30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 48

Autumn asked Estrella with suspicion. She had known since childhood that Estrella was no angel.

Estrella, with a hint of mischief, retorted, “What bad thing could I possibly be up to? I’ve just been through the wringer, almost got taken advantage of, you know.”

Autumn’s concern deepened at Estrella’s words “Estrella, what happened? Tell me With a dismissive chuckle, Estrella replied, “Mom, it’s alright. Just come with Dad on Saturday, okay? Otherwise, people might start calling you petty.”

Autumn sighed, resigned. “Fine, I’ll come with your father.”

So when Saturday night rolled around, Autumn and Cole headed off to the gala together.

Ever since Estrella rejected Jason a few days ago, he hadn’t returned to Sandalwood Oasis. He didn’t invite her when the Lamont family extended an invitation, so Estrella attended the event with Jesse.

Estrella was dressed to kill in a little black dress, while Jesse sported a crisp suit, her hair short and slick. Together, they were a force to be reckoned with, drawing stares from all the guests.

“Estrella, you’ve got some nerve showing up.” Paula sneered as the duo entered the party. “If I were you, I’d have buried myself in a hole by now.”

Estrella, clutching her clutch bag and smirking, fired back, “Seems the Lamonts are happy making a loss, must be nice to have such deep pockets.”

Paula, bristling, managed to keep her cool. “You’re just jealous, Estrella. And my brother is too smart to make a bad deal.”

Estrella’s eyes twinkled with a knowing light. “Well, I’ve got my eyes on the project. It won’t be easy for the Lamonts to avoid a loss.”

Paula shot back, “As if we need you watching over us. You should see how much our stock has soared since we landed that project. The Lamonts were busy celebrating their soaring stock prices, which brought them many other benefits.

cryptically, a smile playing on her lips. “I hope

the upper hand, Paula finally felt happy.

to her, she noticed Jesse glaring at her coldly. Paula thought of Estrella hitting her. Scared,

Jesse snickered, her hands buried in her

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coward!”

“Jesse, where’s your

wear is none

Melinda calmed her down, suggesting it was too late to argue about

turned to Estrella and threatened, “Someone will put you in your place eventually.” Estrella was unfazed. “Not in your lifetime,” she

was furious, vowing to find evidence

admitted to orchestrating the attack on them. “Go ahead and take it to

when Jesse was just a child, Damita never thought of letting her go, and for this kind of

talk so sharply, aren’t you afraid of them trying to sabotage you?”

around to see Erin still as gentle and refined as ever. She smiled lightly and said, “Why would I fear them sabotaging me from behind. Haven’t your two families already

whisper brushing against Estrella’s ear, “Estrella, are you scared? How about

an eyebrow, “Did Jason’s