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

Chapter 24

At that moment, Jason stood up, made his way over to Bryce, and patted him on the shoulder. “I’ve got mad faith in you.”

Bryce offered, “Did Ella dump that agreement drafting gig on you? I’ll chat with her and get it sorted. She’s a whiz with this legal stuff, being a lawyer and all.”

Jason’s hand pressed down firmly on Bryce’s shoulder, his words carrying weight, “You handled this well. But step back from here on out.”

Who the hell was talking about divorcing Estrella? Two years and despite some harsh words, he had never mentioned divorce.

Leave it to Bryce, saying he’d play the mole for him, suss out Estrella’s thoughts. Instead, he just threw gas on the fire and brought back a pile of nonsense.

Estrella received Bryce’s call while he was being hustled by Drew to board the train with. the group. On the other end, Bryce was crying his eyes out, begging Estrella to save him. All Estrella could offer was a sympathetic, “Bryce, take care of yourself. I’ll be here when you get back.” She added for comfort, “If your mom disowns you, I’ll take the hit and take you in.”

“Ella, save me. Go plead with Jason.”

“Mr. Bryce, please get on the train,” Drew’s voice came through, and the call with Bryce ended.

Listening to the dial tone, Estrella was baffled. She had agreed to divorce, so why Jason still not letting Bryce off the hook?

was

Unable to figure it out, Estrella didn’t bother trying. She’d just wait until her vacation to check in on Bryce.

Just as she and Jason had started to mend their strained relationship, it was on the rocks again.

Jason stopped coming home. Rumors of his scandals were everywhere. Yet, he still hadn’t brought up the divorce.

Two days later, after wrapping up a civil dispute case at the courthouse, Estrella got a call from Grayson. He was throwing a welcome-back shindig for Korey the next night and wanted her to clear her schedule.

“I’ve got a big case in court tomorrow. Can I swing by after it wraps up?” Estrella asked.

“That’ll work.”

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Grayson, a few years older than the rest of the group. They all grew up in the same circle, knew each other since they were kids. After being away for more than two years, Korey’s return warranted a proper celebration. So, the next day, after court, Estrella headed straight to the karaoke bar

full swing, and Thomas’ booming voice dominated the space. He’d organized the after-party,

faces, and there, beside Jason, sat a girl with an air of innocence. Estrella was used to

“Estrella.”

come sit over here.”

and Estrella

a distance, Jason gave Estrella a fleeting look, quickly averting his gaze. The annoyance from the other day

look at Estrella. Estrella was so pretty, no

Estrella approached, Jason didn’t greet her, and Estrella acted as if she didn’t know him, which made Korey’s brows furrow. Korey had heard about the marital troubles between Estrella and Jason but didn’t expect such coldness when they met, not

hello.

and Korey asked, “Estrella, have you

before coming.”

opportunity, joked, “Should I give you

just smiled, saying nothing.

irritated, he picked up a cigarette and lighter from the coffee

out, took to the mic and announced, “Let’s quit the small

karaoke bar were typical-dice, truth

a crowd this size, Thomas suggested pairing up, with the losers of each round

say, “Estrella, Kelly and I will be in one group. You group up

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Chapter 24

be doing it on purpose

said, “I’ve got no problem, Estrella, what

said, “Okay!”

been watching Estrella, whispering, “Korey seems to like Ms. Estrella very much. His eyes are full of Ms.

been watching Estrella all night. She found

though he

be hidden.

gloomier. Damn it. Estrella was laughing and talking with others right in front

Estrella hadn’t done anything outrageous at the moment,

seem petty.

rolling dice. The one with the highest number could either punish others or