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

Chapter 51

Janie’s complexion shifted like the turbulent sea. Estrella, cool as a cucumber, reached into her bag, pulled out her smartphone, and flicked through the gallery before presenting it to Janie with a nudge. “Isn’t that Hunter in the photos?”

With a skeptical glance at Estrella, Janie took the phone, her fingers brushing against the cool screen.

“Just swipe left and right for more,” Estrella prompted with a hint of mischief in her voice.

Janie looked up, then back at the screen, her eyes scanning the images that would shatter her world. In a heartbeat, her face turned ghostly pale, and her body began to tremble, the phone in her quivering hand nearly slipping to the floor.

The photos depicted Hunter, strolling through town with Ruby, dining in quaint cafes, shopping for trinkets, and more importantly, with a pair of twin boys who looked about five or six years old. The images painted a picture-perfect portrait of a happy family of four.

Janie flicked through more photos, each one a knife into her heart – Hunter with Ruby, with her and the children, all taken in foreign lands. Her mind was a whirlwind of disbelief and betrayal.

Hunter and Ruby? Impossible. How could this be?

Ruby was more than just her best friend. She was Janie’s younger cousin, a decade. younger than her. Ruby was always so gentle, and willing to listen to Janie’s advice. Ruby had even claimed to be a die-hard bachelorette, swearing off marriage for life. Yet here she was, already having played house with Janie’s husband, coveting Janie’s very life..

With shaky hands, Janie turned to confront Ruby, who was also there, having been invited. to this fateful gathering.

Ruby, caught under Janie’s furious gaze, swallowed hard and asked with trepidation, “Janie, what’s wrong?”

The moment Ruby finished her question, Janie flung Estrella’s phone at her. “You home-wrecker, you bitch! To think I trusted you like a sister, and you… you seduce my husband. How could you betray me!”

Janie’s voice quivered with rage and disbelief.

Damita and the others were stunned, frozen in place until they snapped out of it and rushed to Janie’s side. “Janie, what’s going on? What happened?”

worry, grabbing hold

barely able to control her trembling finger, pointed accusingly at Ruby. “This woman

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and they’ve had twins behind

with this.” Janie spat out,

let alone with Ruby, was too much for Janie to

the discarded phone and, without a second thought, lunged at Ruby. “You bitch! I’ll tear you apart!”

strange conversation with Estrella came flooding back, the cryptic hints about what

explain!” Ruby pleaded, covering her face with her hands.

do this to my mother?” Paula cried out, her

to swallow her pride, joined in, slapping Ruby across the

or your sons off the hook,

will not let

other. I never intended to break up your family. I was just envious of your happiness, and Hunter was such a good man. I only wanted to be a part of

explanations only fanned the flames of Janie and Paula’s fury, and the

and ingratitude. Only Damita remained calm, attempting to pull mother and daughter aside. Janie, Paula, whatever it

attention of the entire assembly, turning the gala into a spectacle. The press, sensing a story juicier than any corporate announcement, turned their lenses toward

of control, sent Melinda

and Erin.

a scene of chaos, pulling the brawling family members apart. Erin, with a face like thunder, barked, “Can’t this wait until after the celebration? Must you ruin

stir, but instead, it was Janie and Paula who had lost their

turned to Erin, “Ein, this woman seduced Dad! She even

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