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.

cheek without a smile. “If you’re

but there was a

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stretched and got out of bed.

breakfast at home, Jason drove

and Bryce showed up to dine with

opened his arms wide and embraced her tightly. Damn Jason and his possessiveness. The less he wanted others to touch Estrella, the more Bryce wanted to. Remembering Jason’s bullying, Bryce deliberately rubbed his face

look of disdain. “Enough

no good. I shivered all night, couldn’t sleep, haunted by nightmares…” He trailed off, choosing not

pockets and aloof, chimed in, “Your cousin’s here.”

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

in response.

throwing each other

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

the waiter finished serving, Bryce began ladling soup for them when Estrella’s phone rang. It was

the screen, his hair practically stood on end. He held his breath, silently serving soup, and

answered

his brother. Otherwise, he’d be

you having lunch? Who are there?”

“Checking on me?” ed, “Checking on

for her response, Jason switched to a video

table. Estrella and Jesse could only shake their heads at

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finally settled, and Estrella answered the vide now?”

too much of a

call. Pla

some shame! Who’s making you worried?” Estrella shot back. She 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

even show my face,”

glanced at him. “The tableware betrayed

Estrella, pleading, “You’ve got to help me explain to Jason that I was just here for lunch, not taking you out to meet

year.

she hinted, “You and Jason

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