Chapter 6

Mom, relax, I got this.”

She had initially brushed off the fortune-tellers words, but as they piled on with the same. predictions, Estrella couldn’t help but give it some serious thought. Regardless of what the future held with Jason, she had to get on the baby-making train pronto.

After dinner and reassuring her parents she was on the case, Estrella hit the road, leaving the sprawling Dorvold mansion behind.

Back at Sandalwood Oasis, the moment she set foot inside, Marie bounded up with the

news, “Ms. Estrella, Mr. Jason’s returned.”

Her hand paused mid-air as she was hanging up her bag. Estrella was taken aback.

He just couldn’t stay away after all. It looked like Landon had put the squeeze on him.

Estrella paused for a moment before Marie, bubbling with excitement, said, “I just went upstairs to change the linens. Saw Mr. Jason taking clothes to the bathroom. Looks like he’s not leaving tonight.”

When her husband came home, even the servants were thrilled for her, as if she were a queen finally graced by the king’s favor. Estrella couldn’t help but mock herself internally.

After slipping into her slippers, Estrella said with a smile, “Alright, I’ll go up and have a

look.”

She pushed open the bedroom door to find Jason just coming out of the bathroom. Estrella couldn’t help but laugh, “You’re back. Wait for me, I’m going to take a shower.”

Jason looked disgusted, “Estrella, can’t you think of anything else?”

Estrella chuckled, “What’s so weird about taking a shower when I get home? And anyway, if I don’t have that kind of urge upon seeing you, you’d be the one crying.”

Jason fell silent.

Jason lounging on the bed with

hitching up the leg of her

looked up, Estrella, ignoring his gaze, lightly unknotted the belt of his

hand, Jason looked at Estrella and commanded without expression,

off.”

it? If that’s

shot her a cold glance, and she quickly changed the subject, “Don’t want to

down his book and spoke with rare gentleness,

something positive?” With

and saw Estrella wrapping her arms around his neck, “What about the

cut her off,

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the difference between other firms and Justice Guardians LLP? Is there any condition we can

eyed her, a smirk forming on his lips, “Negotiate? With an unwritten rule? Estrella, I wouldn’t take you on even if you paid me, let alone me

haunted your dreams, but he saw right through her little schemes the moment

Estrella played with his earlobe, “How about I pay the fee and you

“So your son can

having children whenever she saw him, which made Jason feel like nothing more

a daughter? How about I

Jason less inclined. His expression darkened as he ordered again, “Get

almost begging to be conquered. Instead of getting off, she cupped his

attempting to push her away, but Estrella’s soft tongue enticed him, and he tightened his grip on her waist. He didn’t have the heart to

scent of their closeness filled the room, the atmosphere thick with desire. Her nightgown slipped from her

of it mattered as much as the

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