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”

hand, his expression

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

there were her unanswered questions. How could she sleep without

She couldn’t handle being locked up Determined. Shirley plastered on a smile and ignored the displeasure on his face. “You must be exhausted after working all day.

herself to ignore the icy atmosphere as she dried his hair. Once she was

that she was worth more

of his hand. His sharp gaze landed

saw right

swore, “It was just a

the point of

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

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

soft. “It was just

a while. This has never happened before, so let my guard down.” She rugged lightly on his pinky, looking up at him with an apologetic expression. “Don’t be angry. I’m sorry for misunderstanding you earlier. I shouldn’t have doubted you. I’m sorry.” Benjamin’s expression shifted ever so slightly as he looked at her. For a brief moment, a flicker of something unreadable crossed his eyes before the