30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 237

Chapter 237

As Estrella pushed open the hospital room door, Jason was standing by the large window, ending a phone call. He turned around, his voice steady as he noticed her arrival. “Hello Estrella.”

Without a moment’s delay, Estrella set her purse on the cabinet and cut straight to the chase. “The fire seven years ago, was it really an electrical accident? If it was an accident, why did you tell Bryce to stop investigating?”

Her directness brought Jason to a halt, his gaze locking with hers. He hadn’t anticipated that after all these years, the inferno that had almost claimed his life, and Holly’s, would resurface, let alone be brought up by Estrella and Bryce.

Jason was taken aback, but Estrella pressed on, “Jason, do you have evidence? If you do, why haven’t you come forward? What are you hiding?”

Bryce had mentioned that Jason had instructed him to drop the case, so Estrella knew there must be evidence, possibly even footage that someone had tried to erase. Jason was deliberately concealing something.

This wasn’t like Jason at all. Given the seriousness of the situation and her own professional instincts, Estrella wasn’t about to mince words. She couldn’t keep things bottled up inside.

Jason’s expression darkened at her barrage of questions, confused by her sudden interest. “Don’t you know about it?” he retorted!

Estrella couldn’t help but laugh incredulously. “If I knew, would I be here asking you for evidence?”

bluntly asked, “You

As his words hung in the air, Estrella was staggered as if struck by lightning. The shock in her eyes was palpable. For years, Jason had believed that she had set that fire, hence his overt disdain. Was this why he had always been so cold to her?

you refused to get married, to return home, to have children with me, and for years you despise me, all because you think

and also with the things those fortune-tellers had said, making him believe that she just wanted

She yelled at him, “Jason, are you out of your mind? Couldn’t

been seven years since the fire, six years of a strained marriage. Even if their relationship had been rocky, there had been a thaw over the later six months. Hadn’t it ever occurred to him

her like a ton of

we’re done for life. I will never reconcile with you.” Her body shook with anger, her hands clenched in fury. Jason had been so tight-lipped for years,

expression darkened. “When did I say anything

last night?” His complex gaze met hers,

You kissed me and then slipped your

hadn’t planned to confront Jason about this, but anger made her bring up everything that

she spoke, Jason grew even more embarrassed. Clearing his throat,

barely suppressed a

and he leaned in to capture her lips with his own. Now that she knew, there was no holding back.

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