Chapter 199

“Estrella.” Thomas strutted over, arching his brows smugly as he said, “Estrella, I told you Jason was in the hospital, didn’t I? I wasn’t fibbing.”

Before Estrella could even get a word in, Thomas was already chuckling. “You’re here to see Jason, aren’t you? Well, I won’t intrude on you lovebirds. I’m heading back.”

With that, he shoved his hands in his pockets and continued on his way. As he passed by Estrella, he gave her a sly eyebrow raise, as if to say, I knew you couldn’t stay away from my pal Jason; I knew you’d come to see him.

Estrella, hands plunged into her jacket pockets, didn’t miss a beat and landed a swift kick on his leg.

“Estrella, no need to play shy,” teased Thomas. Then, whistling a tune, he strolled off.

Just then, Jason quietly approached Estrella. Noticing the pallor of her face and that she wasn’t dressed for going out, he asked, “Are you sick too?”

With her hands still in her pockets, Estrella murmured a soft “Yeah.” After a yawn, she added, “I’m heading back to my room.”

Jason, he reached out and caught her arm. Estrella came to a halt, turning to look at him.

free, Estrella tucked her hands back into her pockets. “It’s nothing serious. The hospital’s got doctors

mention of Bryce, Jason’s expression visibly darkened. He used to be indifferent when Bryce hung around Estrella, but lately, Bryce had all but sworn off girls, sticking only with Estrella and Jesse, and that irked Jason.

brow. “Jason, I’ve got a headache. Whatever it is, can

wasn’t about splitting

from view without a backward glance. Jason lingered in the hallway for a moment before

under the weather. However, fatigue soon overcame her, and she couldn’t keep her eyes open. She tucked away her paperwork and lay down on the bed, oblivious to Jason watching her from just

the hospital settled into

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felt dry and hot, and her neck and shoulders ached fiercely. Grabbing the thermometer by her bed, she measured her temperature: it

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