Chapter 25

Korey glanced at Jason, his curiosity now piqued.

Estrella, meanwhile, wore a smirk that suggested she knew more than she was letting on.

“Jason, cat got your tongue? Don’t tell me you’re…” Thomas’ voice trailed off as Jason

to sav shot him a frosty look, effectively silencing whatever he was about

After casting an indifferent glance at Jesse, Jason mentally noted the slight, though he

didn’t let on..

In the end, he still didn’t respond to Jesse’s inquiry and simply raised his glass.

off that and had to down at least

The other girls chided Jason, saying he couldn’t get three shots. Without a word, Jason knocked back three shots in quick succession.

The liquor furrowed his brow, an expression that lingered long after the glasses were empty. It was a rough taste to swallow.

His evasion, though, was tantalizing, sparking wild guesses among the onlookers. The girl next to Jason, seeing his discomfort, quickly poured him a glass of water.

Whether it was to defend Jason or for some other reason, in the next two rounds, the girl consecutively rolled three sixes each. First, she chose Jesse to drink, and the second time, she gave Jason the chance. “Mr. Jason, we’re a team here, so who’s it gonna be? Truth or dare?”

“Mr. Jason, ask Estrella something scandalous.”

“Yeah, yeah, go for it.”

Estrella, a stunner in any crowd, was not only smart but quick-witted, making most people hesitant to provoke her. Now that the opportunity had landed in Jason’s lap, the crowd egged him on.

Jason shot Estrella a sidelong glance. He wasn’t really into this game; if he was, he’d win every time. But everyone was having a blast, and he didn’t want to be a spoilsport.

me, I

Estrella’s brazenness, Jason was utterly disdainful and asked, “Did you eat

what kind of question is that? It’s totally

Jason, you might as well have made Estrella drink

kept his gaze fixed on Estrella, waiting for her

answer.

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they’d do it behind closed doors at home. The

Estrella’s lips, recognizing Jason’s shrewdness. She replied nonchalantly, “No.” She had told Korey she’d eaten, but that was just

shifted slightly, so it seemed Estrella was still being polite with him, or maybe she was just closer to Jason, despite

seriously, the group stopped singling

seemed pretty wary of you earlier. He didn’t dare

chuckled and replied, “He’s scared I’ll make a scene and his father won’t let it

especially not her; otherwise, they’d already be playing

chick with him tonight’s a player, quite the

never goes for the easy ones,” and with

had a meeting early the next day, and Estrella also needed to leave for a court date. When these two key players decided to call it a night, the party

into the KVT’s open-air parking lot, and seeing Jason wasn’t with Estrella,

thing,” Estrella agreed cheerfully.

to join Korey, her arm was suddenly yanked. Before she could react, Jason’s voice cut through the night, “Are you

arm thudded

ignored her and instructed

onlookers were left

her puzzled look, “Jason got

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