Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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62 Exactly What I need

(Winona)

"Winona! Come in. Take a seat," Gus says loudly as I inwardly wince.

I slowly sit across the desk in Jayden's office and remove my sunglasses, trying to gather my thoughts. The light feels harsh, stabbing into my already pounding head.

"Hard night?" Gus inquires, his tone a mix of curiosity and judgment.

"I suppose your watchdogs filled you in. I am entitled to a life, you know," I retort, a bit sharper than intended.

,"My staff know better than to speculate on the private lives of anyone they are detailed to. Privacy is of the utmost importance. It's your eyes giving you away, he responds, leaning back in his chair, scrutinizing

1. me.

I sigh deeply. "My head is mush, but I want to tell you in person that I'm not accepting your offer."

Gus raises an eyebrow, clearly not expecting this. "I appreciate you coming in. But are you sure?"

""Mr. Brennan..."

""Call me Gus."

"Gus. Abby is really my only priority now. Those hours are ridiculous, not to mention the workload," I explain, trying to keep my voice steady.

for those two

by money, as tempting as it

"So I see."

I don't want her groomed and guided to run any corporation, let alone a juggernaut like Nexus Global." "But she is the next in line after

but you obviously know as well as I do what life growing up with Judy Brennan is like. I won't do that to

sounding surprised but I don't buy his

All I want is for the next six months before Abby's next operation

"Of course."

started saying what they really feel and stopped denying the truth of the

What I

were lucky enough to have on Judy and Ashlyn ruined all of that. Jayden and I almost died in that accident. As it is, it changed our lives forever. I

sympathize.

in your life, instead you left him there enduring the abuse. You're as big a monster as Judy is for staying with Greg." My voice cracks with the weight of my words, and

taken aback. "Jayden was never to be harmed by my brother;

and undergoing mental and emotional abuse yourself is ever going to be good

that for him," Gus says, his voice softening for

won't have my daughter exposed to this.

drunk still but I'm not stopping now. "You think you all are so dangerous,

anything to Abby against my will, I won't stop until that person is out of

to interfere,"

When 'm back for Abby's operation, you

"I'm not sure...

have any love for a son you

won't be responsible for what happens. As I drive home, my mind races with everything that's happened. The betrayal, the constant battles, the desperate need to protect Abby. By the time I pull into my driveway, I'm exhausted. Llean my head against the steering wheel for a