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.

be fixed with a few comforting phrases.

briefly at the Grays Residence. Damian had woken up and was unsettled in the infamiliar surroundings, so she decided to leave early. Janine left with her, but before going,

slept in separate rooms in

the car, Janine glanced at Shirley and asked, “Should we go to the hospital

Look for Jessica?

shook her head after a moment of thought. “Jessica was just admitted last night. If we visit her now,

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

we go after Jessica now, he’ll think Hancy put us up to it. That’ll only worsen things between them. It’s better

her chin on her hand in frustration “How could Cole turn out like

matter what happened, he was always by her side without a second thought. Back then, I was so envious of Nancy for having

does she have that Nancy doesn’t? How could Cole let a women

now is that Nancy’s

tied Jessica and Cole together. Unless she lets go of that

Cole and Jessica really don’t have anything going on now, but if Nancy keeps clinging to this, she might push him right into Jessica’s arms. But Nancy

state, at its core, was because her love with Cole had been too smooth and perfect. She simply