30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband novel Chapter 308

Estrella grabbed her phone and saw Serene was calling again. She had just spoken to her a few moments ago, so why was she calling back so soon? Without wasting time, Estrella answered.

“Estrella, dig into my case. Whoever's trying to kill me is also behind the fire from seven years ago,” Serene's voice crackled through the line.

Estrella's face went pale. “Where are you now?”

But there was no response—just the sound of a phone hitting the ground, a burst of static, and then silence.

Panicking, Estrella burst out of the bathroom. “Jason, something’s happened to Serene!”

Jason, still in the shower, quickly turned off the water. He barely dried off, threw on some clothes, and rushed out with Estrella. He was on edge, driven by Estrella’s panic and the possible clue Serene might have uncovered.

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At the top of an old building, just before she fell, Serene chose to trust Estrella. Despite the damning evidence from Holly, she believed these people were uninvolved.

As her body collided with the ground after several impacts, Serene's eyes slowly closed. She felt no cold, no pain, just a sense that she no longer belonged to this world. She wouldn't have to struggle, chase unrequited love, feel ashamed of her past or the scar on her stomach, or handle trivial matters at home or work.

But what would her mom do without her? And Vincent?

As her consciousness faded, the world seemed so quiet. She hoped Estrella had heard her last call. She hoped she'd find the culprit.

Twenty minutes later, when Estrella and Jason arrived at Serene's rundown house, a crowd had already gathered, umbrellas in hand, and an ambulance was on the scene. Seeing Serene being loaded into the ambulance, covered in blood, Estrella's legs gave out, her eyes welling with tears.

Jason swallowed hard, putting an arm around Estrella's shoulder. Serene's final act of trust weighed heavily on her heart.

At the hospital, Drew had already arrived and completed the necessary paperwork.

Outside the OR, Estrella, wrapped in her own arms, stared blankly ahead, utterly exhausted. Jason stayed by her side.

Drew tried to offer some comfort. "The fall wasn’t direct. She hit a few things on the way down, which slowed her fall. There's a good chance she'll make it."

Drew's words hardly lifted the heavy mood.

When the police called, asking for more details, Jason drove Estrella to the station. The case was difficult to advance. Serene's old neighborhood was remote, and the surveillance cameras hadn’t worked in ages.

Before they could answer, Vincent dashed towards the exit, vowing revenge for his sister. Estrella caught up with him. “Vincent, think about your mom. What if you get hurt? What if Serene wakes up and you’re not there?”

“Besides, you can’t just walk into the Ledford family estate. And we have no proof against Holly yet.”

Vincent’s eyes were red and swollen. “So I’m just supposed to stand by and watch my sister suffer? Watch her get hurt by someone else?”

Estrella held onto Vincent’s wrist tightly, her fair skin contrasting with the veins that popped in distress. “Trust me and Jason, we’ll make sure the culprit faces justice,” she assured him with determination.

Vincent remained motionless, gazing at them. Despite his best efforts, tears started streaming down his face. There’s nothing more helpless than wanting to protect your family with every fiber of your being, yet feeling utterly powerless to do so.

At this moment, Vincent had no choice but to put his faith in Estrella and Jason. After all, he was only 12, not even a teenager yet, though far more mature than most kids his age.

Outside the ICU, the group lingered for a while before Drew took Vincent home. Jason and Estrella also left, the weight of the situation heavy in the air.

With his hands firmly on the steering wheel, Jason listened to Estrella’s suggestion to lure the perpetrator out with a risky move. Frowning deeply, he said, “No, that’s too risky, Estrella. Stop thinking about it; I’ll handle it.” His tone was firm, leaving no room for debate, as they drove through the night, both wrapped up in their thoughts on how to right the wrongs without crossing lines they couldn’t return from.