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.

shortly after, with the judge and ChemiSphere’s attorneys taking their

especially after the company’s attempts to pacify

new evidence. Estrella stood up from her position representing the plaintiffs, “Your Honor, in addition to more medical reports of poisoning among the villagers, we’ve secured new evidence from a ChemiSphere employee.”

at the mention of an employee’s testimony, cursing the failed attempt to silence the workers.

Estrella to present the new evidence, leaving

case, “The new evidence reveals that although ChemiSphere purchased wastewater

in treating sewage for now, from these testimonies and data, it is clear that ChemiSphere has not used or operated

it’s true that the equipment was acquired from another

wastewater treatment device, purchased from a sister company within our conglomerate, is nearly new and fully meets national emission standards. It has been operational since acquisition, and we welcome any inspection

established a decade ago, but this wastewater processor is a 20-year-old model, long outdated by current standards. As for your claim of

counsel’s face darkened, “Ms. Estrella, your assumptions are baseless and slanderous towards

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

briefcase and pulled out a set of graphs and charts,

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our extensive research, it’s evident that ChemiSphere’s power usage doesn’t

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

was not only costly to run but also incredibly complex. Because of this, ChemiSphere never once

lawsuit against ChemiSphere, they swiftly and surreptitiously filled their wastewater discharge channels with concrete grout,

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 been discharging untreated wastewater directly into Glimmering Lake, leading to varying degrees of fluoride poisoning among the residents and

Honor, these are photographs documenting ChemiSphere’s workers filling in the discharge channel overnight. There are even villagers who’ve been hospitalized due

Lake.”

was one of the workers ChemiSphere hired to plug

machines at Chem Sphere were never

access to clean water and food. Her dedication and compassion had won over the hearts of the community, and those who were once hesitant now stood ready to bear witness.

a semblance of order,

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words, a hush fell over the crowd.

we hereby sentence the legal representative of ChemiSphere, Jace, to 10 years

sentence and the staggering fines, Jace’s legs buckled beneath him. He turned to his lawyer in a panic, “Say something! Aren’t you supposed to be the best? How could you

of!”

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

to his lawyer, “Do something! What good is hiring