Web Fic
Chapter 210
Kristin spoke with caution, “I saw Estrella at the department store this afternoon with her little boy. He’s not even two, and he calls her ‘mom’. He’s the spitting image of her.”
Throughout Kristin’s report, Jason just stared at her wordlessly.
Feeling his intense gaze, Kristin continued, “At first, I thought I might be mistaken, or that Estrella was pulling some kind of trick. But I watched them a little longer, and I swear, that child is a carbon copy of Estrella as a little girl.
“They say sons often resemble their mothers, and Estrella’s boy is living proof,” she added. “Later, I confronted Estrella about it, asking if the child was yours. She insisted he had nothing to do with you. She said she’s been gone from Ravenwood for three. years, hasn’t seen you in all that time, and the kid’s not even two. I’ve seen him too. He couldn’t be more than two at the most. So Jason, maybe it’s time to let go. Let Estrella go and free yourself too. It looks like you two just weren’t meant to be.”
Kristin had to admit, albeit reluctantly, that perhaps Estrella and Jason weren’t destined to be together.
Her words left Jason in a long, deep silence, his emotions indescribable, as if a thousand knives were taking turns stabbing at his heart, almost suffocating him.
Seeing Jason silent like this, with his hands trembling on his lap and even his hair shaking, Kristin’s heart ached. No matter what a jerk he was, he was still the son she had raised for 29 years.
Gently taking Jason’s hand, Kristin said, “Jason, maybe it’s time to move on. There’ll b someone out there for you.”
Jason ignored Kristin’s advice and stood up from the couch. “Mom, I’m going to head c You should get some rest.”
Kristin rose with him, “It’s almost nine. Where could you be going now? Stay home
tonight.”
But Jason didn’t respond and continued towards the door.
Kristin followed and grabbed him at the doorway, “Jason, are you off to see Estrella? Don’t fight with her. It’s over. The constant arguing has driven her away. It’s time to part on good terms, considering how close our families have been and how long you’ve known
each other.”
Jason gently withdrew his hand from Kristin’s, only asking her to rest early. Then, he drove away f
from the Nelson family’s mansion.
Gripping the steering wheel, Jason’s entire body shook as he drove, the car trembling
along with him.
Estrella had a child. She had really moved on.
The distance that usually felt so short now seemed endless. He wanted to be with Estrella in an instant, but the car seemed to crawl along the road. Finally, past nine, Jason’s car stopped in front of the Dorvold family’s gate.
He pulled out his phone and called Estrella. In a cold, clear voice, he said, “I’m at your front door.”
“Okay,” came Estrella’s composed reply from the other end.
After hanging up, Estrella rubbed Isaac’s hair, slipped on her jacket from the couch, and went outside. Estrella knew without asking that Jason was aware of Isaac’s existence and had come to confront her, likely about a divorce. So when he called, she came out. Otherwise, given his temper, her family wouldn’t have peace tonight.
say it.”
Hands in her coat pockets, Estrella had just reached the gate when she saw Jason. standing beside a sleek black Bentley. Approaching him, she said, “What is it? Just say. Without a word, Jason grabbed her arm and thrust her into the passenger seat. Estrella snapped, “Jason.”
“You sure you want to talk about this on your doorstep?” Jason retorted.
With that, Estrella fell silent.
After Jason got into the car, he glanced at Estrella icily and reminded her, “Buckle up.” Normally, he would’ve leaned over and fastened it for her, but today, he was in no mo
The drive was silent. Occasionally, Estrella glanced at Jason, whose face was very somber.
Twenty
nty minutes later, they arrived at a fancy residential complex and entered an apartment. Jason slammed the door behind them and went straight to the point, “Is tha kid really yours?”
“Yes,” Estrella confirmed.
“And is he mine?” Jason pressed.
“He has nothing to do with you. If you don’t believe me, get a test,” Estrella replied.
him.
Without another word, Jason snatched her phone. Estrella didn’t stop
Jason bypassed the contacts and messages, heading straight to the photo album. The sight nearly stopped his heart. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.
Estrella’s phone was filled with pictures of the child: playing, eating, sleeping, even toilet-training photos. The newest ones from that afternoon confirmed the child was
indeed under two.
Jason’s thumb flipped through the images, veins on the back of his hand protruding. His eves reddened silently.
After reaching the last photo, he quietly tossed the phone onto the nearby coffee table.
Jason’s anger was barely contained, yet Estrella’s composure was unshaken. She had anticipated this confrontation since deciding to return to Ravenwood.
Without retrieving her phone, she simply looked up at Jason and said, “Well, what do
you…”
Estrella’s words hung in the air, unfinished, as Jason suddenly seized her by the throat. His grip was vice-like, and he shoved her backward with such force that she stumbled several times before her back
slammed against the wall with a thud that echoed through the room. Only then did he stop, his right hand still gripping her neck, his eyes blazing with a feral crimson fury.
“Estrella,” he snarled, his voice barely controlled, “you’ve got some nerve. Always accusing me of playing the field, when I haven’t laid a finger on another woman. And here you are, bearing another man’s child.”