Chapter 221

Estrella watched with a smile as Isaac affectionately called Bryce “Dad” across the table. Her heart felt a touch of solace. Bryce’s care had indeed given Isaac the fatherly love he deserved.

At her side, Jesse turned to Estrella and said, “Bryce has truly earned the title ‘Dad’ with the attention he’s given Isaac.”

“Yeah, Bryce has been a blessing these past few years,” Estrella agreed.

“If Jason had been half the man Bryce is, things might not have come to this point between you two,” Jesse remarked.

Estrella chuckled lightly. “The past is the past. I hardly remember it now.” The greatest punishment for someone or something isn’t criticism. It’s being forgotten.

Jesse was impressed at Estrella’s casual dismissal. “You really know how to let things go.”

Estrella patted her friend’s back. “People have to look forward. If Bryce and I can do it, so can you.

Jesse maintained had hidden deep psychological scars from an event over a decade past, shadows that still

you,” Jesse

own smile brightened when her gaze returned to

Jason, Estrella had felt lighter in spirit, thriving in her work more than ever. That afternoon, fresh from court and back at her law firm, a call came through from Serene,

garden café, they sat opposite each other. Serene poured water with a smile, “I’m not sure if ‘congratulations’ is the

gently, “I thought you might deny it, clinging to the years you’ve had with Jason. But it seems

likely have

leave that she had never been looked upon highly by

light lunch with fork. “Life’s about more than just romance. Even if love is important,

advice for Serene as much as a reminder to herself. After so many

a rueful smile, then

career and my son. There’s nothing to regret. Besides, if there’s one thing

one around the

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