Chapter 76

Estrella’s surprise had barely registered when Korey’s sedan rolled to a stop beside her. “Are you here on business too?”

Estrella nodded, “Yeah, just gathering some info from the locals for a case.”

Korey offered a casual smile. “Since we’ve bumped into each other, let’s grab dinner together.”

Before Estrella could respond, a sleek black Maybach pulled up beside the sedan. The front window slid down leisurely, and Jason’s voice floated out, “Sure thing! I’ve already

made reservations.”

Upon hearing Jason’s familiar voice, Estrella turned to see him resting both hands on the steering wheel. There was a cigarette between his fingers, and his gaze was icy as it landed on her. He had the look of someone who caught his wife cheating red-handed.

Korey spotted Jason and chuckled, “Jason’s here too.”

Jason took a drag of his cigarette and replied nonchalantly, “Yep! Tagging along with the wife on her work trip.”

After extinguishing what remained of his cigarette in the ashtray, Jason’s indifferent eyes met Estrella’s. “Get in.”

Seeing this, Estrella glanced back at Korey and said, “I’ll see you later, Korey.”

“See you in a bit,” Korey said before instructing his driver to follow Jason’s car.

Inside the Maybach, Jason turned to Estrella with a sarcastic edge. “You sure seem cozy calling Korey by his first name.”

Estrella retorted, “I had no idea he was here. We just ran into each other, okay? Don’t

overthink.”

during the dinner with Korey. She didn’t want others to

them, even though their rocky

secret.

cigarette

at a charming local villa restaurant. Jason immediately ordered the waiter to bring two cases of beer and a bottle of hard liquor. After Estrella’s earlier explanation, he had yet to

his silence stemmed from seeing Korey and being reminded of Holly or from Korey meeting her.

Jason ordered such an amount of booze, Blake’s face turned pale. “Korey,

Jason company, even

chuckled at the remark. Estrella knew she couldn’t stop them, so she didn’t

to try.

the food, Jason filled their glasses to the brim. There was so much to talk about, from the past to

beer, Korey was looking pale, so Estrella suggested, “Maybe

spoken and filled Korey’s glass once more. “This

Estrella just watched him, saying nothing. She had thought Jason’s silence during the drive was due to a misunderstanding. Perhaps he believed she and Korey had secretly run off together. But it turned out he was just lost in memories of the

full glass Jason poured and then at

than the memory of his sister who

her feelings were.

“Jason, the past is the past.” He wanted to encourage Jason to focus on his life. with Estrella, but it felt like he was highlighting the fragile state of their relationship. So he swallowed the words he’d been

If Jason couldn’t let go of Holly, he shouldn’t have agreed to this marriage. Why got married and then played the part of the grieving widower? Wasn’t he just tormenting her?

picked up her fork, too disinterested to engage. further.

nine-thirty, after they had polished off two cases of beer and the

pale as a sheet. His brows furrowed in discomfort. Blake was sweating bullets at his side,

to an end.

promise to treat Estrella right. Jason merely smirked, “Don’t

at a hotel. Estrella was about to help Jason out when he coldly said,

for a long moment before

His shirt buttons with an edge in his voice. “Quite the planner, aren’t you?”

in the act.” He was convinced her trip was a cover for an affair

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