Chapter 194

Immediately, she approached and steadied his arm.

Jason instinctively pulled his arm away and looked over at Drew, who immediately shot him an innocent look, signaling that he hadn’t been the one to tell Holly. Drew was clueless as to why Holly was even there.

Seeing their exchange, Holly chuckled, “Don’t be mad at Drew. It wasn’t him who told me. A friend mentioned seeing you around, so I decided to come over.” She then offered, “Let me drive you home.” Without waiting for a response, Holly helped Jason into the car.

The vehicle started up, and Holly, gripping the steering wheel, turned to Jason and asked softly, “Feeling down?”

Over the past few years, Nelson International had been thriving, and Jason had earned the title of Outstanding Young Professional several times. Everyone was aware of his capabilities; he shouldn’t be in this state.

At Holly’s question, Jason glanced at her and said flatly, “Estrella’s back.”

Hearing this, Holly’s grip on the wheel faltered for a moment. That explained it. She had come to pick him up, and he had agreed without hesitation, all because he wanted to tell

her Estrella was back.

After a moment of reflection, Holly smiled and said, “Estrella’s back, huh? Then why aren’t you happy?”

Jason remained silent. He had been happy at first, but Estrella’s behavior earlier had dashed any joy he might have felt.

The rest of the drive passed in silence. Holly dropped Jason off at Sandalwood Oasis without another word exchanged. He didn’t speak again until he was safely inside his home. Watching Jason disappear into the house, Holly suddenly felt a sense of loss, as if the little that she had managed to hold on to was no longer hers.

In the past, Jason rarely came home, but since Estrella left, he had started to return every night.

turned on. With a resigned smile, she finally started up her car and drove away. After years of recuperation, Holly’s health had improved significantly. She

a long

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worked at late into

of the second drawer. He dusted it off,

flood of memories. It wasn’t until Marie knocked

Ms. Estrella. Why don’t you go see her? Spouses shouldn’t stay mad at each other. You and Ms. Estrella

return. He simply declined the

the company with a hangover. Soon after, Drew knocked and entered Jason’s office, though he looked uneasy. Seeing Drew’s pale face, Jason said

Estrella has filed for

reporting, Jason angrily threw the papers across the room. Estrella was indeed in a hurry. She had failed yesterday, and now she had gone

for divorce.

Both of these figures were intimidating, and neither was easy to deal with. Swallowing

snapped, “What to do? Tell the court to leave her petition

he could delay the process, Estrella’s ruthless petition weighed heavily on Jason’s mind. After 26 years of knowing each

resented Estrella’s lack of consideration, he never considered the times she

please him, and how

Jason, he felt that Estrella would have her own way of handling

temples, his frustration evident. His gaze shifted from the door to the summons on his desk.

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In any case, she was never

staring at the summons for a while, Jason tore it up and threw it in the trash. He hadn’t divorced her three years ago, and he wasn’t about to now.

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