Chapter 184

Estrella didn’t know what Jason was up to yesterday, but Bryce knew all too well. Jason was at the hospital accompanying Holly.

Jason’s own wife had taken a nasty fall and ended up in the hospital, and he was impossible to reach by phone.

Lying in the hospital bed, Estrella saw Bryce’s complexion sour as he smashed his cellphone to bits. She tried to console him, “Let it go, having you and Jesse by my side is all I need.”

Bryce shoved his hands into his pockets and plopped down onto the chair beside the bed with a stony face.

Catching Bryce’s mood, Estrella chuckled, “Just yesterday, you were telling me to keep my cool, saying men are the least of our worries. So, why are you the one losing your temper now?”

Her face was still pale, and her voice lacked its usual strength. That tumble she took really did a number on her.

Bryce remained silent. Estrella grabbed a pillow and playfully tossed it at him. “What, you think just because I’m laid up today I can’t handle you? You’re gonna ignore me now?”

Bryce moved closer, shimmying onto the edge of the bed. “I brought myself over so you could hit me.”

Estrella smiled. “It’s nothing serious.” She paused, then added, “It’s actually better he didn’t

know?” show up. Gives me more reason to convince myself, you

Bryce ruffled her hair with a bit more force than necessary. “Damn, not worth it.”

Estrella lightly said. “So why are you still mad?

Bryce pinched her cheek affectionately. “Once you’re back on your feet, I’ll set you up a decent guy, make Jason, that son of a gun, green with envy.”

“Deal,” Estrella agreed.

with

the yard yesterday to no avail, her heart colder than the snow outside. But maybe it was for the best. Now she could let go completely, without a single shred

about this, okay? I’ll probably be discharged

if he still won’t

agreement

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her response, Bryce

of some paperwork and make payments, Estrella picked up the new phone Jesse had given her that morning. It was

a sardonic laugh. Her mood remained

didn’t handle it well from the beginning, and you stood

Marie continued, “Mr. Jason, if you keep this up, you just might lose Ms. Estrella for good.”

and powering it on, he saw that Estrella

about to try again, Drew called to inform him that the executives had arrived at the office. Jason decided to deal with work first. He’d sort things out with Estrella

Jason was swamped with work. He even accepted Holly’s invitation to visit her new library, where he sipped on a

long periods without contact. Early i their marriage, they once went three months without a single message between

evening, after a business engagement with Grayson, the topic of his relationship wi Estrella came up. Jason realized it had been

full week with no contact, and she hadn’t come looking

in a nearby trash can, Jason simply said, “Same

than later. If you can’t let go of Holly, then let Estrella

relationship with Holly wasn’t what people thought, and he had no intention of

at Grayson for a moment, Jason announced he was heading

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