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.”

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

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

cold. “Estrella, would it kill you to speak to me without sarcasm?”

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

out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his concern, he certainly didn’t

noting that

return, living it up with Thomas and the group,

as Drew picked up Jason for a meeting at the government

Golden Gaze diamond has arrived. When will you be giving it

“Who said it was

Estrella, then who? Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades,

plenty of thoughts but dared

at the resort, they bumped into Jason in the

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

you here,” Logan

followed with her two colleagues but didn’t

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

it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there

being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous.

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Estrella’s glance at her necklace, Serene touched her neck

Before

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

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

restroom, she ran into Serene. They faced each other, and Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella left Serene beaming, as

Estrella responded coolly.

her necklace again. “Estrella, are you

her client or her benefactor. Why

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

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

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