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

Chapter 118

“Absolutely, absolutely, I swear it a hundred, no, a thousand times over,” Estrella conceded with feigned enthusiasm, as Jason bent down to kiss her lips once more.

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Only after Estrella’s repeated promises that she would never set foot in another massage parlor and would not so much as glance at another man did Jason reluctantly release her.

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Once freed, Estrella stretched out her leg and kicked Jason, cursing, “You dog.”

As Jason made to move towards her, Estrella, how frightened, braced her right hand against his chest. “I was talking about myself. I’m the dog,” she declared.

Jason couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity, and instead of reprimanding her further, he pulled her into his embrace.

On guard, Estrella heard him say, “Not gonna tease you,” but then he pinched her chin as a warning, “Remember the promises you’ve just made, Estrella. Don’t forget them, or crying your eyes out won’t help you next time.”

Instead of responding directly, Estrella playfully scraped him with her toenail.

“Hmm?” Jason raised an eyebrow.

“In my eyes, from now on, there’s no one but you,” Estrella assured him.

Satisfied, Jason hugged her tightly, and then asked, “Have you eaten tonight?”

Drowsily, Estrella replied, “Yeah, I have.”

“I’ll go downstairs and bring up some ginger tea,” he offered.

“No need. I’m not so frail,” she protested.

Regardless, Jason went downstairs and insisted that Estrella drink a large bowl of the fortifying ginger tea before allowing her to sleep.

The next morning, when Estrella woke up, Jason was already dressed and on the phone by the floor-to-ceiling window. After he hung up and saw Estrella awake, he approached and tenderly stroked her forehead. “Feeling alright?”

He was worried she might have caught a cold after leaving the massage parlor in shorts, despite the ginger tea.

“I thought I was looking at my dad for a second there,” Estrella joked groggily.

her cheek without a smile.

there was a case waiting for her

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got

quick breakfast at home, Jason drove her to

showed up to dine with her. From a distance, Bryce shouted,

and embraced her tightly. Damn Jason and his possessiveness. The less he wanted others to touch Estrella, the more Bryce wanted to.

pushed him away with a look of disdain.

cursing Jason, “Jason is no good. I shivered all night, couldn’t sleep, haunted by nightmares…” He trailed off, choosing not to share the details of his dream with Estrella

her hands in her pockets and aloof,

Bryce immediately let go of Estrella and stepped

in response. “No

notorious for throwing each

couldn’t help but laugh. Bryce looked around, realized Jesse was teasing him, and playfully chased after her to settle the score.

soup for them when Estrella’s phone rang.

the screen, his hair practically stood on end. He held his breath,

answered with mild irritation.

shot her a look, urging her to be more enthusiastic, not to be too cold toward his brother. Otherwise, he’d be the one to suffer. It seemed clear to him now.

you having lunch? Who are there?”

me?” ed, “Checking on

response, Jason switched to a

Estrella

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finally settled, and Estrella answered the vide

a worry,” Jason retorted.

call. Pla

then briefly turned

had just hung up when Jason texted her to tell Bryce that he had been spotted. She glanced up and saw the tableware set for two. With a swift kick under the table, she informed Bryce,

how? I didn’t even show

at him. “The tableware betrayed you.”

was just here for lunch, not

year.

handed him a drumstick. “Eat up!” Then, looking at Estrella, she hinted, “You and Jason seem to be getting

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