Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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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."

enjoying the power he thinks he has over her. Oh, we'll get to 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 the past.

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

take this. I turn to Gordon, my voice a low growl "Can't we do something? He's playing games with her," I whisper, my frustration

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

not?" She stands up like she's about to leave. "I don't have time to sit and listen to you talking

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

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still that scared little girl," he taunts,

Winona's eyes f

scared. But not anymore. I'm here to end this, once and

talk,"

she demands, her eyes

asks, leaning back in his

has to be a catch. Something in it for you," she presses, not giving an

a moment," he says

No way," she

"You know me so

never come back in to talk to you again." "Ashlyn came to

Steve," Winona presses, her voice steady but

him, what she wanted him to do, and how he'd gotten the kids involved, knowing that Winona would