30 Days till I Divorce My Husband (Estrella and Jason)

Chapter 21

Estrella glanced up to see a sleek black sedan roll to a stop in front of her, the rear window sliding down to reveal Korey calling out to her from the backseat. A smile broke across her face as she greeted him. “Hey, Korey.”

Korey nodded affirmatively and offered, “I’ll give you a ride home.”

When Estrella hesitated, not moving towards the car, Korey elaborated, “I’m heading to Sandalwood Oasis. It’s on the way.” Clearly, he was well-informed about Estrella’s recent goings-on.

w open the

With Korey insisting and his secretary having already stepped out to courteously open door for her, Estrella felt obliged to get in.

Once inside, Korey chuckled, “It’s been a while,

Estrella returned the smile, “Yeah, it’s been ages.”

Two years ago, before she and Jason got married, Korey came to the Dorvold family to propose, and she turned him down.

When Korey was transferred away from Ravenwood, he had asked to meet up one last time. At that moment, she had been vacationing with Jesse. So, their parting stretched over two long years.

As they started to move, Estrella shifted the conversation to Korey, asking, “So, are you back for good or just on vacation?”

“I’ve been transferred back. The official notice should arrive any day now.”

“You must have been promoted. Congratulations in advance.”

The secretary, noticing Korey’s good spirits that evening, turned to Estrella and said, “Ms. Estrella, Mr. Korey has been promoted to mayor.”

“I guess I’ll have

you really did, I’d be over the moon.”

by

just right; she was never one to cozy up to

in the

treating the wound on Serene’s forehead, she turned to Jason with an embarrassed apology, “Jason, I’m sorry

15:23

again.”

apology, simply asking, “Are you hurt anywhere else?”

her head no.

take you

as if he were sitting next to a puff of air.

for a moment before venturing to speak, “I don’t know what’s gotten into my mom lately. Her condition seems to be getting worse, and the episodes more frequent.

injury was the result of her mother’s latest bout that evening. With Drew handling her mother’s situation, Jason had no choice but to accompany Serene to the hospital. Gripping the steering wheel, Jason

referring to

her head, “No, I’ll take

check-up wasn’t great. You might feel more at ease if she is taken to

sigh, Serene said, “If we send her there, she might never come out. She might never live a normal life again. I’d rather care

better.”

that, Jason dropped

fell between them, Jason’s phone suddenly rang. Thomas’ voice came through, “Jason, Korey’s

soured Jason’s mood. Then Thomas added, “I

He ended the call and angrily tossed his phone onto

passenger seat, “Jason,

Serene