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.

head included. Estrella sat quietly 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.

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a bit overkill.”

expression darkened, and later he asked, “When

but he had never undressed in front of her,

“Just kidding. You took it seriously?” Then she added, “Scared of me seeing?

curious?” he retorted.

Often, her flippancy was just a way to keep things from getting too tense.

lay in the tub, memories of their school days flooded back. Back then, they were close, with

one time

of Jason’s slap. It had left her dazed and

sudden silence prompted Jason to sigh heavily, “I

His

back to reality, “It’s okay, I

me who saved you,” Jason said, and the atmosphere grew

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

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 his heart.

smiling, “You should get out of the tub soon; I’ll step out for a bit.”

grabbed

him, and

lot on his mind that night,

Jason called out. She hummed in response, but he

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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fragile like Serene or Holly; she wasn’t someone who couldn’t survive without another. She could take care of

were barriers between them

her indifference, and her marriage to

find Jason already dressed and standing by the wardrobe. Clutching a pillow to her chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t realized she was awake. Breaking

“I’ve got an early meeting this morning.

Estrella murmured

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

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

brings you here so early?”

fill you in about what went down the other night.”

firm with him. As they cruised down the road, Bryce gripped the steering wheel, his mouth running like a faucet, “Man, Jason went all WWE on that guy. Doc