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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?"

don't know that

bringing me undone. I'm worried I won't survive the night. But at least

sighs, rubbing his temples. "Ashlyn is slippery. We'll have to find

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

about this, Jayden. If you blow

new strategy? Like what? I can't even talk to Winona because

my shoulder. "We'll figure something out.

well helps me." I take a deep breath to rein in my fury. "Fine. But I'm done playing nice with Ashlyn. What's

while longer. I have my investigators on a

does one

expression serious. "We need to gather

With the

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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 want is a confession from Ashlyn, you should've said." I stare at

I can

you sure? She doesn't trust

she's smarter than

wanting me to be with that woman and not Winona. Why the hell

may want

long, I want to shove Ashlyn down some steps myself. "Mother, I'd like to think it would be that easy. But Ashlyn is very

hurt to try. I'm worried about you being in that penthouse with

creases.

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