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

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s up?”

The phone rang and she answered with a casual, “What’s

Jason’s voice floated through from the other end. “Where are you?”

Estrella replied with a yawn, “Back home, hit the sack already.”

No sooner had she finished than she hung up the call with an abrupt click. It was peculiar; in the past few months, Jason had been calling her more frequently than ever. He used to ignore her calls altogether.

After disconnecting, Autumn eyed her curiously. “Estrella, who was that?”

“Jason.”

“And what was with that attitude?” Autumn chided. “Can’t you be a bit nicer to Jason? You’re just pushing him away acting like that.”

Jason hadn’t accompanied Estrella to the evening’s soiree, much to Autumn’s dismay. Now that he had finally reached out, she thought Estrella should be more sweet and delicate in persuading him to come back.

Estrella rubbed her temples, irritated. “Lucky for you to marry my dad. If it were any other man, you’d be crying your eyes out.”

“Young lady, watch your tone,” Autumn scolded.

Jesse, hands casually tucked in the suit pockets, chuckled. “Estrella’s not in the wrong. Can’t coddle a man too much; give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.”

Jesse then turned to Cole, who hadn’t said a word, and quipped, “Right?”

“Hmm,” Cole hummed noncommittally, before addressing Estrella. “I don’t care about your little power struggles with Jason, but try to avoid a divorce, will you? Think about starting a family soon.”

“Got it,” Estrella responded distractedly, already opening her car door.

After a quick farewell to her parents and Jesse, she revved the engine and drove off. Just as she left the hotel parking lot, her phone buzzed again. Bryce was calling.

“When are you coming back?” he inquired.

keeping tabs on me, now you?

tonight, and keep me

didn’t respond immediately, prompting Bryce to add,

bit sorry

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go back to fundraising for some community project or something. Cooped up at home all day, what’s

retorted. “Hurry up and come over. It’s lonely by myself. I’ll order us some

but feel like Bryce was treating her like a toddler. But considering Jason hadn’t been home in over a fortnight and was out with Serene at the Lamont family bash, she

the Lamont residence.

of an outburst. However, it was Hunter who lost his cool first, berating her and Paula, “Can’t you two ever measure your actions? Do you not understand the importance of today’s

“How could you blame me and Paula? Isn’t this all thanks to your own fine work? You sneak around with that bitch Ruby and even fathered twins. How can you face me,

Janie, seizing on his silence, pressed, “You were all high and mighty earlier. Why so quiet now? Explain your little tryst with Ruby! I’m

reins to the family wealth and the company shares. Without

you’re out of line,” Paula erupted. “How could you betray Mom like that? How could you have children

Janie was one thing, but

watch her struggle in life. Janie, Ruby has always been gentle and

done that? Have I ever neglected her? I’ve been too good to her, and that’s why you’re walking all over me. You want me to be more forgiving, and to accept her? How, Hunter? How

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“Bryce, maybe you should go back to fundraising for some community project or something. Cooped up at home all day, what’s the

there, he retorted. “Hurry up and

over a fortnight and was out with Serene at the Lamont family bash, she wasn’t keen on returning to an

the Lamont

lost his cool first, berating her and Paula, “Can’t you two ever measure your actions? Do you not understand the

this all thanks to your own fine work? You sneak around with that bitch Ruby and even fathered twins. How can you face

mention of

Hunter’s guilt showed, but his anger remained. Janie, seizing on his silence, pressed, “You were all high and mighty earlier. Why so quiet now? Explain your little tryst with Ruby! I’m

the reins to the