Chapter 128

Estrella glanced at him, the discomfort of her monthly visitor painting her mood in shades of grey. “Aunt Flo’s in town, not exactly feeling chipper.”

Jason couldn’t help but chuckle. “Hang in there, and it’ll pass in a few days. I’ll make it up to you, with interest.”

His nonchalant demeanor hung in the air as Estrella simply watched him, words

unspoken. Their eyes locked for a moment before Estrella, half-squinting, probed, “Jason, is there something you’re keeping from me?”

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he stared at her for a long while before standing up to unfasten his tie and hang his jacket on the coat rack, asking, “What exactly are you referring to?”

Secrets and undisclosed truths were woven into the fabric of their relationship.

At his response, Estrella fell silent. What more could she pry from him if he’d already laid his cards on the table? It was better to dig up the dirt herself.

Jason turned to find Estrella turned away, silent. “Not hungry?” he asked.

With the back of her head to him, she replied, “No appetite.”

Truth be told, it was her spirits that were low. She thought she might’ve been pregnant, but a test dashed that hope, leaving her feeling as though she’d slept through the past days for naught.

Seeing her weighed down with thoughts, Jason didn’t tease her further. He changed clothes and retreated to the adjacent study.

bed, Estrella’s mood had not lifted. She was lukewarm in

reignited a spark within her. She even indulged him in

water to clean her up, but Estrella bolted upright. “I

before he could speak, Estrella cut him off. “Don’t even think about joining me. Don’t push your luck.” With that, she dashed

a box before stepping under

returned to bed, where Jason

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soon drifted to sleep in

took a brief leave to visit the hospital. The matter that kept her up

a client, she returned to the office. A colleague called out, “Ms. Estrella, there’s a client in the

check it out,” she replied, striding in her sleek gray

coffee, Estrella pushed the door open to find a familiar face

face the voice, finding it vaguely familiar yet

Estrella’s face, the girl clarified. “Estrella, I’m Zoey. We’ went to high

been years since we last met.” With a friendly chuckle, she came closer, extending a cup of coffee towards the young woman. Zoey had always been bookish, a bespectacled girl with unassuming single eyelids, leaving a fond impression on

Estrella, smiled, and explained, “I had LASIK eye surgery, hence the change

on a nearby couch, casually inquiring, “Are you here for legal

Estrella. “I have a ca that I want

flicked on her digital voice recorder and opened her

Nick two years ago. She’s a middle school English teacher and he’s a P.E. teacher at the

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