A deal with the devil

Chapter 25

Acthin raised his brows slightly, his tonged with helplessness as he said, “Mr. Blackwood, you’d bettes keep wearing it. It’ll end of plenty of unwanted attention from won don’t wear it, Ms. Blackwood Senior will undoubtedly make a fuss again. Het health can’t take the strain.”

Shidler cool’t help but think, “Toes Benjamin even need a ring to keep women away? One glance from him is more than enough.”

With his disdain for women and his complete disregard for romance, there was no way he’d wear something like this. Isabelle was bound to be disappointed.

Just as Shirley was mulling over how to decline politely Arthur, Benjamin suddenly reached for the man’s ring and slipped it onto his ring finger.

Shirley was stunned. He actually had put it on!

However, Arthur did’t look surprised “Mrs. Blackwood, it’s your tur ”

Shirley quickly maked her shock, picked up her sing, and slid it onto her finger. The size was a perfect fit.

Athair then pulled out his phone

shirley placed her hand next to Benjamin’s for the photo. The cool touch of his skin sent an involuntary tremor through her

husband. He’d be someone she needed to please but could never

noticedley’s sunburnt hand looked partidaily red and darker than Benjamin’s in the photo. To avoid tabelle’s

into the car, his face

me the

contact details with Arthur, Shirley saved the p

Blackwood, I’ll pick you up to 7am. That way, Damian will see you as soon

nodded. “Alright I’ll have my things packed

He’ll be delighted.”

seeing Damian made Shirley’s heart

to marry her

then sent her two phone numbers, his and Benjamin’s, and asked her to save them.

Altering

inmediately, the was starving the stopped by a dude eatery and devoured two large bowls of meatballs. Later, she went to a pharmacy to buy ointment for her surnace and

the photo his man, Donald Bardot, had just sent him. His lipa curled

of the Weiss family and Eldertue’s top socialite how sat in a shabby, dirty roadside stall, wolfing down food with

with rule as he looked at Shirley’s and complexion and the way her Lace puffed

expected, she needed to suffer. It she hadn’t learned her lesson, she would’t even get a