Chapter 96

Chapter 96 Once Janine settled into the car, the turned to Shirley, her curiosity barely contained. “Why are you dragging me to the Gray residence? What happened to Nancy?

Shirley explained the call between Jessica and Nancy the previous night.

Janine had reacted just as Shirley did from the night before. “Oh no, Nancy must’ve gotten the worst of it. Why didn’t you stop her?”

“I tried,” Shirley sighed. “It’s a long story.”

By the time Shirley finishedrecounting everything, they were already hallway there.

Janine listened attentively, as if engrossed in a gripping drama. She didn’t even have the chance to vent about Evan, as she leaned closes, and asked curiously, “Did Benjamin get into a fight with Samuel when he barged in to take you?”

Shirley could only shake her head, “I don’t know. I was unconscious Tenjamin hasn’t told me anything either.”

What? How could you not know something that important?”

was very disappointed and her imagination began to run wild. “I bet they fought. Was Benjamin hurt?”

“No” Shirley replied simply Janine sighed dramatically. Then Samuel mast’ve gotten beaten up bady. He probably never expected you to marry someone else so quickly. My sixth sense tells me that Samuel’s going to regret this His eyes don’t lie. The way he looked at you was full of love, it’s nothing like how he looked at anyone else. I still don’t understand why he left you on your wedding day. How can someone throw away years of love just like tha Shiley’s brow furrowed, thoughts drifting to Samuel’s phone call from the night before. He emotions were a tangled mess.

“Janine, I don’t want to talk about him anymore.” Janine studied Shirley carefully. “Have you really moved on from birt Shirley’s gare dropped to Damian’s peaceful, sleeping face. “What’s done is done Dwelling on the past only makes things harder.

I just want to focus on the present. Lite is about moving, forward”

There was no use to dwell on what couldn’t be changed.

Janine sighed at the twists and turns of fate. Not long ago, Shiley had been overjoyed, calling to tell her about her upcoming wedding to Samuel and asking her to be the maid of honor. Now, everything had changed “Is Tenjamin treating you well?

Benjamin and Janine were actually dont relatives, but they hardly knew each other so Janine didn’t bother mentioning it.

Shirley thought for a moment before replying thoughtfully, “Yeah”

Given Benjamin’s infamous reputation and his disdain for women, the fact that he hadn’t made her life unbearable was a miracle.

Janine dropped the tople as the car arrived at the Gray residence.

Shirley’s mind was preoccupied with Nancy’s situation, but she hadn’t expected to see Samuell standing by the gates.

Headcally against his sports car, dressed as always in a crisp white shirt and black trousers, clean–cut and composed. But at his feet lay a pile of cigarette burrs. Shaley remembered Samuel rarely smoked. He hated the scent of cigarettes. Yet now he stood there, inhaling deeply, as though desperate to numb himself with nati When the cat pulled up, Samuel dropped his cigarette to the ground.

as he approached, Shirley couldn’t help but notice the bruises on his face and the slight stiffness in his movements. He was burt.

She wondered if Benjamin beat him up.

etightened her fist and forced herself to look away i y from him.

lappenached the car and said roughly,” said, get out. I need to talk to you