30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 143

Chapter 143

At that moment, Estrella caught Jason’s gaze as he was already watching her.

Their eyes locked, and with an air of calm, Estrella said, “Answer it.”

Jason’s heart skipped a beat, his nerves frayed. But faced with Estrella’s unyielding stare, Jason reluctantly answered the call in front of her. It was the only way to clear the air.

“Jason,” came Serene’s voice through the phone, already tinged with a sob.

It had been a while since Serene had been involved in Jason’s work, and their contact had dwindled. The unexpected call today likely meant trouble was afoot.

At the sound of her “Jason,” Jason glanced up at Estrella again. To his relief, her expression remained mostly unchanged.

On the other end, Serene’s voice, now choked with tears, cried out, “Jason, my mom’s sick again. She trashed the house, and she hurt Vincent, Jason, I…”

“I’m just so exhausted!”

After her confession, Serene burst into tears. Soon after, her brother’s voice came through, “Jason, why has my mom become like this? She just hit me and my sister. Jason, I miss you so much! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you.”

Following Vincent’s plea, Serene, through her tears, said, “Jason, I’ve been trying to calm Vincent down for ages. He must have been scared tonight and kept asking for you, saying he wanted to see you. I know you…”

Before Serene could finish, Jason cut her off, “I understand.”

Jason ended the call. When he looked back

of how to explain the situation to Estrella. She spoke first, “They all seem to miss you so much. Why don’t you go?” She added, “I’ll

She simply smiled. “Don’t worry, I won’t lay a finger on

tend to his dish and

refusing now would seem like he had something to hide. Estrella’s insistence on joining him, as if on a mission to catch a cheater, made Jason nervous, but at the same time,

block with no

hallway lights were out. With one hand, he

such a rundown place. Why haven’t you offered

“I haven’t given you a house, so

pay if money could solve his obligation to

at Jason’s retort, completely forgetting about the necklace he had given Serene. She wasn’t one to dwell on the past unless pushed to her limit.

fourth floor, Jason knocked on the door. Serene opened it, her eyes red with tears as she lunged toward Jason, “I knew you’d come, I just knew…”

shifted to the figure beside Jason, her expression turning to one

Serene’s mind that Jason would bring Estrella, let alone that

hod, then glanced around the chaotic interior. The sparse furniture that could be smashed was indeed in

come in?” Had Jason

Jason, Estrella said, “We’ve

my dad left, mom’s been struggling, having her moments. I apologize

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