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

the passwd he knew. He opened her social media app

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

their wedding ring. Samuel had seen that ring before on Benjamin’s

finedun the photo, unable to look away. They were other for six years.

hands were slender yet soft, with perfectly trimmed nails and a natural pink hue. They

caption on

the oth of May. I got married.”

as his face drained of

she was someone else’s

girl boldly walked toward him.

six years ago. The

he had asked.

she’d replied, her

beautiful eyes sparkled with confidence.

stunning then, like a porcelain doll, her gaze clear

won’t approve. I’m crippled,” he had said bitterly

stubborn and unwavering tone. “Samuel, I won’t choose anyone else tonight. Only