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

Chapter 213

That evening, Keith remarked that it had been ages since the family had last gathered at home, so Kristin was roped in to round everyone up.

Jason had no desire to return, but Kristin played the guilt card, reminding him that Keith and Amber weren’t getting any younger, and that each visit could very well be the last. Reluctantly, Jason made his way back.

With a noncommittal grunt, Jason acknowledged the group, his response as muted as his enthusiasm for the reunion.

The looks he received made him uncomfortable. Past or present, he never took kindly to pity, and it was abundantly clear that the news about Estrella’s child had already made the rounds within the family.

“Jason, if things are truly unbearable, just get a divorce,” his aunt blurted out.

“Exactly, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Why fixate on one?” another chimed in.

else. It’s

Estrella should have at least finalized things before moving on with c downright disrespectful to sneak off, have a kid abroad, and drag the Nelson family name through the mud,” a cousin added indignantly.

“I used to like your wife, but she really crossed the line this time, bro. Let her go. Besides, there’s no way you can swallow your pride after this.”

Jason had specifically avoided coming home to sidestep these very confrontations, y here he was, unable to escape.

Surrounded by relatives quick to fault Estrella, Jason sounded cold as he interjected, issues between Estrella and me are my own fault. She’s done nothing wrong, and I’d appreciate it if you all stayed out of it.”.

His declaration didn’t sit well with his aunt. “Even if you were at fault before, it’s not like you committed murder or anything. You haven’t brought the child home. Look what Estrella has done now.”

Estrella had always been a family favorite until she returned with a child, tarnishing the family’s reputation in everyone’s eyes. They thought she went too far, even if she was having a disagreement with Jason.

Seeing the tide turn against Jason, his uncle offered, “Why are you being so stubborn, Jason? Mr. Young’s daughter has taken quite a liking to you. She’s a decent girl, quiet and demure. It would be good for you-and the company-if you were with her.”

just aren’t right for each other. It’s time to let

after all

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advice on my relationship. Nobody knows better than I do what went wrong between

treated her.”

won’t you listen? Do you think we’re

and since there’s no children involved, the divorce will be

family was on one side, overwhelmingly not supporting Jason and Estrella being

separate.

never imagined it would come to this. However, she couldn’t stand to hear them badmouth Estrella and said, “Enough, guys. I know more about Jason and Estrella’s

of you.

to the brink, her heart broken, and that’s why she retaliated against Jason. As a woman, I understand her. Estrella has been

years,

failed to cherish her. We simply don’t

too, was a woman and she understood Estrella’s pain, as well as the ire of Jason’s

not a matter of right or wrong. The marriage between Estrella and Jason was a matter

are you defending her…”

usually so sensible, how

only elders who hadn’t commented, knowing

than the others, as Bryce would sometimes share bits and pieces-like the times

or that he was

been their daughter in Estrella’s place, they would have demanded a divorce

given the Nelson family an heir as a pretext, Bryce’s patience snapped. He slammed his cutlery down, “Will you

startled everyone into silence, their eyes collectively turning to him. What had gotten into him? Bryce, typically meek and compliant with the