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?”

time now.

misjudged her? Was Samuel showing up at the gates earlier not part of some prearranged plan

made her feel like they were finally functioning as a proper family of

before asking.

Benjamin remained silent

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

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

a glance at Benjamin’s focused expression and decided to act

to shake her off. But she tightened her grip,

her, his gaze piercing

this, she didn’t falter. Instead, she shitted

radiant face before dropping to their entwined hands. After

Shirley’s eyes, but her lips soon

to charm as

in hand, they walked to the main gate. Following that, t

cars followed them

came to a stop, and Shirley released