A deal with the devil

Chapter 123

Reading Damian’s message made Shirley’s frustration dissipate instantly. Her heart felt warm and soft as she smiled gently and placed a kiss on his forehead

she couldn’t help but feel sorry for Benjamin. Despite showering the little one with love, his position in Damian’s heart was nowhere near hers, what a failure of a

father

Damian’s face tumed bright red, his shy expression inesistibly adorable.

Shirley ruffled his curly hair, completely detenseless against this sweet, cute little boy.

ime time, Damian’s vocabulary left her stunned. He was only four years old and hadn’t even started school!

When Benjamin returned home, it was already very late. After putting Basian to bed, Shirley sat on the sofa reading a book.

Benjamin glanced at her briefly upon entering and went straight to the bedroom

Half an hour later, Shirley put down her book and walked into the bedroom, only to find it empty. The sound of keyboard clicks echoed from the study.

As expected, he was still working!

on the door before entering. Looking at Benjamin sitting in front of his computer, she asked

response.

bring you some dinner.”

with a nutritious dinner prepared by the ldtchen and placed it on the coffee

was immersed in work, and walked up to the desk. “I brought your dinner. Eat

finish, Benjamin didn’t spate her a si

completely

hated this kind of cold treatment. Actually, this wasn’t even just giving her the cold shoulder. No matter how busy he was, couldn’t he at least look

rude and disrespectful. Did he even realize how

Shirley turned and

If he didn’t want to eat, so be it. She’d be a

the massive bed, Shirley thought back to her conversation with Benjamin that afternoon. Her heart felt tangled.

to have a good temper, but in front of Benjamin, any temper she had seemed

would be better for her to focus on studying. Every little bit

ended up divorcing Benjamin one day, she wanted to ensure she could support Weiss Group on her own without backing herself

were taught by two young, overseas–educated experts who held online classes every evening from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The platform also had many per–recorded lessons, each around

to start with the

videos turned out to be more enjoyable than reading books. The instructors explained things simply and clearly.

the was still too palve