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.”

a peaceful facade so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his

could show his indifference to her in front of anyone, just not in front of Korey. After all,

“Estrella, would it kill you to speak to me without

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Jason, what would you like to hear? I can tailor my words to

he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he 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

closed with a thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason had left, not

days, Jason didn’t return, living it up with

a meeting

has arrived. When will you be giving it to Ms. Estrella?”

“Who said it was for

Despite the rumors of

but dared

Estrella and her colleagues arrived at the resort, they bumped into Jason in the

dress with a light grey coat, sporting a pink diamond necklace that added a touch of elegance to her

see you here,” Logan greeted

followed with her two colleagues but didn’t initiate a greeting, instead standing

a

acknowledgment. Her gaze briefly landed on Serene’s necklace. It was Golden Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year, priced at 48 million dollars. Bryce had mentioned

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

thought, Estrella’s gaze shifted to Jason. How ironic. She’d always teased him for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others, Jason

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

Before

with them. Estrella found

her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t reveal her true relationship with

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

Estrella responded coolly.

Serene touched her necklace again. “Estrella, are you

always was? Serene wasn’t her

a tissue paper as Serene nervously explained, “Estrella, Jason did give me this necklace. He just felt sorry for me because of all the troubles

she pressed on, “Estrella, please don’t get me wrong. Jason and I are just friends, like you and Bryce are. I hope you won’t freeze me out,

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