Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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222 A Parent's Love

(Jayden)

I stand in the Brennan wing of the hospital. I'm going into the smaller unit to meet with Ashlyn's Mom

Ashlyn is in there as well and I know that her Mom, as her next of kin, has to sign the papers that will let the doctors turn off the life support.

This has to be hard for Mrs. Carter. I let myself in the door and went to the living area. I don't want to don't want to

interrupt her personal time with Ashlyn in the bedroom.

I hear voices, and I guess the medical staff are updating her.

I named the baby after Ashlyn's father, as a small gesture of respect, something that might offer some

comfort to Mrs. Carter.

But as soon as Mrs. Carter walks into the room, I feel the tension. She's a tall woman, her posture rigid, with a coldness in her eyes that immediately puts me on edge. She looks perfect, too perfect. The kind of perfect that you know is bought and paid for.

"Mrs. Carter," I say, keeping my voice steady. "Thank you for coming. I wanted you to know that I named the baby after Ashlyn's father, Henry, I thought she would have liked that. He and her always seemed so close." She looks at me, her expression unreadable for a moment before she scoffs, "Henry Carter,"

I'm surprised by this.

"That man was weak, Jayden. Weak, and without ambition. Just like Ashlyn. They'd rather be gadding about at a ball game than taking life seriously."

Wow. Okay. I was expecting grief, maybe even some anger, but this... this is something else entirely. Excuse me?" I ask, my voice low, trying to keep my composure.

gaze cold and unflinching. "Ashlyn never lived up to her potential. She had so much going for her, but she was always too soft, too

I see."

where she is-on life support because she couldn't handle the

hot and uncontrollable. "Mrs. Carter, Ashlyn did everything she could to

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hell doesn't deserve to be talked about like this, especially not by

like you were supposed to. You

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in, catching the tall end of Mrs. Carter's venomous words. Her eyes widen slightly as she takes in

to live up to impossible expectations, From you,

It's absolutely not okay. Henry loved Ashlyn and he took her places, spent time with her.

have Ashlyn end

shouldn't have married him for

course. I should've married old money first. That's what I wanted

be loved for who she was, not

expression doesn't change. If anything, she seems bored by my

Jayden. She needed to be strong, to have more ambition. She was a disappointment

this? "All a parent has to do is love their child," I say, my

the breaking point, like you and my

best for you both. But you both failed

because she was made to feel

far gone,