As her fingers touched his skin, she felt his body become tensed up.

Dolores imagined that he must feel a little uncomfortable; hence she lessened her strength while asking tentatively, “Is this good enough?”

A muffled voice answered her with approval.

Dolores continued to rub his temples on both sides of his face by exerting this exact amount of strength. His skin was devoid of excess fat and was very elastic. From her perspective now, she could take in his well-sculpted face that included his neck, Adam’s apple and also side profile. It was a very sexy sight.

Dolores averted her gaze, not wanting to lose herself in such a sight. She ventured again, “I don’t mean anything more by asking you to accompany me back home. It is just a simple dinner.”

His eyes were half-closed and it was clear that he didn’t believe her words. He replied in a sarcastic tone, “Is that so?”

Dolores felt her heart jump up into her throat. It seemed that nothing could escape his intuition.

She decided to come clean, “I want to display our ‘mutual affection’ in front of Randolph so that I can get back what used to belong to me from him. With that in mind, Mr. Nelson, will you accept my invitation?”

Dolores was afraid of the prospect of him rejecting her bluntly, so she added, “Mr. Nelson, I was almost scalded by hot water today. If it was not because of your girlfriend thinking too highly of me, I don’t think such an accident would have happened, don’t you think so?”

She paused briefly before adding, “Last time when we were at home, I have done a translation for you and we have agreed on a price for my labour. However, you never pay me yet. I have spent the whole night doing that, but now I’m not asking for the money anymore. You just need to do me this favour, Mr. Nelson.”