A deal with the devil

Chapter 100

Shirley sighed, the weight in her chest easing with the breath. She smiled at Janine and said, “I’m tine now. Let’s poi

wighrin

inside”

The housekeeper informed them that Nancy hadn’t gotten up yet and asked them to wait in the living room while she went to wake her up.

As the housekeeper left, Cecelia descended the stairs. She greeted them briefly before heading off, locking distracted and gloomy

Not long after, Cole entered the house, radating anger. He didn’t notice Shirley and Janine in the living room as he stormed upstairs.

The two women exchanged uneasy glances as Cole’s heavy footsteps echoed above them. Moments later, the sound of a door slamming shut rattled through the house.

expressions darkened, a sense of foreboding

them?”

shaking her head “Let’s leave it alone. It’s a matter between husband and wile. We might only make

alcohol. The room was a disaster, littered with empty bottles and crash. His already

shape. She had just finished vomiting in the bathroom and was leaning weakly over the toilet when she heard the door slam. She knew Cole had come home, his anger palpable

a stark contrast to her usual elegance. She looked at Cole with a mocking

“Nancy, how long are you going to keep this up? 1 warned you not to go looking for Jessica, let you

between us. What did you do? Nancy, I’ve always know you were impulsive, but I never

thought of

her over a misunderstanding. You’re not the woman I

“Impulsive? Crue?”

in her eyes. “Cale, is that how you see me

did

“Am I wrong? Did you not push her down the stairs?”

think she came to me out of some noble desire to explain herself? She provoked