Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband novel Chapter 277

277 What’s really Going On? 

(Winona) 

The hum of the helicopter blades above is relentless. I look out the window at the views beneath me, but I can’t enjoy any of it. My mind spins, from everything Gus said. Jayden might be the real target. 

The first stop is coming up soon. I have to change helicopters, according to the pilot, something Gus arranged. But the stops, the precautions, only makes me more anxious. 

What’s really going on here? 

My mind drifts back to what Gus told me. Jayden might be the real target. Cass is just bait. I’m bait. Maybe part of a bigger plan to lure Jayden. 

But why? 

I try to make sense of it, piecing together the scattered puzzle Gus has laid out in front of me. If Cass was taken to lure me and then me to lure Jayden, then her being in Cancun at all can’t be a coincidence. 

And if Jayden is their real target, why go through so much trouble to get him to South America? Just get him to go there and grab him. Grab him from anywhere 

It doesn’t make sense. Maybe Cass is really just a victim of an opportunistic kidnapping, and they are only after money. 

I mean, if Cass was taken to Cancun for the sole purpose of kidnapping her, that means Gabriel had to know something, surely. And where is Gabriel? 

Why wasn’t he with Cass when they took her? Or was he with Cass and the reason she is now captive. 

Is he captive too? 

His grandfather is suspected of being corrupt. There are just too many coincidences. 

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Gabriel. He’s been off since I met him. There was always something about him that felt… wrong. I chalked 

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t up to his charm, his smooth–talking persona, but now it makes sense. 

If Gus is right, did Gabriel know all along? 

Did he bring Cass to Cancun for this reason? He might be part of this scheme. Maybe he has ties to his grandfather. Maybe that whole family does. 

They are all in Cancun at the same time, but so was Gus. 

God, my mind is going all over the place with possibilities. 

The second I see Gus again, I’m getting the truth out of him. 

The helicopter tilts slightly as we descend toward the landing pad for the first switch. I grip the armrest tighter, trying to steady myself. 

I’ve got about fifteen minutes here before the next leg of the journey. 

If Gabriel is in on this, what is his role in all of it? And more importantly, what does this mean for Cass? Was she just collateral damage, or is there something else at play? 

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277 What’s really Going On? 

I always felt Gabriel was just using his charm to climb higher, but now I wonder if he’s something much 

darker. 

As I step out of the helicopter, the wind from the blades whipping my hair around. I spot the next chopper already waiting. A few men in suits stand nearby, talking quietly into their earpieces, ready to escort me to the next ride. 

Everything is so damn precise, so calculated. It feels like I’m in some kind of spy movie, but this is happening. My whole life feels like a movie. 

Why can’t I just exist and be boring? 

I climb into the next helicopter and settle back into my seat. The thought that Jayden might be the real target eats at me. Why? What do they, whoever they are, want from Jayden? 

There’s something bigger at play here. 

Nexus Global. Gus’s empire. Is that what they want? Or is it something more? I’ve trusted Gus so far, but now… now I’m not so sure. The reach he has, the security detail, the resources at his disposal, phone tapping? 

The man can’t just be running a normal business. It doesn’t make sense. 

I rub my temples, trying to push the growing suspicion out of my mind. But it’s no use. If Gus can have my phone tapped and get helicopters ready for me on a moment’s notice, what else is he capable of? 

I mean, I know he’s done so much to help me when all the crap in Santa Monica went down. But there’s something hidden about him. I’m sure.