Chapter 2510

Jason set down his knife and fork, a crease forming between his brows as he pulled out his phone to scroll through the latest news from home.

The old photos were gone, but Grace and Connor's public apologies were still pinned at the top of the page. The deeper he read, the tighter his brow furrowed. From the wording alone, it was clear just how much Sophia had been hurt by what they'd done.

He looked up. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Sophia didn't seem bothered at all. She took a big bite of her cheese-laden pizza. “It got sorted out pretty quickly. Estelle helped me."

Jason noticed the comments mentioning the Capital University forum. He tapped open the site and scanned through the threads.

Diana's original post had been deleted, but Robin's clarification was still up, and the replies underneath painted a picture of what had happened.

His eyes turned frosty. "Where's Diana now?"

"She's been arrested," Sophia replied, her tone almost gleeful. "Estelle said she'll be locked up for a few years at least-no way she's getting out soon! I mean, it's bad enough she slandered me, but when she went after you? Honestly, I wanted to storm down to the station and kick her myself."

Jason's mood had been sour, but at Sophia's words, a tenderness flickered in his eyes. “Am I really that important to you?"

answering as if it were

finished speaking before she paused, realizing what she'd just admitted. Her eyes darted away as

I asked you earlier, you wouldn't

flushed even redder. "Stop changing the

chuckled softly, but his voice was still a little heavy. "It's hard to believe so much happened while

really not a big deal,” Sophia said with her usual optimism. “What happened with Connor and Yolanda looked like a coincidence, but it

of this bothered me much, but I

miserable too. I'd planned to fly back tomorrow and talk things through, but I never imagined you'd come all the way

eyes grew misty. "I just couldn't wait any longer. I thought, even if you were mad at me, at least you'd say something. But

softened. "Do you have any idea how happy I was when

for the ache he'd felt when she'd once run off to chase after Robin. The

contract negotiations he'd spent days preparing for; all he'd wanted was to cross the room and

a little huff. “Fine, I'll let you be

"Do you

dropped to a whisper.

“Eat. Weren't you saying you're tired?

sense of contentment settling over her with him

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