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.

the judge and ChemiSphere’s attorneys taking their places. The villagers seethed with anger at the sight

the company’s attempts to pacify them

the plaintiffs, “Your

opposing counsel blanched at the mention of an employee’s testimony, cursing the failed attempt to

furrowed brows, the judge prompted Estrella to present the new evidence, leaving the opposing counsel

new evidence reveals that although ChemiSphere purchased wastewater treatment equipment, it

used or operated the machine for sewage treatment since its

while it’s true that the equipment was acquired from

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 by the

As for your claim of its near-new condition, one must question whether it was ever properly utilized by

your assumptions are baseless and

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

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

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that ChemiSphere’s power usage doesn’t even come close to half of

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

out, the machine in question was a relic from years past-an antiquated behemoth that was not only costly to run but

their wastewater discharge channels with concrete grout, hastily constructing an alternate channel. This new channel supposedly leads from the treatment plant, but whether the water it processes

consistent with one another. “We can now state with certainty that for the past decade,

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

Lake.”

silence, “I was one of the workers ChemiSphere hired to plug the old channel and dig the new one. I can attest that everything being

the machines at Chem

had made countless trips to Glimmering Lake, and she had even taken the initiative to ensure the villagers had access to clean water and food. Her dedication and compassion had won over the hearts of the

testimony, struck his gavel, bringing a semblance of order, “Please, everyone remain calm. We will call

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hush fell over

the pollution of a vital waterway, we hereby sentence the legal representative of ChemiSphere, Jace, to 10 years

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 let us lose to this young woman? I

of!”

villagers of Glimmering Lake, who filled the gallery, voiced their indignation, “Your

clung to his lawyer, “Do something! What good