Chapter 73

Listening to Jason’s emotionless voice, Bryce quickly tattled, “Bro, Korey just called Ella.”

On the other end of the line, Jason’s voice dropped an octave. “You went looking for my wife first thing in the morning?”

Bryce hurriedly explained, “I was just reporting to Ella about what happened the other night, and checking her vibe, you know? I gotta redeem myself with you.”

This time, Jason cut to the chase with no extra chatter. “Bryce, if you keep pushing Estrella to divorce me, you can kiss Ravenwood goodbye.”

After Jason finished, Bryce gasped, his voice shot up, “You don’t wanna divorce, huh? Why

I

didn’t you just say so earlier? I could’ve put in a good word for you with Ella.”

your sweet talk?”.

“Do I look like I need shapped back, then, growing impatient, he asked, “What’s Korey’s business with Estrella?”

Back to the matter at hand, Bryce perked up and quickly said, “I didn’t catch it all, just that he asked Ella out for dinner tonight. Ella was so swamped that she refused.”

Bryce’s blood boiled as he continued, “Bro, I’ve said it before, that Korey is no good. He has been eyeing Ella for years. Don’t let your guard down, and don’t let him anywhere near Ella. In my opinion…”

Before Bryce could finish, Jason hung up the phone. With a flick of his wrist, the phone landed on the desk, and Jason’s expression soured. He had told her he was uncomfortable with her being close to Korey, and yet they were in contact first thing in the

morning.

the afternoon, Jason headed straight to the law firm. He waited and waited at the firm, nearly an hour going by. Everyone else had left, yet there was no sign of Estrella. With a stony

“Nope. I’m out of town on a case, looking

13 years, had killed his father and two uncles.

and didn’t think

Since when did they have a routine of reporting to each other anyway? She had tried calling him before and he wouldn’t pick

“This is me not seeing you,

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pick me up today? Jason, you’re really keeping tabs on me. Don’t

hung up. He tossed his phone aside, feeling suddenly

was suddenly out of town. Something didn’t sit right with him, so Jason

jump into action

disconnected call,

a

to prepare for tomorrow’s visit to Ryan’s neighbors to dig into the

her notebook and took up her pen, but her thoughts wandered to Jason’s troubled look the other night, his fear of being too late to save her.

then there was his sleep-talking, mentioning Holly. She couldn’t make out the words, -but it was clear

had nothing to do with Estrella. Holly’s death was even

couldn’t go back to the way things were; neither could let go of the past. Her

Jason returned to Sandalwood Oasis with a gloom that could darken the sun. Marie called him to dinner, but he went straight upstairs without a

It seemed like she was flirting him every time, but in reality, she wasn’t really taking it seriously. To

She had taken down Richie even before he had arrived

grown independent. She could hold up her world,

and stubbed out the

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