My CEO 119

119 Confession Time

(Jayden)

I sit in the room next to where Winona is, anxiety clawing at my insides. Gordon and Daniel, our lawyers, stand beside me, their faces etched with concern. A couple of commanding officers are here too, their presence adding an air of gravity to the situation. We see Winona on the screen, her expression a mix of determination and fear.

Steve insisted he talk to her alone and in private.

Winona sits in the small, sterile room, her back straight, her face a mask of steely resolve. My heart aches for her.

She's been through so much, and now she has to face the man she hates more than anyone in the world. Steve Halley, her father.

The door to the interview room opens, and Steve shuffles in, his wrists and ankles shackled. An officer escorts him, attaches his shackles to the bolted-down seat, and leaves again. Steve's stare, cold and calculating, lands on Winona, and a slow, sinister smile spreads across his face.

I grip the edge of the table in front of me, anger boiling inside.

"Hello, Winona," Steve drawls, his voice dripping with malice. "We meet again."

Winona doesn't flinch. "Let's just get this over with, Steve," she says, her voice steady but filled with contempt.

He chuckles, the sound sending chills down my spine. Always so eager to get away from me, aren't you?" His eyes glint.

"Just say what you need to say," Winona replies, her voice unwavering. "You're here to confess."

that. But first, let's talk about the past. Remember those nights you spent crying yourself to sleep?" His words are like poison, seeping into the room, I see Winona's jaw tighten, her fists clenching on the table. "This isn't about

he leans forward, his eyes boring into hers. "You always were stubborn. You thought you were

my voice a low growl "Can't we do something? He's playing games with her," I whisper, my

head. "She needs to steer him back on track. If we intervene now, it could derail everything." he explains, his voice

"Steve, are you here to confess, or not?" She stands up like

torment he's causing. "You think you're so strong, don't you? But

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little girl," he taunts, his

Winona's eyes f

with anger, but she keeps her voice level. "You're right. I was scared. But not anymore. I'm here to end this, once and for all. I should have known

talk," he

she demands,

he asks, leaning back in his chair, trying to

a catch. Something in it for you," she presses, not

for a moment," he says with a

way," she

grins wider. "You

whatever payoff you're getting walks with me because I will never come back in to talk to you again." "Ashlyn came to me and wanted me to set you up.

presses, her voice steady but her eyes blazing

she'd paid him, what she wanted him to do, and how he'd gotten the kids involved, knowing that Winona would take them in. I'm

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