30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 118

“Absolutely, absolutely, I swear it a hundred, no, a thousand times over,” Estrella conceded with feigned enthusiasm, as Jason bent down to kiss her lips once more.

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Only after Estrella’s repeated promises that she would never set foot in another massage parlor and would not so much as glance at another man did Jason reluctantly release her.

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Once freed, Estrella stretched out her leg and kicked Jason, cursing, “You dog.”

As Jason made to move towards her, Estrella, how frightened, braced her right hand against his chest. “I was talking about myself. I’m the dog,” she declared.

Jason couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity, and instead of reprimanding her further, he pulled her into his embrace.

On guard, Estrella heard him say, “Not gonna tease you,” but then he pinched her chin as a warning, “Remember the promises you’ve just made, Estrella. Don’t forget them, or crying your eyes out won’t help you next time.”

Instead of responding directly, Estrella playfully scraped him with her toenail.

“Hmm?” Jason raised an eyebrow.

“In my eyes, from now on, there’s no one but you,” Estrella assured him.

Satisfied, Jason hugged her tightly, and then asked, “Have you eaten tonight?”

Drowsily, Estrella replied, “Yeah, I have.”

“I’ll go downstairs and bring up some ginger tea,” he offered.

“No need. I’m not so frail,” she protested.

Regardless, Jason went downstairs and insisted that Estrella drink a large bowl of the fortifying ginger tea before allowing her to sleep.

The next morning, when Estrella woke up, Jason was already dressed and on the phone by the floor-to-ceiling window. After he hung up and saw Estrella awake, he approached and tenderly stroked her forehead. “Feeling alright?”

He was worried she might have caught a cold after leaving the massage parlor in shorts, despite the ginger tea.

dad

smile.

up, but there was a

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got out of bed.

quick breakfast at home, Jason drove her to

lunchtime, Jesse and Bryce showed up to dine with her. From a distance, Bryce shouted, “Estrella,

and embraced her tightly. Damn Jason and his possessiveness. The less he wanted others to touch Estrella, the more Bryce wanted to.

look of disdain. “Enough with the snot on

good. I shivered all night, couldn’t sleep, haunted by nightmares…” He

hands in her pockets and aloof, chimed in, “Your cousin’s

go of Estrella and stepped back.

kicked Bryce lightly in response. “No backbone.”

was notorious for throwing each other under the

Bryce cower, Jesse couldn’t help but laugh. Bryce looked around, realized Jesse was teasing him, and playfully chased after her to settle the

the waiter finished serving, Bryce began ladling soup for them when Estrella’s

on the screen, his hair practically stood on end. He held his breath, silently serving soup, and signaled Estrella to

Estrella answered

a look, urging her to be more enthusiastic, not to be too cold toward his brother. Otherwise, he’d be the one to suffer. It

are you having lunch?

“Checking on me?” ed, “Checking on

response, Jason switched to

he darted under the table. Estrella and Jesse could

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finally settled, and Estrella answered the vide

a worry,”

call. Pla

Estrella shot back. She then briefly turned

glanced up and saw the tableware set for two. With a swift kick

didn’t even show my face,” Bryce protested.

glanced at him. “The

I was just here for lunch, not taking

year.