Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

535 The Boardroom Battle

(Winona)

Today isn't just any meeting-it's the meeting. The one where the board either gets behind my vision for the app's future or decides I'm just a placeholder CEO with a famous name.

I step out of the bedroom, grabbing my portfolio from the dresser. Jayden is in the kitchen like he doesn't have a million things to do before he leaves for Brussels.

He looks up as I walk in, his gaze sweeping over me in that slow, assessing way.

"Wow! Stunning. You look like you could fire everyone before they've even said hello," he says, smirking.

I huff, placing my portfolio into my leather briefcase. "I'm considering it."

"Nervous?"

I scoff. "No."

He raises an eyebrow. "Winona."

"Fine, I'm nervous. Only a lot," I quip.

Jayden folds his arms. "They'd be idiots not to get behind you. You've already proven it's your priority."

"That doesn't mean they're going to just hand me the budget I need," I counter. "The marketing strategy is aggressive. The rebrand isn't cheap. The amount of money I'm asking them to invest is—"

"Exactly what they need to do if they want to dominate the market," he cuts in. "Winona, you know this industry. You know finance. You know people. Lance wouldn't have you in that chair if you weren't the right person for it." I let out a slow breath. He's right, but that doesn't mean I trust these board members will see it that way.

"Go in with no doubts," he says, his voice firm. "You have the numbers to back you up. You have the research. Don't doubt yourself. You've done the work, no go sell the idea with no hesitation."

He's right. "No hesitation."

he left me this. But he also had a habit of throwing people into the deep end just to see if they'd sink or swim. They didn't all swim. Sometimes, even the right person just isn't ready. "You can do it," Jayden

"I need to

can grab my bag. His touch is warm, grounding. "Call me after," he says.

you get in there and you feel strongly that it really isn't for you. There's

take you with open

his hand before pulling away. "I'll

Lisa's confusion with Logan, my fall and everything that entailed-none of it matters right now. Right now, I have a board to convince. The rest

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boardroom is intimidating as hell, but I walk in like I own the place. Because,

my place at

I say, my voice clear, strong. No hesitation. I've met them all

Harrow, the oldest and most traditional member, says, adjusting his glasses.

counter smoothly. "The financial market is

in the room.

slide of my presentation. "The current version of the app is outdated, clunky, and struggling to retain users under thirty-five. We're losing market share to newer,

key point-where we're failing, where we can

Brennan," one of the women on the board says, tapping her pen against her notepad. "What guarantee do we have that this

guarantee that if we don't

clears his throat. "Your marketing budget is substantial. Why not roll out these changes

shake my head. "Because

die a slow, embarrassing death. It's lot of money but here are the projections..." I bring up the next

this area

very

profitable right now."

the younger board members, a tech guy named Lewis, nods. "She's right. The app now is useless. This makes sense." That's all it takes. The momentum shifts. I can see it in their faces-hesitation turning into acceptance,

let my relief show. I simply

the skills, You could finance this. Why even