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.

rinse, Jason submerged himself in the bathtub, his head included. Estrella sat quietly beside him, watching him emerge from the water, pushing his damp hair back. She teased with a playful glance downward, “It’s not like I’ve never

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Chapter 72

bit overkill.”

asked, “When have

moments, but he had never undressed in front of her, so she couldn’t

seriously?” Then she added, “Scared of me seeing? I’ll

you curious?” he

her flippancy was just a way

days flooded back. Back then,

time had

had left her dazed and had. shattered years of friendship.

heavily, “I was

His

back to reality, “It’s okay, I was

who saved you,” Jason

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

each other for 23 years, there were too many stories between them, and there was still the person he couldn’t let go of or forget in his heart.

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

reached out and grabbed her arm, “Stay with me

at him, and eventually sat back down.

quiet, one soaking in the tub, the other sitting by his side. Jason had a lot on his mind that night, and Estrella, sensing his mood, refrained from any further

out. She hummed in response, but he fell

with a smile, “Don’t worry. Even if you hadn’t made it, I would have

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wasn’t fragile like Serene or Holly; she wasn’t someone who couldn’t survive without another. She

were barriers between them that couldn’t be

sign of her indifference, and her marriage to him merely a

woke to find Jason already dressed and standing by the wardrobe. Clutching a pillow to her chest, she watched him, noting

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

Estrella murmured softly.

return for several days. Every time their relationship showed signs

ready to leave, Bryce