Snare of Love

Chapter 35: A Rare Opportunity

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 Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

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.

“I have been waiting for you guys. Please come in.” Randolph welcomed them with open arms.

He didn’t look like his usual arrogant and entitled self at all. He looked more like a flattering man.

Matthew never had any good feelings for Randolph, but he just slightly nodded while keeping his mouth

shut and maintained his indifference.

Randolph froze slightly 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 and his father-in-law.

He suddenly felt that he was losing face here!

Dolores simply laughed, “He is always like that.”

Randolph managed to brighten up his expression as he invited, “Come in now.”

Beulah was playing the role of a decent wife and mother. She was seen arranging the cutleries on 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 dad has asked me to prepare some scrumptious meal after he

learnt that you’re coming for dinner today. I hope that the food would suit your taste buds.”

Dolores looked at her with a smile on her face. They were just putting on an act at that moment.

“I’m not an outsider, you don’t have to stand on ceremony.” As she replied, she tightened her grip on

Matthew’s arm.

She was doing this for show.

Beulah studied Dolores’ appearance as she tried hard to suppress the resentment in her heart. She

continued her fake facade, “You’re indeed right.”

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

opposite them.

Annabelle had put on a red dress and a delicate make-up. Despite being so young, she had a mature

and coquettish look at the moment.

Dolores sneaked a disdainful glance at her.

She snickered coldly in her heart. Was Annabelle trying to seduce Matthew?

As she looked into Annabelle’s petrified expression, she joked, “Sister, why are you staring at your

brother-in-law like that? Is there something on his face?”

Matthew’s eyes twitched slightly as he pondered Dolores’ intentions.

He felt bored looking at such a heavily made-up face and although the both of them were wearing a red

dress, Dolores who had light make-up looked infinitely better than her sister. She was a sight to behold

around this dining table.

Annabelle immediately lowered her head.

Beulah was holding Annabelle’s hands under the table. She was trying to calm Annabelle down.

“Alright, it’s not early anymore; 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.

From the moment Matthew appeared in this place, he looked like he was trying not to have anything to

do with any of them.

From time to time, he would pick up some food and place it on Dolores’ plate in a show of affection.

Randolph was watching this silently. He didn’t expect that his daughter which never garnered his

attention was now the apple of Matthew’s eyes.

He couldn’t help but change his mind about Dolores.

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

announced, “This is what you always wanted. Since I’ve brought this here, you didn’t forget about your

promise, did you?”

Since it was not easy for her to gain Matthew’s support in this matter, she must cherish this opportunity

and get back what belonged to her and her mother.

The smile on Randolph’s face slowly diminished, “We are still family in the end. Just tell me straight if

you have any favour to ask from me.”

His priority was to resolve the crisis in his company. He wouldn’t have much use for this piece of land at

the moment.

He was 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, “Is there something wrong with

your eyes?”

If Matthew was not here, Randolph would have jumped up in fury.

Matthew glanced at this woman one more time and thought that she was feigning ignorance although

she knew what she had to do.

It made her look smart...no, it actually made her look adorable.

Beulah then interrupted them in an attempt to 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 help this time. If I have

offended you in the past, I hope that you can let it go for now.”

Dolores’ face darkened at the mention of Matthew as their son-in-law. They really knew how to garner

all the prestige for themselves.

“Did you only give birth to me or did you also raise me up?” Dolores inched towards Matthew as she

looked at him, “Since when did my husband suddenly become your son-in-law?”

Beulah was curling up her fists underneath the table but she was still able to maintain her smile. “I

know that you are still mad about me and your dad, but we really do love each other...”

“I’m coming here today to get back what belongs to me in the first place!” Dolores didn’t give her any

chance to finish her sentence. Did Beulah just say that they were in love?

She wanted to see for herself what choice would Randolph made when he was presented with benefits

and love!

Randolph saw that the atmosphere had turned sour and there was no way to carry out a proper

conversation anymore. He stood up and said to Dolores, “Come with me for a while.”

Dolores got up and glanced at Matthew, “I will be back.”

Matthew simply mumbled a faint response.

Dolores followed Randolph into his study.

As soon as they were inside, Randolph immediately changed his expression into one of cruelty, “Have

you told Matthew about my problem?”

Dolores just stared at Randolph without any emotion on her face. It seemed that she had gotten used

to getting hurt, so she couldn’t be stirred by anything anymore.

“Give me back my things first.” It was a rare opportunity for her. She had to get back her stuff first.

Randolph glared at her while replying, “I will return them to you, but you have to make sure Matthew

will help my company breeze through this crisis.”

“Our deal last time only encompasses that piece of land and my things. The matter about your

company is beside the point. I have mentioned this before, if you want me to convince Matthew to help

you, you have to divorce Beulah. If you do that, I will definitely help you.” Dolores paused slightly before

continuing, “You can see for yourself that Matthew still love me very much. He would immediately

agree to help you if I’m the one who brings this up.”

Randolph sank into a deep silence upon hearing that.

Dolores added, “You have to think carefully which is more important: your company or your wife who

can’t even give you a son.”

She then turned around and was about to leave the study.

At the last second, Randolph blurted out, “I agree to your terms.”

As expected...

Dolores stopped in her tracks and turned around to gaze at him, “I want my things back today.”

She didn’t want to drag this on, fearing that things would take a turn for the worse. It didn’t matter that

she couldn’t retrieve everything, but she could still take back things such as money for now. Her

mother’s medical bills are going to be due soon.

Randolph gnashed his teeth, “Lola, remember that we are still a family.”

Dolores smiled in response, “I know that, but what belongs to me and my mother always belongs to us.

Shouldn’t you return them to us no matter what?”

They were a family?

He finally remembered that they were a family at this point in his life.