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.”

had to go and show his disdain for her, making it all too clear. If that was

indifference to her in front of anyone, just not in front

kill you to speak

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what would you like to hear? I can tailor

they continued, Jason knew he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If

a thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason had left, not even three days into his

it up with Thomas and

a

When will

said it was for her?”

Estrella, then who? Despite the rumors

of thoughts but dared not voice

Friday afternoon, when Estrella and her colleagues arrived at the resort, they bumped

dressed in a white dress with a light grey coat, sporting a pink diamond necklace that

see you here,” Logan

with her two colleagues but didn’t initiate a greeting, instead standing idly by.

a

piece for the year, priced at 48 million dollars. Bryce had mentioned buying it

wouldn’t even fetch 8 million,

being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According

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touched her neck

Before

chatted with them. Estrella found a

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

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

responded coolly.

necklace again. “Estrella, are you

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