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,”

her cheek without a smile.

didn’t feel like getting up, but there was a case waiting for her

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and got out of bed.

breakfast at home, Jason drove her to the law

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

his possessiveness. The less he wanted others to touch

with a look of disdain.

clung to Estrella, cursing Jason, “Jason is no good. I shivered all night, couldn’t sleep, haunted by nightmares…” He trailed off, choosing not to share the details

hands in her pockets and

of Estrella and stepped

in response.

was notorious for throwing each other under the bus.

laugh. Bryce looked around, realized Jesse was teasing him, and playfully chased after her to settle the score. Soon, the three

for them when

end. He held his breath, silently serving soup, and

Estrella answered

cold toward his brother. Otherwise, he’d be the one to suffer. It

“Where are you having lunch? Who are

me?” ed,

response, Jason switched to a

video, he darted under the table. Estrella and Jesse could only

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finally settled, and Estrella

too much of a worry,”

call. Pla

back. She then briefly turned the camera

hung up when Jason texted her to tell Bryce that he had been spotted. She glanced up and saw the tableware set for two. With a swift kick under

how? I didn’t even show my face,”

glanced at him. “The tableware betrayed you.”

explain to Jason that I was just here for lunch,

year.