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

Chapter 84

At the desk, Jason tossed the medicine Marie had given him onto the surface. “What’s

this?”

Estrella glanced at the pills Jason had flung carelessly on the table. “You don’t know? Well, if you’re clueless, I’m not exactly Sherlock Holmes here.” She had no time for beating around the bush. Straight talk was her game.

Estrella played dumb, but Jason just chuckled dryly. He didn’t snap at her. Instead, he

you this calmly met her eyes and asked, “Did you chuck the breakfast I bought for morning too?”

Estrella looked up, realizing he had seen her throw it away.

Jason didn’t mince words, and neither did Estrella. She exhaled softly, walked over to the dresser, and started putting her hair up with a hairpin. “Jason, I’ve been doing just fine all these years without yours

bouts of concern, and I sure don’t need your fleeting

kindness.”

If he had wanted to make things right, he should’ve done it long ago. Besides, he was still entangled with his past feelings and Serene, answering her calls and running to her side whenever she beckoned.

Estrella had told him once. As long as she bore his child, he could play his games, and she wouldn’t care. But he couldn’t even grant her that simple wish, claiming she didn’t deserve

Now, she was done playing.

Feelings change with the tide. She was no longer the Estrella from two years ago, nor the one who once had feelings for him.

Life was long and unpredictable.

Estrella’s sudden seriousness caught Jason off guard. His hands pocketed in his jeans, he watched her for a long while before finally saying, “About the misunderstanding on my last business trip, I was wrong to doubt you.”

Estrella gave a wry smile. “Don’t bother explaining. It’s too early to make conclusions. Who knows? Maybe Korey and I might just hit it off someday.”

that day, she had tried to keep a peaceful facade so Korey wouldn’t sense the tension, but Jason had to go and show his disdain for her, making it all too clear. If that was the case, explanations would

in front of anyone, just not in

would it kill you to speak to me without

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would you like to hear? I can tailor my words to your liking.”

Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his concern,

noting that Jason had left, not even three days into his

next couple of days, Jason didn’t return, living it up with Thomas and the group,

morning, as Drew picked up Jason for a

the Golden Gaze diamond has arrived. When will you be giving it to Ms.

said it was for her?”

Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades, there wasn’t anyone

plenty of thoughts but dared not

arrived at the resort, they bumped into Jason in the lobby, accompanied by Drew and

a light grey coat, sporting a pink diamond necklace that added a touch of elegance to her usual look.

you here,” Logan greeted him as he

her two colleagues but didn’t initiate a greeting, instead

with a smile upon

Serene’s necklace. It was Golden Gaze’s exclusive piece for the year, priced at 48 million dollars. Bryce

means. To put it bluntly, selling her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there

to Jason. How ironic. She’d always teased him for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly generous. According to Thomas and the others, Jason was no miser, except when it

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her necklace, Serene touched her neck self-consciously. Her confidence was

Before

executives arrived and the director Logan chatted with them.

With her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t reveal her true relationship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping

other, and Serene greeted her with a grin. “Estrella.” Each encounter with Estrella left Serene beaming, as if they

responded

Estrella’s reaction, Serene touched her necklace again. “Estrella, are you

Serene wasn’t her client or her benefactor.

as Serene nervously explained, “Estrella, Jason did give me this necklace. He just felt sorry for me because of all the troubles at home

spoke of herself, her voice faltered, but then she pressed on, “Estrella, please don’t get me wrong. Jason and I are just friends, like you and Bryce are. I