Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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237 Tempers Flare (Winona)

Jayden's speech echoes through the grand ballroom, his voice steady and confident, but my mind is focused on the tension at our table.

"Age is just a number. We're happy together." Cass says as she stabs at her salad with her fork and eats it.

I lean toward her, keeping my voice low enough not to disrupt the speech but firm enough to make my point clear. "You're barely eighteen, and he's thirty. Don't you think this is moving way too fast?"

Cass doesn't even flinch. She stabs her fork into her salad again, her tone casual but dripping with sarcasm. "I'm not a kid, Winona. I know exactly what I'm doing. You don't have to act like you are my mother. My mother is dead."

"I'm not trying to be your mother," I shoot back, trying to keep my cool as Jayden speaks about the Brennan Wing's accomplishments.

"I'm trying to be your sister. There's a difference. Gabriel is way too old for you, and you barely know him. What if this whole thing blows up in your face? You don't even know his situation here in this country or

his country."

Cass rolls her eyes, a gesture that annoys the fuck out of me. "Oh my God, Winona. You're acting like I'm some virgin who knows nothing. I know-what I'm doing I'm not a naive little girl who's running off to Vegas.

I ignore her jab at me. "Naive or not, you can't ignore the fact that Gabriel's future here is uncertain. He might not even be able to stay in the country!" I press, trying to keep my voice down as the applause for Jayden's speech swells around us. "Do you even know what you're getting yourself into?"

She slams her fork down, her eyes flashing with anger. "Of course I do! Why can't you just let me live my life? You've always got to be in control, don't you? You think just because you're older, you know better. But newsflash, Winona-I'm not you. I don't want to be you. Stop trying to run my life."

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lose it right here, in the middle of Jayden's big night. "I'm not trying to control you or run your life. I'm trying to protect

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or anything else," I say, my frustration boiling over. "I'm worried because you don't see the full

risk? You married Jayden, the same guy who forgot you even existed, then he divorced you, and his mother threatened and tried to kill you more than once. And now you're telling me I can't make

blood drain from my face. I hadn't expected her to throw that in my face, but here we are. I glance toward the stage, where Jayden is wrapping up his speech, completely

smart choices. You have your whole life ahead of you, and I don't want you to make a mistake that will haunt you forever. Mia is old enough to know better, she's a bad influence on you, Cass's eyes narrow, and

""No. I don't."

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my teeth, trying to keep my calm, I look at Lisa and she raises her eyebrows and shakes her head. Before I can say any more, Gabriel returns to the table. He immediately picks up on the tension between us, his eyes flicking

okay," I say, not caring anymore about how it looks. "Gabriel, I'm not comfortable with you dating my sister. She's

eyebrow, clearly amused by my bluntness. "Winona, Cass is an adult. She's mature enough