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

response.

said, “I’ll bring

by the ldtchen and placed it on the coffee table in the study.

work, and walked up to the

finish, Benjamin didn’t spate

single glance, completely ignoring her.

giving her the cold shoulder. No matter how

so blatantly was rude and disrespectful. Did he even realize how awkward it was for

breath, Shirley turned and

want to eat, so be it. She’d be a fool it she ever cared about him

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

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

her to focus on studying. Every

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

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

chose to start with the

reading books. The instructors explained things simply and clearly. For the first time, she completed an entite lesson

realized the was still