Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap

Chapter 975 Matter of Necessity

Amanda was a bit out of focus. She said huh when she heard his voice.

The fact that she was distracted made Joan feel even more certain that the man he just saw was her

ex-husband.

‘Since she’s so disturbed, does it mean she still cares about him?’

Amanda calmed down and her lips curled into a faint smile, “What did you just say?”

Joan said, “Nothing.”

“Okay.” Amanda did not pay much attention. Her mind was still disturbed due to George’s appearance.

She was not fantasizing about Stanford but did not want her life to be disturbed again. George had

found her here so she was afraid that he would disturb her parents.

She pressed her brow and took a deep breath.

The originally good atmosphere was disrupted by George’s sudden appearance. The two of them did

not utter a word along the way.

The unique scenery of Thailand could be seen outside the car window. But, no one appreciated it.

After a while, the car stopped in front of an extremely luxurious palace.

The palace was resplendent and glorious with the continuation of the Buddhist kind of architecture. Its

style and Joan’s mansion had a similarity. Both were deeply historical.

The car stopped. The driver came down to open the door for Joan.

Joan bent his body and walked over to another side to open the door for Amanda.

She looked up at Joan, “What is this place?”

“The Grand Palace”.

The Grand Palace was a place where the royal family lived.

The banquet today was nominally the birthday party held by the King of Thailand for his beloved

daughter. But in fact, it was meant to find a suitable husband for the princess.

Among the men invited today, one-third of them were valued by the king and potentially to be chosen

as his son-in-law.

Among them, the King was most interested in Joan Morton and Otto Prescott. These were the most

popular aristocrats and most importantly, they controlled military power.

The King of Thailand was the Head of State, the supreme commander of three armed forces and the

patron of Buddhism and all religions. The King exercised legislative, executive and judicial powers

through the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Courts respectively.

The members of the House of Senate of the Parliament were appointed directly by the King. Although

the Prime Minister of Thailand was democratically elected by the people, it had to be signed by the

King. Whenever the Prime Minister saw the King or the royal family, he had to kneel.

From a practical point of view, military power was the actual supreme power of a country. The King had

the supreme military power from a constitutional point of view. But in reality, the military power was

mainly in the hands of the top brass of the military forces.

The previous old King controlled the military by his seniority and prestige but even so, Thailand had

had many military coups.

Now, the King was also trying to control the top brass who held military power. The best way was to

turn these people into his family.

“Joan.” Payne was in a red dress. She also looked charming and attractive after getting dolled up. She

walked over quickly with a smile on her face. When she saw the person who was about to go out of the

car was Amanda, her smile slowly froze, “Why do you bring her here?”

It was a questioning tone.

Joan did not bother her and reached out his hand to Amanda.

Amanda put her hand into Joan’s palm.

They looked at each other. Joan held her hand and helped her out.

At this moment, Payne’s eyes widened so much that her eyes nearly popped out. She said wilfully,

“Joan, do you believe I’ll commit suicide in front of you?”

Joan said coldly, “It’s your freedom to die or live.”

“You…” Payne stomped her foot in anger.

“Payne!” A scolding voice sounded behind her.

Otto walked over and pulled his younger sister, “How can you be wilful like this?”

As he spoke, he looked at Amanda and sized up her. He actually understood why his younger sister

was in a foul mood. The matter that Payne liked Joan was not a secret. All the family members knew it

and hoped they would really get married. But, Joan was not interested in his younger sister.

Joan was well-known for his stubbornness and obstinacy although he was a gentleman. No one could

force him to do things that he did not want to.

Payne’s family members all advised her to give up and find a suitable person to marry but she was not

willing to.

“Who is this?” Otto looked at Joan and asked with a smile.

“Amanda Nelson, Ms. Nelson, my good friend.” After saying this, he introduced the two of them to

Amanda.

“This is Otto Prescott.” Immediately after that, he introduced Payne, “Payne Prescott. Both of them are

marquis’s children.”

Payne’s father was a marquis, the same title as Joan.

Hereditary titles were inheritable. Because Payne’s father was still alive, Otto had not yet inherited the

title.

Nonetheless, he was also holding an important position in the military.

The King also believed he would do well.

However, the most preferred one was still Joan. He not only held the military power, was with the

marquis title but also with high prestige although there were not many people in his family.

His ancestors were all great talents who were deeply admired by people.

Amanda nodded slightly. Her lips curled into an elegant faint smile. She did not say a word.

She was not good at speaking the Thai language. She could understand as Joan spoke English when

introducing them.

In order to avoid the inability to communicate, she chose to speak less.

Payne did not know the significance of the jewellery on Amanda’s body but Otto did. He sighed for his

younger sister inwardly and said to Joan, “I’m afraid your relationships aren’t as simple as friends,

right?”

Joan did not explain anything and just smiled. Such a smile was like acknowledging Amanda’s identity.

Amanda did not quite understand. She thought they were just exchanging pleasantries. She was

standing quietly at the side.

“It’s getting late. Let’s go in.” Both of them made a gentlemanly gesture which meant ‘after you’.

Payne was unhappy about it and was still glaring at Amanda. Otto pulled her and warned in a low

voice, “Don’t be disobedient.”

“But…”

“It’s okay for you to be wilful in usual but what is the occasion today?” Otto chided.

Payne was very afraid of her elder brother. Although she was reluctant, she obediently shut her mouth

and walked in arm in arm with her elder brother.

“Let’s go in too,” Joan said softly.

Amanda said, “Alright.”

She locked Joan’s arm in hers. After being inspected at the entrance, they walked into the courtyard

and underwent a second inspection before they entered the banquet venue successfully. Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

Joan whispered, “You don’t need to do anything. Just lock my arm in yours tightly.”

He actually did not really wish to bring Amanda over for fear of causing her trouble. However, he knew

the King’s mind. If he did not have a woman, the King would definitely betroth the princess to him.

That was not what he wanted.

Although he was unwilling, he also could only bring her out. This was truly a matter of necessity.

But, Amanda did not know this. She just simply thought that Joan needed a female companion.

All the people who came today were powerful in high society, mostly young people. After all, it was

meant for choosing a spouse for the princess. Therefore, the elders did not come to attend.

When attending the royal banquet, regardless of men or women, everyone was dressed in an

extremely formal manner. Women were even dressed to kill. The Thai clothing was commonly made of

shiny silk-cut clothes and the people loved lace. It looked very cute but slightly lacked the sexiness that

women should have.

Among all the women there, only Amanda was from a foreign nation. She looked calm and her

demeanour was elegant. When walking, her black thigh-high slit dress would occasionally reveal her

pair of white slender legs, which made her sexier.

She was the most striking woman at the banquet today, not only because of her own charm but also

because she was standing beside Joan.