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Chapter 133
Estrella watched Kristin with a resigned smile. “It’s not really up to us, is it? And honestly, I’m kind of fed up with the way things are going.”
It had been two and a half years of one problem after another. The issues between her and Jason seemed endless, and she was truly ready to throw in the towel. If those fortune-tellers were right, then she might as well resign herself to a solitary life!
Jason’s attitude forced Estrella to rewrite her entire life plan, including whether to have children or even embrace motherhood. It had become a trivial concern.
“Estrella, honey, let’s not get worked up over this. How about we make Jason pamper us for a change, huh?”
Estrella just chuckled without responding. The thought of Jason trying to charm her was laughable. She had given up on such daydreams.
Kristin, sensing her daughter’s silence, felt uneasy. She knew all too well that when a woman’s heart was wounded, nothing could mend it.
Kristin just adored Estrella and only wanted her as a daughter-in-law. None of the other women, be it Serene or those minor celebrities caught her eye. Even if Holly were still around, she wouldn’t have approved of her son marrying anyone else.
Kristin was distracted and served grapes without washing them, lost in her thoughts about needing to talk to Autumn to persuade Estrella.
She was painfully aware that the majority of Jason and Estrella’s marital issues were due to her son’s behavior. Take the wedding, for example. He hadn’t organized a thing, not even a wedding portrait. AnyContent is property © NôvelDrama.Org.
other girl would have walked out on him long ago.
When dinner was announced, Kristin walked over in a daze, still fuming over Jason’s birth control secret. She found him more disagreeable by the minute, not serving him any food and even knocking his utensils out of his hand. “What do you need a meal for with all your
antics?”
After the fourth time Jason’s utensils were knocked away, he looked up at Kristin. “Mom, what have I done to you?”
“You upset me every single day, and I can barely stand the sight of you,” Kristin snapped back.
Her anger amused the others, especially Bryce who couldn’t help but stir the pot. “My cousin is the worst, with a heart so dark. He shouldn’t be eating. He should be reflecting on his misdeeds.”
Jason shot Bryce a cold glance, and Bryce quickly focused on his meal, acting as if he hadn’t spoken a word.
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Kristin, seeing this, served Bryce more food. “You’re right, Bryce. Have some more.”
Then, wistfully, she added, “If only your cousin had half your sense, I’d have peace of
mind.”
If Jason were as attentive to Estrella as Bryce was, if he could dote on her as Bryce did, Kristin would be overjoyed. Their marriage wouldn’t have any issues, and they would be inseparable.
Bryce, basking in the praise, then served Estrella some food. “Estrella, have a little more. I’ll help you cut the cake later.”
“See, Bryce knows how to treat someone right, Kristin said, her actions speaking louder than her disappointment in Jason.
Jason then realized that Kristin had a hunch about Jason’s secret and was taking out her frustration on him.
After the lively dinner, it was time to sing the birthday song for the family matriarch, Amber, and make a wish.
“Grandma, any wish you make today is bound to come true,” Jason’s cousin whispered to Amber.
Even at 82, Amber was sharp and robust. Scanning the room, she announced her wish. “My first wish is for Jason and Estrella to bless me with a great-grandson soon and to see the Nelson family thriving.”
The room erupted with encouragement for Jason and Estrella, but Kristin’s heart ached. If they were heading for divorce instead of having children, it might just break Amber’s heart.
“Why so quiet today? You don’t seem happy,” Bryce asked Kristin, noticing her mood.
Kristin forced a smile. “I’ve got a bit of a headache, feeling a bit off. Go ahead and eat a bit more, Bryce.”
“Sure, I’ll eat your share, too,” Bryce replied cheerfully.
After Amber made her wish, the cousin started cutting the cake. Bryce picked out a slice of chocolate cake for Estrella, and Kristin sighed, wishing her son had the same initiative. Turning to Jason, she saw him stepping outside to take a phone call instead of joining the celebration. Frustrated, Kristin stormed over and gave him a piece of her mind.
Jason blocked her with his arm. “Mom, what’s the problem?”
“What’s the problem?” Kristin seethed. “Have you forgotten what you promised? That day, at the old house, did you make those vows just to play us for fools? Jason, how can you be so heartless? Are you on contraception without telling Estrella? Estrella married you in
good faith. If you weren’t ready for this marriage, you shouldn’t have agreed to it!”
Kristin thought of Jason’s scandals, like how he kept Serene as his secretary. Kristin felt he was unfair to Estrella. How did she end up with a son who just couldn’t do right by his
wife?
If she were Estrella, she’d probably be fuming mad by now, pushing up daisies with a tombstone so overgrown it’d be the talk of the graveyard.
When Kristin laid into him, Jason straightened his shirt and calmly retorted, “Estrella’s young, you know, and she’s all in on her career right now. Kids? We can put that conversation on ice for a couple of years.”
“Put it on ice for a couple of years?” Kristin blew her top. “You’re just biding your time until you can file for divorce next year! Don’t think you can play your little games, and nobody will catch on.”
The deadline Landon had set for their trial period was coming up in February, and after that, Jason could legally initiate a divorce.
The thought that Kristin had pegged him as such a guy irked Jason. He wasn’t pleased, not one bit.