Chapter 12
Estela hade mention of getting tangled up with Jenson any longer, so she decided to lay it all out once and for all
“Jenson, 1 don’t care who you love now or who you’re trying to help What I do know is that I don’t love you anymore. And I’m sure as hell not marrying a divorced man. So do me a tror and stop bothering me
With that, she hung up, lenoring Jetson’s desperate pleas on the other end of the line, Without hesitation, she blocked his number
Zoe, who’d been standing beside her, gave her a thumbs up
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“That’s my girl! Nice and clean. That’s exactly hows you handle ascumbag By the way, Estle, I need to swing by the office for a bit. Ron’s coming to pick you up
At the mention of that name, Estella’s expression shifted. She tensed and tunnel to Zoe wezrily,
“Herman? Are you talking about Rowan Olsen? Why are you back with him exin, Zoezi
coties to the alarm in Estella’s voice, Zoe and casually, “I’ve been studying abroad all this time, and 1 just opened a studio in Abert. Since mean is doing well here, in would be a waste pet to take advantage of his resources!”
Extella frowned, her unease growing, “zo! Please don’t fall for his tricks again. He’s not right for you. Back then, he..”
Aflickered embarrassment and frustration crossed Estella’s face. Sheclenched her teeth and forced herself to continue.
“He confessed to me once, but I didn’t want to affect your exam, so I planned to tell you after it was over. Then, I heard you two had broken up, so I figured it didn’t matter anymore. But he’s not a good pin, Zoe. You need to stay away from him.”
Zee stood trozen, her eyes wide in shock “What? Rowan was into you back then?‘
Something crossed her mind, and her expression suddenly tumed uneasy. “Actually Rowan’s not that bad. I think you might’ve misunderstood
That was it. This was the perfect example of “love is blind“.
Unterly exasperated, Estellacut her off, “Are you serious, Zoe? You were just telling me to stay away from scumbags, and now look at you! You deserve someone better. Don’t waste your time and energy an
Zor scratched her cheeks, letting out a sheepish laugh. “Estle, have you ever considered the possibility that Rowan is my brother? You know, as in biological brother?” Before Estella could process that, a deep voice sounded from behind her
“It’s been a long time, Estella!
It had been years since she’d last
steen Rowan. He looked even hotter now, and his demeanor was more composed.
Estella sat stiftly in the passenger seat, clutching a massive bouquet of tulips while staring out the window in awkward silence.
Five minutes, she’d finally learned the truth.
Rowan and Zoe were fraternal twins. Their parents had divorced when they were young, each raising one child and later remarrying
Though the two hadn’t grown up in the same household, they’d always kept in touch and even attended the same
Because of their complicated family situation, not many people knew they were actually siblings. And so, Estella had spent years assuming they were a couple
The second the truth came out, she’d wanted the ground to swallow her whole right them and there.
be’d dessed to some only to be yelled at, blocked, and ignored before slie’d even had a chance to explain, she’d probably hold a lifelong galge against that person. Yet, completely unaware of the chaos in Estella’s head, Zoe had casually left her alone with Rowan beture making a quick exit.
Estella stated blankly out at the passing streetlights.
“How did you hurt your neck?
Rowan’s voice pulled her back to reality. Estella paised for a moment before reaching up to touch the stabbed–over wound.
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“It’s just a scratch,” she mumbled vapurly.
She had no interest in bringing up the abduction, and Rowan mas
Extella quietly exhaled in relief.
wan was sharp enough not to press. Duce he confirmed she’d seen a doctor, he let the topic drop.
When they arrived at Zoe’s place, Rowan karir down naturally to pull out a pair of slippers for her. Aband–new pair of pink bunny slippers sat neatly at her feet. “These are new. you don’t like dim, I can get you something else.”
Her ears buined as the mattered a quick “thanks” and slipped them on
Howan handed her a glass of water and gave her a quick tour of the apartment. Perhaps he noticed her case because a hint of disappointment flickered in his eyes.
He said, “It’s getting late. Get some rest. If you need anything, I’ll take you shopping tensorrow……
watching Rowan’s retreating figure, Estella took a deep breath and mustered the courage to call out to him. “Rowan!TM
