Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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37 Mamma Bear (Winona)

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As I walk back into the Brennan Wing at the hospital to get back to Abby, I dial Jayden.

The sterile smell of antiseptic and the low hum of medical equipment surround me, reminding me that it isn't some holiday home. It makes my heart feel heavier with each step.

"Hi, Winona. Is Abby okay?" Jayden's voice comes through the line, tinged with concern.

"Yes, I'm not sure if you know or not, but Doctor Green came to see us this morning. Your blood isn't a match to Abby's." I hate saying those words out loud.

It feels like defeat, like another door closing in our desperate search for a solution.

"Damn. Winona, I'm sorry." His apology sounds sincere, but it does little to ease the knot of anxiety tightening in my chest.

"Well, we can't blame you for your blood. Anyway, I went to see your mother." My voice wavers slightly as I recall the tense meeting with Judy, her steely eyes searching mine for any sign of deception. "Alone?" He sounds surprised, maybe even a bit impressed.

"Yes. Woman to woman. Mother to mother." The words hang in the air, heavy with the weight of the unspoken truth.

"And?"

"She's agreed to get tested." I have a bitter taste in my mouth, not being able to tell him the whole truth. Not yet.

Judy agreed to get her blood tested as soon as Phillip and I were engaged and had set a wedding date. She wants to be sure I'm sending all the right messages to Jayden that it's really over between us for

Though Jayden is the biological father to Abby, Judy wanted more convincing that I'm not intending to try and get him back. Also, she wants me to make her out to be nice now because Jayden didn't trust her after Ashlyn threw her under the bus.

As angry as that made me, it's not the worst thing she could have asked of me, I suppose. If it gets her to cooperate, it's no problem.

I knew she'd do the right thing." Jayden sounds pleased. I guess his mother has

Yeah right!

a match either," I add because that's

a match?" His question echoes my own dread,

do. They won't do another operation so soon if they have no blood for

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incompatible blood." I try

""Not ideal."

things that may never happen. Right now, I'll wait for the

idea. "Hey, it's Friday night. In the essence of being mature and moving

in..?" His hesitation is

I'm guessing you're

Yes."

it isn't too awkward as a

Ashlyn," Jayden still doesn't sound convinced. "She

tonight. It'll be okay. You'll see." I push, hoping he'll

later then."

I'll let the others know." Relief washes over me as

propose to Phillip, I'm going to make it convincing. I think I can do that in two hours and get back by midnight. I know Anne will agree that a little dancing can't hurt and be happy to stay

to blow off some steam, and I'm a little excited about seeing Phillip

her bed, watching her small, damaged chest rise and fall with each breath. She looks

reminder of the fragility of her condition. But it's also a comfort hearing

to for her. Every sacrifice, every difficult conversation, it's all worth

doing?" Phillip keeps

doing much better. Look how the redness has gone. No swelling either. The antibiotics are really doing

And how are