Chapter 84

At the desk, Jason tossed the medicine Marie had given him onto the surface. “What’s

this?”

Estrella glanced at the pills Jason had flung carelessly on the table. “You don’t know? Well, if you’re clueless, I’m not exactly Sherlock Holmes here.” She had no time for beating around the bush. Straight talk was her game.

Estrella played dumb, but Jason just chuckled dryly. He didn’t snap at her. Instead, he

you this calmly met her eyes and asked, “Did you chuck the breakfast I bought for morning too?”

Estrella looked up, realizing he had seen her throw it away.

Jason didn’t mince words, and neither did Estrella. She exhaled softly, walked over to the dresser, and started putting her hair up with a hairpin. “Jason, I’ve been doing just fine all these years without yours

bouts of concern, and I sure don’t need your fleeting

kindness.”

If he had wanted to make things right, he should’ve done it long ago. Besides, he was still entangled with his past feelings and Serene, answering her calls and running to her side whenever she beckoned.

Estrella had told him once. As long as she bore his child, he could play his games, and she wouldn’t care. But he couldn’t even grant her that simple wish, claiming she didn’t deserve

Now, she was done playing.

Feelings change with the tide. She was no longer the Estrella from two years ago, nor the one who once had feelings for him.

Life was long and unpredictable.

Estrella’s sudden seriousness caught Jason off guard. His hands pocketed in his jeans, he watched her for a long while before finally saying, “About the misunderstanding on my last business trip, I was wrong to doubt you.”

Estrella gave a wry smile. “Don’t bother explaining. It’s too early to make conclusions. Who knows? Maybe Korey and I might just hit it off someday.”

sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his disdain for her, making it all too clear.

anyone, just not in front of Korey. After all,

voice was cold. “Estrella, would it kill you

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you like to hear? I

conversation was going nowhere. If they continued, Jason knew he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his concern, he certainly didn’t need to waste his energy

over, noting that Jason had

return, living it up with Thomas and the

morning, as Drew picked up Jason for a meeting at the government office,

“Sir, the Golden Gaze diamond has arrived. When will you be

“Who said it was

If not for Ms. Estrella, then who? Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades, there wasn’t anyone serious in

of thoughts but dared not voice a single one.

they bumped into Jason in

a pink diamond necklace that added a touch of

Jason, what a coincidence to see you here,” Logan greeted him as he approached.

colleagues but didn’t initiate

her with a smile upon seeing

Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year,

selling her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there was no way she could afford such a necklace.

could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others, Jason was no miser, except when it came to

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necklace, Serene touched her

Before

director Logan chatted with them.

reveal her true relationship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping two cups of coffee, Estrella stood up to visit the restroom.

into Serene. They faced each other, and Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each

responded

touched her necklace again. “Estrella, are

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