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

Chapter 146
Lexi's face flushed with effort as she pushed against his hands, but Nick's
resolve was as cold as steel. Memories of Piper danced in his mind, a life with
her that seemed so possible if Lexi were out of the picture. No messy divorce, no
scandal, and the bonus of playing the grieving widower to garner Piper's
sympathy. So, with calculated cruelty, he tightened his grip around Lexi's neck
and, in one swift movement, sent her tumbling over the balcony rail.
Estrella’s mind painted the grim scene as a young boy's voice suddenly broke
her reverie. “Hey, lady, are you digging into the whole 302 incident?”
Startled, Estrella looked down to see a boy of maybe nine, mask-clad, staring up
at her with wide, earnest eyes. Kneeling before the boy, she gently tousled his
hair. “Yeah, kiddo. I'm a lawyer working on a case for the lady who lived in 302.”
The boy, absorbing her words, inquired further, “So you're helping the lady from
302, right?”
“That's right, little man. I'm her attorney, trying to uncover the truth for her family.”
Encouraged, the boy fished out a USB drive from his pocket and handed it to
Estrella. “Here, take this. It might really help you. But please, don't tell anyone I
gave it to you, okay?”
Estrella clutched the USB drive, her surprise evident. This could be the
breakthrough she needed.
The boy, noting her astonishment, assured her, “It'll definitely help the lady from
302. You have to catch the bad guy. I've gotta jet,” he said, taking off before
Estrella could react.
As the boy's figure disappeared into the distance, Estrella pocketed the drive
without chasing after him. This evidence was too crucial to risk any additional
attention that could endanger the boy.
Once she brought Nick to justice, she'd have all the time in the world to thank the
mysterious helper.
Estrella was back at her office. The phone rang as soon as she settled at her
desk. It was Bryce. “Estrella, I've got the dirt you asked for. And, damn, it's
downright monstrous.”
“Shoot it over to my email,” she replied, her voice a mixture of anticipation and
dread.
Soon after, Bryce’s findings arrived in her inbox, turning her pale as she read
them. Clutching the damning evidence, she headed straight to the prosecutor's
office.
As she drove back from the courthouse, gripping the steering wheel, Estrella was
haunted by Lexi's tragic end and Nick's deceit. As the traffic light turned green
and she began to move forward, a white Maserati zoomed by. A glance at the
passenger's profile left her
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stunned.
It was her!
But how could it be? She reasoned it must've been a lookalike, for the world
couldn’t contain such an uncanny doppelgénger.
That evening, as the office emptied, Estrella continued to work overtime. The
image of the afternoon's mysterious silhouette flickered in her mind alongside the
memory of the fire Serene had mentioned.
As the world outside plunged into darkness, and Estrella was stretching, ready to
leave for the night, someone rapped on her desk. She looked up to see a familiar
face and smiled. “What brings you here?”
Then, with a playful grin, she added, “If you're here to catch me red-handed,
you're out of luck.”
Jason playfully pinched her cheek. “Not up for a little hide-and-seek this time?”
He was teasing her, recalling the time she had hidden Bryce from him, playfully
searching the entire place as if it were a game.
“Keep dreaming,” Estrella quipped, surprised Jason had come to her office.
Descending in the elevator with Jason, she noticed missed calls on her phone.
Work often
made her oblivious to the world.
They got to their old favorite diner. The nostalgia was palpable as they hadn't
dined alone like this in ages. The server brought out the fish, Estrellas favorite
dish. However, it now turned her stomach in knots. Just a whiff of it, and she felt
a wave of nausea.
Jason, concerned at her pallor and her hand clutching her chest, asked, “Feeling
okay?”
She glanced at him and took a sip of her juice. “Probably just a stomach bug. Ate
something off at lunch.”
He poured her a bowl of soup, and as she sipped on the savory soup, the
queasiness subsided. But when she tried the fish again, the nausea returned full
force. By the end the meal, she was miserable.
On the way home, she joked weakly, “Jason, my body's having a pretty strong
reaction to
you.”
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His response was a lazy glance. Not
amused, Jason squeezed her chin.
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In hardly any time at all, the pair
made their way back home, and as
they did, Estrella felt that nauseating
Bengal Weide once more,
even more forcefully than when they
were having dinner. As soon as they
stepped through the front door,
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