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

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In no time at all, the driver came around with another car to swap out for them, and Blake couldn’t help but grumble, “That Jason is too brazen, even daring to ram into your ride.”

Korey offered a nonchalant smile. “That’s just Jason’s way. Don’t take it to heart.”

“You’re too easygoing,” Blake protested. Then, lowering his voice, he added, “But Mr. Korey, I heard that Ms. Holly’s accident might have something to do with Ms. Estrella. Doesn’t that bother you one bit?”

At the mention of Holly and Estrella, Korey’s expression darkened subtly. “That has nothing to do with Estrella. Where did you hear such a thing?”

“I can’t recall where I heard it from. It could be got it wrong,” Blake muttered. He didn’t tell Korey that it was within the walls of the Ledford estate that he had overheard the gossip.

Korey’s mood was visibly soured, and he fell silent. Whether it was the mention of Estrella or Holly that disturbed him more, he couldn’t say.

Later, Estrella got wind of Jason rear-ending Korey’s car through the grapevine that was Bryce, but she didn’t confront Jason about it. She knew all too well that would only stir up more trouble.

That night, Jason had cornered Estrella, offering to move Serene away if her presence was causing Estrella any discomfort. Estrella had brushed it off, claiming Serene wasn’t significant enough to bother her, but the distance between Jason and Serene had grown.

nonetheless.

Since the time Estrella said she had no feelings for him at the resort, Jason hadn’t used

Serene as a prop.

Come noon, after finishing a meeting, Jason had barely settled back in his office when Serene knocked on the door.

He glanced up, spotting the lunchbox in her hand. “Didn’t I tell Drew there’s no need to bring food over?”

lunch at the office for a while, so I got up early to make you some soup.”

contract, Jason replied, “Estrella makes soup every

Estrella had only warmed up a tonic soup for him once,

of Jason’s intentions. He had

chair across from Jason, her voice light,

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this is mine. After all, you’ve always looked after Vincent and

you been avoiding me on

Jason’s heart. He was acutely aware of Serene’s actions, including the incident at the resort where she intentionally explained

brings it up, there’s no need to rush in and broach the subject yourself; otherwise, it can backfire and make things worse. With years of experience in the business world, he knew these tactics all too well. The only reason he’d manipulated Serene in the past was

on to explain things to Estrella, the balance that they have painstakingly established will crumble in

look, Jason spoke, “Estrella understands. No need

simple: a bit more time at home, a bit more sweet-talking, and they would mostly avoid

really don’t have any ulterior motives. I see you as a friend, a supervisor, and someone

Jason cut her off, “Estrella hasn’t

want to fall out with you, she would turn a blind eye even you

party into it, neither did she. They would only argue about the rights and wrongs in

just you’ve helped me so

Jason remained unmoved. “Your job and benefits won’t change, and Estrella isn’t the type to make things difficult for you. Don’t overthink it.” He had

his gaze squarely, Serene knew all too well that she had been

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Estrella, and a substitute for Holly. After a long silence, she asked, “Jason, have you moved on from Holly?

have or haven’t,