30 Days till I Divorce My Husband (Estrella and Jason)

Chapter 21

Estrella glanced up to see a sleek black sedan roll to a stop in front of her, the rear window sliding down to reveal Korey calling out to her from the backseat. A smile broke across her face as she greeted him. “Hey, Korey.”

Korey nodded affirmatively and offered, “I’ll give you a ride home.”

When Estrella hesitated, not moving towards the car, Korey elaborated, “I’m heading to Sandalwood Oasis. It’s on the way.” Clearly, he was well-informed about Estrella’s recent goings-on.

w open the

With Korey insisting and his secretary having already stepped out to courteously open door for her, Estrella felt obliged to get in.

Once inside, Korey chuckled, “It’s been a while,

Estrella returned the smile, “Yeah, it’s been ages.”

Two years ago, before she and Jason got married, Korey came to the Dorvold family to propose, and she turned him down.

When Korey was transferred away from Ravenwood, he had asked to meet up one last time. At that moment, she had been vacationing with Jesse. So, their parting stretched over two long years.

As they started to move, Estrella shifted the conversation to Korey, asking, “So, are you back for good or just on vacation?”

“I’ve been transferred back. The official notice should arrive any day now.”

“You must have been promoted. Congratulations in advance.”

The secretary, noticing Korey’s good spirits that evening, turned to Estrella and said, “Ms. Estrella, Mr. Korey has been promoted to mayor.”

burst into laughter. “I guess I’ll have to start buttering you up,

along, “If you really did, I’d be over the moon.”

annoyed by me, though.”

Estrella pegged just right; she was never one to cozy up to

the hospital.

Jason with an embarrassed apology, “Jason, I’m sorry for the trouble and for wasting

15:23

again.”

her apology, simply asking, “Are you

shook her head no.

take

if he were sitting next to a puff of

to speak, “I don’t know what’s gotten into my mom lately. Her condition seems to be getting worse, and the episodes more frequent. Luckily, Vincent’s been

mother’s latest bout that evening. With Drew handling her mother’s situation, Jason had no choice but to accompany Serene

referring to a psychiatric facility.

her head, “No, I’ll take

feel more at ease if she

said, “If we send her there, she might never come out. She might never live a

better.”

dropped the subject.

fell between them, Jason’s phone suddenly rang. Thomas’ voice came through,

return visibly soured Jason’s mood. Then Thomas added, “I just saw him pick

was palpable. He ended the call and

from the passenger seat,

accelerator, dropping Serene off at her place within