Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

503 The Push Forward

(Winona)

"Dr Harris will be with you soon. How are your pain levels?"

"It's okay. A dull ache at most." Physically anyway.

She finishes fluffing the pillows behind me and checks the monitors one last time. "I'll make a note for the doctor."

I nod.

My hand covers my stomach. There's no baby anymore. No heartbeat to wait for. Just a dull ache where hope used to be.

I hear the door click open. I look over but it isn't the doctor, it's Jayden back again.

"Can I get a moment with Winona? I won't be long..." he asks the nurse.

"Sure, if it's okay with Winona."

"It's fine." I tell her.

"Hey," he says quietly, walking over to the chair by my bed.

"Hey," I reply.

"I'm going to head to the penthouse for a shower and go see the kids, okay?"

"More than okay. I feel better knowing you're with them."

to leave you if you're

throat tightening. "I don't even know how I'm supposed to feel. But I do know we have to push forward with life. One day at a time. That's all I can do." "You're right, we don't have

the raw emotion in his

just about this, about everything that's happened since I saw those damned photos-" "Stop," I say sharply, cutting him off. "Don't do that. Don't put all of this on yourself. My

up to meet mine, and for a moment, neither

through this. I'm sorry I reacted the way I

do under the circumstances," I whisper, my own voice trembling. "I'm

grip is firm, grounding, and I cling to it like a lifeline.

in this whole thing. We'll never

It's unquantifiable.

you something," he says quietly,

I nod, waiting.

"Are we okay?"

me off guard, and I'm not sure how to answer it. "I don't know," I admit. "I don't even know where I stand with myself right now, let alone us. Do you want us to be

flinch.

as if he

he

those stairs. I knew in that second, I'm all in. Whatever it

of his words settles over me, and I know it's what I wanted

that too, but I want more, for myself. This app Lance left me... I'd like a chance to develop it further. But I know we talked about running Nexus Global together and steering

that with me. I have a plan. Nexus will still be there later for us

leans forward,

to my forehead. His lips linger for a moment. "I need to go home for a bit," he says reluctantly. "Graba shower, check in on the kids. I'll have dinner with them and settle them into bed. Lisa's waiting outside if you're up for some company after the doctor

I'd love to

She hasn't left your side either, but I know she needs to get back to Brussels soon for her job." Jayden stands, his hand lingering on mine for a

walks in

a nod before turning her attention to me. "Winona, how are you