Chapter 40

Autumn frowned, pondering what nonsense the kid was spouting this time.

Jason was shamelessly grinning, and quipped) “Full service tonight. Let’s settle it all in one go.”

Estrella chuckled dismissively, “Sure, if you think you can handle it.”

Their shameless banter left Kristin and Autumn exchanging embarrassed glances, feeling awkward beyond words. Estrella and Jason had turned their cheeks crimson with their talk, yet those two acted as if it was nothing at all.

Autumn gave Estrella another poke in the waist. “Estrella, did I raise you to talk like this?”

Estrella furrowed her brows, turning to Autumn. “Mom, if you keep poking my sides, I’ll never be able to have kids.”

“God forbid!” Autumn spat out the words thrice, dismissing the jinx.

Kristín, caught between amusement and dismay, quickly tried to smooth things over, “Look, since the kids have agreed to make a go of it, let’s leave them to it and head back.”

Autumn nodded in agreement with Kristin, and the two women made their exit.

Once they had gone, Estrella gathered herself and headed straight for the Dorvold Group headquarters.

In the chairman’s office, Cole was on the phone. Estrella pulled up a chair and took a seat across from him. After Cole hung up, he looked up at her. “Aren’t you working today? Don’t you have the law firm to attend to?”

Estrella, with her legs crossed, probed, “Mom mentioned you were troubled by some company issue involving the Lamont family.”

Cole sighed, “You don’t need to worry about the company. You and Jason just focus on building a good life and having a baby.”

was insistent. “I’ll live well and the baby will come, but the company is

her determined stance, Cole exhaled slowly, “Digital Springs is our most critical project for the latter half of the year. We had a solid grasp

Estrella scoffed. “The Lamont family not interested

just trying to best us, to win the

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a government contract, and the quoted price is not high. If we go any lower,

Dorvold Group could be relegated to the second tier, which will affect us for years to

proposal and the bid to

interned at the company. She was familiar with proposals and

time and energy for this? Can you manage

She was already heading for the door. “Just remember to send me the

Cole replied, rising to see her out.

leaving Dorvold Group, Estrella didn’t return to the law firm but headed to the Urban Planning Bureau. She wanted to get a firsthand look at the development in Digital

out the city’s

divorce cases, inheritance cases, and some minor cases, it was because of these cases that

spots, I might just buy

“Come on, let’s chat in my office. I’ll

their meeting, Estrella had gleaned some useful information from their conversation. As she hummed to herself, ready to leave the planning office, someone called her name. She looked up to

Here on business too?”

hands in his pockets, replied with a smile, “Give up on divorce

back, “Thanks to your family,

guts, challenging

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