Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

19 Secrets Revealed

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After a silent taxi ride to her tiny apartment, I get us both a glass of water before asking her about the sudden outburst. Maybe she's just covering for me. I wasn't about to hash it all out in the taxi.

"Lisa, you are kidding, right? You really don't have to cover for me. I don't care about Jayden anymore." Not exactly true, but I want it to be.

"No!" She shakes her head, and the tears start again. "I've made such a mess of this. I can't lie to you anymore! It was me." "Why would you do something like that?"

"I wanted Lance to love me, like Jayden loved you, so desperately. But Jayden picked up the wrong drink and drank it straight down."

"Oh Lisa. That isn't the way to handle things."

"I know but Lance just friend-zoned me years ago and we were so damn good together. But the way we'd argued that night, before I spiked the drink, I just felt hopeless." Lisa drops her head down. I rub her arm and she continues.

"I wanted to prove to him how good we could be, just to relax him enough to realize he loved me and finally tell me that. I can't love anyone else like I love Lance."

I think about Phillip and me. What we might have been without my hang ups about Jayden. Lisa deserves more than a life pining after someone who may never be ready to give love.

"You know Lance has a unique set of reasons he may never settle with anyone, and I don't want you settling for second best. Believe me, there are men still out there who can love you fully for everything you are."

Lisa just shakes her head. "It doesn't matter now. I was the reason Jayden never fell back in love with you then. I ruined everything and because I couldn't fess up, his mother convinced him it was you." "Honestly, Lisa. Even if you had said something at the time, Jayden wasn't ready to consider what he and I used to be. I know that now, I was wanting things to be like they were, but things can never be that way again." She takes a ragged breath. "Then you left because of that, and I lost you, I didn't deserve you."

"I didn't actually leave because of that reason, Lisa. I told you I have a secret to tell you. But you can't utter a word of it to anyone. The real reason I left and stayed away this long..."

Lisa is looking at me with wide, red eyes from crying.

"I had a baby girl."

"Holy shit! You did what now?!"

I can't help it when talking about my daughter. "Abby.

"Oh. My. God. Jayden's the father, isn't he? The

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hand. "But he doesn't know. No one here knows Abby is Jayden's. Only Phillip and Anne, and now you. But Ashlyn knows I have a child. So it's just a matter of time. Phillip and I have just filed adoption papers so he is the legal father of

shake my head. "I'm a fool because that man is

loves you. I

will never be anything between him and I like that. I'm still too hurt over the past to give love like

I mean. This is huge. Why haven't you

hasn't Ashlyn told Jayden or Judy that I have a

"True."

off me. Back then I believe she would

My life was going nicely until the

found you? He must still love you

right. For now, I'm

"Exactly."

do you think Judy

my life and Abby's very difficult. I need to know that Jayden is

buzzes and I check it. It's

u ok?

Lisa. I'll taxi

address when ready I'll

u don't have to

1 will

Ok thanks