Chapter 3

At that moment, he was clad in a pale gray pajama set, hand brushing through his hair that was neither dry nor wet, leaving the collar casually open to bare his chiseled chest.

Jason rubbed his hair nonchalantly as he said with a poker face, “Don’t bother, even in your birthday suit, it’s pointless.”

Jason’s dismissive tone slightly dimmed the sparkle in Estrella’s eyes. She slowly lifted the sheer fabric, her voice steady as she said, “Jason, just cooperate and let’s get this task done. After that, you can do whatever you want. I won’t intrude on your life.”

Then she added, with a twist in her tone, “If you’re really not into it, we could consider artificial insemination.”

After Estrella finished, Jason tossed the towel angrily onto the floor, held her chin with a smirk, and asked, “Estrella, what do you take me for, a sperm bank on legs?”

Sperm bank on legs?

Forced to meet Jason’s gaze, Estrella was at a loss for words.

Their eyes locked, and as she saw her reflection in his eyes, Jason suddenly leaned closer, so close their lips were almost touching.

At Jason’s advance, Estrella instinctively struggled. That was when Jason seemed to snap out of it and straightened up, his voice icy as he said, “Estrella, dreaming of climbing the social ladder through having my child?”

He paused before adding, “You’re hardly qualified.”

Estrella felt the sting of those words.

He didn’t like her, their marriage was arranged by their parents, and their two families wanted to join forces, so Jason didn’t like her in any way.

of her neck, pulled her close again, and reminded her while looking into her eyes,

a dark suit, put on his gold-rimmed glasses, and slammed the door

shut with a violent force, leaving Estrella to collapse weakly onto the bed, her right

know about Jason’s affection for Serene. If she had known earlier, she would never have agreed to the marriage proposal from Jason’s father Landon, even if it meant never

bed for a while,

15:19

out another set of

Though

to the rejection, Estrella felt defeated as a woman each time Jason turned her away. She had done

morning, she was awakened by

last night? Did you two

had driven her to the brink of insanity. She thought if Kristin had wanted grandchildren so badly, she should have had more children, not pinned all

Jason.

After a

long silence, Estrella replied with resignation, “He left shortly after he

grandmother, Kristin felt a chill in her heart. She advised, “Estrella, you still need to be more proactive with

thought to herself that she was almost begging Jason to take pity on her and sleep with her.

Kristin added from the other end, “You see, you just don’t take enough initiative with Jason. Go to the office and

“others” Kristin referred to were Serene, who was Jason’s secretary at the company.

refuse after Kristin had called and given her advice. So, she got ready, grabbed the lunch the maid prepared, and drove

International.

you think this revision works? If

Jason’s office, Estrella hadn’t even knocked when

voice inside.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255