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

Chapter 138

Estrella held Zoey’s hands tightly, nodding affirmatively, “That’s right.” She then said, “Zoey, I promise I’ll uncover the truth behind your sister’s injuries.”

“Estrella, thank you!”

“It’s what anyone would do.”

After spending some time with Zoey in the hospital room, Estrella left. She had yet to see Nick show up. Since taking on this case, Estrella had visited the hospital five times and hadn’t bumped into Nick even once.

Clearly, there was trouble in paradise. At the very least, Nick was a huge part of the problem. His affection for Lexi seemed minimal, or else he wouldn’t have stayed away from the hospital for so long.

Gripping the steering wheel, Estrella mulled over the case details until the car behind honked, pulling her back to reality – the traffic light had turned green.

As she stepped on the gas to drive off, her gaze inadvertently fell on a black Mercedes SUV across the street. To her surprise, Nick was seated in the passenger seat.

The driver was a woman who appeared slightly older than Nick, not strikingly beautiful but exuding a mature allure. Moreover, that Mercedes SUV was high-end, definitely out of Nick and Lexi’s price range.

At this moment, Nick looked somber and lost while the woman casually held the steering wheel with one hand. If Estrella’s hunch was right, it looked like their hands were intertwined from a distance.

She kept her eyes on the Mercedes SUV until a horn honked behind her again, prompting her to pick up speed. As the two cars crossed paths, Estrella quickly dialed her colleague, “Keegan, can you help me run a license plate and find the car owner?”

problem, Estrella. Shoot me the plate number,” replied the assistant

the office.

memorized to her colleague. Her instincts told her there was

Lexi’s fall.

to trial. The judge introduced the parties and their lawyers

from the day she fell, Nick’s

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and then turned to the judge. “Your Honor, in light of the evidence presented and the defendant’s apparent apathy and

Nick point accusingly at Zoey. Assault.

wasn’t missed by the judge, who warned, “Defendant, this is

“Zoey, you viper! What have we ever done to wrong you or your sister? Sure, my son might have been too busy with work to visit the hospital often, but haven’t he and I visited? Your sister’s been comatose and hasn’t woken up once. Are we expected to keep vigil by the bedside of someone who’s unconscious 24/7? You bitch. How dare you accuse my son of assault and murder. You gonna

the gavel to remind Nick’s mother to control her emotions, or she’d be

down, the judge asked Nick, “Defendant, do

haven’t done any of the things she’s accusing me of. I never laid a hand on my wife, and

that your wife Lexi frequently had injuries?”

Nick retorted, “No.”

“With such a close relationship, you never noticed her

accept that your reports are real. But I didn’t cause those injuries. If you want to seek justice for her, find the real culprit instead of throwing

up, she faced Nick, “You’re lying. My sister’s injuries were obvious.

even asked you about them.”