A deal with the devil

Chapter 56

But Staley didn’t leave. In the face of Benjamin’s fury, the clutched the blanket close to her chest tightly and said firmly, “We’re now truly husband and wife. Starting today, I’m sleeping

Benjamin looked at Shirley. Her eyes were red from crying, and her face was pale. He had thought that she would fall into a depression over this, but he had never thought that she would say something like that,

The courage seemed to have grown after having lations with him. She dared to request to sleep in his room. Who gave her the right?

Bemmin jet out a decisive laugh. His deep–set eyes were cold and scornful. “You ask for power so quickly?”

Shirley used her pale tace and looked at him with burning eyes. “it’s not power 1 womt 1anly want you touspect me. I’m your wile, not a nanny you hired”

A dangerous and sexental expression appeased on Benjamin’s tace. “Wife? Then take up your duties as a wife. Don’t let those cheap tears of yours again.” Benjamin, didn’t give Shirley another chation to speak after saying that

Mwanafternoon when Shirley woke up the next day. Benjamin was no longer by her side

a testying nightmare, Tenjaminhad only made her feel

time to recoved herself getting up into the

mirror, Shirley be

self–esteem into the

appeached Benjamin for help. She had known that this would happen when she married into the mackwood family.

because she mats’t willing to perform that, but because Benjamin had never treated her like a wife, She felt that she was nothing more than an object. She couldn’t take the abuse and humilution from tam atrýmance

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Shirley becoming pregnant with his child. “Mis. Blackarod, you’ve finally awake. Min. Madowood Senin and Mr. Mackwood are

tappay at her

unite the followedatter Boste, she asked, “A what time did Ms. Blackwood

1. would be tied

shir Teaid

Sher incurased fer spend. “Then let’s go quickly, we shouldn’t let