Chapter 143

At that moment, Estrella caught Jason’s gaze as he was already watching her.

Their eyes locked, and with an air of calm, Estrella said, “Answer it.”

Jason’s heart skipped a beat, his nerves frayed. But faced with Estrella’s unyielding stare, Jason reluctantly answered the call in front of her. It was the only way to clear the air.

“Jason,” came Serene’s voice through the phone, already tinged with a sob.

It had been a while since Serene had been involved in Jason’s work, and their contact had dwindled. The unexpected call today likely meant trouble was afoot.

At the sound of her “Jason,” Jason glanced up at Estrella again. To his relief, her expression remained mostly unchanged.

On the other end, Serene’s voice, now choked with tears, cried out, “Jason, my mom’s sick again. She trashed the house, and she hurt Vincent, Jason, I…”

“I’m just so exhausted!”

After her confession, Serene burst into tears. Soon after, her brother’s voice came through, “Jason, why has my mom become like this? She just hit me and my sister. Jason, I miss you so much! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you.”

Following Vincent’s plea, Serene, through her tears, said, “Jason, I’ve been trying to calm Vincent down for ages. He must have been scared tonight and kept asking for you, saying he wanted to see you. I know you…”

Before Serene could finish, Jason cut her off, “I understand.”

am!” Serene’s apology was met with silence as Jason ended the call.

and was unsure of how to explain the situation to Estrella. She spoke first, “They all seem to miss you so much.

“Don’t worry, I won’t lay

that the ribs needed attention, Jason hurried to tend to his dish and called Marie to take over the kitchen. He set off for Serene’s place with Estrella

joining him, as if on a mission to catch a cheater, made Jason nervous, but at the same time, he felt

block with no elevator. Jason parked the car and

one hand, he guided Estrella, and with the other, he lit the way with his phone.

and asked, “She lives in such a rundown place. Why

look. “I haven’t given you a house, so why would I

gladly pay if money could solve his obligation to Serene, but cash couldn’t

retort, completely forgetting about the necklace he had given Serene. She wasn’t one to dwell on the past unless pushed to her

her eyes red with tears as she lunged toward Jason, “I knew you’d

open. As the light from inside spilled out, Serene’s eyes shifted to the figure beside Jason, her expression turning to one of shock. The

that Jason would bring Estrella, let alone that Estrella would agree to come.

hod, then glanced around the chaotic interior. The sparse furniture

to come in?” Had Jason arrived alone, Serene would have

Jason, Estrella said, “We’ve come

my dad left, mom’s been struggling, having her moments. I apologize for the mess, Estrella.” Her apology was directed solely at Estrella as if Jason were

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