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.

pinched her cheek without a smile.

like getting up, but there was a case waiting for

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stretched and got out of bed.

home, Jason drove her to the law firm.

lunchtime, Jesse and Bryce showed up to dine with her.

wanted others to

away with a look of disdain. “Enough with the

haunted by nightmares…” He trailed off, choosing not to share the details of his dream with Estrella

pockets and aloof, chimed

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

kicked Bryce lightly in response.

was notorious for throwing each

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

ladling soup for them

on end. He held his

Estrella answered with mild irritation.

look, urging her to be more enthusiastic, not to be too cold toward his brother. Otherwise, he’d be the one to suffer. It

asked, “Where are you having lunch? Who

chuckled, “Checking on me?” ed, “Checking

response, Jason switched

video, he darted under the table. Estrella and Jesse could only shake their heads at his

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Estrella

much of a worry,”

call. Pla

Estrella shot back. She then briefly turned the camera towards Jesse before briskly

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, “No use hiding. You’ve

how? I didn’t even show

at him. “The

turned to Estrella, pleading, “You’ve got to help me explain to Jason that I was just here for lunch, not taking you out to meet men” Bryce felt his luck

year.

drumstick. “Eat up!” Then, looking at Estrella, she hinted, “You and Jason seem

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