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(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 me here. So, I'm trying to change

work out life is

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

my mom and Cass, my little sister, being here with me. It's been.... confronting, to say the least. But also,

I like that I've had the chance to be with her and

take time. Try to focus on building a close

protected me in the only way she could at time. She's been clean for years, but she's still so fragile. I want to help her,

guilt?"

Tnod.

t the

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

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

there, seeing the way

it's all you know, there is no choice. People don't see what's hard for them

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your worlds apart from it. We live the hand

didn't even know you had a sibling or that your Mom was still alive." Jayden

When I was financially secure. Even now I have more in the bank than most people dream about. I

is healthy, but be careful you don't deal yourself an unfair hand. Be logical. Going back

know. But it's hard to shake the awfulness of Mom struggling like that and doing her

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

she didn't want me back in

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