Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

(Jayden)

The phone rings just as I finish my third coffee of the morning. I glance at the caller ID: Unknown.

But I know it's Gus. I take a deep breath. This is going to be challenging.

I answer, keeping my tone even. "Jayden Brennan."

"Jayden," Gus replies. "Awful news. I can hardly imagine what you're going through."

"I'm managing. There's a lot to get through."

"Yes. Have they released the bodies yet?"

"Just waiting on final paperwork, so probably tomorrow. How are you?"

"Shit," he admits, and the bluntness catches me off guard. "Judy's gone, and I can't quite believe it."

He exhales. "My biggest regret is not making us a family all that time ago. And now she's just... gone."

I let the silence stretch, unsure how to respond.

"I tried to fix things recently," Gus continues. "Hoped I could. But Judy played me as much as she played everyone else. She loved me, yes, but she was never going to stop punishing me."

"She knew what she was doing, Gus," I say. "She manipulated everyone around her, played games with people's lives."

"But I'm not innocent here. I left her in the States while I built Nexus Global, knowing exactly what kind of life she'd have with Greg. So yes, some of this is on me. I should've done more. Especially for you."

His words hit hard. For the first time, Gus sounds less like the unshakable mastermind and more like a man grappling with ghosts he can't exorcise.

"Shit happens."

"Where's Winona in all this?"

is pregnant with my child and it's a high-risk pregnancy, very high risk. So, she went back and we weren't going to tell Judy, for

you and Winona can be together now

me photos of Winona with other

mean she was with them, like,

"Yes."

on a

try to nail Judy with the law and bring her down, so we'd be free of her. But after I saw the photos and Lance, things deteriorated from there. But I never thought he'd do this." "Hmm," Gus

now. According to Judy's will, she's handed her controlling share back to me. Not that I want it, but I won't let the employees and investors down, so I'll

Winona come up against Mia without being careful. She's high on my list of

like I can just boot

and people smuggling." "Gus... honestly. I just want to be out of

and Lance is behind us, and until we have the baby, if we do." "Jayden," Gus continues, "Judy's gone. If you and Winona can't get it together now, then Judy wins after all. Even in death." "That's not fair," I

was. Maybe the problem is you and Winona just don't work. Maybe Judy

exact words I

know anything

unrelenting. "Sometimes two people are just too broken in the wrong places to fit together

the phone tightens.

"If you're going to keep fighting for this marriage, do it because you both believe in

yourself, wrong."

I don't respond.

you want them to never be able to love or

you made me feel? Fuck no,"

"Don't repeat my mistakes."

now, not ever. I'll let you know

abruptly. I'm done with Gus trying to father me. He gave up that

again. I half expect it to be

"Hey, Cass."

you know I'm heading back to the

makes it a little

services, saying a proper goodbye will