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

Chapter 174

Pausing in her tracks, she tucked her hands into the deep pockets of her coat, slowly exhaled a breath, and then, with a smile playing on her lips, asked, “Something on your mind?”

Jason strode up to her, one hand casually buried in his pocket, the other playfully brushing away a stray lock of hair from her forehead. “Not heading home?”

His nonchalance was met with a chuckle from Estrella. After her laughter subsided, she gently pushed his hand away. “I’m not joking with you, Jason. I am serious about getting a divorce.”

His hand, once removed, curled into a loose fist. “I was out of line with what I said the other day.”

Following his clash with Grayson at the bar, Jason had mulled over both his words and those of his friend, admitting to himself that claiming Dorvold Group couldn’t clinch the deal if he had intervened was indeed an overstatement.

“So, are you apologizing?” Estrella, hands still pocketed, looked at him with an amused smile. “Alright, I accept your apology, but Jason, we’re really not right for each other. Let’s just go through with the proceedings, okay?”

I

As Estrella brushed past him, Jason caught her arm. “About the other day, seeing Holly was just-”

Before Jason could finish, Estrella cut him off. “Jason, I’m not interested in who you see or what you do. I just don’t want to be with you anymore.”

She had tried, given chances, but tolerance and patience had their limits. Once exhausted, she had no intention of playing games with him any longer.

At Estrella’s resolve, Jason yanked her back with a bit more force. His persistence annoyed her. “What is it you want, Jason? Don’t tell me you’re not ready for divorce. Nearly three years of marriage and I can see the indifference written all over your face. Can’t you, as a man, just let go?”

impatience was met with a fierce glare

you want?”

about

is

approached her father at the Dorvold Group. If she didn’t end this marriage

insistence on divorce evident, Jason’s grip tightened, veins on

her hand, the bandage on her

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bit back, teeth clenched in irony, “Fine, you

her apartment, closing the door gently behind her. She stood still for a moment, hand pressed

couch to

didn’t

frequently. Each return to the empty house, devoid of warmth or liveliness, left him

thought he saw Estrella smiling in greeting, but as he focused, he found the

leave Sandalwood Oasis, no matter what. Even if Jason didn’t come home at night, she would wait

door, lost in thought, Jason eventually turned and left without

room.

he was about to leave, Marie stopped him. Mr. Jason, aren’t you going to

Estrella back?”