Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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226 Sunday Is Here.

(Winona)

Sunday morning arrives with a heaviness that's almost suffocating.

Jayden and I went through all the motions of a normal morning with Abby over breakfast. Then we both kissed her goodbye until later. Anne is planning a picnic lunch for them with Aunt Cass, If only I could be there instead of here.

I'm standing just outside Ashlyn's room, and the reality of what's about to happen is sinking in. Today, Ashlyn's life support will be turned off, and her chapter in our lives will come to an end. Jayden is beside me, but there's a distance between us that I haven't felt in a long time. He's quiet, his face set in a hard line, eyes fixed on the door in front of us. I reach out, touching his arm gently. "Jayden, are you okay?" I ask.

He nods but doesn't meet my eyes with his. "I'm fine, Winona. It's just... I need to do this alone.

The words catch me off guard. Alone? Does he really want to face this without me? The doubts from yesterday start creeping back in, whispering in my ear that maybe he's still holding onto something with Ashlyn. Something that he can't let go of, even now.

"Alone?" I echo, trying to keep the hurt out of my voice. "Are you sure? I can be there with you, if you want. You don't have to do this by yourself."

"Jayden finally looks at me, and the conflict in his eyes is clear. "I appreciate that, but... this is something need to do on my own. It's not that I don't want you there. It's just... I need to say goodbye in my own way."

you still love her, it's okay. I get it. She was a big part

his face. "It's not about love, Winona. It's about closure. Ashlyn and I had

I'm sorry, I don't mean

You're the one I'm building my life with. But this... this is something I need to do to

for letting my insecurities get the better of me.

off, taking my hand in his. "You don't need to apologize. I get why you're feeling this way. But

my chest, and I squeeze his hand, offering

kisses my forehead, a brief, tender gesture that tells me he's not

226 Sunday Is Her

opens, and a nurse steps out, looking at Jayden with a sympathetic expression. "Mr. Brennan, we're ready whenever you are." Jayden nods,

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eyes softening. I'll see you afterward, okay?

before following the nurse into the room, leaving me

door closes behind him, I lean against the wall for a few minutes. This has to be the hardest thing.

be with Henry while his mother passes from this world. She wanted him to

I shouldn't even be giving Ashlyn a moment of caring. But it's hard to think so cruelly in the long term. What really matters is that she made the right choices in the end for her baby. How this baby managed to survive all the odds is beyond

neonatal ward when I get to the floor. So many babies here are fighting for a chance at life. To grow. Not all of them will make

be conceived. After losing Jayden and my first child to miscarriage, a child we never knew existed until it was gone, getting