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.”

dinner that day, she had tried to keep a peaceful facade so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his disdain for her, making it

anyone, just not in front

voice was cold. “Estrella, would it kill you to speak to me without

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to hear? I can tailor my

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

noting that Jason had left, not even three days into his

with Thomas and the group, trending online more than a few times..

up Jason for a meeting

has arrived. When will you

expression darkened. “Who said it

Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades, there wasn’t anyone serious in the picture.

thoughts but dared not voice a single one.

colleagues arrived at the resort, they bumped into

coat, sporting a pink

see you here,” Logan

two colleagues but didn’t initiate a

her with a smile

piece for the year,

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

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

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her necklace, Serene touched her neck self-consciously. Her confidence

Before

the director Logan chatted with them. Estrella found

her true relationship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping

the restroom, she ran into Serene. They faced each other, and Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella left Serene beaming, as if

Estrella responded coolly.

Estrella’s reaction, Serene touched her necklace

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