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

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Estrella sighed, “I have no idea, Thomas. And honestly, it’s not my circus, not my

monkeys.”

She had been a bit under the weather a few days back with a mild cold, but it had been over two weeks since she last saw Jason. If he had caught something, it certainly wasn’t

from her.

Thomas chuckled, teasing her, “Who’s pinning anything on you, Estrella? I’m just saying, our boy Jason here is sick with longing for you. Ever since you dropped the divorce bomb, he’s been down for the count with a fever hitting the high 104s. The docs at the hospital are stumped-his fever just won’t break. If he keeps going like this, he’s gonna be

toast.”

Hearing Thomas’ over-the-top story, Estrella laughed, “A fever that high? He wouldn’t need cremation at that point.”

Estrella, seeing she had rendered Thomas mute, playfully smacked his head with the stack of papers she was holding, “You should be on a comedy stage.” If someone had a fever that high for days, they’d be a goner, not waiting around till now.

“Estrella, you messed up my hair,” Thomas said, smoothing back his locks before adding, “No joke, I’m dead serious about Jason. If you don’t believe me, go see him at the hospital. He’s burning up with no sign of cooling down.”

“Enough, Thomas. I’ve got better things to do than trade barbs with you all day.”

Estrella straightened his rumpled collar with a pat and turned, heading for the parking lot. Thomas called after her retreating figure, “If you can find the time, maybe drop by the hospital to see Jason. Otherwise, you might miss your chance to see him for the last time.”

Without turning back, Estrella waved dismissively at Thomas, slid into her car, and drove off. Thomas’ words were like a late-night infomercial-more fiction than fact. Even if Jason was genuinely sick, there wasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell she’d visit him.

meeting about an environmental case with the authorities at the governmental facility, Estrella was all set to head back when she spotted Jason walking towards her, with Drew

they approached, Drew hurriedly greeted her, “Ms. Estrella.”

to Jason, “Thomas claims you’re hospitalized

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Jason was indeed sick this morning, spiked a 102, but he insisted on attending a meeting here;

finished his explanation. Estrella glanced at Jason and saw his lackluster eyes and evident exhaustion. Without delving into Jason’s illness, Estrella simply said,

she walked away, Jason turned and kept his eyes on her. He had been surprised to run into Estrella just now. The one silver lining for him was that during their brief exchange, she hadn’t brought up the divorce. That would’ve

Jason, Ms. Estrella’s long gone,” Drew

a moment, finally

glance at Jason’s forlorn expression, understanding the guilt Jason felt for past mistakes-broken promises, ignorance

paths with Jason, Estrella went straight home to be with her kid. Nowadays, her life revolved around work and spending time with Isaac. She had plans in the pipeline. Once the environmental case was settled, she’d be joining the

tucking Isaac in for his nap and returning to her study to sort through case files, Thomas’ call came through “Estrella, Jason’s in bad shape. You should come to

was tempted to throw her phone against the wall.

doctors are all doom and gloom, saying it

morning. Next time, try to make your act more convincing.” With

they think she was born yesterday? Playing these childish games

a pillow at him. “Do I look like I was at death’s door to you?”

to catch the pillow, protested, “No, Jason, Estrella said she saw you at the

“She did, indeed.”

you’re sick, make it believable. Why were you out and about, making me look like a fool in front

à withering look. He really was ill, and he had gone to the meeting, but returned to continue his treatment. Thomas

would soften

the pain she endured during