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.

a smile. “If you’re

but there was a case waiting for her

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and got out

breakfast at home, Jason drove her to

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

his possessiveness. The less he wanted others to touch Estrella, the more Bryce wanted to. Remembering Jason’s bullying,

a look of disdain. “Enough with the snot on my clothes.”

clung to Estrella, 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

pockets and aloof, chimed

words, Bryce immediately let go of Estrella and stepped back. “Estrella, I didn’t do

Bryce lightly in

trio was notorious for throwing each other under the bus.

around, realized Jesse was teasing him, and playfully chased after

for them when Estrella’s

stood on end. He held his breath, silently serving soup, and signaled Estrella to take the call.

answered with mild irritation.

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

having

“Checking on me?” ed, “Checking on

for her response, Jason switched to a video

under the table. Estrella and Jesse could only shake

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and Estrella answered

too much of a worry,” Jason retorted.

call. Pla

Who’s making you worried?” Estrella shot back. She then briefly turned the camera towards Jesse before briskly ending the

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

even show my face,” Bryce protested.

glanced at him. “The tableware betrayed

got to help me explain to Jason that I was just here for lunch,

year.

up!” Then, looking at Estrella, she hinted, “You and Jason seem to

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