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

nice filtered, but all he

you want. This time, there’d be

far too late to make

don’t underst what you’re saying Samuel, I’m married now. You

really is. He’s far more dangerous

my concern, not

indifference felt like a blade rcisting in Samuel’s chest. His voice

He had always been so composed around her, as though nothing in the

like a

did something wrong, he would look at her with a warm and gentle gaze. She had believed he loved her, and that his tolerance

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

desperate and anxious

the silence. “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 don’t