Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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Ashlyn's Delusion

181 Ashlyn's Delusion

(Winona)

Jayden and I are sitting across from Barnaby in his office office, the familiar surroundings doing little to ease the twisting in my stomach.

Barnaby looks between us. "It seems there's a lot on your minds today. Where would you like to start?"

Jayden's the first to speak, his voice steady. "I want to talk about Ashlyn. She's recently sent me text

messages.

I tense up, the mention of her name bringing a rush of emotions-anger, suspicion, fear. "What exactly did she text? I mean how can she have a phone in there? I didn't think they were allowed."

"I don't know but I bet Mother has something to do with that."

"I don't doubt that. Have you spoken to Ashlyn before this?"

"No. She contacted me while we were away. That's the first I've heard from her." Jayden says, locking onto mine.

I take a deep breath. "Jayden, what could she possibly want with you? With us?"

not ready for

told me

his eyes

dropped out from under me. "Sull pregnant? What

delusional. There's really no hope for

ore said

"Yes. But I don't believe her. How could that happen? The doctors she'd lost the baby before she

read them?

He hesitates slightly.

okay with that? It's okay to say no." Barnaby says. "Winona, we have

it's just...well, I guess I just want to believe

lot and it has to do with me having sex with Ashlyn while Winona and I were divorced. But there were times I pursued Winona at the same time. I crossed a line." I take the phone and read through the texts and my eyes stop on her telling him

didn't want to believe it... Is that what you want

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looks taken aback, his eyes searching mine. "No, Winona. That's not what I want. Not with you. What Ashlyn and I had... it was dark, and it wasn't healthy.

edge of my mind. "She clearly thinks she still has a hold on

churning from my

God if she is pregnant, will they let her out?" I can't even begin to think about that and my breath is coming short and sharp. The anxiety and

that. But this is next level. But I don't care,

at him, trying to see the truth in his eyes. I want to believe him, but the fear of what Ashlyn represents the darkness, the control-makes it hard. Is this a part of him that will eat him up if he

She knows things, deep, intimate things about Jayden that I've barely scratched the surface of. That I know I'm not into. I can't be with my past.

Make her get a 'doctor's report. That's the only way we'll know for sure that she's lying, or maybe she truly believes

hands in his. "Winona, listen to me. Even if she's telling the truth, it doesn't change how I feel. I'm with you. I want a life with you. Ashlyn is my past, and that's