30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 77

When Estrella spat out the words, her stomach cramped with pain, but she refused to ny weakness in front of Jason. A woman’s vulnerability only matters to a man who cares, so she had no intention of humiliating herself.

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“You’re brutally honest, Estrella, Jason said with a pinch that drained the color from her face. She bit back her pain and mustered a defiant response, “Korey is back, and I sure as hell don’t want to waste any more time on you.”

Jason couldn’t contain himself. He Brycet down and bit Estrella’s lip hard enough to draw blood. It hurt. It really hurt, but to Estrella, it was nothing compared to her current disillusionment. He always found a reason to argue and took out his frustrations on her

whenever he was in a bad mood.

Seeing Estrella pale and trembling, Jason let go. His anger subsided. “Estrella, anything I’ve used, even if I don’t want it, is still mine. You know what I’m like.”

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Estrella touched her face, remembering the dog Jason had as a kid. It ran away. He a lot of effort to get it back, fed it well, and then… She never saw that dog again, but the cherry tree in the Nelson family’s backyard bloomed better each year after that.

Remembering this sent chills down her spine. Back then, she only saw Jason’s good side and forgot about his ruthless nature.

The room fell silent. Estrella’s stomach pains came in waves. She sat quietly by the bed until the discomfort subsided a little. Seeing Jason brooding by the window, she grabbed

her clothes and headed to the bathroom.

The hot water washed over her face, but Estrella’s heart felt colder than before, and her

wasn’t scared off by Jason’s words earlier; she just realized

family wasn’t one to

a towel, feeling a sense

water to boil, and made some instant noodles from the desk. As she ate, she thought about the grievances and compromises she had endured over the past two years, and she couldn’t help but laugh at

of Estrella. Now she saw him for who he truly was. His agreement to

thought he could keep treating her like a

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day with her recorder. But she couldn’t concentrate, perhaps due to the argument

and turned all night, and the pain never

a loud knocking. Reluctantly, she crawled out of bed, and, wrapped in a blanket from home, opened the door to find Bryce standing there like a whirlwind. “Estrella, why’s your phone off? You’re

to texts?”

her off guard. Estrella, wrapped in her blanket, stared blankly for a moment before lifting her hand to her forehead. “Must’ve run

in,” she said weakly,

of goodies, checked her forehead with concern. “You look awful. What’s up?”

and walked back inside. “Stomach pains. I didn’t

well.”

charge your phone, making yourself

a local deli in Ravenwood where he’d woken