Chapter 98

Chapter 98 Her words hit Sameel like lightning It heat so much that he found it hard to breathe.

And yet, he couldn’t deny a single one of them. This was who he was.

For so years, he had been putting on an act before her. He had used her, resented her, and yet somehow, shamelessly, he had also fallen forber Only now did he realize how foolish he had been Brook had been right. To Shirley, he was the heartless and cruel monster Now, Samuel was commed with jealousy that made him go mad as he listened to Shirley defend Benjamin with the same conviction she once used to defend him.

His grip on her phone tightened, his reddened eyes a stark reflection of his sleepless night. His voice trembled as he began, “Shirley, it was a mistake. I’ve wronged you in every possible way. For all the years we were together, I never treated you sincerely. But it you’re willing, we can go back to how it was. I’ll make up for everything–twice over. I’ll give you the love I should’ve given you all along”

“Go back?““Shirley scoffed. The love I thought was real? That so–called petect relationship you filled with lies, manipulation, and abandonment? How exactly do we go back to that Samuel’s nice filtered, but all he could care about was har.

“Shirley, just leave Benjamin. give you everything you want. This time, there’d be no bes and no schemes.

was far too late to make this promise.

Shirley refused to look at him and uttered coldly, “I don’t underst what you’re saying Samuel, I’m married now. You have Sophia.

Don’t ever biting this up again.”

“Shirley, you don’t even know who Benjamin really is. He’s far more dangerous than you think. He-

“That’s my concern, not yours.”

Iter calm indifference felt like a blade rcisting in Samuel’s chest. His voice cracked as he whispered, “Please don’t do this.”

Shirley’s heartached as he watched his pale face. He had always been so composed around her, as though nothing in the worldcould make him fiet She, on the other hand, always felt like a troubled kid who always made mistakes Whenever she did something wrong, he would look at her with a warm and gentle gaze. She had believed he loved her, and that his tolerance and patience came from that love.

That was until he told her that he had always loved Sophia. That was when she learned that he never truly loved her. He hadn’t cared enough to care about her mistakes or get angry at her.

He never thought that one day he would feel desperate and anxious because of her, and she could feel indifferent toward him Shirley finally be oke the silence. “You approached me for her. You left me for her. Why change now? For years, you stayed true to your priorities, even after my father’s accident. You didn’t. look back then, so don’t start now.”

She was beginning to lose the last shred of respect she had for him out waiting for his response, Shirley reached out and snatched the phone from his hand. Her voice was firm as she said, “Leave.

Let’s pretend we never even met.”

With that, she turned and strode back to the car. After lifting Damian into her arms, she walked toward the house Samuel watched her leave and lost any sense of composite.

Why are you doing this to me? You knew I’d come back for you! Why are you punishing me like this?”