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.

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

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bit

later he asked, “When have you seen it?”

undressed in front of

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

you curious?” he

so.” Often, her flippancy was just a

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

one time had

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

sudden silence prompted Jason to sigh heavily,

His

she snapped back to reality, “It’s okay, I

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, and the danger she had faced

there were too many stories between them, and there was

get out of the tub soon; I’ll

and grabbed her arm, “Stay with me a

and eventually sat back down.

a lot on his mind that night, and Estrella, sensing

She hummed in response, but he fell

reassured him with a smile, “Don’t worry. Even if you hadn’t made

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fragile like Serene or Holly; she wasn’t someone who couldn’t survive

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

were before. Her casual demeanor was just a sign of her indifference, and her marriage to him merely a means to have a child.

the wardrobe. Clutching a pillow to her chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t realized she was awake. Breaking the silence, Estrella said, “Thanks for last night.”

early meeting this morning. You’ll have to

Estrella murmured

return for several days. Every time their relationship showed signs of improvement, he immediately became distant again,

getting ready

asked, “What brings you

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

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