A deal with the devil

Chapter 98

Her words hit Sameel like lightning It heat so much that he found it hard to breathe.

And yet, he couldn’t deny a single one of them. This was who he was.

For so years, he had been putting on an act before her. He had used her, resented her, and yet somehow, shamelessly, he had also fallen forber

Only now did he realize how foolish he had been

Brook had been right. To Shirley, he was the heartless and cruel monster

Now, Samuel was commed with jealousy that made him go mad as he listened to Shirley defend Benjamin with the same conviction she once used to defend him.

His grip on her phone tightened, his reddened eyes a stark reflection of his sleepless night. His voice trembled as he began, “Shirley, it was a mistake. I’ve wronged you in every possible way. For all the years we were together, I never treated you sincerely. But it you’re willing, we can go back to how it was. I’ll make up for everything–twice over. I’ll give you the love I should’ve given you all along”

“Go back?““Shirley scoffed. The love I thought was real? That so–called petect relationship you filled with lies, manipulation, and abandonment? How exactly do we go back to that

but all he could care

everything you want. This

too late to

at him and uttered coldly, “I don’t underst what you’re saying

even know who Benjamin really is. He’s

concern, not yours.”

a blade rcisting in Samuel’s chest. His voice cracked as he whispered,

pale face. He had always been so composed around her, as though nothing in

hand, always felt like a troubled kid who always

he would look at her with a warm and gentle gaze. She had believed he loved her, and that his tolerance and patience came from

told her that he had always loved Sophia. That was when she learned that he never truly loved her. He

he would feel desperate and anxious because of her, and

“You approached me for her. You left me for her. Why change now? For years, you stayed true to your priorities, even after my father’s accident. You didn’t. look back then, so