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!

Looking at Benjamin sitting in front of

response.

bring you some

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

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

finish, Benjamin didn’t

completely ignoring

just giving her the cold shoulder. No matter

blatantly was rude and disrespectful. Did he even

deep breath, Shirley turned and left the

as he pleased. If he didn’t want to eat, so be it.

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

have a good temper, but in front of Benjamin,

be better for her to focus on studying. Every

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

overseas–educated experts who held online classes every evening from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The platform also

to start with the

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

the was still too