30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Bang! Bang! Bang! The knocking from outside the door escalated, ignoring her query and becoming more relentless.

Estrella’s brows furrowed in annoyance. What’s the big idea, disturbing people at this ungodly hour?

She had done her homework on this motel before checking in. It had a clean record, no sketchy business in or around the area.

Gripping the stun gun she’d prepared just in case, she called out, “Hello?”

On the other side, a man’s voice, rough around the edges, drifted in, “Estrella, open up.”

That voice-it tugged at a memory, familiar, as though she’d heard it somewhere before. With one hand on the stun gun and the other on the doorknob, she hesitated, leaving the safety chain fastened.

As the fierce knocking sounded again, Estrella’s resolve wavered, and she unlatched the door. The next moment, the tall silhouette in the doorway gave her pause.

Staring at the man for a long beat, Estrella finally spoke through the crack in the door, “How on earth did you get here?”

He had called her earlier that evening, only to abruptly hang up, and now here he was, materializing out of nowhere. The surprise was written all over Estrella’s face.

Outside, Jason stuffed his right hand into his pocket, his tone icy as he commanded, “Open the door.”

Without haste, Estrella undid the deadbolt.

Swinging the door wide open, Jason entered, casually adjusting his shirt collar, his face an unreadable mask. Once inside, his gaze instinctively swept the room.

seemed to search for something. “You here for a surprise infidelity check?” she asked, her voice

of sympathy and introspection. What had she done to erode Jason’s trust to this extent?

years, with her dignity intact, while his name was a constant fixture

saved Nelson International a fortune in

turned around silently, not dignifying her comment with a response, nor did he mention Korey’s intrusion to her. He knew all too well that Estrella could

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out of a molehill just to unsettle him.

assistance with a hint of mischief, “Need my help? I’m quite the expert in these

he got the innuendo. He stared at her for a long moment before shrugging off his jacket and tossing it onto the bed. “You sure can rough it out in places like this.” He then eyed the stun gun in her hand, “And that’s

was husky, a little strained. Estrella straightened up

gun aside, bending down to hang his jacket on the coat rack. “What’s up with

over, with one cigarette following another, had taken

drove here?” Estrella asked.

his

masochistic or what? When I was at Ravenwood, you wouldn’t come

the whole Richie thing just days before, but then he’d vanished again.

decided to stop overthinking and just live her life,

she immediately said,

the subject, “I didn’t bring any luggage. Hand me your towel.”

for cleanliness, was always well-prepared, which he knew all too well. Rolling her eyes but obliging nonetheless, she handed over

ey were

their relationship as husband and wife, they well past formalities. Jason had a habit of borrowing

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