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

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

kill you to speak to

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like to hear? I can tailor my words to your liking.”

continued, Jason knew he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need

bedroom door closed with a thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason

next couple of days, Jason didn’t return, living it up with

up Jason for a meeting at the government office,

diamond has arrived. When will you be

darkened. “Who said it was for her?”

silent. If not for Ms. Estrella, then who? Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades, there wasn’t anyone

plenty of thoughts but dared

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

sporting a pink

see you

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

with a smile upon seeing

Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year, priced

piece was beyond Serene’s means. To put it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t even

for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others,

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at her necklace, Serene touched

Before

chatted with them. Estrella

greeted him. With her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t reveal her true relationship with him.

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

Estrella responded

reaction, Serene touched her necklace again. “Estrella, are you upset?”

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

did give me this necklace. He just felt sorry for me

Jason and I are just friends, like

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