Chapter 76
Estrella’s surprise had barely registered when Korey’s sedan rolled to a stop beside her. “Are you here on business too?”
Estrella nodded, “Yeah, just gathering some info from the locals for a case.”
Korey offered a casual smile. “Since we’ve bumped into each other, let’s grab dinner together.”
Before Estrella could respond, a sleek black Maybach pulled up beside the sedan. The front window slid down leisurely, and Jason’s voice floated out, “Sure thing! I’ve already
made reservations.”
Upon hearing Jason’s familiar voice, Estrella turned to see him resting both hands on the steering wheel. There was a cigarette between his fingers, and his gaze was icy as it landed on her. He had the look of someone who caught his wife cheating red-handed.
Korey spotted Jason and chuckled, “Jason’s here too.”
Jason took a drag of his cigarette and replied nonchalantly, “Yep! Tagging along with the wife on her work trip.”
After extinguishing what remained of his cigarette in the ashtray, Jason’s indifferent eyes met Estrella’s. “Get in.”
Seeing this, Estrella glanced back at Korey and said, “I’ll see you later, Korey.”
“See you in a bit,” Korey said before instructing his driver to follow Jason’s car.
Inside the Maybach, Jason turned to Estrella with a sarcastic edge. “You sure seem cozy calling Korey by his first name.”
Estrella retorted, “I had no idea he was here. We just ran into each other, okay? Don’t
overthink.”
want any tension during the dinner with
their rocky relationship was hardly a
secret.
lit another cigarette and kept
of beer and a bottle of hard
tell if his silence stemmed from seeing Korey and
ordered such an amount of booze, Blake’s face turned pale. “Korey, your know you
just smiled. “I’m here to keep Jason company, even if it
Estrella knew she couldn’t stop them, so she didn’t
to try.
waiter started to serve the food, Jason filled their glasses to the brim. There was so much to talk about, from
of beer, Korey was
as if she hadn’t spoken and filled Korey’s
watched him, saying nothing. She had thought Jason’s silence during the drive was due to a misunderstanding. Perhaps he believed she and
Jason poured and then at Estrella. He
memory of his sister
her feelings were.
was not outwardly upset, just staring at Jason. Seeing this, Korey raised his glass. “Jason, the past is the past.” He wanted to encourage Jason to focus on his life. with Estrella, but it felt like he was highlighting the fragile state of their relationship. So he swallowed the words he’d
of Holly, he shouldn’t have agreed to this marriage. Why got married and then played the part of the
thoughts, Estrella picked up her fork,
nine-thirty, after they had polished off two cases of beer and the bottle of liquor,
his side, and Estrella was on the verge of
to an end.
Korey made Jason promise to treat Estrella right. Jason merely smirked, “Don’t worry about my
car stopped at a hotel. Estrella was about to help Jason
place. She stared at Jason for a long
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