Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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Ashlyn's Delusion

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(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 his next

told me

his eyes

dropped out from under me. "Sull pregnant? What the actual

is just too much. That woman is delusional. There's really no hope for her.

ore said

don't believe her. How could that happen? The doctors she'd lost the baby before she even came to Santa Monica and the way she went down those stairs... surely it would

are really from her, Jayden? Can I read them? I want to see." I do believe him,

He hesitates slightly.

say no." Barnaby says. "Winona, we have to be mindful of personal space and

just...well, I guess

There's a lot to unpack with my past with Ashlyn." He hands me his phone. "We need to work through a 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

rumors, but I didn't want to believe it... Is that what you want in our sex life? Do you need

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Not with you. What Ashlyn and I had...

the edge of my mind. "She clearly

are churning from my

can't even

"She's not in her right mind, we know that. But this is next level. But I don't care, Winona, I'm not going to let

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 tries to deny it? "I'm afraid the damage is already done. I

isn't just a game. She knows things, deep, intimate things about Jayden that I've barely scratched the surface of. That I know I'm

a 'doctor's report. That's the only way we'll know for sure that she's lying, or

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