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."

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

fades slightly, and he leans forward, his eyes boring into hers. "You always were

my voice a low growl "Can't we do something? He's playing games

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

tightly her knuckles turn white. "Steve, are you here to confess, or not?" She stands up like she's about to leave. "I don't have time to sit and listen to you talking crap about the past. If

torment he's causing. "You think you're

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little girl," he taunts, his

Winona's eyes f

I was scared. But not anymore. I'm here to

I'll talk,"

why?" she demands,

what?" he asks, leaning back in his chair, trying

are you even doing this? There has to be a catch. Something in it for

I'm feeling guilty for a moment," he says with a twisted

Feel guilty? No way," she

wider. "You

back in to talk to you again." "Ashlyn came to me and wanted me

Winona presses, her voice steady but her

talking about how Ashlyn approached him, how much money 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 really beginning

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