Snare of Love
Chapter 185: You Don’t Have a Wedding Ring

"Can I meet Mommy now?" Matthew held Simona in his arms when entering the hotel. She asked the question as she thought they had arrived at the destination and would meet Dolores soon. Mathew was a bit taken aback. Then he returned to look normal. "She's playing hide and seek with us. She wants us to look for her. Now, we haven't found her yet."

Simona pouted. "I see."

White City wasn't a big one. It was originally a county, but it was more like a big family, which belonged to the White Group.

The hotel wasn't a five-star hotel, but it was nice in terms of the environment, hygiene, and service.

Boyce held Samuel who was still sleeping in his arms, followed by a few men who was holding the suitcases for them.

"This is the best hotel in White City. It's not a big one. I hope you don't mind."

Matthew had never stayed in such a hotel before.

"Isn't this place good?" Simona blinked. She couldn't understand why Uncle Boyce had said so.

Matthew pressed her head into his arms tightly so that she wouldn't overhear their conversation. Simona widened her eyes and stared at Matthew's face. Her eye corners curled her eyes into the shape of crescents.

"Daddy, you are so handsome." After finishing her words, she pressed her face in his arms shyly.

Matthew was pleased by his daughter's words for some reason. Since Dolores was missing, he had never smiled, but right now, he curled up his lips into a smile because of his daughter's praise. "Do you like me?"

The little girl answered without any hesitation, "Yes, I do."

Matthew kissed her hair. She hadn't washed her hair in the past two days, and the fragrance of the hair shampoo had faded. However, he still felt that his daughter was fragrant.

Walking into the room, Boyce put Samuel on the bed. He checked the environment. Since he knew that Matthew wanted to stay in a quiet place, he had reserved all the rooms on this floor. Simona hopped up and down in the room. "Daddy, will you bathe me?"

Matthew nodded. "Yep."

She trotted over and held his long legs. Raising her head, she said, “Daddy, you are like Mommy so much.”

Matthew raised her chin with his fingers. "In what way?"

"Mommy will give me whatever I want." After answering the question, the little girl hopped up and down, trotting away.

On the other side, Charles got the scald on his back. It was not serious. There were several blisters. The doctor came over and dealt with the scald for him.

Amelia stood at the door like a child who had made a mistake. Her eyes were reddened, seemingly she shed tears.

Dolores was sitting on the chair next to the bed. "Thank you."

If he didn't protect her on time, she would be the one who was lying on the bed now.

"Are you truly thankful to me?" Charles lay on his side on the bed.

Since the doctor had just put the medicine on his back, he couldn't lie down face-up. Otherwise, the wounds caused by the picked-up blistered would be squeezed.

"Of course." Dolores was afraid that he would raise any unreasonable proposal, so she added, “As long as I can do it."

Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry, please. I won't ask you to marry me in return."

Dolores's mouth corners slightly twitched.

He looked at her. "Please get me a glass of water."

Dolores reached out to get the water bottle on the desk. Amelia, who was standing at the door, rushed over. "Please let me do it."

She wanted to make amends for her previous faults by serving Young Master well.

Charles looked at her indifferently. "Amelia, why are you still acting so recklessly?"

Amelia was about to explain. He interrupted her and continued, "Go back to your room and lock the door. You are grounded. Without my permission, you can't show up in my room."

"But..."

"No objection." His voice was cold.

"Who will take care of you, then?" Amelia wanted to stay. "Young Master, I was wrong, It's my fault. Please let me stay and take care of you."

"Amelia, I can't get angry after being injured. Do you purposely want to piss me off?" His tone became more serious.

Usually, he was quite gentle. Amelia was afraid to see him so cold and solemn. She didn't object at all, quitting the room obediently.

"You've frightened her. She didn't do it on purpose." Dolores wanted to put on good words for Amelia. "She cares a lot about you."

Charles, however, wasn't in the mood to discuss such a matter with her. He deliberately changed the subject. "Do you want to kill me by my thirst?"

Dolores could only stand up and get the water bottle to pour a glass of water to him.

Right then, Charles's cell phone on the desk started ringing. Dolores noticed that he couldn't move fast, so she took it over and handed it to him. "Here you go." Charles looked at the caller ID- it was from the hotel manager. He swiped to answer.

"Hello, Young Master. A group of strangers checked in the hotel today. They looked quite superior and reserved the rooms of a whole level." Charles told him earlier that he must report to Charlie whenever any people from out of town arrived in White City in the recent few days. Hence, as soon as the strangers checked in, the hotel manager made the call to Charles.

Charles looked up and stared at Dolores who was pouring the water. He asked the manager, “Do you know where they came from?"

"From City B. They also brought along two children with them. The whole floor has been forbidden to enter now. They don't need any service at all. They will send their own men downstairs to fetch anything they want. We can't get to know them more. Are those strangers you want to replace?"

Since Dolores was missing, Charles was sure that someone would definitely come to look for her. He asked the hotel to pay attention to the strangers because he wanted to replace the people who came to replace her as soon as possible.

"I see." He wasn't certain if those strangers came here for Dolores.

After hanging up the phone, Dolores handed him the glass of water.

Charles put down the cell phone. When he took over the water, he pretended to say unintentionally, "Some strangers checked in the hotel. The hotel manager reported it to me."

Dolores didn't take it to heart. She thought that he was trying to making conversation.

If he had any useful information, she didn't believe that he would tell her.

After Charles gulped down the water, Dolores took over the glass from his hand. When she grabbed the glass, Charles didn't release his hand. By accident, her fingertips touched his hand. Dolores instantly withdrew her hand.

Charles cast a glance at the position that she had just touched, feeling as if her temperature still remained there. The feeling was quite light. Her fingertips didn't stay long, so the impression wasn't deep. "I'm not poisonous. Why are you so afraid of me?"

Dolores clenched both her hands and looked serious. "I'm not afraid of you. To tell the truth, I'm married. I'll distance myself from any man no matter if it's you or any other man..."

Right then, Dolores used her covenant marriage with Matthew as an excuse to protect herself.

She had said that she had children, which surprised Charles or which he didn't believe at all.

Upon hearing it, Charles relaxed, pressing half of his face on the pillow. "How old are you now? How come you've married with kids? You must have said it because you're afraid that I have the evil intention to you."

"One is an adult when reaching eighteen. I'm twenty-four, going on twenty-five. Is it so weird that I've married with two children?" Dolores suppressed the discomfort in her heart.

She wasn't willing to talk about this topic.

It wasn't a pleasant experience for her.

The only beauty from the incident was that she got two adorable children.

Charles could feel the fluctuation in Dolores's tone. Obviously, she didn't sound so indifferent. She had fastened when speaking.

He looked at Dolores's hands that were clenched tightly. He chuckled and said, “What kind of man have you married? You even don't have a wedding ring. Why don't you divorce him? I'll buy one for you." Dolores looked down, only to replace nothing on her fingers. The jade bracelet was the only accessory on her wrist, which was from Victoria.

"I just didn't wear it." She pretended to be calm.

Matthew and she had their own purposes when getting married, and the marriage only lasted for one month. Who would have bothered to buy the wedding rings?

Charles didn't believe that she had married with children.

However, he had to think it over since there were strangers in the hotel now.

Looking at Dolores, he was lost in thought.

Dolores didn't want to stay with him alone. "Please take a rest. I'm going back to my room now."

After finishing her words, Dolores stood up and walked up while holding the wall.

"Aurora, wait a moment," suddenly, Charles stopped her.

Dolores looked back. "What's up?"

"Your jade bracelet is quite pretty. Where did you buy it?"☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐