Landon didn’t respond to Estre’s skepticism. Instead he simply stated, “Estre, if you really don’t


    want to stay with Jason, I won’t force you. But joining the Nelson family wasn’t for nothing. We won’t let


    you walk away empty-handed.”


    “If you and Jason divorce, you’ll get half of the Nelson family’s fortune and shares in Nelson


    International.”


    Estre dismissed the offer with a wave of her hand. “That’s not necessary.”


    Half of the Nelson fortune was at stake. Would Jason even consider letting her go then? Forget it. She


    would rather forgo that little advantage than stay tied to a marriage she wanted out of.


    The “little advantage” Estre was dismissing was worth at least several billion, if not upwards of ten


    billion. Any other girl would probably faint at the thought.


    Landon was firm. “It’s what you deserve.”


    Estre replied, “If you can convince Jason, I have no problem with it.” If Landon insisted on giving her


    the money, she might as well ept it.


    Landon suggested, “Estre, you’re nning to head back, right? I’ll have you driven home.”


    “I drove here myself. It’ll be easier for me to drive back.”


    Estre wished to return on her own, and Landon didn’t press further.


    When Estre got out of the car and the driver got in, Landon gazed at Estre with a touch of


    mncholy for a while before instructing the driver to start the car and leave


    Watching Landon drive away, Estre’s doubts only grew. Landon hadn’t just avoided answering her


    probing; he was even ready to give her half of the Nelson estate. No mat how generous he was, that


    was half of what the Nelsons had built over generations.


    Even though Jason hadn’t been a great husband during their time together, Landon surely wouldn’t


    need to give up so much of his fortune. It was as if she were his own flesh and


    blood.


    It wasn’t until the ck Rolls Royce vanished from sight that Estre returned to her BMW


    and drove off.


    Back at the Nelson family mansion, Kristin learned that Landon hadn’t convinced Estre and had even


    promised to give her half of the estate. She immediately called Jason.


    Upon hearing Kristin’s report, Jason chuckled, ‘Mom, tell Estre that if she won’t divorce, I’ll give her


    all of Nelson International.”


    Although he appeared calm on the surface, Jason was far from pleased inside. What kind


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    of father was this? Instead of encouraging reconciliation, he was offering Estre a fortune just to


    leave.


    Most parents would y matchmaker, yet his seemed to be doing the opposite.


    Kristin was stunned by Jason’s words. After a long pause, she asked incredulously, “Son, you’re not


    just saying that out of anger, are you?”


    She had expected Jason to be furious with Landon, but instead, he was not only. unbothered but also


    willing to give Estre everything if she chose not to leave. It seemed he truly didn’t want the divorce.


    On the other end of the line, Jason calmly stated, “That’s the truth.”


    For years, he hadn’t spent money on Estre, because her family was rich, and unting wealth in front


    of her was like performing monkey tricks. No matter if it was millions or billions, Estre wouldn’t bat an


    eyelid.


    To sway her, he would have to offer his entire fortune. And what she desired was something far more


    valuable than money.


    Kristin shared sympathetically, “But Jason, even if you’re sincere, it’s useless now. Estre has already


    said that she fears you won’t agree to split the money, so she won’t take a cent. She just wants the


    divorce.”


    Jason nearly choked on those words. He had known it. Trying to impress Estre with wealth was like


    ying circus tricks in front of her.


    After being stumped by Kristin’sment, Jason hung up the phone with a scowl.


    At the Nelson family mansion, Kristin sighed helplessly as Jason hung up the phone. had always told


    him to be nicer to Estre, warning that once a woman’s heart was broken, no words or actions could


    mend it. Now her words hade true. Estre was adamant about the divorce.


    After hanging up, Jason, riddled with dejection grabbed a cigarette and lighter from the side table and


    lit up.


    Damn it, she was bing colder by the minute. Even his father’s intervention couldn’t sway her.


    Jason felt better today and was at the hospital for a follow-up injection. Sitting on the hospital room’s


    couch, Jason browsed through documents with one hand while the other received the IV drip.


    Every time he thought of Estre, his expression darkened. The more she pushed for divorce, the less


    he wanted to let her go.


    Landon had never mentioned a word about Isaac, not even to Kristin.


    When two bags of IV fluids were almost finished, the door to Jason’s hospital room.


    suddenly swung open. Jason looked up, only to see Holly standing in front of him. He seemed a bit


    disappointed.


    “Jason,” Holly greeted with a smile, walking towards him.


    As she sat down, Jason said dispassionately, “I’m fine, Holly. You don’t need toe anymore.” He


    had told Holly numerous times that she didn’t need to visit him, but she


    refused to listen.


    Hearing Jason’s words, a chuckle escaping her lips. “I didn’t have anything pressing, so I thought I’d


    just swing by.”


    Jason responded with nonchnce, “Estre might not take kindly to that.”


    The mention of Estre caused a visible shift in Holly’s demeanor, and it was clear she grasped his


    implication. He was wary of Estre getting the wrong idea.


    As Jason flipped through some documents, he caught Holly’s silent gaze from the corner of his eye. “I


    care a lot about what Estre thinks of me,” he admitted, not wanting to foster any misunderstandings.


    Setting aside the paperwork, Jason locked eyes with Holly, his expression resolute.


    Indeed, when Holly had just returned, out of old times’ sake, he’d met up with her a few times. But


    those encounters were strictly tonic, and both he and Holly had made their boundaries clear.


    However, Holly seemed to y the fool, clinging to some unfounded hope.


    In that moment of candor, Holly’s lips curved into a slow smile before she spoke. “Ja you and Estre


    have known each other for over two decades. Haven’t we had the sa amount of time together? Just


    because you’re with Estre now, does that mean you have to ditch the rest of the friends you’ve grown


    up with?”


    Since the day Estre was born, she had known Jason, and wasn’t that the same for Holly?


    Holly indeed had nearly three decades of acquaintance with Jason and had known Estre for 26


    years. Holly remembered the day Estre was brought home from the hospital. Her mother had taken


    her to visit the Dorvold family that very


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    Serene had grown up alongside them as well, though her father’s job as a chauffeur meant she wasn’t


    fully woven into the fabric of their lives.


    As a child, Holly had harbored some resentment towards Estre. Estre’s agreeable nature always


    seemed to make her the more popr one. So, Holly wasn’t particrly close to Estre. Instead, Holly


    had bonded more with the daughters of a few other families in their circle, while Estre had always


    been closest with Jesse and Bryce.