Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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116 Gangster Mother

(Jayden)

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I don't think I've avoided going back to my penthouse as much as today, ever. I just don't want to have to face Ashlyn. But in another way, it's all I want to do. Just face her and get her away from me.

But if I trigger her too much, I risk putting Winona and Abby at more risk. key and

Ashlyn won't let anything keep her away from taking Winona down. So, it seems anyway. I use my key go inside. There's not much noise in here. I walk down to the kitchen, and I see Mother. I look around. No Ashlyn. "Hi,"

Mother turns around with a start. "Jayden, you're home. You gave me a start..."

"Sorry, I probably should have messaged given the circumstances."

"The circumstances are still sleeping."

I eye her carefully. "Did you give her something?"

"Nothing dangerous. I slipped some sleep medication into her breath freshener. I wasn't to know she would practically drink that stuff."

"She is obsessed about fresh breath."

"She is in the guest room down the hall. Your old office, you converted. It was the nearest bed and I couldn't carry her if she passed out completely." "She must have woken up at some stage because I spoke to her on the phone."

"She did. She's had some food and some water, and she just went right back to sleep."

"Are you sure she's still in there asleep?"

"Yes. I locked it."

I stare at her. "You can't just go locking her up."

Mother shrugs. I mean, it used to be an office, it had a lock. May as well use it." "You better get it unlocked now I'm home."

Mother sighs like this is the greatest inconvenience in the world. "Suit yourself." She goes off to unlock the door and I follow her so I can see Ashlyn for myself. True enough. Ashlyn is sound asleep. I breathe out. Good.

We walk back out to the kitchen. "I made your favorite

"I can't eat."

"Serves you right for drinking so much last night. How's Abby?"

"Doc says she can go home tomorrow. She's recovered so well."

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"That is good news."

where they belong." I pull open the fridge and get a can of cola. "I need some

"Are you sure?"

Hair of the dog that bit me." I walk out to go pour.my

alcohol from my belly to my extremities soothes my mind. So much has happened. I've told Ashlyn I don't want to

is Winona back. My family back. But I can't get near

sleepy. Since I lost our

Her hands are touching

behind the

is

to take advantage of me? You know the doctors said my

completely oblivious to

off on a business trip. I've just come home to pack my

me. "At least I know that murdering

her.

believe me, you said

believe the truth

me, you can't.

with the rest of my rum.

be in jail. Where she

know, Ashlyn, is that if she is innocent, Gordon Brown will find a way to prove it. So maybe

screaming. She's screaming and

shut up!"

she doesn't. My ears hurt, her high-pitched voice is so

screaming with her hands

there and put my hand over her mouth or something but I need to be careful in case she pretends

in and in a flash, she tips breath freshener right into Ashlyn's open

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"That is good news."

if they were here with me where they belong."

"I need some rum."

"Are you sure?"

twenty-one, so yes. Hair of the just need some silence

bit me." I walk out to go pour my drink in

alcohol from my belly to my extremities soothes my mind. So much has happened. I've told Ashlyn I don't want to

you're home. Sorry, I'm so sleepy. Since I lost our baby, I just can't function anymore." Ashlyn is behind

and go behind the bar. "Would you like

drunk to take advantage of me? You know the doctors said my best chance of getting pregnant again

to be completely oblivious to me saying it was

off on a business trip.

"At least I