Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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88 How Can I? (Jayden)

I punched the wall at the beach house. The impact sends a jolt of pain through my knuckles, but I don't care. Gordon Brown watches on, unaffected, his arms crossed and his expression unreadable.

"I can't do this, I can't hurt her like this." I rub the pain in my knuckles away, the ache a distraction from the turmoil inside me.

"It's the best way to get a real confession. Ashlyn has to believe you are on her side and against Winona.. Winona has to believe that too," Gordon says, his tone firm and unyielding.

There must be another way. Winona won't let on if she knows I'm pretending," I argue, pacing back and forth, the tension in my body coiled tight like a spring.

"She also won't react in the same way, and if Ashlyn gets a sniff of trickery, we lose the only chance we've got" Gordon counters, his eyes boring into mine.

"What's the next move?" I ask, stopping in my tracks and facing him.

"You take Ashlyn home," he replies, his voice steady and unwavering.

"Home?" I echo, a sense of dread at leaving Winona in the jail at Santa Monica creeping into my gut. "The penthouse?"

"Yes. Get back into normal life. Be CEO, be a doting husband. Then we'll get Winona and Ashlyn together somehow to get the confession."

make sure Winona is safe,"

be back home as

over the edge," I admit, running a hand through my hair in

hate me forever," I say, my voice breaking slightly

be in jail where we can't protect her. High

stupidity got her into this situation. Whatever happens because of this decision, I'll just have to deal with it later. "You can't tell anyone what's happening. I can't see you again until

through my investigator when

sure it's locked

a heavy thud, echoing in the empty room. Looks like I'll be back running my company very soon wonder if Gus has used his contacts to know I've bought ownership back

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may fight me on it, but he doesn't have any hold over the company now. Even though Nexus Global is the parent company, Brennan Industries runs individually.

why he stayed married to my mother if I wasn't his child. It would have been far easier to divorce her and give her

the rental cottage. They will, of course, go back to Winona's townhouse when I leave, and I think,

Anne.

while Abby's been here with us. Plus, Abby will go to preschool perhaps,

anytime soon. I need some solid proof he's been deprogrammed. I know Winona would be very

trust that

not running my life. I have

huge thing to be revealed. I have enough going on. I need to go see Ashlyn and start

the beach house and head to the hospital to pick up Ashlyn. My mind is a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions as I drive. Winona's face, the hurt and betrayal that will be there when she knows what I'm doing, haunts me. It tears me apart, but

her eyes lighting up when she sees me. I put a fake smile