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.

whispered, “Back then, I didn’t want to rush into having kids, afraid it’d lead to divorce. Here we

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

had

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continuing his gentle massage.

way, your grandfather came

hands ceasing their

insisting it was pointless, yet Keith had still come. Jason’s good mood vanished

her eyes As he was about to make a call, visibly upset, Estrella stopped him, asking, “What are

Jason’s scowl softened, and he put his phone aside. Estrella gave him a disdainful glance and then

he wasn’t so quick to let go, his hands becoming bold

retreat, whispering in her ear, “After the Glimmering Lake case, how about you take Isaac to Sandalwood Oasis for a few days. I will let

“Keep dreaming.” She wasn’t going to fall for his seduction

“Don’t

casually brushed him off, “I never shortchange myself.

of it.”

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

reaction told 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 was consumed by guilt when he thought of

car first, and as Estrella followed, her legs nearly buckled. Thankfully, Jason

foot hard, “Just get Isaac out

Jason lifted Isaac from the car, Estrella reached out to take him, but

for a moment, considering how well he had

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