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.

beside him, watching him emerge from the water, pushing his damp hair back. She teased with a playful glance downward, “It’s not like I’ve never seen it before. That

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Chapter 72

a bit

later he asked, “When have you

had their moments, but he had never undressed in front of her, so

and Estrella laughed, “Just kidding. You took it seriously?” Then she

curious?” he retorted.

to leave, just say so.” Often, her flippancy

school days flooded back. Back then, they were close,

only that one time

still vividly recalled the sting of Jason’s slap. It had left

sigh heavily, “I was afraid

His

back to reality, “It’s okay, I was fine

it wasn’t me who saved you,” Jason said, and the atmosphere

She had hoped for him, but it was Korey who came to her rescue,

had known each other for 23 years, there were too many stories between them, and there was still the person he couldn’t let go of or forget

in silence before finally smiling, “You should get out of the

reached out and grabbed

at him, and eventually

in the tub, the other sitting by his side. Jason had a lot on his mind that night, and Estrella, sensing his mood, refrained from any further

She hummed in response, but he fell

smile, “Don’t worry. Even if you hadn’t made it, I would have been

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she wasn’t someone who

barriers between them that couldn’t be broken

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

to her chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t realized she was awake. Breaking the

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

Estrella murmured

time, he didn’t return for several days. Every time their relationship showed signs of improvement, he immediately became distant again, as if

getting ready to leave, Bryce burst in, “Ella.”

“What brings you

Bryce replied. “And to fill you in about what went down the other night.”

for driving, hitched a ride to the law firm with him. As they cruised down the road, Bryce gripped the steering wheel, his mouth