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

Chapter 123

Estrella resisted with all her might, but in the end, she couldn’t escape Jason’s clutches. He devoured her yet again, leaving nothing untouched.

“Estrella, Jason and Holly are an item now. Holly tweeted about it, and the Ledford family has acknowledged their relationship,” Jesse informed her. Estrella was utterly

dumbfounded.

She had thought she and Jason were an item, that despite not making their relationship official, they were essentially lovers. Staring at Jesse’s phone, Estrella was frozen for what seemed like an eternity before managing a forced, casual smile. “They do seem like a good match,” she said. Her heart ached, and though she tried to hide it, her voice and body were shaking uncontrollably.

Suddenly, sitting upright in bed, Estrella’s forehead was drenched in sweat. By the light of the bedside lamp, she glanced at the pillow where Jason lay in deep slumber.

Bracing herself with her hands against the mattress, she tried to calm her racing heart. Then, wiping the sweat from her brow, she silently got out of bed.

For so long, she hadn’t dreamt about the past, about that incident.

Pouring herself a glass of water from the cabinet, Estrella noticed the wedding band on her left ring finger-a, token of her bond with Jason. Holding the glass to her lips, she stared at the ring for a long time, then drank half the water before padding barefoot into the adjoining study.

Standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, she examined the ring on her finger. It was a commitment ring, yet having just put it on that evening, it had triggered memories of the

past.

Estrella gazed at the ring for a while longer, then crossed her arms and looked o bright moon through the window. The moon was full tonight, just as it had been f

years ago.

After the Ledford family and Holly had made their relationship public, Estrella didn’t confront Jason. He hadn’t sought her out either, probably feeling no need to explain himself to her. After all, they had never really started anything. No confessions were made. They were just ‘friends.’

week later, when Korey threw a dinner party, they crossed paths again. Estrella hadn’t wanted to attend, but with Jason and

love but wasn’t about to embarrass herself.

with Jesse and Bryce, deliberately ignoring Jason and behaving like a total outsider-which, in

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for some air. Resting her elbows on the balcony railing, she enjoyed the cool breeze of late summer. She was finishing the last sip of her canned beer when

was 23, and she was 19, a sophomore in college. Jason had been working at Nelson International for nearly

him with a tipsy smile upon

leisurely. Estrella, with a hazy look in her eyes, chuckled and

“That’s it?” After half a month without contact, was that all she had to say to

saw his mood sour and, thinking of

if they were celebrating an engagement-she added,

Jason’s face

stand there. She knew he had a girlfriend, so she decided to leave

Pain nearly brought tears to her eyes, and her light buzz dissipated instantly. Had the railing been any lower, she might have fallen off the rooftop

icy voice hit her. “Estrella, if you have something to say,

a few words-a simple cong and a comment about the couple’s compatibility-and yet

sarcasm?

I being sarcastic? Tell me, am

shoved his hand back into his pocket. “If you’re unhappy about Holly and me,

can tell me.”

had made it official. There was nothing left for her to say. What right did she have to be unhappy?

snorted, “Please, I’m not that entitled or privileged to be unhappy. How you want

live