At the desk, Jason tossed the medicine Marie had given him onto the surface. “What’s
this?”
Estre nced at the pills Jason had flung carelessly on the table. “You don’t know? Well, if you’re
clueless, I’m not exactly Sherlock Holmes here.” She had no time for beating around the bush. Straight
talk was her game.
Estre yed dumb, but Jason just chuckled dryly. He didn’t snap at her. Instead, he
you this calmly met her eyes and asked, “Did you chuck the breakfast I bought for morning too?”
Estre looked up, realizing he had seen her throw it away.
Jason didn’t mince words, and neither did Estre. She exhaled softly, walked over to the dresser, and
started putting her hair up with a hairpin. “Jason, I’ve been doing just fine all these years without yours
bouts of concern, and I sure don’t need your fleeting
kindness.”
If he had wanted to make things right, he should’ve done it long ago. Besides, he was still entangled
with his past feelings and Serene, answering her calls and running to her side whenever she beckoned.
Estre had told him once. As long as she bore his child, he could y his games, and she wouldn’t
care. But he couldn’t even grant her that simple wish, iming she didn’t deserve
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Now, she was done ying.
Feelings change with the tide. She was no longer the Estre from two years ago, nor the one who
once had feelings for him.
Life was long and unpredictable.
Estre’s sudden seriousness caught Jason off guard. His hands pocketed in his jeans, he watched her
for a long while before finally saying, “About the misunderstanding on myst business trip, I was
wrong to doubt you.”
Estre gave a wry smile. “Don’t bother exining. It’s too early to make conclusions. Who knows?
Maybe Korey and I might just hit it off someday.”
At dinner that day, she had tried to keep a peaceful facade so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but
Jason had to go and show his disdain for her, making it all too clear. If that was the case, exnations
would be pointless.
Estre thought Jason could show his indifference to her in front of anyone, just not in front of Korey.
After all, they werepetitors.
Jason’s voice was cold. “Estre, would it kill you to speak to me without sarcasm?”
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Estre smirked. “Mr. Jason, what would you like to hear? I can tailor my words to your liking.”
Their conversation was going nowhere. If they continued, Jason knew he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he
grabbed his coat, and stormed out, mming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his concern, he
certainly didn’t need to waste his energy on her.
The bedroom door closed with a thud. Estre nced over, noting that Jason had left, not even three
days into his visit.
For the next couple of days, Jason didn’t return, living it up with Thomas and the group, trending online
more than a few times..
One morning, as Drew picked up Jason for a meeting at the government office, he casually a
asked, “Sir, the Golden Gaze diamond has arrived. When will you be giving it to Ms. Estre?”
Jason’s expression darkened. “Who said it was for her?”
Drew remained silent. If not for Ms. Estre, then who? Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades,
there wasn’t anyone serious in the picture.
Drew had plenty of thoughts but dared not voice a single one.
On Friday afternoon, when Estre and her colleagues arrived at the resort, they bumped into Jason in
the lobby, apanied by Drew and Serene.
Serene was dressed in a white dress with a light grey coat, sporting a pink diamond ne that
added a touch of elegance to her usual look.
“Mr. Jason, what a coincidence to see you here,” Logan greeted him as he approached.
Estre followed with her two colleagues but didn’t initiate a greeting, instead standing idly by.
“Estre,” Serene greeted her with a smile upon seeing her.
Estre hummed in acknowledgment. Her gaze brieflynded on Serene’s ne. It was Golden
Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year, priced at 48 million dors. Bryce had mentioned buying it for her,
but it never materialized.
Such an expensive piece was beyond Serene’s means. To put it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t
even fetch 8 million, so there was no way she could afford such a ne.
With that thought, Estre’s gaze shifted to Jason. How ironic. She’d always teased him for being tight-
fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. ording to Thomas and the others, Jason was no
miser, except when it came to Estre.
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Noticing Estre’s nce at her ne, Serene touched her neck self-consciously. Her confidence
was waning.
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morepany executives arrived and the director Logan chatted with them. Estre found a ce to
rest on her own.
Jason hadn’t greeted her, and she hadn’t greeted him. With her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t
reveal her true rtionship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping two cups of
coffee, Estre stood up to visit the restroom.
Exiting the restroom, she ran into Serene. They faced each other, and Serene greeted her with a grin.
“Estre.” Each encounter with Estre left Serene beaming, as if they were old friends.
“Hmm,” Estre responded coolly.
Noticing Estre’s reaction, Serene touched her ne again. “Estre, are you upset?”
Estre was speechless. Wasn’t this how it always was? Serene wasn’t her client or her benefactor.
Why should she be overly cheerful?
Estre wiped her hands with a tissue paper as Serene nervously exined, “Estre, Jason did give
me this ne. He just felt sorry for me because of all the troubles at hometely…”
When Serene spoke of herself, her voice faltered, but then she pressed on, “Estre, please don’t get
me wrong. Jason and I are just friends, like you and Bryce are. I hope you won’t freeze me out, okay?”
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Estre couldn’t help but chuckle. She hadn’t caused any drama; where was all thising from?
Tossing a used tissue paper into the trash, Estre lifted her gaze. “Freeze you out? You’d have to be
worth my while first.”
One thing Estre had to admit was that Serene had a patience and poise that most. women couldn’t
touch. If Pa had even a tenth of herposure, she might have already charmed her way into
Jason’s heart.
“Estre,” Serene continued, “I know I’m not in a position to say all this, but I just want your to
understand me. I’m not after Jason; I just want us to be friends. I don’t want to be enemies with you.”
Estre looked at her amusedly. “Oh, is this the kind of twisted logic used by Hunter’s mistress Ruby?
I’m not here to break up your home. I just want to be part of it.”
When Ruby had dropped that line, Estre had been stunned, and so had everyone else around them.
Serene’s face flushed. “Estre, that’s not what I mean.”
With her hands in the pockets of her dress, Estre smiled breezily. “It’s fine. Whatever you mean, it’s
none of my business. No need to exin.”
Temptations were everywhere, but whether or not a man strayed from his family was his choice alone.
Therefore, Estre didn’t engage in catfights. She dealt directly with the man. Bickering with women
was just too time-consuming and exhausting. There were simply too many of them.
However, if anyone dared to get too close, they’d find themselves in a world of hurt.
Estre started to walk away when Serene turned and reached out to her. “Estre, please, that’s not
what I meant, really.”
Estre looked at her with disdain, shrugging off her hand. “What are you trying to do, grabbing at me
like this?”
Serene stumbled and fell backward, crashing to the ground.
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Just as she hit the floor, Jason and Drew arrived on the the tail end of the debacle. From their vantage
point, it seemed as if Estre had pushed Serene down.
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