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.”

day, she had tried to keep a peaceful facade so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go

of anyone, just not in front of Korey. After all, they were competitors.

kill you to speak

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what would you like to hear? I can tailor my words to

he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out,

closed with a thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason had

Jason didn’t return, living it up with Thomas and the group, trending online more

a meeting at the government office,

diamond has arrived. When will you

“Who said it was for her?”

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

of thoughts but dared not

arrived at the resort, they bumped into

dress with a light grey coat, sporting a pink diamond necklace that added a touch of elegance to

you here,” Logan

but didn’t initiate

her with a smile upon seeing her.

It was Golden Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year, priced at

piece was beyond Serene’s means. To put it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there was no way she could

that thought, Estrella’s gaze shifted to Jason. How ironic. She’d always teased him for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others, Jason was no

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her necklace, Serene touched

Before

executives arrived and the director Logan chatted with them. Estrella found a place to

greeted her, and she hadn’t greeted him. With her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t reveal her true relationship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping two cups of coffee, Estrella stood up

and Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella left Serene beaming, as if they

responded coolly.

her necklace again. “Estrella, are you

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