If she didn’t try her best to please him, he would use her of being sarcastic. When she shamelessly
flirted with him, he would call her brazen and disgraceful.
In the end, he simply couldn’t stand her. No matter what she did, it was wrong in his so she decided to
stay silent. She would agree to whatever he imed.
eyes,
Estre’s deration only made Jason feel more uneasy. He would have rather had a heated argument
with her than this stifling silence..
Looking at Estre, he said, “Estre, why don’t I believe you when you say Korey has no ulterior
motives?”
Estre couldn’t help butugh. The guy hadn’t been back in two years. With her arms crossed over
her chest, Estre gave Jason a yful look and teased, “Jason, shouldn’t I be asking you the same
question? With your resources, couldn’t you find Serene a job anywhere? Why on earth did you have to
ce her in the secretarial office at Nelson International? You assume everyone is up to the same
tricks as you?”
Jason was speechless. His gaze softened slightly as he asked, “You’re still bothered by her?”
Estre chuckled, “Who am I to take offense? Id consider myself lucky if you stopped giving me grief.”
Estre never argued with him about external matters. Her policy was to focus on the major issues and
let the minor ones slide. As long as Jason was willing to have children with her, that was enough for
her. But now, she wasn’t in the mood to have children, which made Jason somewhat redundant.
Ignoring Estre’s indifference, Jason coldly stated, “Estre, you truly don’t deserve the title of Mrs.
Nelson.”
ying along, Estre feigned a sigh, “Two years of marriage and not a baby to show for it, I really
don’t deserve it, do I?”
Jason’s expression darkened. He felt like she was insinuating something. Abruptly getting out of bed,
he tightened the sash of his robe and retorted, “I’m not going to waste time arguing with you.” After
saying that, he stormed out of the room.
Estre nced towards the door, with a sarcastic smile on her lips, and then pulled out a chair at the
desk and sat down to work.
Shortly after, her phone on the table rang. It was a call from Kristin. Estre answered the call.
“Estre, are you home yet? Jason should be there, right?” Kristin’s voice came through quickly from
the other end.
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“He just left.”
Upon hearing that Jason was out again, Kristin’s voice rose, “Why’s he gone out again? Wasn’t he
staying at home these past few days?”
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Before Estre could respond, Kristin continued with earnest concern, “Estre, this can’t go on
between you and Jason. If it keeps up, I’m afraid your marriage won’tst. You need to prioritize having
a child. A man’s heart will only settle once he has a child. And Estre…”
Realizing what she was about to say might hurt Estre, Kristin swallowed the words about the fortune-
teller’s predictions.
But she thought to herself that, all the fortune-tellers had said Estre could only have children with
Jason. Why wasn’t Estre taking it seriously? If it had been Kristin, she’d have been obsessed with it
day and night, not going off to work.
Estre, tapping away at her keyboard, reassured her mother, “I know. I’m taking it to heart.”
The thought of spending a lifetime with Jason was more than she dared to hope for. Having a child
already seemed like reaching for the stars.
Kristin spoke up, “Then I’ll give Jason a call and have a word with him.”
After hanging up with Estre, Kristin dialed Jason. The call connected, and she immediatelyid into
him, “Jason, did you leave again? Estrees home and you’re out. What are you trying to do? Do
you even want this marriage? I’ll tell you now. There won’t be another daughter-inw for me besides
Estre. So reign in your wandering eye, If you dare even think about divorcing Estre, you’ll see what
your father does to you. You won’t get a dime.”
After listening to Kristin’s tirade, Jason rubbed the bridge of his nose and replied, “I haven’t left. I’m at
home.”
Surprised, Kristin paused before urging, “If you’re home, then go and make it up to Estre. There’s no
shame in a man sweet-talking his wife. And remember, the holiday is over. The year is almost up. I
can’t count on you for a grandchild this year, but at least get Estre pregnant before the New Year.
Otherwise, the gossip will be unbearable.”
Even if others didn’t talk, she herself was starting to wonder. It had been over two years. Why wasn’t
Estre pregnant? The check-ups showed she was healthy. Could it be that her son was the issue?
Jason remained silent as Kristin pressed on, “Jason, are you listening to me? Now go andfort
Estre. Couples fight, but the bed is where…”
Before she could finish, Jason abruptly hung up. Kristin could talk till dawn and still have more to say.
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Jason carelessly tossed his phone onto the nightstand and nced at the door, thinking of Estre’s
cool demeanor earlier. He flopped back onto the bed, toozy to get up.
He had already made the effort to visit the Dorvold family the past few days; he wasn’t about to keep
humbling himself before her.
In the room, Estre, with ck framed sses perched on her nose, was deeply engrossed in a case
file,pletely oblivious to Jason. Thoughts of children had slipped her mind.
The following morning, as Estre was getting ready to head to thew firm, she opened her bedroom
door to find Jason emerging from the opposite room in his pajamas.
Estre, surprised, remarked, “You didn’t go out? Then I wronged youst night when I talked to your
mom.”
True to form, Estre was straightforward. Jason gave her a disdainful look. Then, taking the
opportunity while she was speaking to him, Jason inquired, “Why are you up and about so early when
everyone else is resting?”
Estre replied with a smile, “Some people are lucky, but I have no such fortune. No one’s looking after
me, so I have to go earn a living!”
Jason’s expression darkened; he felt slighted again.
However, when he thought about it, he found it was true. In the two years they’d been married, he
hadn’t given Estre any money or gifts.
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Jason was left speechless by Estre’s blunt remark. She sauntered over to him and
to Well why don’t w straightened out his pajama top. “Feeling guilty after my little dig, huh? Well, why
just have a baby? I don’t need your money. You just enjoy the ride.”
Jason’s face darkened instantly. He reached out to pinch her cheek. “Estre, if you were a guy, no
woman would be safe from your mischief.”
Though he teased her with his words, Jason actually sighed in relief internally. That shameless Estre
had finallye back, so it seemed they were moving past the whole. festival fiasco.
After their recent spat, Estre had been all talk and no action, not constantly throwing herself at Jason
like before, leaving him feeling a bit discontent. He felt something was missing. As a result, he grew
even colder towards her.
In the dead of night, Estre was fast asleep when she was suddenly awoken by amotion
downstairs. Wrapping herself in a thin nket, she opened her bedroom door only to find Jason, dead
drunk, being carried home by Thomas..
Estre’s brows furrowed. “Thomas, what’s going on?”
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“E, thank goodness you’re here. Give me a hand, will you? I can hardly hold Jason up anymore.” He
continued, “We all got together tonight, and Jason drank too much with the boss.”
Estre descended the stairs. “He’s not one to be reckless with himself. Did something happen?”
Ever since they were married, she hadn’t seen Jason behave like this. Even at Korey’s wee party,
he had grabbed a drink but never ended up like this.
Seeing Estre’s concern, Thomas leaned in and whispered a few words into her ear.
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