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.

bathtub, his head included. Estrella sat quietly beside him, watching him emerge from the water, pushing his damp hair

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a bit

expression darkened, and later he asked, “When have you

in front of her, so she couldn’t have. seen anything.

Estrella laughed, “Just kidding. You took it seriously?” Then she added, “Scared of me seeing? I’ll just step out

you curious?” he retorted.

say so.” Often, her flippancy was just a

lay in the tub, memories of their school days flooded back. Back

time had

still vividly recalled the sting of Jason’s slap. It had left her dazed and had. shattered years of

prompted Jason to sigh heavily, “I

His

to reality, “It’s okay, I was fine last time, and I’m fine this time.”

who saved you,” Jason

him, but it was Korey who came to her rescue, and the danger she

had known each other for 23 years, there were too many stories between them, and there was still the person he

before finally smiling, “You should get out of the tub

reached out and grabbed her arm,

at him, and eventually sat back

side. Jason had a lot on

She hummed in response, but he fell silent again.

met, and seeing Jason struggle to speak, Estrella reassured him with a smile, “Don’t worry. Even if you

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someone who couldn’t

weighed heavy on Jason. There were barriers between them that couldn’t be broken down.

her indifference, and

morning, Estrella woke to find Jason already dressed and standing by the wardrobe. Clutching a pillow to her chest, she watched

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

Estrella murmured

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

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

“What brings you here

up on you,” Bryce replied. “And to fill you in about what

in his pickup, and Estrella, not in the mood for driving, hitched a ride to the law 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