Snare of Love

She held the doorknob, twisted, and gently pushed the door open. Then she saw Jessica sit on the bed sobbing softly.

Dolores walked in and closed the door. Hearing the noise, Jessica hurriedly wiped her face. “Why aren’t you keeping an eye on those two fellows outside? What are you doing here?”

“I came to check on you.” Dolores reached out to hug her. “Mom, let’s forget what has happened in the past, shall we?”

Pressing her face on Jessica’s shoulder, she added, “I’ll support you when you are old. When I’m old, I’ll ask Samuel to support me...”

“What are you talking about?” Jessica patted her daughter on the back. “You are still young. I think Dr. Herbert is a good choice indeed.”

Dolores scratched her hair. She was always afraid that Jessica would say so.

“Lola...”

“Mom.”

Dolores knew what Jessica was going to say. In fact, she did plan to accept Sampson, but it seemed to be impossible now.

If she would look into the truth of her car accident in the past, she could never be with Sampson.

“Mom, Sampson’s mother has ever come to me before.”

“What?” Jessica was quite shocked. Holding her daughter’s shoulders and looking at her, she asked, “What did she come to you for?”

Dolores pursed her lips, wondering how to make her mother dispel her thoughts. Then she said honestly, “It was six years ago. She saw Sampson and me together, so she mistook that we were in love. Later she deliberately came to me and told me that I was not suitable for her son. She said based on his background, he should find someone who could fit him in terms of the identity and background.”

Jessica’s lips parted, but she couldn’t utter a word for a long time.

Finally, tears fell from her eyes again.

“Mom, why are you crying again?” Dolores reached out to wipe her tears.

She tried so hard to distract her mother’s attention.

Why did she start crying again?

“How could I be not upset?” At the thought of that Sampson’s mother went to Dolores and humiliated her, Jessica felt depressed. “If it weren’t for me in the past, you…”

“Mom, shall we stop talking about things happened in the past?” Dolores knew what Jessica was worried about. She explained to her mother patiently, “I don’t like Sampson. Even if I marry him, I wouldn’t be happy. Mom...”

Dolores held her hand. “You want me to be happy, don’t you?”

“Of course.” Jessica wished her daughter would be happy even when in her dreams.

so young. Jessica prayed that there would be a good man to

believe me?” asked

do.” Jessica looked at her daughter. “You are

reached her current status today, through which her daughter had difficulties and suffered. Now Dolores finally had

Jessica’s heart, her daughter was

please don’t worry about my marriage. Things will work out eventually.” Dolores grasped

her mother to keep worrying about her marriage and nagging about it all day

pressure and

blame herself as her mother always thought what happened to them

I’m still quite young and there’s a long way for me to go. Perhaps I could meet a man who

certain. “Are you sure you’ll meet such

could predict what would happen in future,

nagging about it, I’ll feel stressed. I can’t find someone at random. The man I’ll marry must be able to accept Samuel and Simona. Otherwise,

to give up her own life to keep the kids, so Jessica could

it anymore in future. If the fate came, your Mr. Right would appear naturally.”

Sampson’s case, she

Dolores’ status, even if there would be a man who liked her, his family might be a

their son marry a single mother

disagreed. Naturally, men from such kind of families would definitely find

felt sad for her

more relaxed. She had felt so stressed when Jessica kept nagging about her marriage all day

Now everything was settled.

rang. Dolores stood

and opened the door. It was indeed the takeout

Takeout delivery for

“Yes. Thanks.”

“Please sign here.”

the house, she put them on the dining table. “Samuel, Simona, go ask Grandma to

his sister’s hand.

back and looked at her son,

wouldn’t come out. Hence she

brought the glasses on the dining table.

she opened the

and Simona walked out with Jessica, holding her hands on

knew that Jessica would certainly come out for dinner as long

pizza today. I didn’t cook,”

huge pizzas, which should be

that was a compliment or a complaint. Blinking, she asked, “What