Chapter 28


    Estelle thought that he must have done it on purpose, trying to make her regret and feel disappointed,


    just as a way to teach and punish her.


    But thinking about it, she was the one who had made mistakes, and it was already nice of Jonathan not


    to fire her and not even to contemte the idea of firing her.


    Jonathan watched as the girl’s expression slowly changed from frustration to calm, and even a hint of


    happiness. He couldn’t help but smirk again, starting the car, “Shall I take you back to school?”


    Estelle’s mood was back to normal, “Sure.”


    Half an hourter, a Bentley stopped at the entrance of the University of J City. Estelle prepared to get


    out of the car and chuckled, “Thank you, Mr. Lamont.”


    “No need to thank me!” the man said indifferently, “I should thank you for only pretending to be my wife


    rather than my mother!”


    Estelleughed awkwardly, “You’re wee too!”


    It wasn’t that she didn’t want to, but Henson didn’t agree.


    Seeing her flushed cheeks, the man didn’t tease her any further, “Be careful when opening the door.”


    “Yes, you drive safely too.”


    As Estelle got out of the car and headed straight for the school gate, Jonathan watched her slender


    figure. He didn’t leave until she had entered the school.


    On that night, Henson approached her to y a game, subtly trying to find out what his uncle said to


    Estelle after he left, and whether he had vented his anger on her.


    Estelle didn’t say anything, seeming to swallow all the grievances alone and bear everything by herself.


    As expected, Henson became restless and not only gave her lots of equipment but also protected her


    all night, taking a lot of damage himself.


    At half past nine, Estelle told Henson to go to bed. Unusually, Henson didn’t refuse and went to sleep


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    right after getting off the game.


    Later, Estelle received a call from her father Bet saying that there was a big party at the family’s old


    house this weekend. Her grandparents wanted everyone to attend.


    “What’s the asion?” Estelle asked.


    Bet exined, “Your cousin Sabina is returning from abroad after graduating and getting dual


    master’s degrees. The party is both a wee party for your cousin and a celebration for her joining


    the Lamont Group as the president’s secretary.”


    Estelle’s eyebrows twitched – president’s secretary? Her cousin was going to be Jonathan’s personal


    secretary? “I have ns this weekend, so I won’t attend. Please apologize to my grandparents for me,”


    Estelle said.


    She had grown up away from home, and although she was now a part of the Macin family, she


    wasn’t close to her older rtives. She had attended family reunions before, but she never seemed to


    fit in.


    Especially during such reunions, it was better if she didn’t go.


    Bet tried to persuade her, “It’s a rare opportunity. Your cousin is very outstanding, you could learn a


    lot from her.”


    “Dad, I really have ns.” Estelle’s tone was mild, but her attitude was firm.


    *Alright then Bet could only chuckle, “You’ll have other chances to meet in the future”


    After hanging up the phone, Estelle yed the game for a while longer. Suddenly, a ck eagle


    emblem appeared on her phone, slowly changing from ck to transparent.


    Estelle exited the game, got up, and left her bedroom.


    Mr. Wagner was walking Max on thewn in the yard, while Wilma was preparing breakfast ingredients


    for tomorrow in the kitchen. The whole vi was as peaceful as usual.


    Estelle went to the study room next door, ced her fingerprint on the scanner, and entered.


    Inside the study room, there were no desks or bookshelves; instead, there was only aputer ced


    in the center, with two ck and white disy screens on the opposite wall.