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.

situation that could be

unsettled in the infamiliar surroundings, so she decided to leave early. Janine

the couple had slept in separate rooms in

and asked, “Should we go to the hospital to

Look for Jessica?

just admitted last night. If we visit her now, it’ll

it go “so we’re just

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

chin on her hand in frustration

well. No matter what happened, he was always by her side without a second thought. Back then, I was so envious of

she have that Nancy doesn’t? How could Cole let a women like her come

recalling Nancy’s weary state earlier. “What worries me the most right now is that Nancy’s stuck

lets go of that resentment,

going on now, but if Nancy keeps clinging to this, she might push

was because her love with Cole had been too smooth and perfect. She simply couldn’t tolerate even the slightest flaw in their relationship.