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.

that could be fixed with

in the infamiliar surroundings, so she decided to leave early. Janine left with her, but before going, Nancy ordered the maid to

couple had slept in separate rooms in

Shirley and asked, “Should we go to the

Look for Jessica?

was just admitted last night. If we visit her now, it’ll look like we’re mocking her. And

it go “so we’re just going to let her off the

night. If we go after Jessica now, he’ll think Hancy put us up to

hand in frustration “How could Cole turn out

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

she have that Nancy doesn’t? How

me the most right now is that Nancy’s stuck in her

and Cole together. Unless she lets go

Nancy keeps clinging to this, she might push him right into Jessica’s arms. But Nancy couldn’t

her love with Cole had been too smooth and perfect. She simply couldn’t