Chapter 79

Marie replied, “Not yet. But seriously, Ms. Estrella’s business trip is stretching out longer than a Thanksgiving turkey’s legs. She said she’d be back in two or three days tops, and here we are at day five.”

Listening to Marie’s words, Jason fished his phone out of his pocket and headed upstairs. He went into the bedroom, and the call to Drew connected just in time. “Drew, can you look into what’s up with Estrella?” Jason instructed.

“Right away, Sir,” came Drew’s response on the other end.

With his order acknowledged, Jason ended the call and casually tossed his phone onto the nightstand.

He had indeed gone to Silverbrook to confront Estrella. Seeing Korey had soured his mood even further, but Estrella’s barbed words, devoid of explanation, had left him feeling even more out of sorts. So when Serene had called crying, he glanced at the bathroom, grabbed his car keys, and left without a second thought.

Jason was too used to Estrella’s sunny disposition to accept her indifference. Opening wardrobe to grab some clean clothes, he was frozen in place by the sight of Estrella’s colorful pajamas.

“Let’s have a kid, Jason!”

“Which do you prefer, this one or that one?”

“You like the black set? Your wish is my command.”

“If Korey comes back, why am I still wasting my time with you?”

the

“I’d rather marry anyone but you, Jason. Get this marriage over with and stop holding me back from happiness.”

Memories of Estrella’s kindness, her laughter, and her coldness swirled in Jason’s head, darkening his expression as he shut the wardrobe with a definitive click.

After he finished his shower, the bedroom was still empty, and he felt something was missing in his heart.

the sound of his

years

days and nights, Estrella had spent her

in this

pictures. Nothing about the room screamed “married for two years.” Jason lit a cigarette by the floor-to-ceiling window. The yard

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on the street always belonged to someone else. Estrella didn’t

SanOasis.

back to

windows, tallying the cars that passed by. The first one

had restless dreams of days gone by, of a time before “that incident,” back when they were both students. Estrella, ever the free spirit, would laugh and play,

delivered, and Jason woke up with a start, gathering himself to return to

crashing on the living room couch till dawn,

stepped in, Drew

who continued, “I’ve got an update on Ms. Estrella.

he

Bryce went

Estrella’s call logs. Korey did reach out, but it seems she didn’t mention her illness to him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have left for Ravenwood without

through several shades as Drew reported but it was only when he heard that Estrella hadn’t told Korey about her

slightly.

speaking, “Sir, there are a couple of things I’m not sure I should say.”

detested half-truths. He shot Drew a cold look, prompting him to quickly add, “I think Ms. Estrella doesn’t have any feelings for Korey, and she’s been quite clear about her boundaries with him. Ms. Estrella is straightforward. Once she’s turned someone down,

the mood, added more softly, “Maybe I’ve overstepped,

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