Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband novel Chapter 211

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211 Anything is Possible 

(Winona) 

“I’m not going anywhere. It’s okay. 

Jayden’s eyes are wide. He clearly wasn’t expecting this level of emotion from Abby. 

Cass wipes her tears away, trying to be strong for Abby “It’s okay to be sad, Abby. We will all miss Grandma Lucy.” 

“We’re going to be okay, Abby.” I hold her close. 

Anne, ever the steady presence, speaks up softly. “Abby, Grandma Lucy loved you so much. She wouldn’t want you to be sad for too long. She’d want you to remember all the good times you had together.” 

Abby nods against Cass’s chest, her tears slowly subsiding. “I remember when we drew pictures of her favorite park. She said she’d take me there one day.” 

“That’s a wonderful memory,” Anne says, smiling gently. “And you can keep those pictures forever.” 

“I’ll take you to that place, Abby.” Cass says to her. 

“Okay.” Abby sniffles as her tears dry up a little. 

Jayden clears his throat, drawing our attention. “I’ve been thinking… I’m not going back to the hospital tonight. I need to be here, with all of you, especially Abby. We have some big decisions to make about where we go from here.” 

I nod in agreement, grateful for his decision. 

Anne smiles, her eyes full of warmth. “Take the time you need to figure things out. I’m here this week to help with Abby, with whatever you need.” 

“Thank you, Anne,” Jayden says, his voice filled with gratitude. “We couldn’t do this without you.” 

“It’s no problem, Jayden, I’ve missed you all.” 

“Then, why don’t you come back? We could really do with you. You’re a big part of our family.” 

I stare at Jayden. I’d love her to say yes, but she has her own responsibilities. 

“On paper that sounds nice, but Bobby and Sarah need to find a good placement yet. I don’t want to rush them. They are both doing so well in school.” 

“We can be their placement.” Jayden surprises me again. 

“Jayden, do you realize what you’re saying?” Not that I wouldn’t want Bobby and Sarah as foster kids, but Jayden hasn’t thought this through. He’s never mentioned it as a possibility. 

Anne is looking just as stunned. 

“I do realize what I’m saying. I should have talked to you about it first, Winona. But this is surely the perfect solution.” 

“You have a new baby coming, Jayden. Anne may not want to take that responsibility on at this time,” I 

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say because he really has no clue what having a newborn is like. 

“Yes. There is that. But I intend to be a full–time parent. I promise I’ll take on the majority of the care for the baby. I want to be there for all of us.” 

“You have your business. I have mine. This is a huge step. We need to be sure, Jayden. We can’t change our minds later, this is for life.” 

“I’ll be a stay–at–home dad for a while. Anne, will you think about it? We can talk more about it later. But I’m very serious.” 

Anne smiles. “I’ll take Abby for her bath and let you two discuss this.” She grabs Abby’s hand whose tears have subsided for now. “If I was to make a move like that, I’d need a month to organize the paperwork for the kids and to get them enrolled in a new school.” 

“Anne, are you saying this is a possibility?” 

“I think we know by now, Winona, that anything is possible.” 

The real question is, am I ready for that responsibility? Then there’s Cass to think of. She’s just lost the only person she had in the world and I’m not sure she wants to be in a house full of kids like that. 

“Cass, how would you feel about the place getting more crowded?” 

Cass stands up. “I think you could adopt a small nation, and this place still wouldn’t be crowded.” She 

smiles. 

I smile back. “Very true. But this affects you as well.” 

She shrugs. “Not for long. I’ll be looking for my own place as soon as I can.” 

“Okay. How is that supposed to happen? You need money.” 

“Mom’s house block sold. She never used any of the money. She said she wanted it there for me when I was ready to do something with my life.” 

“I see, but are you ready?” 

“Ready as I’ll ever be. I’m going to look for places closer to work.” 

I want to protest because living alone and making money last isn’t easy on a minimum wage. 

Jayden places his hand on my arm. “Cass, I like that for you. We are here to help. Stay as long as you need.”