Chapter 84

At the desk, Jason tossed the medicine Marie had given him onto the surface. “What’s

this?”

Estrella glanced at the pills Jason had flung carelessly on the table. “You don’t know? Well, if you’re clueless, I’m not exactly Sherlock Holmes here.” She had no time for beating around the bush. Straight talk was her game.

Estrella played dumb, but Jason just chuckled dryly. He didn’t snap at her. Instead, he

you this calmly met her eyes and asked, “Did you chuck the breakfast I bought for morning too?”

Estrella looked up, realizing he had seen her throw it away.

Jason didn’t mince words, and neither did Estrella. She exhaled softly, walked over to the dresser, and started putting her hair up with a hairpin. “Jason, I’ve been doing just fine all these years without yours

bouts of concern, and I sure don’t need your fleeting

kindness.”

If he had wanted to make things right, he should’ve done it long ago. Besides, he was still entangled with his past feelings and Serene, answering her calls and running to her side whenever she beckoned.

Estrella had told him once. As long as she bore his child, he could play his games, and she wouldn’t care. But he couldn’t even grant her that simple wish, claiming she didn’t deserve

Now, she was done playing.

Feelings change with the tide. She was no longer the Estrella from two years ago, nor the one who once had feelings for him.

Life was long and unpredictable.

Estrella’s sudden seriousness caught Jason off guard. His hands pocketed in his jeans, he watched her for a long while before finally saying, “About the misunderstanding on my last business trip, I was wrong to doubt you.”

Estrella gave a wry smile. “Don’t bother explaining. It’s too early to make conclusions. Who knows? Maybe Korey and I might just hit it off someday.”

dinner that day, she had tried to keep a peaceful facade so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his disdain for her,

front of anyone, just not in front of Korey.

voice was cold. “Estrella, would it kill you

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like to hear? I can tailor my words to your liking.”

grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his concern, he certainly didn’t need to waste his energy on

thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason had left, not even

next couple of days, Jason didn’t return, living it up with Thomas and the group, trending online more than a few

Drew picked up Jason for a meeting at the government office, he

the Golden Gaze diamond has arrived. When will you be giving it to Ms. Estrella?”

said it was for her?”

If not for Ms. Estrella, then who? Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades, there wasn’t anyone serious

of thoughts but dared not voice

colleagues arrived at the resort, they bumped into Jason in the lobby, accompanied by Drew and Serene.

a pink diamond necklace that added a touch

to see you here,” Logan greeted him as he approached.

but didn’t initiate a greeting, instead

with a

the year, priced at 48 million dollars.

beyond Serene’s means. To put it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there was

teased him for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others, Jason was no miser, except when it came

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touched her neck self-consciously.

Before

arrived and the director Logan chatted with them. Estrella found a place to rest

greeted her, and she hadn’t greeted him. With her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t reveal her true relationship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping two cups of

a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella left

responded coolly.

Estrella’s reaction, Serene touched her necklace again.

how it always was? Serene wasn’t her client or her

me

on, “Estrella, please don’t get me wrong. Jason and I are just

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