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.”

sorry! Really, I am!” Serene’s apology was met with silence as Jason ended the call. When he looked back at Estrella, her gentle

explain the situation to Estrella. She spoke first, “They all seem to miss you so much. Why don’t you

Estrella with suspicion. She simply smiled. “Don’t worry, I

of ribs cooking pulled their attention. Seeing 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

him, as if on a mission to catch a cheater,

apartment block with no elevator.

out. With one hand, he guided Estrella, and with the other, he lit the way with

lives in such a rundown

“I haven’t given you a house, so why would I give her one?”

money could solve his obligation to Serene, but cash couldn’t settle

had given Serene. She wasn’t one to dwell on the past unless pushed to her limit.

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

stepped back, holding the door wide open. As the light from inside spilled out, Serene’s eyes shifted to the figure beside Jason, her

crossed Serene’s mind that Jason would bring Estrella, let alone

acknowledged her with a hod, then glanced around the chaotic interior. The sparse furniture that could be smashed was

like to come in?” Had Jason

said, “We’ve come this far. Let’s go

them through. As they entered, she awkwardly said, “After my dad left, mom’s been struggling, having her moments. I apologize for the mess, Estrella.” Her apology

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