30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 21

Estrella glanced up to see a sleek black sedan roll to a stop in front of her, the rear window sliding down to reveal Korey calling out to her from the backseat. A smile broke across her face as she greeted him. “Hey, Korey.”

Korey nodded affirmatively and offered, “I’ll give you a ride home.”

When Estrella hesitated, not moving towards the car, Korey elaborated, “I’m heading to Sandalwood Oasis. It’s on the way.” Clearly, he was well-informed about Estrella’s recent goings-on.

w open the

With Korey insisting and his secretary having already stepped out to courteously open door for her, Estrella felt obliged to get in.

Once inside, Korey chuckled, “It’s been a while,

Estrella returned the smile, “Yeah, it’s been ages.”

Two years ago, before she and Jason got married, Korey came to the Dorvold family to propose, and she turned him down.

When Korey was transferred away from Ravenwood, he had asked to meet up one last time. At that moment, she had been vacationing with Jesse. So, their parting stretched over two long years.

As they started to move, Estrella shifted the conversation to Korey, asking, “So, are you back for good or just on vacation?”

“I’ve been transferred back. The official notice should arrive any day now.”

“You must have been promoted. Congratulations in advance.”

The secretary, noticing Korey’s good spirits that evening, turned to Estrella and said, “Ms. Estrella, Mr. Korey has been promoted to mayor.”

into laughter. “I guess I’ll have to start buttering

“If you really did, I’d be over the

annoyed by me, though.”

had Estrella pegged just right; she was never one to cozy up to people, regardless of their power or position.

in the

on Serene’s forehead, she turned to Jason with an embarrassed

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again.”

engage with her apology, simply asking, “Are you hurt

shook her

take you

if he

the seatbelt, Serene watched him for a moment before venturing to speak, “I don’t know what’s gotten into my mom lately. Her condition seems to be getting worse,

that evening. With Drew handling her mother’s situation, Jason had no choice but to accompany Serene to the hospital. Gripping the steering wheel, Jason glanced at Serene and suggested, “Have

referring to

her head, “No, I’ll take care

her, “Your last check-up wasn’t great. You might feel more at ease if she is taken to the hospital.”

a heavy sigh, Serene said, “If we send her there, she might never come out. She might never live a normal life again. I’d rather care for her myself. I believe she’ll

better.”

Jason dropped

phone suddenly rang. Thomas’ voice came through,

visibly soured Jason’s mood. Then Thomas added, “I just saw him

palpable. He ended the call and angrily tossed