Chapter 12

Serene’s sobs were soft and sorrowful. Jason remained stoic, his voice calm as he said, “I’ll send Drew over to help you out.” With that, he ended the call and promptly dialed Drew, instructing him to make a trip over.

Meanwhile, Estrella’s breathing had settled into a quieter rhythm. Estrella had thought for sure that Jason would leave her side that evening.

After hanging up, Jason glanced over at Estrella with an expression that didn’t betray thoughts, “If you’re up, you can get out of the car yourself. I’m not carrying you.”

his

Estrella, however, didn’t open her eyes.

Seeing this, Jason unbuckled his seat belt, opened the car door, and walked toward the house without looking back.

in the car, Estrella swiftly unbuckled. herself and hurried out after him. She caught up and looped her arms through Jason’s. He glanced down at her with a frosty

and Jason quickened his pace. Estrella kept up, her voice

was brief and to the point, “No.” Despite his words,

to have the kitchen prepare Estrella seemed in unusually high spirits that day, spending

their upstairs bedroom, Jason reminded her not to get her hopes up, “Estrella, don’t get too excited.” He had agreed to come home once

off his remark, “I’m off

already on the bed, deeply engrossed in a book, his nose still framed by those gold-rimmed

knelt down, but before she could speak, Jason raised his hand, pressing a finger to her forehead to maintain a

her phone rang from her pocket, a call from a client.

stood up from the bed, and quickly

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Chapter 12

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