Chapter 263

Jason’s warm hand snaked in, causing a tingle to dance across Estrella’s scalp.

As she reached out to push him away, Jason caught her wrist, leaned in close, and planted a kiss on her lips.

Isaac was strapped into the booster seat beside them, and there Estrella was, sandwiched between the two, the atmosphere charged with an ambiguous blend of warmth and intimacy.

After a fervent kiss, Estrella’s blouse had come undone, revealing her shoulders.

Watching Jason unabashedly take his liberties, Estrella, with an icy reminder, said, “Jason, if you wake my son, all your recent efforts will have been for nothing.”

Jason’s hand, which had been roaming her waist, paused. He recalled the time he had stolen a kiss from Estrella, the fierce battle Isaac put up, and how the little guy still hadn’t called him ‘Dad’.

Their eyes met, and upon seeing Jason withdraw his hand, Estrella couldn’t resist goading him, “Don’t be scared. Keep going”

At Estrella’s sarcastic remark, Jason, unhurried, straightened her clothes, “Just looking out for you, to satisfy your needs.”

Estrella snorted.

Once Estrella was decent again, Jason pulled her into his embrace. He kissed her forehead and said, “I’ve been living quite a full life lately. Mom and Grandpa, they all adoré

Isaac.”

Estrella softly closed her eyes to rest. She had been running herself ragged between the police station, the courthouse, and Glimmering Lake, slimming down considerably. With her eyes closed and nestled in Jason’s arms, he felt a surge of contentment and began to gently knead her hand, helping her unwind.

want to rush into having kids, afraid it’d lead

When Jason mentioned the past, Estrella said without opening her eyes, “Once the Glimmering Lake case wraps up, make an appointment with

incident had been put on hold, and she hadn’t

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murmured, continuing his

the way, your grandfather came to see me

seeking her out, Jason’s expression darkened, his hands ceasing their movement. Then he reached for his phone in his pocket.

insisting it

her eyes As he was about to make a call, visibly upset, Estrella stopped him, asking, “What are you doing?” and added, “Keith came to plead on your behalf, asking

aside. Estrella gave him a disdainful

Jason captured her lips once more. This time, he wasn’t so quick to let

the Glimmering Lake case, how about you take Isaac to Sandalwood Oasis for a few days.

She wasn’t going to fall for his

teased, “Don’t you want it, even

him off, “I never shortchange myself. When I want it, I take

of it.”

nearly choked, his mood shifting again. But recalling Estrella’s response, he perked up, pinching her chin, “You’re

Jason that she hadn’t slept with anyone in a very long time. And during those years apart, he had seldom thought of such matters. Mostly, he

car first, and as Estrella followed, her legs nearly buckled. Thankfully, Jason was there to steady her, teasing, “Can’t even stand

smugness, Estrella stomped on his foot hard, “Just get Isaac out of the

Isaac from the car, Estrella reached out to

considering how well he had taken care

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