Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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125 Judy Actually Cares

(Winona)

"You look awful," Judy says bluntly from the doorway.

I jumped because I didn't expect her to follow me up here. I thought she'd be hovering down in emergency for more news on Jayden.

"Let's get you in that shower." She takes Gordon's coat off my shoulders.

"I want to get all this blood off me," I admit, my voice breaking. The last thing I want to do is be this vulnerable in front of Judy, but I'm just so broken I can't put up any sort of emotional shield right now.

Judy surprises me by touching my hand gently. "Go take a shower. I'll stay here and wait for news. I'll have some clothes brought in for you immediately."

Her kindness catches me off guard. I search her eyes for any hint of ulterior motives but find only genuine concern. "Okay," I say, hesitant but grateful. "Thank you."

She nods, squeezing my hand briefly before letting go. "We're both here for Jayden. He needs us both to be strong."

I nod and head towards the bathroom, my legs feeling like they might give out at any moment.

Before I get under the water, I pull my cell phone from my pocket and message Anne, Lance, and Lisa, letting them know what's happened. That I can't talk just yet but just to watch the news. I place Jayden's phone beside mine. The symbolism catches in my throat.

I hear Judy on her phone too, calling Gus. I hear her say his name. Her voice is low, urgent, but I can't make out all of the words. I just hear the tremor in her tone, a reflection of the fear I feel.

blood off me that's soaked through my clothes. I cry as I don't want to wash him away from me

for his life. He took a bullet meant for me, and now he might not make it. How could Ashlyn get

the gunshot. Waiting for the bullet to hit me and then Jayden on the ground. The chaos that followed. It's a nightmare I can't wake

like this is unbearable, a pain so deep it threatens to consume

and wrap myself in the hospital gown I find

I step back into my room, Judy

better?" she asks, her tone surprisingly caring. "There

feel a little better," i admit. "Thank you for the clothes

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125 Jury Actually

you wait for them. May

grateful for Jayden right now." I say as I climb onto

moment, we are just two women united by their love for the

hurt me in the past. We've both been manipulated and controlled in the past.

I nod. "Come in."

He does.

see where that cup of

voluntarily giving

me a hug. "You did well. Everything has been dropped and you can go back to

find a new normal. All the tracking will be removed from your home. Ashlyn is behind bars.

I mean, she really needs

right now. How about Jayden,

Bullet just missed his heart but there's a lot