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 back. She teased with a playful glance downward, “It’s not like

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bit overkill.”

he asked, “When have you

had never undressed in front

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

you curious?” he

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

tub, memories of their school days flooded back.

time had

had left her

prompted Jason to sigh heavily, “I was afraid I’d

His

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

you,” Jason said, and the atmosphere grew still.

She had hoped for him, but it was Korey

were too many stories between them, and there was still the person he couldn’t let go of or forget in his

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

Jason reached out and grabbed her arm,

at him, and eventually sat back down.

side. Jason had a lot on his mind that night,

She hummed in response, but he fell silent again.

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

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Holly; she wasn’t someone who couldn’t survive without another. She could take care of herself.

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

Her casual demeanor was just a sign of her indifference, and her marriage to him merely a means to

chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t realized

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

Estrella murmured

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

morning, as Estrella was getting ready to leave, Bryce

Estrella asked, “What brings you here

fill you in about what went

pulled up 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 hospital this year. He might as well set