A deal with the devil

Chapter 97

“Shirley?” Janine looked at Shirley with concern

shirley kept her gaze indon Damian, who was still peacefully asleep in her arms

Samuel watched Shirley’s face with a pained look. He pulled out her phone and said calmly, “Shirley, I brought your phone. Can you come out for a moment?”

She didn’t respond, ignoring him entirely

gates to the Gray residence opened. Without sparing Samuela glance, Shirley ordered the driver, “Go ahead. Don’t worry about him.”

“Shirley!” As the cat inched forward, Samuel’s voice grew louder.

Her chest tightened involuntarily, but the forced herself to close her eyes, shutting away the sound of his voice.

There was no reason for him to come here in person. It was unnecessary and only made things worse. They were once so close, but now the gap between them was immeasurable,

phone with the security staff. That would have been

car and followed

vehicles stopped in the driveway, one after the other. Samuil

in her seat, staring straight ahead.

toward her, vole soft. “Shirley, maybe you should just talk to him Avoiding him won’t fix anything. I’ll stay

laid Damian

frame. A deep, overwhelming ache rose inside him. He wanted to pull her into his

Shirley finally spoke, her tone cold and detached

going on with your family?” Samuel finally spoke after listening to her icy too.

my family’s problems are for us to handle. There’s no

him? He abandoned her at the altar and ignored her father’s car accident. She dared not turn to this cruel man to save

once. All he seemed to care about was the grudge he held against her father for keeping Sophia

months

obvious to their suffering. This alone had made her give up on any hope she held for