30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 184

Estrella didn’t know what Jason was up to yesterday, but Bryce knew all too well. Jason was at the hospital accompanying Holly.

Jason’s own wife had taken a nasty fall and ended up in the hospital, and he was impossible to reach by phone.

Lying in the hospital bed, Estrella saw Bryce’s complexion sour as he smashed his cellphone to bits. She tried to console him, “Let it go, having you and Jesse by my side is all I need.”

Bryce shoved his hands into his pockets and plopped down onto the chair beside the bed with a stony face.

Catching Bryce’s mood, Estrella chuckled, “Just yesterday, you were telling me to keep my cool, saying men are the least of our worries. So, why are you the one losing your temper now?”

Her face was still pale, and her voice lacked its usual strength. That tumble she took really did a number on her.

Bryce remained silent. Estrella grabbed a pillow and playfully tossed it at him. “What, you think just because I’m laid up today I can’t handle you? You’re gonna ignore me now?”

Bryce moved closer, shimmying onto the edge of the bed. “I brought myself over so you could hit me.”

Estrella smiled. “It’s nothing serious.” She paused, then added, “It’s actually better he didn’t

know?” show up. Gives me more reason to convince myself, you

Bryce ruffled her hair with a bit more force than necessary. “Damn, not worth it.”

lightly said. “So why are you still

her cheek affectionately. “Once you’re back on your feet, I’ll set you up a decent guy, make Jason, that son of a gun,

“Deal,” Estrella agreed.

avail, her heart colder than the snow outside. But maybe it was for the best. Now she could let go completely, without a single shred of longing left.

Dad about this, okay? I’ll probably be discharged in a couple of

he still won’t agree to a divorce?” he asked,

replied. “His agreement isn’t

her response, Bryce

care of some paperwork and make payments, Estrella picked up the new phone Jesse had given her that morning. It was flooded with pictures of

the messenger app with a sardonic laugh. Her mood

see Estrella, he immediately called Marie over. Marie was none too pleased. “Ms. Estrella’s your wife, why are you coming to me? You didn’t handle it well from the beginning, and you stood her up, making her wait for so long.

Jason could get a word in, Marie continued, “Mr. Jason, if you keep

charging his phone and powering it on, he saw that Estrella had called him the previous afternoon. He

to try again, Drew called to inform him that the executives had arrived at the office. Jason decided to deal with work first. He’d sort things out with Estrella

was swamped with work. He even accepted Holly’s invitation to visit her new library, where he sipped on a cup of

routine for him and Estrella to go long periods without contact. Early i their marriage, they once went three months without a

evening, after a business engagement with Grayson, the topic of his relationship wi Estrella came up. Jason realized it had been a week since Estrella returned from her

week with no contact, and she hadn’t come

his cigarette in a nearby trash can, Jason simply said, “Same old, same

your issues sooner rather than later. If you can’t let