A deal with the devil

“Mr. More, let it go. Even if Benjamin wanted to do something to Ms. Weiss, it’d be perfectly legal.”

“They’re married.”

“Benjamin and Shirley are already married”

“I said Shirley got married. The day you left for Newlandia, she went to the city hall with Benjamin. Half of Elderstone knows about it

Marley’s word echoed relentlessly in Samuel’s mind

Shirley and Benjamin married the same day he and Sophia left for Newlandia. The entirety of Elderstone knew about it, except for him.

So that night she hadn’t hed. She really had gotten married, and the groom was Benjamin.

No wonder she deleted everything about him. No wonder Benjamin had said he was taking back what was his.

She’d been some alco’s wide for over a week altrady.

A faint chime broke Samuel from his date. It was a low battery warning from Shirley’s phone. He glanced down and saw it lying on the floor

it using the passwd he knew. He opened her social media

showed two hands, both wearing matching diamond rings on their ring fingers. It was unmistakably a pair of couple rings

Samuel had seen that ring before on Benjamin’s hand.

They were other for

perfectly trimmed nails and a natural pink hue. They felt warm and delicate like they’d

the caption on

oth of May. I

drained

now, she was someone

boldly walked toward him.

The crowd watched

me?” he had asked.

replied,

bright, beautiful eyes

like a porcelain doll, her

I’m crippled,” he had

her stubborn and unwavering tone. “Samuel, I won’t choose