A deal with the devil

Chapter 88

Shirley found herself staring at Benjamin for the first time, openly and without restraint. Her gaze trailed slowly from his sharp brows domand

She noticed his lashes were long, thick, and perfectly curled. It was care for a man to have lashes so beautiful. His skin was flawless, clean, and free of any blemishes or marks

Her thoughts wandered as her eyes moved over his straight, prominent nose before finally settling on his thin, perfectly shaped lips.

Suddenly, Benjamin’s eyes snapped open, his sharp gaze locking onto her like a hawk’s

Startled, Shirley’s hand jerked, and she quickly switched off the hairdryer. “I’m so sorry! Did I burn you?” she stammered, flustered:

had gotten lost in admiring his face and nearly burned him. Her ears turned bright red

Benjamin narrowed his eyes dangerously, his gaze unwavering “What were you just thinking about?”

Shley’s face flushed even botter as she shook her head hurriedly. “Nothing! I wasn’t thinking about anything”

the hairdryer from her hand, his expression cy. “You can’t

lip, feeling a wave of frustration. She thought about how she’d misjudged him earlier at the Weiss Manor, wrecked two

there were her unanswered questions. How could she sleep without

hadn’t heard anything about Nancy. Not to mention, Benjamin had threatened to confine her to the house. She couldn’t handle being locked up Determined. Shirley plastered on a smile and ignored the displeasure on his face. “You must be exhausted

hairdryer from his hand again, cranked it to the highest setting, and forced herself to ignore the icy atmosphere as she dried his hair. Once she was done, she grabbed a mirror and held it up to him. “See? Doesn’t it look

should prove that she was worth more than

cold flick of his hand. His sharp gaze landed on the redness still visible on her cheek. “So, you don’t want to

saw right through

swore, “It was just a one–time mistake. I

the point of your

voice dripping with disdain. “You didn’t notice your drink was spiked. You don’t know who did it. You don’t know why

was just an accident. She wasn’t that naive.

her voice soft. “It was just me and Nancy. No

the server was someone we’d known for a while. This has never happened before, so let my guard down.” She rugged lightly on his pinky, looking up