Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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183 Making Strides

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

is what got me here. So,

outside yourself. Brilliant. The sooner we work out life is not about us,

"Barnaby smiles and then his face is serious again. "Apart from Ashlyn, is there anything else

here with me. It's been.... confronting, to say the least. But also, cathartic in many ways. Barnaby leans forward,

take a 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,

and that will take time. Try to focus on building a close relationship now and not languishing over

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 fragile. I want

you feel guilt?"

Tnod.

t the

Why would you feel guilt? You did nothing wrong. You survived what they both put you through." Jayden's

protect Winona, I get it, Jayden. But we need to let her work through

a lot, being there, seeing the way other people have to live, chose to

People don't see what's hard for them to see. And

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from it. We live the hand we're dealt." I say and I

about your mother and sister. You didn't even know you had

could have gone back. I could have checked. When I was financially secure. Even now I have more in the bank than most people dream about. I should have

be careful you don't deal yourself an unfair hand. Be

awfulness of Mom struggling like that and doing

low-profile person lately, Winona. Don't you think if she'd wanted contact with you, she could have found

didn't want