30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 145

Chapter 145

Estrella leaned her elbow on the car window, cradling her face in her hand, and replied to Jason with a lack of energy, “Just thinking about nothing.”

There was still a chasm between her and Jason, an invisible wall that no amount of glossing over the uncomfortable truths could mask. They could never truly return to the way things were before.

Jason had never brought up the past, and Estrella didn’t want to either. Besides, bringing up Jason’s former flame-especially one who had passed away-wasn’t the wisest move she could make. It would only diminish her worth in his eyes and elevate Holly’s importance in his heart, nudging him back into the arms of bygone memories.

“I shouldn’t have brought you here,” Jason muttered.

Estrella looked at him with a playful smile. “So, you don’t want me to be part of your life?”

“You know that’s not what I mean,” Jason replied.

Estrella just smiled and didn’t say anything more.

Before long, they were back at home. Marie greeted them with her usual cheerfulness, saying, “You’re back! Dinner is ready. Mr. Jason just made some ribs that are out of this world-I tried them myself!”

Suppressing a yawn, Estrella responded, “Marie, I’m not hungry. You guys go ahead and eat.”

Marie wiped her hands on her apron, puzzled. “What’s the matter? How can a little outing’ take away your appetite?”

“We’ll eat later,” Jason said.

Estrella was clearly upset, and Jason noticed it. But then, if she had taken him to Korey’s place, he wouldn’t be thrilled either.

bathroom. As she splashed water on her face, an inexplicable sense of melancholy washed over her. When she came out of

stomach, she teased, “Besides, who

always had a way with words, speaking nonsense when she didn’t feel like

leaping into his throat. “We

was just joking, and you took it seriously.” Though,

to silence her teasing lips. Sometimes,

passionate kiss, Estrella kept laughing,

stroked her cheek, half-serious, half-playful “Come on, try the ribs, at least. And aren’t you going to thank me for today?”

the vandalism of Nick’s car. If it weren’t for Estrella’s insistence on not meddling with her work, he would have

in the air, Estrella descended the stairs with him despite her lack of

bites of Jason’s barbecue ribs,

returned upstairs to work overtime. Initially, she hadn’t planned to work late, but after visiting Serene’s house, she wasn’t in the mood

he retreated to his study. By the time he finished and returned

for a while, Drew called. Jason took the phone to the adjacent study. Drew reported on Serene’s situation and mentioned, “By the way, Mr. Jason. Serene said she talked with Ms. Estrella about the

windows, Jason was haunted by memories of the fire and Holly’s words that day. He didn’t know how long he

secret file on his computer, revealing evidence that it was Estrella who had tampered

the evidence, but subsequent investigations confirmed the

the chair. The decision to agree to this arranged marriage was indeed a form of revenge against

her life. He closed his eyes, overwhelmed by the

to think

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