30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 72

Estrella’s repeated pleas finally got through to Jason, the old rusty pipe clattering from his

o to the ground. Seizing the moment, Estrella took his hand, “Let’s head back, shall

We?”

Jason’s gaze softened as he looked down at Estrella, his eyes losing their fiery red tint, “Yeah. Let’s go home.”

With Jason’s aggression diffused, Grayson and the others exhaled in relief. Thomas quipped, “Ella’s got a way with Jason, doesn’t she?”

Bryce, with a flick of his leg, kicked the incapacitated man on the ground, “Damn it, thinking you can mess with my Ella? You got what you deserved.”

Richie lay curled up on the ground, too beaten to even open his eyes. From the moment Estrella refused his 8 million, he should’ve realized she was no ordinary girl. After all, what average person could resist the temptation of 8 million?

As the group made their way out of the dilapidated warehouse, Grayson shoved his hands. in his pockets and muttered to Estrella, “Maybe you should consider coming back to the office.”

Estrella just laughed, “If everyone thought that way, there’d be no justice in the world.”

Her resolve silenced Grayson. She wasn’t wrong to stand her ground.

Half an hour later, when they returned home, Jason was still brooding, his face creased

with concern.

Covered in blood, he noticed Estrella’s silence on the way back and spoke in a subdued tone, “Did I scare you?”

Estrella, picking up pajamas from the bed, turned to him with a smile, “Me? Scared? Hardly.” She eyed him up and down, “Maybe take a shower first?”

Jason didn’t respond. He just stripped off his clothes and sat on the couch with his eyes closed, lost in thought.

Estrella, seeing his state, stopped talking and headed to the bathroom.

A moment later, with her sleeves rolled up, she emerged and announced, “The bath’s ready. Tonight, you get the VIP treatment.”

Jason let out a faint smile and headed for the bathroom. Estrella, sleeves still rolled,

followed him in.

quietly beside him, watching him emerge from the water, pushing his damp hair back. She teased with a playful

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bit

later he asked, “When have

in front of

You took it seriously?” Then she added, “Scared of me seeing? I’ll just

curious?” he

so.” Often, her flippancy was just a way to keep things from

back. Back

that one time had never happened….

recalled the sting of Jason’s slap. It had left her dazed and had. shattered years of

prompted Jason to sigh heavily, “I was

His

she snapped back to reality, “It’s okay, I was fine last time,

wasn’t me who saved you,”

Korey who came to her rescue, and the danger she had faced had been because of

there were too many stories between them, and there was still the person he couldn’t let

sat in silence before finally smiling, “You should get out of the tub soon; I’ll

to leave, Jason reached out and grabbed her arm, “Stay with

him, and eventually

a lot on his mind that night, and Estrella, sensing his mood, refrained from any further

She hummed in response, but he fell silent

met, and seeing Jason struggle to speak, Estrella reassured him with a smile, “Don’t worry. Even if you hadn’t made it, I

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wasn’t someone who couldn’t survive without another. She could take care

on Jason. There were barriers between them that couldn’t be broken down. They could never return to the

Her casual demeanor was just a sign of her indifference,

a pillow to her chest, she watched him, noting that he hadn’t realized she was awake. Breaking the

at her. “I’ve got an early meeting this morning. You’ll have to head to

Estrella murmured softly.

Jason left this time, he didn’t return for several days. Every time their relationship showed signs of improvement, he immediately became distant again,

was getting ready to leave, Bryce burst