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

Chapter 123
Estrella resisted with all her might, but in the end, she couldn't escape Jason’s
clutches. He devoured her yet again, leaving nothing untouched.
“Estrella, Jason and Holly are an item now. Holly tweeted about it, and the
Ledford family has acknowledged their relationship,” Jesse informed her. Estrella
was utterly
dumbfounded.
She had thought she and Jason were an item, that despite not making their
relationship official, they were essentially lovers. Staring at Jesse's phone,
Estrella was frozen for what seemed like an eternity before managing a forced,
casual smile. “They do seem like a good match,” she said. Her heart ached, and
though she tried to hide it, her voice and body were shaking uncontrollably.
Suddenly, sitting upright in bed, Estrella’s forehead was drenched in sweat. By
the light of the bedside lamp, she glanced at the pillow where Jason lay in deep
slumber.
Bracing herself with her hands against the mattress, she tried to calm her racing
heart. Then, wiping the sweat from her brow, she silently got out of bed.
For so long, she hadn't dreamt about the past, about that incident.
Pouring herself a glass of water from the cabinet, Estrella noticed the wedding
band on her left ring finger-a, token of her bond with Jason. Holding the glass to
her lips, she stared at the ring for a long time, then drank half the water before
padding barefoot into the adjoining study.
Standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, she examined the ring on her finger.
It was a commitment ring, yet having just put it on that evening, it had triggered
memories of the
past.
Estrella gazed at the ring for a while longer, then crossed her arms and looked o
bright moon through the window. The moon was full tonight, just as it had been f
years ago.
After the Ledford family and Holly had made their relationship public, Estrella
didn’t confront Jason. He hadn't sought her out either, probably feeling no need
to explain himself to her. After all, they had never really started anything. No
confessions were made. They were just “friends.’
A week later, when Korey threw a dinner party, they crossed paths again. Estrella
hadn't wanted to attend, but with Jason and Holly's relationship now out in the
open, skipping the event would have seemed petty.
She might have lost in love but wasn't about to embarrass herself. So she went.
She spent the evening chatting with Jesse and Bryce, deliberately ignoring Jason
and behaving like a total outsider-which, in truth, she was
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Later, overwhelmed by the noise, she escaped to the rooftop for some air.
Resting her elbows on the balcony railing, she enjoyed the cool breeze of late
summer. She was finishing the last sip of her canned beer when she heard
footsteps.
Tossing the empty can aside and turning around with a slight buzz, she saw
Jason approaching. Back then, Jason was 23, and she was 19, a sophomore in
college. Jason had been working at Nelson International for nearly two years.
“Hey, it's you!” she greeted him with a tipsy smile upon seeing Jason.
Jason walked up leisurely. Estrella, with a hazy look in her eyes, chuckled and
said, “Congratulations!”
Jason's expression darkened. “That's it?” After half a month without contact, was
that all she had to say to him?
Estrella saw his mood sour and, thinking of how happy Holly had been that
night-parading Jason around as if they were celebrating an engagement-she
added, “You two really seem well-suited.”
As her words fell, Jason's face grew even more unapproachable.
Estrella watched him silently stand there. She knew he had a girlfriend, so she
decided to leave the rooftop. “I'm heading back in then.”
But as she brushed past Jason, he grabbed her arm and shoved her backward
with such force that her back slammed against the railing. Pain nearly brought
tears to her eyes, and her light buzz dissipated instantly. Had the railing been any
lower, she might have fallen off the rooftop to her death.
Before she could catch her breath, Jason's icy voice hit her. “Estrella, if you have
something to say, just say it. There’s no need for sarcasm.”
Estrella laughed incredulously. She'd only spoken a few words-a simple cong
and a comment about the couple's compatibility-and yet she was being accuse
sarcasm?
Suppressing her anger, she asked with a smirk “How was I being sarcastic? Tell
me, am I supposed to say?”
Jason shoved his hand back into his pocket. “If you're unhappy about Holly and
me, you
can tell me.”
Estrella found this really funny. Jason was publicly with Holly, and the Ledfords
had made it official. There was nothing left for her to say. What right did she have
to be unhappy?
She snorted, “Please, I'm not that entitled or privileged to be unhappy. How you
want to
live
your life is entirely up to you. If my presence bothers you, I'll just disappear.”
They were good friends once, but now that he had a girlfriend, it was only right to
keep
their distance.
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After saying her piece, Estrella’s back still throbbed with pain, which turned out to
be
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internal bruising upon later examination. This incident was one of the reasons
she distanced herself from Jason and stopped confiding in him.
Jason was used to being coddled by others, a figure of authority within their
circle. So, when Estrella finished speaking, Jason's reaction was as expected-
furious.
He stepped closer, pinching her face, asking, “Not entitled or privileged? If you're
going to vanish from my sight, what was the meaning behind all your actions
before, Estrella?”
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Estrella’s temper flared at his
questioning and physical aggression.
She tried to pull his hand away but
failed, and finally, gripping his wrist,
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she retorted, “What did it mean? It
was all just fun! With the Nelson
ly
family’s status and wealth, everyone
in Ravenwood wants to latch onto
,
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With a sudden burst of energy, Estrella shoved Jason off of her. She could almost
see flames dancing in his gaze when she locked eyes with him again.
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Their eyes met, and the memory of
Hrs
how he'd just treated her fueled her
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defiance. “Jason, who do you think
you are without the Nelsons backing
you? What makes you think you can
strut around Ravenwood with such
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And don't get it twisted. You
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yourself. Hanging out with you was
no different than with anyone else.
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She couldn't finish her sentence. A sharp slap to her left cheek cut her off, and for
a moment, Estrella was completely stunned. The sting of the slap echoed
through her.