Chapter 117

Jason chuckled, “My wife’s been touched by someone else. What victory is there for me?”

Estrella rolled her eyes. “It was just a pat on the shoulder over my shirt, and I didn’t even get to my legs and feet yet.”

“Ha!” Jason let out a cold laugh and fell silent. She had already been touched; she might as well spin it however she wanted.

Jason had no desire to engage, remaining mute. Estrella followed suit, simply scrolling through her phone.

Seeing this, Jason sneered sarcastically, “You’re still in the mood to play on your phone?”

Estrella was speechless. “All right, all right, no phone for me. Happy now?” she retorted. She hadn’t realized how tricky he could be, how difficult to talk to. But seeing him all puffed up and avoiding her gaze, Estrella found it rather endearing. She reached out and touched his face playfully. “Jason, I’ve got to say, you’re quite adorable when you’re jealous, all puffed up like a blowfish.”

Jason’s voice was frosty, “Mo

your hand.”

Estrella withdrew her hand, smacking th

Estrella withdrew her hand, smacking the back of it. “That’s for not being proper, for touching others recklessly. You think

as loose as you, letting themselves be

touched indiscriminately?”

Jason glanced at her coldly but said

thing.

Estrella scooted closer to him in the driver’s seat and probed, “Are you disgusted with me now? Won’t touch me anymore? If that’s the case, I’m doomed without a man, right? What about what just happened…”

Interrupted by Jason’s icy glare, Estrella mimed zipping her lips. “I’ll shut up, shutting up

now.”

True to her word, Estrella fell quiet, resting her chin on her hands as she watched Jason, admiring him as one would a work of art. It seemed she was watching the very person

she adored.

gaze, but the more she stared, the more self-conscious he became. Finally, he diverted her face away with his hand.

protested, “If I can’t touch you or stare at you, why do I

stayed silent, refusing to give in to the urge to speak. He knew that once he did, he’d lose the

into the driveway of Sandalwood Oasis. Seeing that Jason had exited the car without paying her any mind, Estrella called out, with her hands buried in

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pockets, “Still

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was dressed only in a pair of

swift stretch of his arm, he hooked her neck

into laughter, bumping against him playfully. “Not angry anymore?”

Jason simply accelerated his pace, dragging her back inside.

wearing a jacket, her legs were bare in those shorts. At the doorstep, he couldn’t very well strip off his own pants to warm her. And besides, he was

looked up at Jason, who still wore a stern expression, and she couldn’t

NO

in her summery

a teasing tone, exclaimed, “Caught red-handed by Mr. Jason there, and he ripped my

Marie was flabbergasted.

light smack on the back of the head and turned

laughed again, leaning towards Jason.

face away and headed

Estrella smiled and said reassuringly, “No worries. He

Estrella pranced after Jason, with her hands in her pockets. For some reason, his displeasure thrilled

still ignoring her, Estrella taunted, “Seems you really do despise me. I should’ve

thought, Jason spun around. His gaze landed on her intensely. Estrella, about to throw out another snide comment, was silenced by Jason’s sudden kiss – more of

and she wrapped her arms around his neck

something in Jason. Estrella suddenly

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You’re poking

uniform, and with a swift motion, he pushed her into the shower. His actions, slightly rough, betrayed a lingering irritation

the cold wall. Just as she was about

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