Chapter 132
“I’m gonna pop by the boss’ office and let him know I’m heading out early.” If it wasn’t for Kristin’s call, Estrella would’ve totally spaced on the whole thing.
On the other end, Kristin said, “Jason’s gonna pick you up later. You guys can head back together.”
“Cool,” Estrella chuckled. “If I bump into him, we’ll ride back together.”
After hanging up, Estrella quickly said her goodbyes to Logan and left.
The car had barely started when Jason’s call came through, “I’m downstairs.”
On her end, Estrella replied, “I’m almost at the old house.”
With a click, he hung up, knowing all too well she had done it on purpose.
In her Audi, Estrella nonchalantly tossed her phone on the dashboard after the call dropped.
“Estrella, you made it!”
“Hey, Estrella.”
“Estrella!”
As soon as she stepped into the yard, Kristin greeted her with a beaming smile, and the older folks of the Nelson clan warmly called out her name.
Grayson and her parents had already arrived. After mingling a bit, she found a spot in the yard to sit and
cooking up a storm at home. It was a tight-knit affair, with only close friends and relatives attending – not just anyone could snag an
game
looks super
in a deck chair, engrossed in her phone, Estrella was
this round, and you can have a turn,” Estrella said, her fingers flying over the screen as she played Snake.
when Kristin approached. “Estrella, hasn’t Jason
off early with the boss’
feeling – the couple must’ve been at odds again. They’d been getting along so well recently, hadn’t they?
Jason had slipped under Kristin’s radar.
place bustling, Kristin refrained from prying, but she suspected Jason was at fault, likely due to something involving that Serene girl.
easygoing. Kristin figured the trouble couldn’t be Estella’s
potential cause of their argument, Jason strolled in, unfazed. He cast a brief glance at Estrella, swarmed by children, then headed
cold war, the more convinced she became that
acting as though he were a stranger. Jason, meanwhile, was engrossed in watching Thomas Grayson and others play cards, his gaze never straying toward Estrella. With the kids now monopolizing her phone, Estrella stood up to fetch some snacks
greeted her with a smile as Kristin approached.
fighting?” Kristin, ever the straight shooter, went straight
laugh, “Just a little
wash some grapes. “Weren’t things fine just a while ago? Didn’t you say you were trying for a baby? What happened
you didn’t come in together.” She added, “Estrella, how’s the baby
a halt. For other couples, a child might’ve been a peacemaker, but for her
not wanting to end up holding the bag. Besides, laying out
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