A deal with the devil

Chapter 102

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Nancy’s voice trembled with suppressed fury. “Cole, when the Weiss family was in trouble, I legged you to help Shirley. But you said your company difficulties and that you were too busy to deal with the Weiss family’s problems.”

She added, “I believed in you, but what did you do?

Her tone grew sharper as she continued, “You turned out to be with Jessica at that moment. You have no idea what kind of people Wayne and his son are. A daughter raised by the Clay family, how good could she possibly be?”

“Nancy.”

Cole’s gare darkened, the weight of his authority palpable as his voice tumed cold and commanding. “What happened to the Weiss family was Wayne and his son’s doing. It has nothing to do with Jessica. You can’t take your anger over Shirley’s situation and dump it all on her. Jessica is not the same as her father or brother.”

Nancy sneered, her voice rising in fury. “Not the same? How is she any different? Wayne was arrested, the Clay family is on the verge of collapse, and now Jessica’s dinging to you for survival. Do you really think she loves you? You tool!”

Cole’s voice tumed icy as he said, “Nancy, do you know what sets you apart from Jessica?”

lost consciousness, she grabbed my hand

you? You’ve done nothing but shirk responsibility, going out of your way to smear her name. That’s the difference

and Shirley. Do you think you’re any better? One of you, jealous and vicious, pushed someone down the stairs. The other, in the name of revenge, had someone cripple Jayden, and as if that wasn’t enough, you tried

been there that night, Jessica would’ve been defiled by those

Despite being covered in wounds, she refused to compromise, choosing

Jessica had said to him later, which filled

said, “There’s someone 1 love. I’d rather die than let myself be ruined like this. He doesn’t love me, and he already has a family, but I don’t care. Loving him

spoke, Cole had known that she

back to the time Jessica had tried to seduce him and been

made sure Jessica was condemned by everyone, and he had been complicit. Yet,

feel moved? But Cole never forgot that he was a

he realized she couldn’t treat them on

help her. And even then, he had asked