30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

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.

water on her face, an inexplicable sense of melancholy washed over her. When she came out of the shower, Jason put aside the case

she teased, “Besides, who knows if I’m pregnant? You haven’t been careful

a way with words, speaking nonsense when she

by her words, his heart leaping into his throat. “We

burst into laughter. “I was just joking, and you took it seriously.” Though, judging by Jason’s reaction, he probably hadn’t been practicing safe

shifted instantly, and he pulled her into a kiss as if to silence her teasing lips. Sometimes, he really did wish he

kept laughing,

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

Estrella’s insistence on not meddling with her work, he would have taken

Estrella descended the stairs with him despite her lack of appetite.

few bites of Jason’s barbecue

upstairs to work overtime. Initially, she hadn’t planned to work late, but

the mood for romance. After a work call, he retreated to his study. By the time he finished and returned to the bedroom, Estrella was already asleep on

in her displeasure, hadn’t talked to him about her concerns tonight. After watching her sleep for a while, Drew called. Jason took the phone to the adjacent study. Drew reported on

nonchalant acknowledgment. Standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, Jason was haunted by memories of the fire and Holly’s words that

his computer, revealing evidence that it was Estrella

he first found the evidence, but subsequent investigations confirmed the harsh reality. Estrella had started

closed the video screen and leaned his head back, letting it rest on the chair. The decision to agree to this arranged marriage was indeed a form of revenge against her, giving her what she wanted

devastating fire that Holly lost her life. He

bear to