30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 147

Marie intended to exchange pleasantries with the couple, but as she watched Estrella dash to the restroom with a hand clamped over her mouth, she hurried after her in a fluster.

“What’s the matter, Ms. Estrella?” Marie asked, just as Estrella retched, suggesting, “Maybe it’s food poisoning!” No sooner had she spoken than she was bent over the toilet, vomiting.

Jason soon appeared with a glass of warm water. After Estrella rinsed her mouth, she felt a smidgeon better.

Jason was at her side, gently rubbing her back while Marie muttered, “The grub from outside just ain’t reliable. We should have Mr. Lee deliver lunch to you guys.”

Estrella managed to nod in agreement, attempting to stand, only to be hit with another wave of nausea.

As Estrella staggered back to the toilet, Marie’s eyes sparkled with realization. Shel glanced at Jason, then back at Estrella, her mind racing. Mr. Jason had been around more often lately, and the lovebirds seemed pretty cozy, often all lovey-dovey in front of others.

Connecting the dots, Marie asked with a hint of excitement, “Ms. Estrella, are you by any chance expecting?”

The question caught both Jason and Estrella off guard.

After a recent all-clear from the doctor and a previous bout with food poisoning, pregnancy was the last thing on Estrella’s mind. Given her relationship with Jason, it wasn’t something she had considered likely.

Jason, momentarily stunned, turned to Estrella. He had assumed it was just a stomach bug, having no prior experience and never having played the role of a dad. Watching Estrella, Jason’s grip on her arm unconsciously tightened, his gaze filled with unspoken. concern.

Estrella, half-amused, reminded him, “Jason, you’re hurting my hand.” Upon her words, Jason quickly let go.

but laugh. “Mr. Jason is just over the moon at the thought of becoming a daddy,” she teased. “I’m pretty

Jason blurted out,

take Ms. Estrella, that would be perfect.

offering

noticing Estrella’s pallor, asked, “Are

bit nauseous,” Estrella

Hearing this, Jason held Estrella even closer as if afraid she might

something as simple as fetching clothes from the

for her shower, Jason insisted on joining her, citing his worry that she might slip and fall

become uncharacteristically anxious since Marie’s pregnancy suggestion. She had known him for years and had never seen him so on edge, so careful with her

her computer desk, and Jason’s mood darkened. “Who said

for sure what’s going on. Don’t be so tense. Besides, even if I am pregnant, working women

are my wife,” Jason stated firmly.

of “my wife” silenced Estrella.

chair as if she were a precious

glass of milk, Estrella reminisced about the time she fell ill in eighth grade. Jason had watched over

I’m not pregnant, I’ll feel like I’ve let you down, let down the entire Nelson family

bed, he reassured her, “If