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

Chapter 69

“Ms. Estrella, please take a seat,” the man gestured to Estrella, then commanded the servant, “Make Ms. Estrella a cup of coffee.”

Estrella settled into her chair with an air of indifference, and the servant soon brought over the coffee. “Ms. Estrella, your

coffee.”

The man then lit a cigar, and smoke began to curl around them. Estrella frowned at the haze, but the man didn’t snuff out his cigar. He looked at Estrella with a smirk. “Ms. Estrella, you take your work quite seriously, don’t you?”

Taking a sip of her coffee, Estrella replied with a nonchalant smile, “So does that mean. you have a case for me?”

The man’s smile slowly faded as he tapped ash from his cigar. “How much do you make. as a lawyer?”

“Just enough to get by,” Estrella responded simply.

As her words hung in the air, the man’s expression darkened, and he crushed the cigar in the ashtray before looking up at Estrella, “Just getting by, huh? I offer you eight million to play ball and you still won’t cooperate?”

His sudden anger was palpable, but Estrella remained cool and composed. She had known what was unt

moment those beefy guys stopped her in the parking lot.

Estrella’s calm demeanor only fueled his rage, and he glared at her, “Young lady, do your have any idea how hard it is to earn three hundred million? Do you know how much time I’ve spent, how many smiles I’ve faked, and how much crap I’ve taken? You just flap your lips, and I’m supposed to hand over half my fortune to Jo? I’ve been supporting her for

thirty years.”

Speaking of his financial loss, veins on the man’s neck stood out in anger. He hadn’t slept well for days, haunted by thoughts of the wealth he’d lost in the breakup.

then it must be there

talked about a woman’s contribution to the family, and how a man’s success is often thanks to a well-managed home. Richie understood these things. He knew

eat, you should be

are inherently more selfish and calculating, and once they’ve squeezed every last

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from you, they turn faster than anyone else. If his life isn’t going well, he clings to you, unable to bear the hardship alone. He needs a woman to accompany him, to

cases, so she didn’t waste her breath on those who tried to outsmart the

her job with

man’s face turned pale with anger. He’d been in business for years and had never met someone like Estrella, who was impervious to his charms and wealth. After a long stare, he

couldn’t help but laugh, “Are you asking me to spit out

response sparked an inexplicable fury in him. He’d been around the block, but Estrella was the first woman who didn’t fear him, and few men dared

blank face, and said, “You’ve just taken over three hundred million from me, Ms. Estrella. I haven’t slept a wink for days.”

all that commission, it wouldn’t be too much to ask for you

sleepless nights might have been an exaggeration, but it wasn’t far from the truth. The moment his transferred and

it over and unable to swallow his pride, he concluded that Estrella had set him up. Considering Estrella’s youth and beauty, he eventually

alleviate some of his

Estrella laughed. “Richie, there’s a long line of people who want to sleep with me, and I’m afraid you’re

speak, Estrella continued, “Besides, I won’t take your eight million, so what makes you think I’m easy to

“You’re a lawyer, and I won’t believe a damn word you say. Since I’ve invited’ you here today, you’re not leaving without giving me something

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her voice

would let it slide or not, the influence of her own family was not

scoffed and said, “Ms. Estrella, do you want to go upstairs willingly, or shall we stay here in the living room?”