Chapter 266

At the law firm, Estrella had just wrapped up the Glimmering Lake case and was clocking out when she saw Jason had already arrived outside. She reached for the rear car door, but it wouldn’t budge. When she tried the passenger door, she finally got it open.

Jason said, “I just picked up Isaac. Mom said he’s not coming with us tonight, so hop in

the front.”

Every time Estrella rode with Isaac, she would sit in the back to keep Isaac company.

Estrella got into the car. As he reached over to help her with the seatbelt, Jason leaned in and planted a kiss on her lips.

Estrella noticed he had a bit of a kissing addiction these days. Instead of pushing him away, she waited until he was lost in the moment and bit him hard before shoving him back.

Jason clutched his mouth and inhaled sharply, “You little heartbreaker, not a bit of mercy in you.” He licked his lip and removed his hand, revealing fresh blood trickling from the bite.

Estrella laughed at the sight, “Wow! I actually drew blood.”

Starting the car, Jason said, “You’re responsible for this.”

Estrella replied nonchalantly, “What are you going to do, bite me back?”

Jason said firmly, “Stay with me tonight at Sandalwood Oasis.” As he spoke, he took her! hand.

Estrella chuckled, “In your dreams.”

Her phone rang just as she finished speaking. It was a call from a villager at Glimmerin Lake, inviting her over for dinner.

Estrella agreed and said she would go there tomorrow anyway. So, they scheduled it for

tomorrow.

swollen from the bite, and the scar on his face, a remnant from the time he saved

tried to pull her hand free, but he wouldn’t let go, so she stopped struggling

pulled her into his arms. Estrella sighed. His clinginess had returned, and he was

held for a bit, Estrella

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she finished speaking, Jason held her even tighter and confessed, “As long as you don’t remarry me,

turns’?” In those days, she spent every night

“If you’re scared now, how

words back at him, and Jason quickly

wrong.”

incident seven years ago was brought to light, Jason had become extremely

Estrella allowed him to hold her briefly, then said, “Quit it, Thomas and the others have

her attire, Jason took Estrella’s hand with an air of invincibility, as if the man who had been so needy

them as if they never divorced. After all,

she saw Grayson approach to say hello,

girl Grayson’s mother brought from their hometown years ago. The girl’s parents had met with misfortune, and with no one to

had been over a decade since the girl, just six at the time, came to the Ledford famil She’d be around eighteen

when Estrella and the others were still in school, she was just a kid, younger than

and said, “She caught a cold right after the winter

long time. Grayson favored Estrella, so even if Holly

after-dinner activities. Jason wasn’t usually one for a big fuss, but he stayed by Estrella’s

was attentive during the meal, leaving no chance

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