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.

watching him emerge from the water, pushing his damp hair back. She teased with a playful glance

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bit overkill.”

he asked, “When have you seen

he had never undressed in front of

took it seriously?” Then she added, “Scared of me seeing? I’ll

you curious?” he

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

days flooded back. Back then, they were close,

that one time had never

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

silence prompted Jason to sigh heavily, “I was afraid I’d be too late.”

His

echoed in her ears, and she snapped back to reality, “It’s okay, I

you,” Jason said, and

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

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

smiling, “You should get out of the

stood to leave, Jason reached out and grabbed her arm, “Stay with me

at him, and eventually sat back down.

one soaking 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 teasing and sat in silence.

called out. She hummed in response,

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

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

heavy on Jason. There were barriers between them that couldn’t be broken down. They could never

sign of her indifference, and

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

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

murmured

relationship

getting ready to leave,

Estrella asked, “What brings

fill you in about what went down

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 that guy. Doc said that Richie shouldn’t even think about leaving the