30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband
Chapter 28
Chapter 28
Jesse rubbed her nose with a wry smile, brushing off the concern as she said, “Got into a
scuffle this afternoon.”
“With who?”
“It’s over, Estrella. Let’s not dig into it.”
“Jesse, don’t make me investigate it myself.”
Estrella’s temper was something Jesse was all too familiar with. She might seem all sunshine and rainbows on a regular day, but if you crossed a line with her, you’d be in for a rude awakening.
“I ran into Paula today. She brought backup, and I was outnumbered.”
As soon as Jesse finished her sentence, Estrella was on her feet, heading for the door. Jesse grabbed her arm urgently. “Where do you think you’re going?”
Estrella’s face was a storm cloud as she snapped, “You expect me to sit down for dinner when you’re beaten up like this?”
Jesse held on tighter, trying to calm the storm brewing within Estrella. “Estrella, it’s done, and it wasn’t all Paula’s doing. Don’t do anything rash.”
Estrella saw there was more to the story. She reined in her anger and sat back down. “Fine. I won’t. Just tell me everything.”
They settled back at the dining table, and Jesse began recounting the story. “A few days. ago, I got into it with Melinda. Guess she couldn’t let it go and teamed up with Paula.”
Melinda was Jesse’s stepsister. Jesse’s mom had passed away when she was just a toddler, and her dad had quickly remarried Damita, who was pregnant at the time. Damita never took a liking to Jesse and would often take advantage of her husband’s absence to berate and mistreat the child.
After a particularly nasty incident in middle school, Jesse had changed. Her father, under the constant influence of Damita’s whispers, had grown colder towards her. Life as a Manning wasn’t exactly a walk in the park for Jesse.
was grim as she asked, “Are you hurt anywhere else? Did
a few kicks to the gut, bleeding a little, but the hospital said it’s nothing
on purpose, taking advantage of her less favored status in the Manning family to
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you sure you’re okay?”
take care of myself. Otherwise how can I
those two?”
for Jesse. “Eat up, and next time, don’t be a hero. If you see they have
“Yeah, I know.”
intended to run that afternoon, but Paula had been prepared, blocking all possible escape routes. Jesse didn’t share these details with Estrella, not wanting to stoke her fiery nature. The Manning family’s involvement and the existing business tensions
as they approached the crossroads in their cars, Estrella warned, “Jesse, call me the instant anything comes up,
don’t worry.”
go home and
let tonight’s incident slide, okay? Don’t go after
it. I’ll listen
down on the accelerator, speeding
about to play nice.
home. Perhaps you could come
must ask
Estrella from barging into the Lamont’s
Estrella…” a servant began, but Estrella cut them off with a glare, her hands deep in the pockets of her slacks. “Bring Paula down to
sooner had she demanded this than Paula, in her loungewear, descended the stairs, clearly annoyed. “Estrella, what’s all this racket about? Is this
a word, Estrella grabbed an antique vase from a side table and hurled it at Paula. “Did you corner Jesse
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