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.

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

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a bit overkill.”

and later he asked,

undressed in front of

Then she added, “Scared of me seeing? I’ll

curious?”

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

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

that one time

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

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

time it wasn’t me who saved you,”

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

for 23 years, there were too many stories between them, and there was still

“You should get out

Jason reached out and grabbed her arm,

looked down at him, and

a lot on his mind that night,

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

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

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

them that couldn’t be broken down. They could never

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

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

early meeting this morning. You’ll have

murmured softly.

relationship showed signs of improvement, he immediately became distant

as Estrella was getting ready

brings you

“And to fill you in about what went

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