Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

My CEO 121

121 She Made Me Do It

(Ashlyn)

I will my hands not to shake as I hold the gun and my mind is clear.

This is the only way to end this once and for all. Winona stands there with Gordon Brown and Jayden, and all I can think about is how she's ruined everything.

Jayden should be mine. He was always supposed to be mine. This is all her fault. Jayden should be here beside me. Worried about me.

I take a deep breath, steadying myself. The gun feels good in my hand. I don't care what happens after this. If I can't have Jayden, she won't have him either. She won't have anything but death. I'm done with the games, the lies. This ends now.

Winona's eyes widen when she sees me. For a split second, our eyes lock, and I see her fear. Good. Shet should be afraid. She's taken everything from me. I hate her.

Without another thought, I pull the trigger.

The gunshot cracks through the air, making my ears ring, and everything happens in slow motion yet it's micro-seconds. I see Jayden move, throwing himself in front of Winona.

The bullet hits him square in the chest, and he falls to the ground, I see blood on his shirt.

"No!" I scream, the reality of what just happened hitting me like a freight train. "No, no, no! Jayden!" I take aim at Winona again because she has to die.

He's mine. Why couldn't you just let me have him?"

but as I squeeze and the gun goes off,

the ground, cradling Jayden in her arms.

cries are piercing. "Jayden! No, please don't leave

my mind spinning. This isn't how it was supposed to go. Jayden wasn't supposed to get hurt. He was supposed to see that she's the problem, not

he didn't want me he wasn't getting her

face, my whole body trembles. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Jayden!

cuffed behind my back. I don't fight them.

can't tear my eyes away from Jayden, lying

and the flurry of activity around

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their movements chaotic

her out of here!" Gordon Brown barks, his voice penetrating the fog in my

locked on Jayden.

me. "Jayden, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you... We were meant to be together. I was always meant to be with you." The officers force me into the back of a police car. The door slams shut, the sound final and

can still see the chaos. Winona is hunched over Jayden,

the air. "Stay with me, Jayden!

the ambulance sirens

is suffocating. My mind races with thoughts of regret, anger, and despair. I never wanted this. I never wanted Jayden to get