Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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353 Calmer Waters (Jayden)

The kitten fiasco really threw off my mood. I know I overreacted, and Bobby's reaction hit me harder than I expected. I was too harsh before checking in with how he's feeling.

Between moving the kids to Brussels, this mansion, push backs with the Nexus Global team, the staff everywhere here-I need to settle it all down.

It's been a huge change for all of us, but I guess I didn't realize how much it would affect the kids. Especially Bobby. I don't want to undo all of Anne's good work with him. It's been months of reprogramming with her.

I can't expect that all his trauma is over with now. I know better than anyone, it's a constant effort to not let the demons back in every day. I need to stand with Bobby each day and demonstrate how it's done, not just tell him.

It's not like she let him have his own way all the time either, but I think this is one of those times where we choose our battles carefully.

As I sit in the main sitting room, the responsibility settles heavily on my shoulders. Bobby is my son, the same as Henry is my son and I need to set an example for them both, but also show them it's okay to make mistakes too. We're humans not robots.

I glance around at the grand room, now devoid of its more fragile items. The staff worked quickly to pack away all the delicate things, and the house already feels a little less suffocating.

Still, it doesn't feel like home. I think Winona is right. It never will. Gus building a family home he never got 'to use has me confused and second-guessing the kind of man he was. Maybe he really would have been a great father if he had the chance. But, no, he still chose Europe. He could've stayed in the USA.

Winona comes in, her face etched with concern. She paces, glancing out the window at the darkened garden before turning back to me.

"Jayden, I'm really worried about Bobby," she says softly, sitting down beside me. "This move... it's hitting him harder than I thought it would." "Yes, but it's good he's expressed his feelings now."

each other. But Bobby... I didn't get it before; he feels

my hair. "Makes sense when you

And now with the kitten, he feels like we're stopping him from

It's just-this place, this life-it's so different from what we had in the States. It will

for Bobby, it's more than just adjusting to a new house. He's lost everything familiar to him. He needs something to hold onto, something that

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rub my thumb over her hand, thinking about what she's saying. She's right. Bobby has

him. Like a support animal or something. It'd give him something to care

will be definite rules. He has to look for an owner and not complain if he finds one. He has to take on all the responsibility

up straighter, feeling a little more confident. "Along those lines.. maybe

"What about Nexus Global?"

news there, but I'll

"That's amazing. Thank

Viktor's younger brothers, see their, workload. They've got a whole setup with animals-goats, chickens, everything. He could get some hands-on experience and

it up," I say, feeling a surge of energy at the thought. "We'll make a weekend of it. I'm sure there's somewhere we can stay

my shoulder. "Thank you," she whispers. "Today's been hard for you. I'm

top of her head, feeling a

slightly, her eyes searching mine.

the peaceful moment shifting into something more serious. "What is

called before I left, he said something that's been bothering me. He told me not to

fine and it was ultimately up to us. I