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.

care of Jason, he was livid. But since Jason had saved her, Bryce refrained

need to guess-it was obviously his aunt, and

looked at Jason, and then his tone softened, “Don’t give me that look,

from the bathroom, Estrella quipped “You sure are the loudest

is a

could respond, Bryce interjected, “I’ve arranged for Lee to

Estrella didn’t bother with pleasantries and grabbed her bag to leave. That was when Korey

a ride home. So, Bryce

the hospital room closed, Jason turned and gave Bryce

Korey would show up,” Bryce said defensively. “If I had known, I wouldn’t have rushed my

Jason’s frosty gaze swept over him, prompting Bryce to pat his kicked leg, “Estrella isn’t yours

Bryce didn’t give a damn about Jason’s feelings anymore. Besides, Jason was

back down on the sofa, to which Bryce seriously asked, “Jason, that fire seven years ago-did you ever find

expression briefly changed when Bryce brought up the fire, but quickly returned to neutral.

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

no point in looking into it

agreed, eating his orange, though he intended to continue his own

matter again, and the 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, and Jason preferred to

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