30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband novel Chapter 3

At that moment, he was clad in a pale gray pajama set, hand brushing through his hair that was neither dry nor wet, leaving the collar casually open to bare his chiseled chest.

Jason rubbed his hair nonchalantly as he said with a poker face, "Don't bother, even in your birthday suit, it's pointless."-

Jason's dismissive tone slightly dimmed the sparkle in Estrella's eyes. She slowly lifted the sheer fabric, her voice steady as she said, "Jason, just cooperate and let's get this task done. After that, you can do whatever you want. I won't intrude on your life."

Then she added, with a twist in her tone, "If you're really not into it, we could consider artificial insemination."

After Estrella finished, Jason tossed the towel angrily onto the floor, held her chin with a smirk, and asked, "Estrella, what do you take me for, a sperm bank on legs?"

Sperm bank on legs?

Forced to meet Jason's gaze, Estrella was at a loss for words.

Their eyes locked, and as she saw her reflection in his eyes, Jason suddenly leaned closer, so close their lips were almost touching.

At Jason's advance, Estrella instinctively struggled. That was when Jason seemed to snap out of it and straightened up, his voice icy as he said, "Estrella, dreaming of climbing the social ladder through having my child?"

He paused before adding, "You're hardly qualified."

Estrella felt the sting of those words.

He didn't like her, their marriage was arranged by their parents, and their two families wanted to join forces, so Jason didn't like her in any way.

Then, he raised his right hand to the back of her neck, pulled her close again, and reminded her while looking into her eyes, "Estrella, you have one year. If you can't make me father a child with you in that time, pack your bags and leave."

With that, he turned and walked to the wardrobe, picked out a dark suit, put on his gold-rimmed glasses, and slammed the door behind him.

Bang! The door shut with a violent force, leaving Estrella to collapse weakly onto the bed, her right hand cradling her forehead.

She didn't know about Jason's affection for Serene. If she had known earlier, she would never have agreed to the marriage proposal from Jason’s father Landon, even if it meant never having children and never becoming a mother.

After sitting on the edge of the bed for a while, Estrella got up, went to the wardrobe, and pulled out another set of pajamas.

Though accustomed to the rejection, Estrella felt defeated as a woman each time Jason turned her away. She had done everything, yet Jason never touched her. There was nothing more she could do.

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