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!

knocked on the door before entering. Looking at Benjamin sitting in front of his

response.

bring you some dinner.”

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

glanced at Benamin, who was immersed in work, and walked up to the desk. “I brought your dinner. Eat it while it’s hot.”

finish, Benjamin didn’t

completely ignoring her.

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

Did he

turned and left

let him do as he pleased. If he didn’t want to eat,

that afternoon. Her heart felt tangled.

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

her to focus on studying. Every

own without backing herself into a comer again. Without hesitation, she contacted Brook for recommendations on engaging books and online courses and immediately purchased

evening from 8:00

chose to start with the

turned out to be more enjoyable than reading books. The instructors explained things simply and clearly. For the first time, she completed an entite

realized the was