296 Choices

(Winona)

Jayden’s pacing again. It’s become his thing this past week, pacing the floor when his mind is in overdrive. He’s in the living room now, his eyes darting to the view outside, but I know he’s not really seeing any of it.

“Maybe come sit down?” I ask, trying to break the silence.

He stops, glances at me, and shakes his head. “I can’t sit. I’ve got too much shit spinning around in my head.”

I let out a slow breath, watching him pace again. “This is about Nexus Global again, isn’t it?”

Jayden stops in his tracks, running a hand through his hair. “Yeah. It’s about Nexus Global. It’s about Gus. It’s about the fact that my so-called father, the man I barely know, has handed me control of one of the biggest companies in the world.”

I get off the couch and walk toward him, keeping my voice calm. “Jayden, whatever Gus was involved in isn’t a part for Nexus Global, is it? Nexus Global is a legitimate business. It’s not tainted by what he was doing behind the scenes?”

“It isn’t,” he say