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.”

Jason had to go and show his

of anyone, just

was cold. “Estrella, would it kill you to speak

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hear? I

nowhere. If they continued, Jason knew he’d be left fuming. Suddenly, he grabbed his coat, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. If she didn’t need his

bedroom door closed with a thud. Estrella glanced over, noting that Jason had left, not

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

a meeting

has arrived. When will you be giving

expression darkened. “Who said

who? Despite the rumors of Jason’s escapades, there

had plenty of thoughts but dared not

Estrella and her colleagues arrived at the resort, they

sporting a pink diamond necklace that added a touch of elegance to her

coincidence to see you here,” Logan greeted him

but didn’t initiate a

with a smile

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

her house wouldn’t even fetch 8 million, so there was no way she could afford such a necklace.

shifted to Jason. How ironic. She’d always teased him for being tight-fisted, yet he could be surprisingly

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

Before

company executives arrived and the director Logan chatted with them. Estrella found a place to rest on her own.

she hadn’t greeted him. With her firm’s colleagues present, she couldn’t reveal her true relationship with him. After reviewing some legal documents and sipping two cups of coffee, Estrella stood up

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

responded coolly.

Serene touched her necklace again.

Wasn’t this how it always was? Serene wasn’t her client or her benefactor.

paper as Serene nervously explained, “Estrella, Jason did give me this necklace.

on, “Estrella, please don’t get me wrong. Jason and I are just friends, like