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

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Autumn reluctantly agreed to Jason’s proposal for a Saturday get-together with a forced smile, despite her reluctance. “Sure, Saturday it is.”

And just like that, plans were made.

No sooner had Jason left than Estrella noted Autumn’s discontent. “I’ve told you before not to make promises you can’t keep. Now you’ve gotten yourself into a pickle.”

Over the past few weeks, each time Jason dropped them off, Estrella never invited him inside, despite his inquiries about when he might come in for a visit. Estrella always deftly changed the subject. It wasn’t the right time.

But this time, Autumn had done the inviting herself, and Estrella felt it wasn’t her place to comment. She didn’t make the invitation anyway.

Hearing Estrella’s words, Autumn sulked, “How was I to know Jason would be so presumptuous?”

Estrella replied matter-of-factly, “He’s never been one for pleasantries.” With that, Estrella retreated to her bedroom.

Not long ago, her father had suggested that Isaac should start sleeping in his own room to foster independence and give Estrella a break. Estrella couldn’t bear the separation, so mother and son continued to share a room. Upon entering, Estrella found the nanny had already bathed Isaac and tucked him into bed.

The nanny whispered with a smile, “Miss, little saac is such an angel. Slept through his bath just like you used to.”

“Thanks, Judy,” Estrella said, approaching the crib and gently stroking Isaac’s peaceful

face.

After a brief chat with Judy, Estrella took her own shower and finished up some work before finally settling into the large bed next to Isaac’s.

Come Friday, the day of the third hearing for the Glimmering Lake case, Estrella woke up early, had breakfast with Isaac, and then drove to the courthouse. Upon her arrival, Jason was already there.

The roadblock incident involving Estrella and Keegan, along with the alarming number of Glimmering Lake villagers falling ill, had captured public interest, drawing a sizable crowd of onlookers to the courtroom.

As Estrella stepped out of her car, Jason approached her, tucking away a stray lock of her hair and straightening her coat’s collar. “Just do your best and don’t stress,” he encouraged.

Estrella appreciated his acknowledgment of her hard work. After a brief exchange with

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Jason, Estrella entered the courthouse.

Some Glimmering Lake villagers had arrived, and seeing them, Estrella’s mind shifted completely to her work, pushing thoughts of Jason aside.

after, with the judge and ChemiSphere’s attorneys taking their places. The

after the company’s attempts to pacify them

the session to order and turned to Estrella, inquiring about new evidence. Estrella stood up from her position representing the plaintiffs, “Your Honor, in

an employee’s testimony, cursing the failed

judge prompted Estrella to present the new

although ChemiSphere purchased wastewater treatment equipment, it was

clear that ChemiSphere has not used or operated the machine

opposing counsel rose to rebut, “Your Honor, while it’s true that the equipment

treatment device, purchased from a sister company within our conglomerate, is nearly new and fully meets national emission standards. It has

model, long outdated by current standards. As for your claim of its near-new condition, one must question whether it was ever properly utilized by its previous

Estrella, your assumptions are baseless and slanderous towards other companies.”

the equipment. Surely, counsel, you’re well aware of the operational costs and

rifled through her briefcase and pulled out a set of graphs and charts, which illustrated the power consumption history of

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power usage doesn’t even come close

entire factory’s activities, as well as the processor itself. If there’s any doubt about this assertion, we could compare it with the recent

antiquated behemoth that was not only costly to

the lawsuit against ChemiSphere, they swiftly and surreptitiously filled their wastewater

the report confirms it’s fresh grout, poured in the last two months. Excluding the sealed segment, the pollution levels in the accessible parts of the channel are consistent with one another. “We can now state with certainty that for the past decade, ChemiSphere has

workers filling in the discharge channel overnight. There are even villagers who’ve been hospitalized due to severe poisoning. We

Lake.”

the courtroom’s tense silence, “I was one of the workers ChemiSphere hired to plug

machines at Chem Sphere

made countless trips to Glimmering Lake, and she had even taken the initiative to ensure the villagers had access to clean water and food.

to the villagers’ testimony, struck his gavel, bringing a semblance of order, “Please, everyone remain calm. We will call upon witnesses as

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a hush fell over the

land and the pollution of a vital waterway, we hereby sentence the legal representative of ChemiSphere, Jace, to 10 years of imprisonment. Additionally, Jace is to cover medical expenses of 600,000 yuan per villager severely afflicted by the contamination, with

lawyer in a panic, “Say something! Aren’t you supposed to be the best? How could you let us lose to this young woman? I can’t go to jail.

of!”

filled the gallery, voiced their indignation, “Your family’s lives matter,

clung to his lawyer, “Do