Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

02 Letting Him Go

(Winona)

I'm packing up my personal things. Slowly placing the possessions I love into boxes. My heart is torn apart as I glance around the house I'd started to set up as my forever home. The one I'd build a family with Jayden in and live happily ever after. Fresh tears start as I think about maybe never being a mother now. I just can't imagine myself ever loving anyone else as much as I love Jayden. I certainly can't see myself pregnant and happy with another man.

I grew up in a loveless and abusive family. The shining light was a kind and loving foster mother I got to live with when I went to college and university.

Come to think of it, she was as much responsible for my success as Jayden was at the time. That home made me forget my awful early childhood and see the world could be a nicer place. You know what? I'm going home to her. She never ever judged. She never tried to tell me not to see Jayden.

My father was a drunk and my mother was cold because she never wanted a baby to have to care for. I always swore I'd love my children more than anything else in the world even if I'd never planned for them.

My cell phone buzzes and it's Lisa. I need a friend more than anything right now even if Lisa is a little unhinged at times, her heart is in the right place and she seems to have grown up a lot this past year. "Hi." I sniffle.

"You're crying again."

"Sorry."

"Don't be sorry. I can't believe he's treating you this way. And as for Ashlyn, unbelievable. She was practically our best friend. Like a little sister."

"I guess love makes you do stupid things."

Lisa is silent for a second. "That may be true but you don't need to make excuses for them. They deserve each other."

if this is what he wants then they are welcome to each other. I'll

would be much healthier for you to just move on and stop living in the past. I want you to be

high school. I didn't fit in. I hated myself. My parents hated me. I had no other family. Then Jayden showed

he was going to just laugh at me with his friends. But Jayden was different. He didn't care what anyone else

family no one was brave enough to

love and support I'd have

stronger than you think. You got those scholarships and you got your degrees. Jayden didn't do the work for

his support. He never gave up on me and I will never give up on him. I'll never give up on us." I tell her with a strength inside me I'd almost forgotten about. But it's pointless now. "Just promise me, you'll use that determination to also build a life for yourself.

make a life for myself. "I will. I'm going back

catch up before you leave town. It's my

"Oh, Lisa. Sure, we'll catch up. I'll send you my room number when I check into the hotel." I

friend for as long as Lisa has been mine and

only had eyes for Jayden and Lance respected his friend enough to let it

wants to be on Jayden's side but then he still wants to be friends with me. I don't think he can see how to have both without Jayden and I being together again. But he also cannot get through to Jayden. Whatever the proof is that Jayden

the call go because I don't think I can talk crap about my situation with Lance right now. My

at my house. Jayden will be there. You should come. It'll be like old times.

worked. Not

I mean, it's been ages since us four hung out like that. Not since Vegas, and um,

same now, Lance. But

think we should at least try and help him