Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

14 The Board Meeting

14 The Board Meeting 14 The Board Meeting (Winona)

It's Friday afternoon again and a week has passed since the ridiculous incident at our welcparty a week ago.

All the paperwork is done for the adoption and has been lodged. | feel better now after Ashlyn saw Abby because

| know she will be trying to find out about her.

I'd never listed a nfor the birth father. Mostly because | was trying to leave Jayden and all that pain behind.

But also because | didn't want his mother to use it againstsomehow.

There's a stack of work to get done today and my first board meeting. I'll need to work back again to catch up.

Phillip left earlier to go meet with the podcast crew.

| need to double down on the social media site marketing. But I'll present both Phillip and my recommendations

to the board and to the CEO Jayden today. My nerves are a little shot.

I'd gone to speak with Jayden on Monday about srecommendations but found out he hadn't cInto the

office that day. Apparently, he hadn't been in all this week. | doubt he'd miss the board meeting though. He'd

never miss a board meeting.

haven't seen Ashlyn or Judy either this week. While | probably should be happy about that, it feels like the calm

before the storm. There's no way Judy has just let this all go. Maybe Jayden and Ashlyn are spending stime

together to get their relationship back on track.

| hope so, because I'd love to just move on with my life and raise a healthy, happy daughter.

| pick up my

my tablet and a stack of print outs and head for the boardroom. Please letsound like | know what I'm doing.

This is dealing with millions of dollars not thousands and that is added pressure forbecause my little

company had never gotten to this level of expenditure.

The shareholders always want to make good profit, so | need to make a brilliant pitch. My palms are a little damp

from nerves. | hit the elevator button to head up to the top floor where the boardroom is.

"Hey, Winona! Glad | caught you before the meeting started." Lance givesa smile as | cout of the

elevator.

"Hey there, Lance. Is everything okay?"

"Are you kidding me? These recommendations are the best I've seen in years. I've given you and Phillip my full

backing with finances."

| let out a deep breath. "Phew. Now | just have to get it past the suits in there." | nod to the boardroom, encased

in windows which already has most of the members sitting.

There's a notable empty space at the head of the table where Jayden should be.

"You'll do fine. | don't suppose you've heard from Jayden this week?"

| give a small laugh. "As if. No. If you don't know where he is, no one knows. Except maybe his mother."

"She's on vacation. Can't say I'm sorry. Nice to get a break from her getting about here spying and telling us all

what to do. She's like a damn guard dog, only less friendly."

| do laugh out loud now. Lance could always makelaugh with his irreverent observations on life. "l am

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hearing you."

"She never goes on vacation at this tof year, so who knows what she's up to. Probably honing all her knives

for people's backs."

This makesvery suspicious. I've just gotten back here and now Judy has taken a supposed holiday. | won't be

surprised if she's snooping about mine and Phillip's life somehow.

"Anyway. Knock 'em dead in there. You got this. I'm standing in for Jayden and you have my full support. Sof

the board members, well most of them, will remember you being Jayden's wife. Don't let anyone under your skin,

okay?" "Thanks, Lance. I'll keep my cool, don't worry."

"They are just a bunch of suits with cabbages for heads. Don't forget that. They may be able to vote things

down, but it's Jayden who has the final say."

| giggle at the thought of cabbages in designer suits. "That fact doesn't help, the way Jayden and | have been

lately."

"Give him stime. | think he might be getting sinkling of his past with you back."

Really? I'm not sure."

"Well, he hasn't said so directly but a few things Ashlyn has said lately madethink he might be."

| shrug. "Honestly, | just want to

move on. He and Ashlyn can dea)

with the memopy. Had want

bE) bn life. | have no intention

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Lance nods. "He was very hard on

you. Don't think | didn't notice. I'm not

sure his mind is quite (ey

know? Npegvas tara he business

stuff goes, he's unflawed. Personal

stuff is another thing. He finds it

frustrating he can't remember and

flares up. He doesn't feel like he's in

control, | think." The content is on

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"He definitely isn't in control ofand never will be again."

"Cout tonight. We still go to the sclub. Well, not Jayden and Ashlyn so much now, but quite at few of us

do every Friday. We've missed you."

"I don't think so."

"Cjoin us, please, you were

always the life of the party, dancing

all night. Driving ea Ss wild m

espcoely Jayden!’ oh and

ther Yedlizes what he's said. "Oops,

sorry. Not a reminder you need.

Con. Bring Phillip. He's a cool

dude." "I'm really not interested,

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"Just cfor one drink. Don't be soft."

"Thanks, but no thanks, Lance. I'll be working late."

"No way! Not on Friday night. Do it for Lisa, she's felt shitty about how she never called you enough."

| guess it's now or never, and this might get him off my back. "No, Lance. | want to get hto my daughter."

"Wait! What!?" Lance is wide-eyed now. "You have a daughter?"

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