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.”

Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his disdain for

anyone, just not

kill you to speak to me without

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“Mr. Jason, what would you like to hear? I can tailor

grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

that Jason had left, not even three days into

days, Jason didn’t return, living it up with Thomas and the group, trending online more

for a

arrived. When

darkened. “Who said it was for her?”

the rumors of Jason’s escapades,

had plenty of thoughts but dared not

and her colleagues arrived at the resort, they bumped into Jason in the lobby, accompanied by

with a light grey coat, sporting a pink diamond necklace that added a

see you here,” Logan greeted

didn’t initiate a greeting,

a smile upon seeing

piece for the year, priced at 48 million dollars. Bryce

it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there was no way

She’d always teased him for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others,

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necklace, Serene touched her neck self-consciously. Her confidence

Before

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

couldn’t reveal her true relationship with him. After reviewing some

Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella

Estrella responded coolly.

Serene touched her necklace again.

how it always was? Serene wasn’t her client or her benefactor. Why should

give me this necklace. He just felt sorry for me because of all the troubles at home

don’t get me wrong. Jason and I are just

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