30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 236

Her lips were just as soft as they had been three years ago, so tender that once Jason pressed his own against them, he found it nearly impossible to pull away. He gently sucked on her petal-like lips, unable to resist prying them open to explore the sweetness of her tongue. She was as sweet as ever, a sweetness that made him forget the pain of his wounds.

Three years apart, and he missed her terribly, even regretting not cherishing the days they had spent together.

What did it matter that she had set that fire? Looking back, so many things seemed trivial now. After all, people change, their feelings and thoughts ebb and flow.

“Mmm…” It wasn’t until Estrella furrowed her brows and let out a muffled moan, signaling her near awakening, that Jason reluctantly removed his lips and slowly straightened up. He gazed down at Estrella, wishing he could carry her back to bed, but his multiple knife wounds left him too weak to do so. Instead, he let her continue sleeping on the couch.

Dragging his pained body back to bed, Jason turned off the bedside lamp. Estrella disliked sleeping with the light on.

No sooner had the room gone dark than Estrella’s eyes fluttered open. Did Jason take her for a fool? She wasn’t dead, just sleeping. Wasn’t he worried about the awkwardness if she suddenly awoke?

Estrella didn’t bother to decipher Jason’s thoughts, but she knew one thing clearly: she didn’t want to look back.

That was Estrella’s way-if there was even the slightest glimmer of hope, she wouldn’t turn her back on you. She’d give you every chance and greet you with a smile. But once that hope was gone, she’d walk away more freely than anyone else.

She chose not to break the silence, keeping the fragile peace intact.

On the hospital bed, Jason, covered in bandages, spent the entire night without closing his eyes, fixated on Estrella.

But since Jason had saved her, Bryce refrained from lashing out,

need to guess-it was obviously his aunt, and clearly

gaze grew icy as he looked at Jason, and then his tone softened, “Don’t give

the bathroom, Estrella quipped “You sure are the

you seen yourself in the mirror? Your face is a sight.” In reality, it wasn’t as bad as

“I’ve arranged for Lee to take you home to rest. I can look after

bother with pleasantries and grabbed her bag to leave. That was

condition, Korey offered Estrella a ride home. So, Bryce and Jason could only watch as

the hospital room closed, Jason

said defensively. “If I

claimed Estrella was his, and Jason’s frosty gaze swept over him, prompting Bryce to pat

Jason’s feelings

on the sofa, to which Bryce seriously asked,

briefly changed when Bryce brought up the fire, but quickly returned to neutral. “Electrical accident,” Jason replied, then

the adjacent sofa and started peeling an orange, “Just curious.” He would never admit to the deal between Estrella and

said, “I’ve already investigated it. There’s no

though he

Ledford family had refused to let bygones be bygones, no matter how much he had tried to pacify the situation, it might not have quelled the unrest. Plus, the case was still within the statute of limitations,

reviewed was incriminating for Estrella; if it weren’t, he would have cleared her name long ago. So, regardless of the past truth or whether it was a momentary lapse by Estrella, it was best left