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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

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

is slippery. We'll have to find another way to

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

concern. "We have to be smart about this, Jayden. If you blow the lid now, it'll just make things worse. We need a

strategy? Like what? I can't even talk

stands up, placing a hand on my shoulder. "We'll figure something out. But right now,

in my fury. "Fine. But I'm done playing nice with Ashlyn. What's the

up for a while longer. I have my investigators on a few

guarantees. If she does

"We need to

With the

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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,

But I can get what you

She doesn't

thinks she's smarter

turned my life upside down wanting me to be with that woman and not Winona. Why the hell would

best match for you. But somewhere along the line, she's completely lost it. I may want what's best for you, but Ashlyn crossed a line with your baby. A

I want to shove Ashlyn down some steps

to try. I'm worried about you being in that penthouse with her." Her

creases.

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