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

Chapter 43

After a brief exchange, she hung up, grabbed her car keys, and headed out the door in at hurry.

Jason had just parked his car downstairs in Serene’s old apartment when she emerged with something in a bag.

“Jason!” Spotting him, Serene scampered over

Jason glanced at the ajar car door. “The bag’s inside,”

Bending down, Serene retrieved the bag and then shut the car door. “Vincent’s buried in homework, and Mom’s been pretty stable lately,” she said.

Jason just nodded, noncommittal.

Serene carried the bag over her shoulder. When she looked up at him, her eyes were shining with unspoken words. Jason, with his hands buried in his pockets, spoke with a calm edge, “With the family situation under control, maybe it’s time you started thinking about your own life, huh?”

Serene let out a sigh of resignation. “Vincent’s still a little guy, and Mom’s just stable for now. I don’t have the energy to entertain any personal distractions.”

Then, with a start, she added, “Jason, don’t get it twisted. My being single has nothing to do with you! Don’t you dare feel pressured on my account. I’ve got my own plans,

my own

life.”

As she rattled off her explanation, her words tumbled out faster. Despite her denial, she couldn’t fool herself. She had fallen for Jason. From the moment she laid eyes on him, he had her heart. She feared if she wasn’t single, she’d lose even the right to like him.

Jason just said, “I’m not overthinking it.”

Relieved, Serene handed him the bag. “These are homemade dumplings Vincent and I whipped up. You and Estrella should give them a try.”

Jason shrugged. “We don’t cook.”

Undeterred, Serene grabbed his hand and pressed the dumplings into his palm. “Just take them. Have Marie boil them or something.”

bag slipping, she readjusted it on her shoulder and added, “Vincent made me promise to give these to you. They’re fresh out

stopped refusing. He turned and placed the pie in the backseat of his

smiled. “It’s getting late, Jason. You should head back to Estrella. And hey,

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bringing my bag.

“No problem.”

W

into the night, Serene turned and walked back

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her Audi. As soon as she stepped out, Bryce came barreling toward her,

Bryce enveloped her in a hug. “I’ve finally made it back to Ravenwood, back to

did you come back in the middle of the night? And look at you….

Bryce’s disheveled hair, faded clothes, and unhealthy complexion, had it not been for his voice, Estrella wouldn’t have

you believe it? After I got everything sorted for him,

know I’m back. I don’t even know how I got my hands

eyed him skeptically. “Don’t tell me you’re planning on

pleaded, “Where else would I go? I’ve been

“Clean yourself

into the Audi when he took a step back, appalled. “This car? When have I ever settled for anything less than a million-dollar? You want to shake up my

him playfully. “You came on a slow train, but now you’re fussing? Get

Estrella’s tough tone, Bryce scurried into the

identity was a secret at the law firm,

from head to toe, almost bringing back the old

Estrella

not to sell him out before asking, “Estrella,

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