Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband novel Chapter 464

(Jayden)

“She loves you, Jayden. Her life has been crap. And you’ve got another baby on the way now. That’s big, man. That’s bigger than anything else. Don’t screw it up.”

I flinch at the mention of the pregnancy. How did he know? Winona must’ve told him. Of course, she did. She trusted him.

“Look,” Lance says, leaning back in his chair, “I know you’re pissed at me right now. Hell, you’ve got every right to be. But don’t let that anger eat you alive. Find a way to forgive. Not me—I don’t deserve it—but for yourself. For those kids. They need you, Jayden. All of them.”

His voice softens again, and he smiles faintly. “You were my brother, Jayden. The only real family I ever had. You, Winona, and Lisa... you made my unbearable childhood memories bearable. And I know I wasn’t perfect. Far from it. But I’m grateful for you. For everything.”

He pauses, his eyes glinting with a hint of mischief. “I wasn’t perfect, but I was awesome. And don’t dwell on not having a mother now, we all expect parents to go before us. People get over it, and you need to. I know you had some good times with Judy, Hell, I did too, but you move on.”

A strangled laugh escapes me, unbidden. That’s Lance. Always finding a way to make me laugh, even now. I feel the tears track down my cheeks. I’ll miss him. As much as I hated him for being with Winona, and breaking what we had, I’ll miss him.

He exhales slowly, his expression turning serious once more. “Take care of yourself, Jayden. And take care of them. You’ve got something special. Don’t let it slip away.”

The screen goes dark.

“Dammit, Lance. I loved you, you asshole.” Cass says as the tears stream down her face.

I put my hand on her shoulder. “We all did and yes he is… was… an asshole.”

He was my brother. And now he’s gone.

I get up and unplug the USB and hand it to Viktor. “Let’s get that to the detective. I think that’s all they’ll need.”

“I’ll take it to him myself,” Viktor says.

“Then I can take them home.”

A deep sadness is lodged inside me. I text Winona to call me as soon as she gets a moment. I hope she and the baby, and Lisa are handling things okay.

Only a few seconds later I answer her call. “Hey.”

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Yes… well no, not really, but… I just watched a USB Lance had couriered.”

“Lisa and I got them as well. How was it? Is it what I think it is? Is it Lance?”

“It is. It’s all so hard to process. I guess I’m in fake it till I make it mode. I need to get them both home so we can sort through the services and the wills. Apparently, I’m executor for both.”

“Oh, Jayden. Are you okay with that?”

“I think so. It’s what they wanted, I can honor that.”

“You’re a good man, you know that?”

I don’t answer. “This USB should expedite the release of the bodies. We’ll fly them back as soon as possible.”

“The kids will be happy to see you. I haven’t said anything yet. I figured we do that together. I’m not sure what to say to them.”