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183 Making Strides

(Winona)

Jayden shifts in his chair. "It hurts hearing you say that. But I accept your feelings. Thank you for being

honest."

I smile. Wow. He is really real about all of this. About us. A surge of love and respect for Jayden engulfs me. He's been to hell and back too.

Just because he's done it with billions of dollars doesn't make it hurt any less for him.

Barnaby leans back in his seat and grins. "You two are really making strides. I'll be eating at the soup kitchen soon because I'm out of a job."

I laugh. "Don't think you'll be lining up anytime soon, doc. But I do feel that was a major shift for us. To be honest like that and not have Jayden get angry is amazing.

"I can tell you're both serious and you are putting each other first. Well done."

"I did feel angry, and I felt hurt because it wasn't what I wanted you to say. But being told what I want to

being pandered to all my life is what got

Brilliant. The sooner we work out life is not

and then his face is serious again. "Apart from

being here with me. It's been.... confronting, to say the least. But also, cathartic in many ways. Barnaby leans forward, his eyes focused on mine. "Tell me more about that, Winona.

deep breath, trying to organize my thoughts. "It's hard seeing Mom like she is now. I like that I've had the chance to be with her and understand the truth about the past, but I sometimes get envious of everything I missed out on and I see her sharing with Cass,"

will take time. Try to focus on

through so much. Much worse than me. She protected me in the only way she could at time. She's been clean for years, but she's still so

you feel guilt?" Barnaby

Tnod.

t the

feel guilt? You did nothing wrong. You survived what they

get it, Jayden. But we need to let her

It's just, a lot, being there, seeing the

is no choice. People don't see what's hard for them to see. And that's

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your worlds apart from it. We live the hand we're

You didn't even know you had a sibling or that your

financially secure. Even now I have more in the bank than most

is healthy, but be careful you don't deal yourself an

it's hard to shake the awfulness of Mom

lately, Winona. Don't you think if

maybe she didn't want me back in

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