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 attorney

the office.

her colleague. Her instincts told her there was more than meets the eye between Nick and this woman,

to Lexi’s

The judge introduced the parties and their lawyers and then announced the official start of the

on Lexi, medical reports, and evidence of strangulation marks on Lexi’s neck from the day she fell, Nick’s expression grew darker. His icy glare at Zoey was downright

Chapter 138

Estrella glanced at Nick and then turned to the judge. “Your Honor, in light of the evidence presented and the defendant’s apparent apathy and failure to fulfill his spousal duties, we are charging the defendant, Nick, with assault and

Nick point accusingly at Zoey. Assault. Murder. Zoey had the gall.

judge, who warned, “Defendant, this is a courtroom. Mind your behavior.”

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?

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

asked Nick, “Defendant, do you have any response to the

the things she’s accusing me of. I never laid a hand on my wife, and I certainly didn’t push her off

“Are you aware that your

Nick retorted, “No.”

pressed, “With such a close relationship, you never

been hurt, and I accept that your reports are real. But I didn’t cause those injuries. If

Nick, “You’re lying. My sister’s injuries were obvious. You must have known.

even asked you