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Their eyes locked, and Estrella, groggy with sleep, stared at Jason for a long moment before closing her eyes again, convinced she was dreaming. But the pressure on her wrist felt too real, too heavy.

When she opened her eyes again and saw Jason still in front of her, Estrella’s displeasure showed. With a frown, she said, “Jason, for crying out loud, I’m sick here. Have you no shame?”

At Estrella’s words, Jason was also

unwell?”

displeased. “Oh, you think you’re the only one who’s

Estrella struggled to free her wrists and commanded, “Get your hands off me.”

Jason did not remove his hands but instead looked into her eyes and asked, “Estrella,

I I

what if I told you I like you, and I don’t want a divorce? Can we start over?”

Bryce’s attentiveness to Estrella earlier that evening had sent Jason into a tizzy. Whether it was Korey or Bryce, he was actually quite bothered by them. Estrella was his, and his alone.

That’s how people can be sometimes they just can’t stand the thought of someone else coveting what’s theirs.

After staring unblinkingly at Jason for a long spell and seeing that he hadn’t disappeared, Estrella felt a headache coming on and turned her head away. Jason’s sudden seriousness was more than she could bear. She must be hallucinating from the fever to be witnessing this scene.

When Jason saw Estrella turn away, he gently took her chin to direct her gaze

him. “Estrella.”

back to

Still, Estrella refused to open her eyes to look at Jason. In the dead of night, he was up not sleeping but acting crazy with her. It was just because he saw her getting cozy with Bryce lately, and she had a video chat during the day that made him jealous.

Him saying he liked her didn’t mean squat unless he could do something wild like break a boulder on his chest or swallow a sword and come out unscathed – only then might she

believe him.

“Estrella.”

After calling her name again and seeing that Estrella kept pretending to be asleep, Jason leaned in to kiss her. Estrella, in turn, quickly twisted her neck to avoid him.

The next second, there was a crack in her neck, and Estrella’s eyes

stop? Damn it, my neck!” She took a deep breath from

pain.

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make a fuss in the

gently prodded her neck. “Can you move

it hurts!” Estrella cried out, and Jason quickly withdrew his

“Both,” Estrella whimpered.

reached for the phone again.

him once more. “I’ll feel

shake the feeling that she was just trying

locking eyes for a moment, Estrella realized Jason had seen through her, so she nonchalantly

and began to massage

be gentle.”

taking revenge

“It hurts.”

“Estrella, if you keep yelling, I’m going to get

from the covers and she kicked

the tension between them wasn’t as stiff as during their previous encounters. Estrella didn’t bring up divorce, either. She had promised not to

the back of her neck, he asked, “Who

on the bed, Estrella teased, “My man.”

tightened, eliciting another cry

what I said

on your chest,

Estrella cried out again, “Go back to your own damn

couldn’t recall when she had fallen

had already

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work call by the window.

his shots

voice suddenly sounded very close. Estrella removed her arm to see that he had approached.

saw you sleeping deeply and didn’t wake you. Breakfast is on the

my

her repeatedly to stay home. with Isaac and not come to the hospital.

distinguished between the two, Jason

out of

up, Jason pinched the back of her neck. “Does it still hurt?”

fine now,” Estrella replied.

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