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.

and unflinching. "Ashlyn never lived up to her potential. She had so much going

I see."

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

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

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you reap what

as hell doesn't deserve to be talked about like this,

love her like you

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door and Winona walks in, catching the tall end of Mrs. Carter's venomous words. Her eyes widen slightly

sides. "No, Mrs. Carter. Ashlyn's life ended up this way because she was constantly trying to live up to impossible expectations, From you, from my mother, because apparently you knew what was best for her." "It's okay, Jayden." Winona tries to

loved Ashlyn and he took her places, spent time with her. Like any parent

having a child and being married to a dreamer, just to have Ashlyn end up poor. He would have squandered

married him for his

what I wanted for Ashlyn. That's why I made sure she'd be perfect

be loved for

If anything, she seems bored by

have more ambition. She was a disappointment after her father died, always falling

about her daughter like this? "All a

push them to the breaking point, like you and

was best for you both. But you both failed

because she was made to feel

on my arm. But I'm too far gone, too angry at the way this woman