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.

shoulder, whispered, “Back then, I didn’t want to rush into having kids, afraid it’d lead

would get divorced three years after her return. When Jason mentioned the past, Estrella said without opening her eyes, “Once the Glimmering Lake case wraps up, make an appointment with the

been so focused on Glimmering Lake recently that the fire incident had been put on hold,

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continuing his gentle

“By the way, your grandfather came to see me today.”

darkened, his hands ceasing their movement. Then he reached

that day, he had told Keith to stay away from Estrella, insisting it was pointless, yet Keith had

Estrella stopped him, asking, “What are you doing?”

scowl softened, and he put his phone aside. Estrella

once more. This time, he wasn’t so quick to let go, his hands becoming bold

pushed him away did he chuckle and retreat, whispering in her ear, “After the Glimmering Lake case, how about you take Isaac to Sandalwood Oasis for a few

She wasn’t going to fall

Estrella didn’t agree, Jason teased, “Don’t you

brushed him off, “I never shortchange myself. When I

of it.”

Estrella’s response, he perked up, pinching her chin, “You’re something else, always

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 was consumed by guilt

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

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

to take him, but Jason said, “Let

moment, considering how well he

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