30 Days till I Divorce My Husband (Estrella and Jason)

Chapter 79

Marie replied, “Not yet. But seriously, Ms. Estrella’s business trip is stretching out longer than a Thanksgiving turkey’s legs. She said she’d be back in two or three days tops, and here we are at day five.”

Listening to Marie’s words, Jason fished his phone out of his pocket and headed upstairs. He went into the bedroom, and the call to Drew connected just in time. “Drew, can you look into what’s up with Estrella?” Jason instructed.

“Right away, Sir,” came Drew’s response on the other end.

With his order acknowledged, Jason ended the call and casually tossed his phone onto the nightstand.

He had indeed gone to Silverbrook to confront Estrella. Seeing Korey had soured his mood even further, but Estrella’s barbed words, devoid of explanation, had left him feeling even more out of sorts. So when Serene had called crying, he glanced at the bathroom, grabbed his car keys, and left without a second thought.

Jason was too used to Estrella’s sunny disposition to accept her indifference. Opening wardrobe to grab some clean clothes, he was frozen in place by the sight of Estrella’s colorful pajamas.

“Let’s have a kid, Jason!”

“Which do you prefer, this one or that one?”

“You like the black set? Your wish is my command.”

“If Korey comes back, why am I still wasting my time with you?”

the

“I’d rather marry anyone but you, Jason. Get this marriage over with and stop holding me back from happiness.”

Memories of Estrella’s kindness, her laughter, and her coldness swirled in Jason’s head, darkening his expression as he shut the wardrobe with a definitive click.

After he finished his shower, the bedroom was still empty, and he felt something was missing in his heart.

room was very quiet, so quiet that only the sound of his breathing was left. For two

years

days and nights, Estrella had spent her

in this room.

few festive ornaments, there were no photos of him, or of Estrella, and certainly no couple’s pictures. Nothing about the room screamed “married for two years.” Jason lit a cigarette by the floor-to-ceiling window.

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the street always belonged to someone else. Estrella didn’t return

SanOasis.

sting jolted him back to reality. He stubbed it out and

countless nights when Estrella stationed herself by the floor-to-ceiling windows, tallying the cars that passed by. The first one wasn’t his. The second one wasn’t either. Eventually, she stopped waiting, deciding instead

night, he had restless dreams of days gone by, of a time before “that incident,” back when they were both students. Estrella, ever the free

the dream shifted to their fights, to the slap he had regretfully delivered, and Jason woke up with a start, gathering

and Bryce, crashing on the living room couch till dawn, with no

in, Drew was right on his

“I’ve got an update on Ms. Estrella. She

he

in his paperwork, and Drew added, “Korey’s conference in Silverbrook ended Wednesday, and he didn’t meet with Ms. Estrella privately before heading back. However, Bryce went to see Ms. Estrella the night you returned

mention her illness to him; otherwise, he wouldn’t

through several shades as Drew reported but it was only when he heard that Estrella hadn’t told Korey about

slightly.

the change, hesitated before speaking, “Sir, there are a couple of things I’m

for Korey, and she’s been quite clear about her boundaries with him. Ms. Estrella is straightforward. Once she’s turned someone down, it’s unlikely she’ll reconsider. And let’s not forget. She’s still hoping

sensing the mood, added more softly, “Maybe

2/3

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who would sneak

fathom what Jason truly wanted. It certainly