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.

my dad for a second there,” Estrella

her cheek without a smile. “If

getting up, but there was a case waiting for her attention.

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stretched and got

quick breakfast at home, Jason drove her to the

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

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

a look of disdain. “Enough

good. I shivered all night, couldn’t sleep, haunted by

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

of Estrella and stepped back. “Estrella, I didn’t do

in response. “No backbone.”

for throwing each other under the bus.

Jesse was teasing him, and playfully chased after her to settle the score. Soon,

ladling soup for them when

his hair practically stood on end. He held

answered with mild

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

asked, “Where are you having lunch? Who

me?” ed, “Checking

waiting for her response, Jason

the table. Estrella

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settled, and Estrella answered the vide

of a

call. Pla

some shame! Who’s making you worried?” Estrella shot back. She then briefly turned the camera towards

up and saw the tableware set for two. With a

didn’t even show my face,”

“The tableware

me explain to Jason that I was just here for lunch, not taking you out to meet men”

year.