Chapter 213

That evening, Keith remarked that it had been ages since the family had last gathered at home, so Kristin was roped in to round everyone up.

Jason had no desire to return, but Kristin played the guilt card, reminding him that Keith and Amber weren’t getting any younger, and that each visit could very well be the last. Reluctantly, Jason made his way back.

With a noncommittal grunt, Jason acknowledged the group, his response as muted as his enthusiasm for the reunion.

The looks he received made him uncomfortable. Past or present, he never took kindly to pity, and it was abundantly clear that the news about Estrella’s child had already made the rounds within the family.

“Jason, if things are truly unbearable, just get a divorce,” his aunt blurted out.

“Exactly, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Why fixate on one?” another chimed in.

Estrella should have at least finalized things before moving on with c downright disrespectful to sneak off, have a kid abroad, and drag the Nelson family name through the mud,” a cousin added indignantly.

“I used to like your wife, but she really crossed the line this time, bro. Let her go. Besides, there’s no way you can swallow your pride after this.”

Jason had specifically avoided coming home to sidestep these very confrontations, y here he was, unable to escape.

to fault Estrella, Jason sounded cold as he interjected, issues between Estrella and me are my own fault. She’s

it’s not like you committed murder or anything. You

reputation in everyone’s eyes. They thought she went too far, even if she was

are you being so stubborn, Jason? Mr. Young’s daughter has taken quite a liking to you. She’s

Estrella just aren’t right for each other.

besides, you two haven’t had kids after all these years. It’ll be a clean break.”

the table echoed through the room. “I don’t need your advice on my relationship. Nobody knows better than I do

Do you think we’re out

children involved, the

almost everyone in the Nelson family was on one side, overwhelmingly not supporting Jason and Estrella being together.

she couldn’t stand to hear them badmouth Estrella and said, “Enough, guys. I know more about Jason and Estrella’s

I understand her. Estrella has been more than enough all these years, and it’s Jason who

understood Estrella’s pain, as well as the ire of Jason’s aunts after

wrong. The marriage between Estrella and Jason was a matter of incompatibility more than anything else they simply weren’t suited

are you

usually so sensible,

the only elders who hadn’t commented, knowing well of

more details about Estrella and Jason’s situation than the others, as Bryce would sometimes share bits and pieces-like the times Jason stood trella up, or that he was

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