30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 99

Jason suddenly brought up the topic, and Estrella glanced at him before responding with a smile, “What, you’re expecting me to make a scene? To hunt her down and get that necklace back?”

Jason hadn’t even opened his mouth to reply when Estrella continued, “Don’t tell me you were using Serene to get under my skin. If you fancy…”

She didn’t get to finish her sentence before Jason pulled her into his embrace and said, “Time to sleep.”

Wrapped in Jason’s arms, Estrella fell silent. After nestling against him for a while, shel lifted her head and looked at him. “Jason, you’ve got more on your mind than I do.”

After saying that, Estrella closed her eyes.

Jason looked down at her, noticing her long eyelashes as she lay with her eyes closed, not trying to pull away. He turned and trapped her in his arms, one hand cradling the back of her neck, the other sliding down toward her waist.

Estrella caught his hand. “I’m really on my period this time. I’ll make it up to you later.”

Pushing Jason away, Estrella thought about how people have an innate desire for what they can’t have. She hadn’t even tried to seduce him tonight, just some idle chat, and he was already getting

getting restless. Seeing her serious face and knowing she wasn’t lying about her cycle, Jason let her hand drift away.

Estrella felt a rush of frustration, but after Jason’s playful antics, she actually started to feel sleepy. Later, as he was wiping her hands, she drifted off to sleep.

The next day, when Jason woke up, Estrella was already gone from his side. As he got ready and came downstairs, Marie reported, “Sir, Ms. Estrella had a case this morning and left for court an hour ago.”

“Mm,” Jason acknowledged Marie and skipped breakfast at home, heading straight out.

In the courtroom, before the session began, Estrella had already arrived early. Today was the second hearing for Ryan’s case, and a verdict seemed likely.

here early today.”

smile, and after chatting briefly with

jury, and prosecution all present, Estrella took

Ryan was brought in, Estrella’s breathing slowed, her gaze fixed on

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Estrella. It was as if he was thanking her with his eyes for her respect, dedication, and all the efforts she had made on his behalf, regardless of the

judge began, signaling the official start

the last session, Estrella stood up. She glanced at Ryan, then turned

biological father and uncles ten years ago, following

didn’t want the blood of his relatives on his hands. If he could turn

up in a fractured and even cruel environment, without proper guidance,

has he spent these past ten years? What has kept him going? After leaving home, his father never once looked for him. Ryan survived by scavenging and working odd jobs on construction

for Ryan, everyone here can see that this young man’s psychological development is not intact.

visited Ryan’s hometown recently and gathered some recollections from neighbors about the incident back then and their impressions of Ryan as a child. If the prosecution would like, we

Estrella’s passionate plea, the judge said, “The court agrees

glanced at Arden, who

brothers. They beat that poor woman to death-so brutally. The child was crying beside them, begging his father to stop, only to be kicked away.”

those Manning brothers were vicious. They threatened us too,

so well-behaved, a good student, and his mother was a quiet soul, always busy with chores. After she died, the father locked him in