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."

his chair, clearly 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

his eyes boring into hers. "You always were stubborn.

this. I turn to Gordon, my voice a low growl "Can't we do something? He's

on track. If we intervene now, it could derail everything." he explains, his

table so 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 you have

causing. "You think you're so strong, don't

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girl," he taunts, his voice low

Winona's eyes f

level. "You're right. I was scared. But not anymore. I'm here to end this, once and for all. I should have

I'll talk," he

demands, her eyes

he asks, leaning back in his

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

guilty for a moment," he says with a twisted

way," she retorts,

wider. "You know me

or I'm leaving and 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. Make you look crazy. She paid me well, and

Steve," Winona presses, her voice steady but her eyes blazing with

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 to see just how messed up Ashlyn is and how dangerous she's become. Thank God. she's in custody, and after this, in jail. Suddenly Steve

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