A deal with the devil

Chapter 21

It was the right choice. As long as her family was safe, Shirley could enchur amil

Shirley stayed awake all night.

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At the first light of down the pot dressed and went downstairs. –

Jenny brought her a bed of spaghetti but lingered at her side, clearly hesitant to speak.

Shirley ate all the bowl before setting down hes fork. “Il you have something to say, just say it. I’ll be heading but soon.” Jenny hesitated before rephring. “Yesterday, we received a package from abroad. We weren’t sure what to do with I‘

Shirley didn’t think much of it. “Bring it here.”

Moments later, she stared at the package, sitting frozen as the blood drained from her face.

Innide was a prosthetic limb she had specially ordered for Samuel the previous month. Looking at ir, Shirley felt the barriers she had built around her heart begin to crumble. Her composure shattered, piece by pinor,

she grabbed the prosthetic

needed to see Samuel She had promised never to abandon ham She

she was terrified Showed that when he finally did, he’d

before vanished from her mind. She needed to Samurk, One last

prosthetic righty, Shirley got

time together replayed vividly in

had twisted her and while wearing high heels. Despite his own physical limitation, Samuel had carried

his back slightly hunched to

moment, she had felt like she was

got home, she had carefully treated his

pride. She never allowed anyone to belittle hum. Anyone who dared to limiliate him would face her wrath tenfold. He was the man she had vowed to protect

sworn to herself the would never betray him. Never leave him. No matter how much pain et despair life brought, she would shield him from it all

make

would come back, she would forgive

out of her thoughts, she was already

day, Samuel was taking Sophia to Newlandia. They were leaving early to catch their

as the housekeepers loaded his suitcase into the car, sophila chung to Samuel’s arm as