A deal with the devil

Chapter 129

The little guy was dressed in suspenders, exposing his fair, chubby calves, paired with a white T–shirt. His delicate, sculpted face carried an expression of calm and maturity that didn’t match his age.

With the hat on, he looked adorably cool–handsome and inesistibly cute.

Benjamin walked over, picked up the boy, and headed out.

Shirley quickly grabbed her bag and followed, noticing that Benjamin didn’t seem inclined to hand the child back to her.

Curious, she asked, “Are you taking Damian out?“.

There was no response.

She thought for a moment, then turned to look at him. “Are you coming with me to the racing team?”

Finally, Benjamin glanced her way, his gaze unusually sharp, “What? You don’t want me to go?”

Was she afraid now?

To his surprise, Shirley’s face lit up with joy, her eyes sparkling with excitement. “Of course I do! I’d love it if you came! But didn’t you say last night that you didn’t have the time?”

have time

her so geminely happy, could he have misjudged her? Was Samuel showing up at the gates earlier not

truth, Shirley was genuinely delighted. Having Benjamin accompany her made her feel like they were finally functioning as a proper

before asking. “Shouldn’t we

Benjamin remained silent

She smiled to herself, answering her own question, “Moming air is fresh. A walk like this is nice.”

the villa to the main gate wasn’t short, but the garden was blooming with vibrant flowers,

they walked, Shirley stole a glance at Benjamin’s focused expression and decided to act boldly. She reached out and held

clearly wanting to shake her off. But she tightened her grip, refusing to

turned his face to look at her, his gaze piercing as if it could see through her soul.

didn’t falter. Instead, she shitted her grip to intertwine

gaze lingered on her bright, radiant face before dropping to their entwined hands. After a brief moment, he relented and let her

but her lips soon curved into a lovely

as hard to charm as she’d thought!

hand, they walked to the main gate. Following

cars followed them

stop, and Shirley released