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.”

so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his disdain for her, making it all too clear. If that was the case,

Jason could show his indifference to her in front of anyone, just

would it kill you to speak to

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

stormed out, slamming the door

glanced over, noting that Jason had left, not even three days

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

a

arrived. When will you be giving

darkened. “Who said

Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades,

thoughts but dared not

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

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

what a coincidence to see you here,” Logan

but didn’t initiate a greeting, instead standing idly by.

Serene greeted her with a smile upon seeing her.

necklace. It was Golden Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year, priced at 48 million dollars. Bryce had mentioned buying it for her,

put it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t

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 was

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

Before

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

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 coffee, Estrella stood up to visit the

ran into Serene. 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.

Estrella responded

touched her necklace again.

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

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

her voice faltered, but then she pressed on, “Estrella, please don’t get me wrong. Jason and I

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