Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

504 Emptiness and Resolve

(Winona)

Dr. Harris's words hang in the air long after she leaves. Recovery is a process... it's okay to take things slow.

Slow.

It's all anyone keeps saying. But slow isn't in my nature. Slow doesn't keep the thoughts at bay, the quiet moments where I can't escape the emptiness.

I stare at the ceiling, my fingers making light circles on my abdomen again. I pull them back. It's a cruel reflex-reaching for something that isn't there anymore.

The door clicks open, and Lisa steps in, her expression softer than usual. "Hey, warrior queen. The nurse said you were ready for some company."

"Hey," I say, trying to summon a smile. "I sure am. I need some non-medical talk for a while."

Lisa pulls up a chair beside my bed and crosses her legs.

She studies me for a moment before speaking. "You look like shit, but like... badass shit. Like you survived a car crash and are about to storm into a boardroom meeting."

I huff out a small laugh. "Your bedside manner could use some work."

"Honesty is my brand," she says with a shrug. "I'm not paid to be nice to you."

"I feel like shit, to be honest. Like I've been through the meat grinder."

the ache in my body and my injured head reminds me why I'm here. "How are the kids?

is busy playing schoolteacher to Abby. Even Tornado Henry has been on his best behavior-well, for him

Lisa says firmly. "But not today. Today,

to be doing something, anything to... I don't know, get past

have to get past it, Winona. You just have to get through it. That's the only

shake my head. "I don't think I have it in me to sit in this pain. I need to keep moving forward, focus on

moment, then nods. "Fair enough. If that's what you need, then do it. But promise me you

I promise, though I'm not sure how true that

of chaos to

been breathing down my neck to set up a meeting with the CEO,

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me. "You can be anything you want to be.

aback. "Winona, you just had major surgery. You're in a hospital

fine by then," I insist. "If Lance believed you were the person for the job, then you are. But I'll help you get started, walk you through it. You're not doing this alone. I'll mentor you until you're

narrow.

more capable than you give yourself credit for I have the app to work

for resting. You have to have full clearance from the dc, then I'll

roll my

up and stretching. "Good. Now, I'm gonna

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