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?"

ready for

told me she's

his eyes

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

much. That woman is delusional. There's

ore said

nods, his expression firm. "Yes. But I don't believe her. How could that happen? The doctors she'd lost the baby

really from her, Jayden? Can I read them? I want to see."

He hesitates slightly.

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

it's just...well, I guess I just

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 phone and read through the texts and my eyes stop on her telling him his

believe

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Ashlyn and I had... it was dark, and it wasn't healthy. It's

to process what he's saying. But the doubt still lingers at the edge of my mind. "She clearly thinks she

are churning from

Is she manifesting this because she thinks you'll be with her again somehow? God if she is pregnant, will they let her out?" I can't even

voice softening. "She's not in her right mind, we know that. But this is next level. But I don't

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

things, deep, intimate things about Jayden that I've barely scratched the surface of. That I know I'm not

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

if she's telling the truth, it doesn't change