Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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182 Confronting Issues Together

(Winona)

We move into the next part of our therapy session. Barnaby asks my fears at the moment.

"I'm worried about seeing Ashlyn," I admit, my voice shaky. "But it's not just her that I'm worried about. What if, by some miracle, there is a baby?"

Jayden looks at me, surprise flickering in his eyes. "I don't believe it for a second."

"But," I say, taking a deep breath. "If she is still pregnant... that's your child, Jayden. And it can't be raised in a high-security mental facility. You know how your mother feels about your offspring. She might come back." "Damn. Do you think she would? I'd rather she stayed away. I can breathe now, at least."

"If there is a baby, I can't see her staying away. If there is a baby, I can't see her not knowing about that already and leaving in the first place." That much is true. "Something here doesn't add up."

refuse to buy into

understand that whatever Ashlyn's hold is on him, it runs deeper than

her the advantage every time you were with her, even when you were trying to get a confession out of her. She was

"Isn't she?"

she's been so good with Abby. So good with us

and to get Abby. To get me out of your life. It's just how it

and it

For Jayden, for the baby, but mostly for Abby. A baby would mean Ashlyn is connected to us forever. I'm not sure I want to invite a baby into my home like that. I have Abby to think of and my own sanity." Barnaby speaks again. "Good, now we're getting to it. If Ashlyn wasn't in a facility and she was still pregnant with Jayden's child, how would you handle it then? This is hypothetically. I mean, it almost happened, how were you two handling that?" 182

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Ashlyn then. I was moving forward with Phillip. We thought building a happy life for the kids separately was the way to go. We're not even sure we can live together at this point with or without an extra child in the mix." "Good,

as best I could. I would hope Winona could be part of that. I'd expect that once Winona and I marry,

my heart of hearts, I can't see that ever happening. If there was a baby, Judy would be back and I'd be stuck with her in my life everyday knowing that she was undermining me, trying to get what she

you'd see happening,

I have a choice now. I can lie and make out everything will be just fine if that happened, like I always have. Or I can tell my truth and probably upset the man I love. But I'm here