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

all he could care about

everything you want. This time, there’d be

far too late to make this promise.

you’re saying Samuel, I’m married now. You have Sophia. Don’t

who Benjamin really is. He’s far more dangerous

concern, not yours.”

Samuel’s chest. His voice cracked as he whispered, “Please

always been so

like a troubled kid who always made

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

Sophia. That was when she learned that he never truly loved her. He hadn’t cared enough to care about her mistakes or

anxious because of her, and she could feel indifferent

finally be oke the silence. “You approached me for her. You left me for her. Why change now? For years, you stayed true to your priorities,