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.”

had to go and show his disdain for her, making it all too clear.

to her in front of anyone, just not in front of Korey. After all, they were

was cold. “Estrella, would it kill you to speak

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smirked. “Mr. Jason, what would you like to hear? I can tailor my words to your liking.”

Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his

thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason had left,

didn’t return, living it up with

for a meeting at

When will you

expression darkened. “Who said

Estrella, then who? Despite the

plenty of thoughts but dared not voice a single one.

arrived at the resort, they bumped into Jason in the lobby, accompanied

with a light grey coat, sporting a

to see you here,”

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

a smile upon

for the year, priced at 48 million dollars. Bryce had mentioned buying it

house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there was no way she could afford such a necklace.

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

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

Before

Logan chatted with them. Estrella found

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 coffee, Estrella stood up

They faced each other, and Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella left Serene beaming, as if they were old friends.

responded coolly.

her necklace again.

was speechless. Wasn’t this how it always was? Serene wasn’t her client or her

“Estrella, Jason did give me this necklace. He just

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

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