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 Korey. She didn’t want others to
between them, even though their rocky relationship was hardly a
secret.
another cigarette and
at a charming local villa restaurant. Jason immediately ordered the waiter to bring two cases of beer and a bottle of hard liquor. After Estrella’s earlier explanation, he had yet to speak another
from seeing Korey and being reminded of Holly or from Korey
such an amount of booze, Blake’s face turned pale. “Korey, your
smiled. “I’m here to keep Jason company, even
to try.
Jason filled their glasses to the brim. There was so
case of beer, Korey was
and filled Korey’s glass once more. “This
drive was due to a misunderstanding. Perhaps he believed she and Korey had secretly run off together. But it turned
at the full glass Jason poured
pressing than the memory of his sister who
her feelings were.
focus on his life. with Estrella, but it felt like
Jason couldn’t let go of Holly, he shouldn’t have agreed to this marriage. Why
up her fork, too
they had polished off two cases of beer and the bottle of liquor,
sheet. His brows furrowed in discomfort. Blake was sweating bullets at his side, and Estrella was
to an end.
Estrella right. Jason merely smirked,
later, the car stopped at a hotel. Estrella was about to help Jason out when he coldly said, “Don’t bother.”
at Jason for a long moment before slowly straightening up. Her
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