Chapter 109 When Martha learned that carlisle had brought Shirley and by back, she chour to tan a blind eye, saying nothing. Had it not been for his overstepping, she would never have potten involved in this again.
But in the end, it had cto this.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMartha lowered her gaze, her entire demeanor seeming to age decades instantly. "I never knew you held such resentment and hatred toward me. Fine, then. This is the good son 1 talked with my own hands." She stood up, her eyes clouded with red as tears threatened to spill.
Without sparing Carlisle another glance, she uttered in utter disappointment, "If you can't let her go, I won't interfere anymore. I'm old now. Do as you wish." With that, Martha ascended the stairs, never once looking back at the ungrateful Carlisle.
Seeing the disappointment on her face, a flicker o of regret crassed Carlisle's features. He parted his lips, wanting to say something to fix things, but the words wouldn't cout In the end It wasn't until Martha ha shad gone upstairs that Shirley dared approach.
"Orlisle," she said, her voce quivering as she threw herself into his arms. “Thank you for standing up for me. I heard everything you said to Mrs. Zachman Senior.
"You don't oweanything I did everything for you willingly The gull: Carlisle had felt earlier vanished the moment he heard her words.
He kept telling himself that wasn't his taut and that Martha and Evelyn were the ones to blame. If it hadn't been for their pressure, he wouldn't have broken his promise to Shirley, and they wouldn't have lost their child It was all their tail by treating Shirley better now, he was only atoning for their sins. This was their debt to her onor be fully embraced this, the last trace of guilt in his heart disappeared. He gently patted Shirley's back, offering reassurance. "It's all tine now. You don't need to move out Zachuman residence will always be your and Ivy's ho and hy's home. That will never change." Shirley leaned into him, her response soft and sweet, but her eyes held nothing but icy calculation and a sense of triumph..
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFortunately, 1 wasn't the sman he used to be, and the Zachman family wasn't the same, either Martha no longer had the power to control him.
As long as Carlisle protected Shirley, Martha was no longer a threat to her It was a shame, though I she could still bear children, she would have given Carlisle a son, and then, she wouldn't need to rely on Ivy to win over Wren
But no matter what, Carlisle was on her side. Taking control of the m Zalman family was just a matter of time, "Thank you, Carlisle. I don't know what I would've done without you, Shirley said, pulling away.
Her face, carefully maintained, was perfectly vulnerable, and nerable, and her om reddened eyes male her appear fragile and pitiful. Carlisle had always been drawn to this side of her ever since they were young
Though her background wasn't the best,lier useless part had at least give her a beauty that made men instinctively w she Ined comfortably, but use of those were as devoted or as wedily as Garlisle, want to protect het. Over the years, this tace had ensured