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 his next

me she's

his eyes

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

delusional. There's really

ore said

I 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

read them? I want to see." I do believe him, but I need to read

He hesitates slightly.

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

it's just...well, I guess

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 phone and read through the texts and my eyes stop on her telling him his safe word. So, it is true. Lisa

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

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"No, Winona. That's not what I want. Not with you. What Ashlyn and I had... it was dark, and it wasn't healthy. It's not

lingers at the edge of my mind. "She clearly thinks she still has a hold on you." My mind

churning

pregnant, will they let her out?" I can't even begin to think about that and my breath is coming short and

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

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

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. It's

a 'doctor's report. That's the only way we'll know

forward, taking my 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