Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

My CEO 302

302 Old Times, New Questions (Jayden)

Lance leans back in his chair, one arm draped over the back, a beer in his other hand. We're out on the balcony of my penthouse, the city stretched out in front of us like it always has been, but life looks a lot different these days. "Man, you u ever think we'd be here? A few days out from a second wedding run?" Lance asks, taking a long sip from his beer. "You with four kids, me... well, still doing whatever the hell I'm doing."

I laugh, shaking my head, "Nah. Back in college, I figured we'd be tearing it up until we were fifty, still chasing girls and getting wasted every weekend."

"Well, one of us is doing that," Lance grins, tipping his beer toward me. "You're practically a family man. Settling down with Winona. Are you sure you're ready?"

I shrug, taking a drink from my own beer. "It's been a wild ride, but... It feels right, you

know?"

Lance raises an eyebrow. "Even with all the shit that's gone down? I mean, Judy, Gus, the whole Nexus Global empire-how are you not losing your mind?"

I sigh, leaning back in my chair. "Oh, I'm losing my mind, don't get me wrong. But I'm trying to keep it together for the kids, for Winona. I can't afford to let everything fall apart again." Lance nods, quiet for a second, then smirks. "And let's not forget that little hall pass week."

I let out a breath, shaking my head. "Yeah, Winona needed space. I had to give her that. Not gonna lie, that was hard as hell."

Lance whistles, tipping his beer bottle toward me again. "You're a brave man, Jayden. I don't know who

else could've done that."

I figured if she needed it, better get it out of her system before we tied the

you clubbing during that week?" Lance freezes for half a second, but it's enough for me to catch. He shrugs, trying to play it off. "Yeah, the usual. Old habits die hard,

press, leaning forward a bit. "You see Winona

swirling the last bit of beer in his

cocky grin is missing, and it feels like he's holding something back. "Did you guys talk?

a sideways glance, his lips twitching. "We danced. I wasn't

to press him, but I don't want to come off as paranoid. Still, something about the way he's answering me doesn't sit

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she up to?" I ask, trying to sound casual but feeling

shrugging like it's no big deal. Just blowing off steam, same as anyone else there. She

me suspicious. Lance is usually pretty straight with me, but now, it feels like he's skirting around the

in mock surrender. "Relax, man. It's nothing. Winona was

ask, pushing him a bit more. "You're not holding anything

holding something back, you'd know. You've got this superpower for sniffing out bullshit. But, yeah. This is between you two, and I have to stay friends with both, so leave me out of it." I'm just going to ask what's on my

"I never saw

sure there's nothing else?" I ask again, my voice

stretching. "Man, stop being a buzzkill. I thought you said you were

with it?"