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.

submerged himself in the bathtub, his 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

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bit

later he asked,

had never undressed in front of

Then she added, “Scared of me

curious?” he

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

days flooded back. Back

that one time had

had left her dazed and had.

heavily, “I was afraid I’d be too late.”

His

her ears, and she snapped back to reality, “It’s okay, I was fine last time, and

you,” Jason said, and

hadn’t been him 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 of him.

there were too many stories between them, and there was still the person

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

and grabbed her arm, “Stay with me

him, and eventually sat back

his side. Jason had a lot on his mind that night, and Estrella, sensing his mood, refrained from any further teasing

Jason called out. She hummed in response, but he fell

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 fine.”

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someone who couldn’t survive

comforting words weighed heavy on Jason. There were barriers between them

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

dressed and standing by the wardrobe. Clutching a pillow to her chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t

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

murmured

for several days. Every time their relationship showed signs of

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

“What brings you here so

fill you in about

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