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!

at Benjamin sitting in front of his computer, she

response.

“I’ll bring you some dinner.”

minutes later, Shirley retumed with a nutritious dinner prepared by the ldtchen and placed it on the coffee

work, and walked up to

Benjamin didn’t spate her a si

completely ignoring her.

shoulder. No matter how busy he was, couldn’t he at least look at her or

he even realize how awkward it was for her?

Shirley turned and left

pleased. If he didn’t want to eat,

thought back to her conversation with Benjamin that afternoon. Her heart felt tangled. Why was getting along

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

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

support Weiss Group on her own without backing herself into a comer again. Without hesitation, she contacted Brook for recommendations on engaging

online classes every evening from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The platform also had

with

more enjoyable than reading books. The instructors explained things simply and clearly. For the first time, she completed an entite lesson and even started a

the was still