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.

from the shower refreshed and saw Jason lounging on the bed with a book, his gold-rimmed glasses

hitching up the leg of her pants and straddling Jason’s

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

book in hand, Jason looked at Estrella

off.”

are you not up for it? If that’s the case, I can

changed the subject, “Don’t want to talk about that, huh? Okay,

with rare gentleness,

“Can’t you think of something positive?”

Estrella wrapping her arms around his neck,

was interrupted as Jason cut her off, “Don’t even think

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

on his lips, “Negotiate? With an unwritten rule? Estrella, I wouldn’t take you on even if you paid me, let

stunning, the kind that haunted your dreams, but he saw right through her little schemes the moment she walked in.

his earlobe, “How about I pay the fee and you give me a baby?”

up, “So your son can inherit

whenever she saw him, which made Jason feel like

son? What if it’s a daughter? How about I write

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

demeanor almost begging to be conquered. Instead of getting off,

Estrella’s soft tongue enticed him, and he tightened his grip

slipped from her shoulders, revealing

none of it mattered as much as the prospect

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