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

Chapter 72

Estrella’s repeated pleas finally got through to Jason, the old rusty pipe clattering from his

o to the ground. Seizing the moment, Estrella took his hand, “Let’s head back, shall

We?”

Jason’s gaze softened as he looked down at Estrella, his eyes losing their fiery red tint, “Yeah. Let’s go home.”

With Jason’s aggression diffused, Grayson and the others exhaled in relief. Thomas quipped, “Ella’s got a way with Jason, doesn’t she?”

Bryce, with a flick of his leg, kicked the incapacitated man on the ground, “Damn it, thinking you can mess with my Ella? You got what you deserved.”

Richie lay curled up on the ground, too beaten to even open his eyes. From the moment Estrella refused his 8 million, he should’ve realized she was no ordinary girl. After all, what average person could resist the temptation of 8 million?

As the group made their way out of the dilapidated warehouse, Grayson shoved his hands. in his pockets and muttered to Estrella, “Maybe you should consider coming back to the office.”

Estrella just laughed, “If everyone thought that way, there’d be no justice in the world.”

Her resolve silenced Grayson. She wasn’t wrong to stand her ground.

Half an hour later, when they returned home, Jason was still brooding, his face creased

with concern.

Covered in blood, he noticed Estrella’s silence on the way back and spoke in a subdued tone, “Did I scare you?”

Estrella, picking up pajamas from the bed, turned to him with a smile, “Me? Scared? Hardly.” She eyed him up and down, “Maybe take a shower first?”

Jason didn’t respond. He just stripped off his clothes and sat on the couch with his eyes closed, lost in thought.

Estrella, seeing his state, stopped talking and headed to the bathroom.

A moment later, with her sleeves rolled up, she emerged and announced, “The bath’s ready. Tonight, you get the VIP treatment.”

Jason let out a faint smile and headed for the bathroom. Estrella, sleeves still rolled,

followed him in.

Estrella sat quietly beside him, watching him emerge from the water,

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a bit overkill.”

asked,

never undressed in front of her, so she couldn’t

Then she added, “Scared of me seeing? I’ll just step out then.”

you curious?” he

say so.” Often, her flippancy was just a way to keep things from getting

memories of their school days flooded back. Back then, they were close, with

only that one time had

of Jason’s slap. It had left her dazed

to sigh heavily, “I was afraid I’d

His

snapped back to reality, “It’s okay,

you,” Jason

who saved her. She had hoped for him, but it was Korey who came to her rescue, and the danger she had faced had been because

them, and there was still the person he couldn’t let go of or forget in

sat in silence before finally smiling, “You should get out of the tub soon; I’ll step

to leave, Jason reached out and grabbed her arm,

at him, and

a lot on his mind

out. She hummed in response, but he fell silent again.

eyes met, and seeing Jason struggle to speak, Estrella reassured him with a smile, “Don’t worry. Even if you hadn’t made it, I would have been

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who couldn’t survive without another. She

were barriers between them that couldn’t be broken

of her indifference, and her marriage to him merely a means to have a

to her chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t realized she

her. “I’ve got an early meeting this morning. You’ll have to head to the law

murmured softly.

return for several days. Every time their relationship

was getting ready

brings you

“And to fill you in about what went down the

the road, Bryce gripped the steering wheel, his mouth running like a faucet, “Man, Jason went all WWE on that guy. Doc said that