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

Chapter 124
Staring blankly at Jason for what felt like an eternity. Estrella finally blinked back
tears and offered him a cold, hollow smile. “Jason, we're square,’ she said, her
voice tinged with a
frosty edge.
All the fights she'd stood by him in, the homework she'd done for him,
everything... It had all come crashing down with that one slap
After she spoke, she brushed past Jason, leaving him behind as tears streamed
uncontrollably down her cheeks. Nineteen years of knowing him, and this was
the culmination. She had to watch him be with someone else and feel the sting of
his hand
across her face.
Estrella was never one to start trouble or throw around harsh words. She was
always more inclined to talk things out and negotiate. But sometimes, we must
admit, our circumstances and those around us drive us to the brink of madness.
People push you to say things you'd never want to say and do things you never
thought you'd do, to the point where you might not even recognize yourself in the
mirror or feel like you're on the verge of breaking.
If Jason hadn't shoved her that day, if he hadn't grabbed her face so harshly and
interrogated her with such icy detachment, she wouldn't have exploded in anger
and said those things.
If he hadn't come to her and had that fight, if she hadn't felt the burn of his slap...
But life is devoid of ifs,” and what's done is done.
Sometimes, all we need is a hug and a few understanding words, and everything
could be
different.
Overwhelmed by memories, Estrella gazed out at the moon and touched her
cheek, still feeling the heat of the slap. So much so that the memory of it still felt
hot and painful, as did the memory of her back hitting the rails. She knew she
could never get close to Jason again after that.
Unbeknownst to her, disaster struck when Holly was caught in a terrible fire and
didn’t make it through the surgery. She certainly didn't expect the soothsayers to
come out of the woodwork with their ominous predictions, nor did she anticipate
that his family would come knocking for a marriage proposal, and least of all,
Jason would agree to it.
Looking back, she thought maybe he agreed to the marriage to torture them
both, to ensure neither could swallow their pride.
Eventually, buckling under her parents’ pressure, she agreed to the marriage.
She had thought that maybe with a little effort, or if they both tried just a bit
harder, they could get through life, turning a blind eye to their problems. But
Jason wasn't on the same page. He
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seemed to revel in making her miserable.
Recently, however, he seemed to have had a change of heart and was coming
home more often. Perhaps the Nelson family had exerted dome pressure, as
he'd said himself — a divorce would benefit neither of their families.
Estrella sighed deeply and withdrew her gaze from the window, looking down at
the diamond ring on her finger. She tried to remove it but couldn't. After a few
attempts, she
gave up.
Turning her attention to the master bedroom, she realized she and Jason were
the epitome of being in the same bed with different dreams.
She gathered her clothes around her and was about to head back to her room
when the door to the study suddenly opened.
Jason appeared.
With a smile, Estrella greeted him, “You're up too?”
Jason, noticing her bare feet, asked, “Why aren't you wearing shoes?"
Estrella glanced at the rack with a couple of spare slippers and slipped a pair on.
Jason walked over, and Estrella turned back to the window, murmuring, “Couldn't
sleep.”
He stood beside her, glanced out the window, then back at her, noticing the
reddish mark around her ring finger. He knew without asking that she had tried to
remove the ring but hadn't succeeded.
Estrella caught his gaze on her hand and offered a light-hearted explanation,
“I've gained weight. It doesn’t fit as well.”
Jason remained silent, not sharing that he had designed the ring to be easy to
put on but hard to take off. He understood that despite Estrella’s outward
composure, she was deeply affected by the past, especially the slap. Some
things, once done, cannot be undone. They leave scars and create distance.
As they argued more over time, Estrella’s heart grew numb, but nothing
compared to the pain of that first slap. Her patience and affection seemed to
have been eroded by the constant back-and-forth, the relentless arguments.
After a long silence, Jason asked, “Something on your mind?”
Estrella forced a smile, “Just an old dream. Feels like it happened in another
lifetime.” But the hurdle remained unjumpable.
Jason probably guessed what the dream had been about. Otherwise, she
wouldn't have come to the study alone.
The silence resumed, and Estrella, looking at the moon, said bluntly, “That shove
of yours
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hurt like hell. I ended up with internal bleeding.
Jason's heart skipped a beat, realizing the severity of his past actions.
Without another word, Estrella turned to him and said, I'm going to bed.”
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That night, Estrella had wanted to
talk to Jason about their future, but
the dream made her reconsider.
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At that moment, Estrella understood she was just another person in the vast sea
of humanity. Her life was subject to the same strife and entanglements as
everyone else’s.
As she approached her twenty-fourth birthday, Estrella saw many things more
clearly and
of her need for control. Love and marriage were all the same in the end.
let go
Jason spun around and grabbed her hand. Estrella’s fingers were icy to the
touch, the chill seeming to emanate from her very bones.
Their eyes locked, and Jason tried to speak, to say something to Estrella, but the
words faltered on his lips. With Holly gone, explanations seemed meaningless.
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The silence lingered until Estrella sneezed, prompting Jason to finally let go of
her hand.
Estrella chuckled, “Aren't you going to bed?”
Jason replied simply, “Yeah.”
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Life, it seemed, was all about the performance
After a quiet interlude, Jason finally broke the silence. He said softly, “Estrella, I'm
sorry. No matter what, I shouldn't have pushed you. I shouldn't have slapped
you.”