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”

Benjamin snatched the hairdryer from her hand, his expression cy. “You can’t even do

him earlier at the Weiss Manor, wrecked two of his luxury cars yesterday, and now

her unanswered questions. How could she

missing, and she 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

he could protest, she grabbed the 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

she was

briefly, then pushed it aside with a cold flick of his hand. His sharp gaze landed on the redness

saw right through

and swore, “It was just a one–time

taken. What’s the point of your

your drink was spiked. You don’t know who did it. You don’t

naive. But Shirley began to doubt herself

voice soft. “It was just

her gaze flicking to the ring on Benjamin’s finger. After a moment’s hesitation, s was around 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 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.