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

Chapter 148

When Jason woke up the next morning and opened his eyes, Estrella was no longer by his side. She had already left, leaving him to wake alone. The look on Jason’s face was, as one might expect, less than thrilled.

At the law firm, no sooner had Estrella settled at her desk than her phone buzzed with Jason’s call. “Getting a little too bold, aren’t you, Estrella? Flaking on me?”

Balancing the phone between shoulder and ear while her fingers danced across the keyboard, Estrella retorted, “Who’s getting bold? I’ve got a busy day at the office, but don’t you worry. I’ll swing by the hospital as soon as I’m done here.”

“Estrella, don’t tell me you’re planning to sneak off for a check-up, looking to hog the baby all to yourself?” Jason’s suspicion sounded as if Estrella was already carrying their child, and she was plotting to run off with it.

Estrella couldn’t help but laugh, standing up from her seat to find more privacy in the fire escape stairwell. “Of all people in this town, your Nelson family is rolling in it. You’ve got the heftiest bank account, and the highest status. Clinging to your coattails is my daily grind, just hoping to bear you a child. Why would I ever keep a baby from you? I’m counting on that kid to get a slice of your fortune.”

Before Jason could respond, Estrella continued, “I’m not that foolish. I’m just swamped with a case that’s hitting the courts soon, and I can’t be distracted. I promise, I’ll head to the hospital once I’m done.”

She added, “Besides, I didn’t feel any morning sickness today. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to the office at all. Oh, and just so you know, I’m in the fire escape, which has spotty reception. Gotta hang up now.”

“Hello… hello…” Estrella murmured into the phone before pulling it away, pretending the call had dropped, and with a grimace, Jason ended the call on his side.

You can’t stay mad at someone who’s all smiles. Estrella had explained herself with such patience that Jason had no choice but to let it go and hung up. Let her play her game. He’d see how long she could keep this up.

Back in her office, after Jason hung up, Estrella was welcomed by a co-worker’s teasing. “Got a boyfriend, Estrella? Was that a call from your man?”

“Sure was, Estrella replied nonchalantly.

Boyfriend? She had been married for two years, a fact she preferred to keep out of workplace gossip. So Estrella deflected questions with simple answers, preserving her privacy.

“Estrella, the court just rang. They need you over there.”

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Estrella said, grabbing her car keys and heading out.

gaze caught the sleek

hardly believe her eyes. Her intuition told her that it couldn’t be just a

on the gas and continued on her way. She brushed past the white Maserati and immediately pressed the speed dial for Bryce. “Bryce,

chuckled. “Heck, I could be your assistant at Justice Guardians

but no salary,” Estrella joked back.

Bryce scoffed. “I

just asked, are you doing it

“I’m in.”

the Maserati’s license plate number to him. As a lawyer, Estrella had a hunch that there was something fishy about this, and

suspicious, like why Landon insisted she marry Jason. Before the fortune-tellers came into the picture, Landon had briefly broached the subject of marriage, which she had brushed off due to their incompatibility. But after consulting her own fortune-teller and facing pressure from her parents, she had found

Estrella drove to the courthouse to wrap up her work. Exiting the courthouse around two in the afternoon with a nauseous feeling creeping back, she decided to visit the hospital. She needed to get some medicine for what

results in hand when Jason’s call

came straight to the hospital. Got the results. I’ll snap a

“Estrella, you don’t have

are you?” She quickly added, “No need to make a mountain out of a molehill. Did you see the

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he replied, his tone softening. “Got a meeting tonight. I’ll be home

“Okay.”

you prescribe some folic acid and a few other

get those ready for you.”