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

Chapter 73
Listening to Jason’s emotionless voice, Bryce quickly tattled, “Bro, Korey just
called Ella.”
On the other end of the line, Jason's voice dropped an octave. “You went looking
for my wife first thing in the morning?”
Bryce hurriedly explained, “I was just reporting to Ella about what happened the
other night, and checking her vibe, you know? I gotta redeem myself with you.”
This time, Jason cut to the chase with no extra chatter. “Bryce, if you keep
pushing Estrella to divorce me, you can kiss Ravenwood goodbye.”
After Jason finished, Bryce gasped, his voice shot up, “You don’t wanna divorce,
huh? Why
I
didn’t you just say so earlier? I could've put in a good word for you with Ella.”
your sweet talk?"
“Do I look like I need shapped back, then, growing impatient, he asked, “What's
Korey's business with Estrella?”
Back to the matter at hand, Bryce perked up and quickly said, “I didn’t catch it all,
just that he asked Ella out for dinner tonight. Ella was so swamped that she
refused.”
Bryce’s blood boiled as he continued, “Bro, I've said it before, that Korey is no
good. He has been eyeing Ella for years. Don't let your guard down, and don't let
him anywhere near Ella. In my opinion...”
Before Bryce could finish, Jason hung up the phone. With a flick of his wrist, the
phone landed on the desk, and Jason's expression soured. He had told her he
was uncomfortable with her being close to Korey, and yet they were in contact
first thing in the
morning.
Bryce’s call had ruined Jason’s mood for the day, and by 5:30 in the afternoon,
Jason headed straight to the law firm. He waited and waited at the firm, nearly an
hour going by. Everyone else had left, yet there was no sign of Estrella. With a
stony face, he dialed her number, “Still working late?"
On the other end, Estrella’s voice was nonchalant, “Nope. I'm out of town on a
case, looking into Ryan's file.”
Ryan was the boy who, after 13 years, had killed his father and two uncles.
Hearing this, Jason's temper flared, “You're on a trip and didn’t think to inform me
ahead. of time?”
Estrella replied, “Isn't this me reporting in?" Since when did they have a routine of
reporting to each other anyway? She had tried calling him before and he wouldn't
pick up, texts went unanswered, and they hadn’t been in touch for days.
Jason growled, “This is me not seeing you, so called.”
1/3
11:31
Estrella laughed, “You came to pick me up today? Jason, you're really keeping
tabs on me. Don't tell me you've actually fallen for me.”
Estrella’s jest was met with a click — Jason had hung up. He tossed his phone
aside, feeling suddenly irked by Bryce’s call from the morning.
Korey had just been in touch with her, and now she was suddenly out of town.
Something didn't sit right with him, so Jason picked up the discarded phone and
called Drew, “Drew, check Estrella’s itinerary for me.”
“Right away, Sir,” Drew replied, ready to jump into action after receiving Jason's
command.
In her hotel room, Estrella chuckled softly at the disconnected call, yawned, and
then moved over to her desk.
a
She needed to prepare for tomorrow's visit to Ryan's neighbors to dig into the
past. She opened her notebook and took up her pen, but her thoughts wandered
to Jason's troubled look the other night, his fear of being too late to save her.
And then there was his sleep-talking, mentioning Holly. She couldn't make out
the words, -but it was clear it was about Holly.
But that had nothing to do with Estrella. Holly's death was even less her fault.
Jason had no right to blame her.
They couldn't go back to the way things were; neither could let go of the past.
Her indifference was just a better performance than his.
Meanwhile, Jason returned to Sandalwood Oasis with a gloom that could darken
the sun. Marie called him to dinner, but he went straight upstairs without a word.
Raising his gaze towards the desk, he remembered Estrella’s busy figure there
and her smile. It seemed like she was flirting him every time, but in reality, she
wasn't really taking it seriously. To her, work and the Dorvold Group were what
mattered most.
Standing by the window, lighting a cigarette, he pondered that Estrella didn’t
really need him. She had taken down Richie even before he had arrived that
night. A bitter taste settled in his mouth.
At some point, Estrella had grown independent. She could hold up her world,
even her parents’.
As he exhaled a plume of smoke and stubbed out the cigarette, his phone rang —
itwas
Drew.
“Sir, Ms. Estrella is on a business trip to Linwood Town, coming back on Friday,”
Drew reported.
11:31
Jason just grunted. Then Drew hesitantly added, “Sir, there's something else. I'm
not sure. if I should say.”
Jason cut him off, “Out with it.”
“Korey also went to Linwood. Ms. Estrella had barely left when Korey followed.”
Visit popsnovel.com to read full content.
Drew finished with a stutter, and you
’ :
could guess how Jason's expression
looked. He had felt it something was
ys Hee ie
off. It wasn't just women's intuition
. ,
that was sharp; a man’s could be too.
Korey was up to something. The
content is on popsnovel.com! Read
the latest chapter there!
The call ended abruptly, and the air around Jason seemed to freeze. Even if he
didn’t want her, he’d be damned if Korey got a shot.
Visit popsnovel.com to read full content.
In the hotel, Estrella was bustling
about with her work when her phone
buzzed with calls from Bryce and
) : . :
Jesse. Bryce's voice was tinged with
annoyance as he ribbed her for
taking a business trip and not inviting
him for some fun. Estrella was on the
verge of losing her cool. Did he really
think she was off gallivanting? She
) 5
should've dragged him along to be
her errand boy if he was that bored.
The content is on popsnovel.com!
Read the latest chapter there!
Visit popsnovel.com to read full content.
After hanging up, the trio continued
their banter in their group chat.
Estrella, multitasking as always,
sorted through her documents while
occasionally firing off a reply to the
guys. By the time Bryce and Jesse
called it a night, their messages
petered out as they succumbed to
sleep, but Estrella was still hunched
over her desk, immersed in her work.
The content is on popsnovel.com!
Read the latest chapter there!
As the witching hour approached and Estrella had all her case files neatly
organized, she stretched languidly, ready to call it a night. That was when the
persistent knocking-thud, thud, thud-echoed on her door.
“Who's there?” Estrella called out, her gaze fixed on the door.
3/3
dali