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?"

of vegetable soup, answering as if it were the simplest thing

she paused, realizing what she'd just admitted. Her eyes

gaze was unwavering. "When I asked you earlier, you wouldn't

even redder. "Stop

was still a little heavy. "It's hard to believe

with Connor and Yolanda looked like a coincidence, but it was just

me much, but I was actually happy to clear things up with Robin. Then, out of nowhere, you started

miserable too. I'd planned to fly

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 you shutting me out-I couldn't take

"Do you have any idea how happy I was when you came all

she'd once run off to chase after Robin. The moment he'd seen her at the restaurant, his heart had

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

“Fine, I'll let you be a little selfish this

leaving her. "Do you know why I love you

to a

another helping. “Eat. Weren't you saying you're tired? The

of contentment settling over her with him right there

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