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101 Sleeping With the Enemy

101 Sleeping With the Enemy (Jayden)

The morning after the custody hearing, I woke up with a pounding headache. Sleep was almost impossible. Ashlyn being beside me makes me nervous. I came into the office early to try and clear my head. Now I

I'm hoping this black coffee will help.

The judge's decision is still fresh in my mind, and although I understand that Abby being with Winona is probably best for her, the thought of Phillip being back in the picture fills me with rage.

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Winona is my world, and now I can't even talk to her because of Ashlyn. I need to find a way to fix this, to be with Winona again.

My lawyer, Daniel Richards, walks into my office, a grim look on his face. "Jayden, we need to talk."

My secretary must be on the job already. Good, we have a lot of work to do with Brennan Industries. But more crap news is not what I need. Anger is bubbling just below the surface. "What now?"

Daniel nods, taking a seat across from me. "Ashlyn approached Winona in the bathroom at the courthouse yesterday. She told her there'd be no confession. Winona was wearing a wire. She knew what they were up to." "Are you kidding me?" I explode, slamming my fist onto the table. "All this pretending, all this acting like I'm still in love with Ashlyn, and it's been for nothing?"

that Ashlyn's

having to sleep with that crazy woman is bringing me undone. I'm worried I won't survive the night. But at least now I don't have to worry about Abby's

temples. "Ashlyn is slippery. We'll have to

done pretending I can't keep this up. I hate what she's done to my life, and

"We have to be smart about this, Jayden.

strategy? Like what? I can't even talk to Winona because of Ashlyn, and now

my shoulder. "We'll figure something out. But right now, you need to calm down. Anger won't

a deep breath to rein in my fury. "Fine.

a while longer. I have my investigators on a few

guarantees. If she does one suspicious thing.

"We need to gather

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door opens again and in strolls Mother like she's a queen or something. She sits down next to Daniel, her presence as imposing as ever. "If all you

I can get what you need out of

you sure? She

smarter than me. She's

turned my life upside down wanting me to be with that woman and not Winona. Why the hell would you do this now?" I ask

thought Ashlyn was the best match for you. But somewhere along the line, she's completely lost it. I may want what's best for you, but

herself and the baby, to frame Winona. If I let myself think about it too long, I want to shove Ashlyn down some steps myself. "Mother,

it can't hurt to try. I'm worried about you being in

creases.

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