A deal with the devil

Chapter 105

“That man seemed utterly terrified of Benjamin Jaylen must not have told him the whole truth beforehand, which is why he fell into Benjamin’s trap so easily, Shirley speculated, her tone confident.

Shirley continued to speak as she pieced it all together. “I heard Benjamin call him Thomas, Whatever happened between Jayden and Jessica must have been Ins

doing”

Nancy let out a bitter Laugh. “And Cole, that supposedly brilliant man, bought Jessica’s lies without question? There’s only one reason for that. He’s already smitten with her.”

Nancy felt a pang of sadness every time she thought about Cole’s recent behavior toward her.

It wasn’t just the incident at the hotel with Jessica that hurt her. It was the way Cole had treated her afterward

He had shielded Jessica from the beginning, leaving Nancy drowning in humiliation and anger.

Shirley could see the pain etched across Nancy’s face but struggled to find the right words

As Cole’s wife, Nancy undoubtedly knew his changes better than anyone.

wasn’t a situation that could be fixed with a few

to leave early. Janine left

couple had slept in separate rooms in

“Should we go to the hospital to go look

Look for Jessica?

thought. “Jessica was just admitted last night. If we visit her now, it’ll look like we’re mocking her. And if something happens, we won’t be able

“so we’re just going to let her off

us up to it. That’ll only worsen things between them. It’s better to wait and find the right opportunity to

on her hand in frustration “How could Cole turn

voice laced with disbelief as she said, “He used to treat Nary so well. No matter what happened, he was always by her side without a second thought. Back then, I was so envious of Nancy for

that Nancy doesn’t? How could Cole let a women like

state earlier. “What worries me the most right now is that Nancy’s stuck in her own head and refusing to

together. Unless she lets go of that resentment, their relationship

to this, she might push him right into Jessica’s arms. But Nancy couldn’t hear any of this

smooth and perfect. She simply