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 of

company’s attempts to pacify

judge called the session to order and turned to Estrella, inquiring about 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

of an employee’s testimony, cursing the failed attempt to

the judge prompted Estrella to present the new evidence, leaving

calmly laid out her case, “The new evidence reveals that although ChemiSphere purchased wastewater treatment equipment, it was

these testimonies and data, it is clear that ChemiSphere has not used or operated the machine for sewage treatment since its purchase. The high operational costs meant that Chemisphere only acquired this outdated device as

rose to rebut, “Your Honor, while it’s true that the equipment was acquired from another company, it’s not the

our conglomerate, is nearly new and fully meets national emission standards.

by current standards. As for your claim of its near-new condition, one must question whether it was ever properly utilized by its previous owner, or was it merely a showpiece like at

“Ms. Estrella, your assumptions are baseless and slanderous towards

“Let’s not speculate on the history of the equipment. Surely, counsel, you’re well aware of the operational costs and consumption of using

and charts, which illustrated the power consumption history of ChemiSphere.

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that ChemiSphere’s power usage doesn’t even

processor itself. If there’s any doubt about this assertion, we

relic from years past-an antiquated behemoth that was not only costly to run but also

after we initiated the lawsuit against ChemiSphere, they swiftly and surreptitiously filled their wastewater discharge channels with concrete grout, hastily constructing an alternate channel. This new channel

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

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

Lake.”

was one of the workers ChemiSphere hired to plug the old channel

can also confirm that the machines at Chem Sphere were never operational.”

food. Her

gavel, bringing a semblance of order, “Please, everyone remain calm. We will

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a hush fell

severity of the offense, including the loss of fertile land and the pollution of a vital waterway, we hereby sentence the legal representative of ChemiSphere, Jace, to 10

to be the best? How could you let us lose to this young woman? I can’t go to jail. I have a family

of!”

Lake, who filled the gallery, voiced their indignation, “Your family’s lives matter, but what about ours? Don’t we count for

“Do something! What good is hiring you if you can’t fix this?”