Snare of Love

Matthew held the steering wheel tight but his fingers seemed to jerk up slightly. He shot her a glance and commented, “You’re fine.”

Dolores relaxed her tense frame a little while not planning to continue this conversation.

Nobody spoke for a while and a blanket of depressing silence hung over the air in the car.

Dolores’ gaze swept over his hands which were gripping the steering wheel. His fingers were long and they looked chiselled. His fingernails were immaculate. It was another sight to behold.

His fingers had the same impact on others as his face. It was an unforgettable sight.

“Do they look that good?” His gaze was still trained on the road ahead.

Upon hearing that, Dolores only realized that she had been staring at him for some time. She instantly shifted her gaze elsewhere and pretended not to hear him.

Matthew turned around slowly with his lips curled up, “Is my face more good-looking than my fingers?”

Dolores continued to pretend, and this time she even pretended to fall asleep.

She was criticizing him furiously in her heart. Where did his aloofness and nobility disappear to?

Why did he sound like a narcissist now?

After roughly twenty minutes, the car halted in front of the Flores family villa.

Randolph was back home earlier than usual and Beulah had been busy preparing the dishes for dinner. The scale and quality of the food was very satisfactory in Randolph’s opinion. He seemed like he had forgotten a little about their previous unhappy altercation.

“The First Miss has come home.” One of the maids came in to announce.

Randolph peeked at Beulah and Annabelle as he warned them, “This is a very important ordeal for me. Don’t do anything that would ruin this meeting!”

Beulah suppressed the anger in her heart as she tidied up his suit, “You don’t have anything to worry about. We will never talk back or retaliate even though she might come at us with fury. As long as she could vent her anger and lend you a hand in the company’s matters, I can still do all of this for you considering that I can be of no help to you in the company.”

Randolph felt like she didn’t waste any of his sentiments towards her in the past, “When the crisis in the company has been averted, I will make sure to compensate you nicely.”

After saying that, Randolph went to the door, wanting to receive them personally.

Dolores was standing next to Matthew, and she was holding the contract regarding the piece of land in Repulse Bay.

Matthew stole a glance at her and held out his arms, “Hold my arm.”

Dolores followed suit and together they entered the villa.

for you guys. Please come in.” Randolph welcomed

entitled self

any good feelings for Randolph, but he just slightly nodded

when he realized that Matthew wasn’t going to banter with him and ease the tension in the air. He thought that Matthew would have a different attitude, seeing that he was Dolores’ father

that he

laughed, “He

expression as he invited,

the table. At the sight of them, she flashed an insincere smile, “You’re finally here. Come sit down. Lola, you would never have thought that your

at her with a smile on her face. They were just putting on

have to stand on ceremony.” As she replied, she tightened

was doing

the resentment in her heart. She continued

into her seat while still holding on to Matthew’s arm. Beulah and Annabelle

a delicate make-up. Despite being so young, she had a mature and coquettish look at

sneaked a disdainful

in her heart. Was Annabelle

into Annabelle’s petrified expression, she joked, “Sister, why are you staring

twitched slightly as he

a red dress, Dolores who had light

lowered

holding Annabelle’s hands under the table. She was trying

you guys should be hungry by now.” Randolph was finding the chance to start a conversation with Matthew, but he couldn’t settle on a suitable topic.

this place, he looked like he was trying

time, he would pick up some food and place it on Dolores’ plate

that his daughter which never garnered his attention was now the apple of Matthew’s

but change his

never intended to just have a dinner with her family. She placed the contract on the table and announced,

Matthew’s support in this matter, she

slowly diminished, “We are still family in the end.

the crisis in his company. He wouldn’t have much use for this piece of

hinting at Dolores hard by blinking several times to initiate the topic in front of Matthew, but Dolores pretended not to understand him as she asked with concern,

Matthew was not here, Randolph would have jumped

thought that she was feigning ignorance although

look smart...no, it actually

clear things up. She said while sending some food into Dolores’ plate, “Lola, your dad’s company has some problems right now...” As she began, she focused her gaze on Matthew, “Matthew is our son-in-law, and we really need your

as their son-in-law. They really knew how to garner all the