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

Chapter 162

Megan leaned across the desk, her eyes imploring as she spoke to Ms. Estrella. “I know, I know, just snag me a little more time, okay? And I have this gut feeling-if you’re the one to handle my case, even Jackson will crumble. You’ve got the gift of gab, Ms. Estrella.”

Estrella’s reputation preceded her. Megan had been keeping tabs on her cases, especially the high-stakes ones involving Nick and Lexi. She had complete faith in Estrella’s expertise, which was why she sought her out in the first place.

Sensing Megan’s determination, Estrella relented with a sigh, “Alright, I’ll see what I can do to buy you some time.”

Megan’s face lit up with gratitude. “Thank you. Thank you so much, Ms. Estrella.” After a flurry of thanks, Megan registered her details with the paralegal before heading out.

Once Megan left, Ms. Estrella picked up the documents and let out a long, weary breath. It seemed she was on her way to being pegged as the go-to divorce attorney in town. “Ms, Estrella, looks like you’re not hurting for clients these days,” a colleague teased. “Yeah, Ms. Estrella, you’re practically the queen of divorce court now,” another chimed in.

“I could use a few earth-shattering cases to shake things up a bit.” Estrella half-joked, half-pleaded.

Logan emerged from his office overhearing her. “Estrella, those cases with Ryan, Lexi, and Nick, they’re all criminal cases. You’re just so well-known now that everyone’s coming to you. But remember, it’s not about the size of the case.”

“Hi,” she greeted him, along with the rest of the team.

Logan waved everyone back to their seats with a casual gesture and continued, “Each case that comes to Justice Guardians LLP is a testament to our clients’ trust in us. We need to handle every case with fairness and integrity.”

“We got it.”

“Understood.”

After the team’s affirmations, Logan turned back to Estrella. “You’re making great strides, Estrella. Keep up the good work.”

“Will do.”

Logan retreated to his office, Estrella settled back at her desk to dive into Megan’s case. Later in the afternoon, after wrapping up a contract dispute from the previous week, Jesse called to invite her out to dinner.

with a hint of surprise, “Where’s Bryce? Why didn’t he come with you?”

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off to manage Velvet Voices KTV. Jason thought he’d be a good fit since he’s got

the euphemism, knowing full well the

broached another topic. “Got your invite to the

“Yeah, I did.”

College’s centennial celebration. Big shots like Jason and Grayson were practically VIPs, having donated generously over the years. Despite not being as prominent, Jesse, hailing from the prestigious

through dinner, Bryce called, trying to talk Estrella and Jesse into joining him at Velvet Voices KTV, promising a lineup of

might have found your true

grew frantic. “Hey, don’t abandon me!

cutting the call short.

they strolled through a department store. Jesse suggested catching a movie,

Let’s do it another time.”

studied her closely, concerned. It was unlike Estrella to tire so easily; they used to all-nighters gaming and movie marathoning without a peep of complaint.

look, Jesse?” Estrella teased, wrapping her coat tighter around her.

you’ve been acting off lately, heading home early, getting tired.

Jesse’s gaze. Leaning in, she

expression from

get you home,” Jesse said protectively, guiding

attentiveness. “Don’t treat

my royalty,” Jesse declared with a wink. “My queen.”