30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 167

Before Estrella could utter a word, Bryce pressed on, “Look, Estrella, when it comes to matters of the heart, it’s better to rip off the Band-Aid fast. If you split now, you’ll be upset for, what, maybe a couple of weeks tops? But if you don’t, the pain’s just gonna drag on. Why put yourself through that kind of grief? You’re not exactly short on options, right?”

As Bryce continued, Marie’s expression turned so dark, it looked like a thundercloud. When the maid brought in the tea and cookies, Marie snatched the tray with a severe look.

Later, when Marie stomped into the wroom, she slammed the refreshments down in front of Bryce and spat out, “Mr. Bryce, I remember Mr. Jason is your cousin. He never did you any wrong, did he?”

“How can you, his cousin, come into his house and push his wife to divorce? And if I may be so bold, you wouldn’t happen to have your eye on Ms. Estrella, would you?” Marie was genuinely suspicious of Bryce’s motives. If he wasn’t Jason’s cousin, Marie would have booted him out long ago.

What kind of cousin was that?

Annoyed by Marie’s reaction, Bryce lounged on the sofa, legs apart, and said with an air of sincerity, “Marie, aren’t you being a bit too overprotective of Jason? You know exactly what kind of man he is. How often he’s been home to Estrella since they got married? You can’t say you don’t know.”

“If Estrella were your daughter, would you be happy to see her married to a man like Jason? Since there’s no love and mutual affection, why force them to stay together? This marriage was a mistake from the start, and when you realize you’ve made a mistake, you correct it promptly.”

Marie was left speechless by Bryce’s blunt words. He wasn’t wrong; Estrella and Jason marriage was indeed rocky, with Jason rarely coming home. But Marie wasn’t one to concede defeat. She dreaded the thought that Estrella might actually take Bryce’s advic and go through with a divorce.

“So relationships need time to gel,” Marie argued. “Besides, Mr. Jason and Ms. Estrella have been getting along great lately. He’s been coming home nearly every day.”

Bryce chuckled, “They’ve known each other for nearly 24 years. If it’s not working, it’s not working. How much more ‘gelling’ do they need?”

“Mr. Bryce, if you keep this up, I’ll be calling Mr. Jason and Mr. Keith,” Marie threatened, seeing that Bryce was dead set on getting Estrella to go through the divorce.

was feeling extremely tired, yawned amidst their back and

“Look, Marie, this is just how Bryce is. Don’t take it personally. Plus, I can make my own decisions.” Estrella knew exactly when and what

Estrella, you’re a

“Smart about everything except for marrying my cousin.”

she looked like she was about to throw her shoe at Bryce. It was

things over a bit before sending her off to attend to other matters. Once Marie left, Bryce nonchalantly cracked nuts and said, “Jason’s her golden boy. Of course,

back, “Don’t get too cocky. I

sure you’re not blinded

eyes, Estrella was a

just laughed at

a phone call and had to take off

at the photos on the coffee table.

she said, “Ms. Estrella, those pictures don’t mean

the cornerstone of any marriage and urged Estrell to talk to Jason, confident he would explain.

at the photos, Estrella said calmly, “Marie, just burn these photos, will you? And need to

to ask Jason; she already knew

was no rush to confront the issue. If there was anything between them, it wou come to light eventually. There was no need to act rashly and alert

smiled, “I trust Jason.” Only after Estrella expressed her trust did Marie leave to burn

retreating figure, Estrella touched her belly and

with Holly, Jason drove her home.