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

besides, you two haven’t had kids after all these years. It’ll be a clean break.”

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cutlery on the table echoed through the room. “I don’t need your advice on my relationship. Nobody knows better than I do what went wrong between Estrella and me. And for

treated her.”

why won’t you listen? Do you think we’re out to hurt you?” a relative. pleaded.

there’s no children involved,

on one side, overwhelmingly not supporting Jason and Estrella being

separate.

She had never imagined it would come to this. However, she couldn’t stand to hear them badmouth Estrella and said, “Enough,

of you.

the brink, her heart broken, and that’s why she retaliated against Jason.

years,

to cherish her. We simply

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

not a matter of right or wrong. The marriage between Estrella and Jason was a matter of incompatibility more than anything else they simply weren’t suited

are you defending her…”

sensible, how can

elders who hadn’t

they were privy to more details about Estrella and Jason’s situation than the others, as Bryce would sometimes share bits and pieces-like the times Jason stood

or that he was oblivious to her hospital stay.

Estrella’s place, they would have demanded

family an heir as a

their eyes collectively turning to him. What had gotten into him? Bryce,