Estre turned to face Logan with a yful smirk. “Logan, if I took orders from his secretary, I’d be
stepping on toes on your behalf.”
Logan was utterly bbergasted.
Not far off, Jason cast a cool, indifferent nce in her direction. It was clear to him now. In public,
Estre could deny their connection more convincingly than he ever could.
“Logan, you’ve got quite the dream team building here. These young guns and roses, not only are they
sharp as tacks but also easy on the eyes.”
“Justice Guardians LLP snagging Mr. Jason’s legal affairs? You guys are soaring high.”
“Gentlemen, we at Justice Guardians LLP are all about serving you fine folks.”
Estre had been knocking cases out of the parktely, and just recently, Logan had passed Ryan’s
high-profile case her way.
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As the drinks circted and the crowd learned that Estre was Ryan’swyer, the
conversation grew even livelier.
“Ms. Estre, so young and stunning-you must still be on the market, right?” Estre’s youth and
beauty were the talk of the table, leading to the inevitable inquiry.
As the man’s words hung in the air, Jason gave her a sidelong nce, noticing how Estre hadn’t
really looked at him all evening, as if she truly didn’t know him.
Hearing the question, Estre shed a confident smile. “Keith, if you know any eligible bachelors, I
guess I’m still avable.”
Grayson, also present at the dinner, nearly choked on his drink at her response. Clearing his throat, he
nced over at Jason, whose expression visibly darkened.
Serene tensed up and then turned to Jason. Noticing his sour mood, Serenedled some soup into a
bowl for him. “Jason, you’ve had a bit to drink. Have some soup to settle your stomach.”
Keith, amused by Serene’s attentiveness, chimed in. “Mr. Jason’s secretary is quite the heart-warmer. I
was thinking, with Ms. Estre’s talent and looks, she’d make a striking match with Mr. Jason-seems
like that line might not be tied after all.”
As the middle-aged man finished speaking, Serene quickly looked up at Estre with an embarrassed
expression. Estre didn’t even nce their way, instead she told Keith with. augh, “Mr. Jason is a bit
out of my league.”
Jason’s expression darkened even further at her words. Estre had been delivering these subtle jabs
all evening.
Grayson found the situation amusing; it was clear that Jason had not managed to charm
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her the night before.
Sensing the tension, Logan tried to smooth things over. “Arden, Estre, Drew, let’s not forget Mr.
Jason is the bread and butter of Justice Guardians LLP. Let’s raise a toast to him.”
Estre seemed a tad cool towards Jason that night, and Logan noticed. Worrying she might offend
their VIP, Logan kept trying to make peace.
Logan’s words were thew, and since Jason was indeed their major client, Estre had no reason to
refuse the toast, joining Logan and others with her ss held high.
As the group approached, Estre stood unassumingly at the back, clearly uninterested in mingling
with Jason.
“Mr. Jason, we thank you for your trust in Justice Guardians LLP. We’ll do our utmost for Nelson
International,” Logan proimed, with a ss in hand.
Jason’s presence at the dinner was both a surprise and a delight to Logan, who had heard that Jason
rarely attended such gatherings. With his attendance, Grayson and other executives had followed,
making theworking event quite fruitful.
Estre was their lucky charm; ever since joining the firm, Justice Guardians LLP had been on a
winning streak.
At the table, Jason noticed Estregging behind the group and turned to Drew, “Drew, bring Ms.
Estre a chair.”
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Estre had said he was out of her league, so he decided to give her due honor and see how she
would respond.
When Jason instructed Drew to move a seat, the room fell silent, all eyes turning to Estre. Could it be
that Mr. Jason took the previousments to heart and also saw a perfect pairing with Ms. Estre?
“Right away, Sir,” Drew promptly got up to fetch the chair.
As Drew responded, Serene quickly stood up, offering her seat. “Estre, here, take my
spot.”
Estre, with a ss in hand, looked over at Jason, who quirked an eyebrow and smoothly pulled the
chair Serene had vacated a bit further back for her. “Ms. Estre, please, have a seat.”
Logan snapped back to reality and quickly nudged Estre, “Estre, you’re in charge of the legal
affairs for Nelson International. Have a good talk with Mr. Jason:”
The young man next to Estre promptly cleared the way for her. He had given Estre a ride home
last time, and he knew very well about her connection with Jason but since Estre never mentioned it,
he couldn’t say anything about this.
Jason’s grand gesture was met with Estre’s candid response as she pulled the chair back and sat
down gracefully. “Mr. Jason, since you’re being so gracious, I’ll dly ept.”
Following that, Logan and the others toasted with Jason, who graciously sipped his drink.
each time.
The dinner was more than halfway through, and Jason’s ss, which started the evening eighty
percent full, was still at the same level, each toast met with a token sip. Estre couldn’t help but
suspect that Jason hadn’t even taken a real sip of his drink, merely tapping the rim of his ss to his
lips as a token gesture.
It made sense, after all. Sharing a table with someone of Jason’s clout was akin to being graced by
royalty. A mere tasting of his drink was all you could expect from him; no one dared to challenge him to
anything more..
After Logan had made his round of toasts, he nced at Jason, whose arm was nonchntly resting
on the back of Estre’s chair, making polite conversation while his. gaze asionally lingered on her.
With a grin, Logan turned to Estre and said, “Estre, since you’re spearheading the legal affairs for
Nelson International, why don’t you take this splendid opportunity to share a drink with Mr. Jason?”
What was so splendid about today anyway? That was Estre’s internal retort, but with all. the higher-
ups present, she couldn’t very well embarrass her supervisor.
Rising with her ss in hand, Estre smiled and said, “Thank you, Mr. Jason, for the opportunity to
coborate. We at Justice Guardians LLP will certainly redouble our efforts to sessfully manage all
of Nelson International’s legal affairs.”
With that, she downed the contents of her ss. Jason also stood up, and seeing Estre empty her
ss, he remarked, “Ms. Estre shows such sincerity. It would be rude of me not to reciprocate.” And
with that, he drank down the remains of his bourbon, which had been nearly full just moments before.
The room fell silent, with Logan looking on in amazement. Estre clearly carried a lot of clout. Jason
hadn’t touched a drop all evening, yet with her, he’d polished off his entire ss. Logan felt a pang of
sympathy for Jason’s stomach just watching him.
Estre was truly a lucky charm for Justice Guardians LLP.
As the others regained their senses, they finally understood how Justice Guardians LLP had managed
to secure the legal work for Nelson International. Mr. Jason had clearly taken a shine to the firm’s
attorney. No wonder Future Vision hadn’t renewed their contract. It seemed they too needed to pay
closer attention to Justice Guardians LLP and cozy up to Ms. Estre a bit more.
Who knew? She might even be Jason’s wife in the future.
Serene watched the scene unfold, her brow furrowed with concern.
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worried sick over Jason, but this was a matter between Jason and Estre. If Jason was
happy to flirt with Estre, what could she say? Serene’s heart ached as she could only watch
helplessly.
Since Jason rarely showed such favor, Estre just looked at him in this way. As Estre kept her gaze
on him, her eyes brimming with an indescribable emotion, Jason, with a smile, asked her, “Ms. Estre,
are you worried?”