The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

She thought her cocky provocation would trigger me, but I ignored them and strode to the living room.

Steven "kindly" explained to her on my behalf, "She's just pissed at the moment. But don't worry. I'm sure she'll get over it by the time we come home." Zachary chimed in, "Yeah. She might be annoying, but she cooks great food! We're gonna have a feast tonight!"

Jessica was excited. "Really? Oh, I'm looking forward to it already!"

They seemed to believe I still loved Steven and that I would drag my still-recovering body to make them a feast just to get his

forgiveness, almost as if they failed to notice I had been looking at him like he was a random nutjob.

After they left, I entered the storage room, found my suitcase, and brought it into my room. One after another, my belongings went into the suitcase.

I could drag my suitcase and leave once Steven agreed

Other than a few shirts in the laundry, phone chargers, and some documents, I stuffed everything into my

of the cabinets and wanted to pack my skirts when I saw a cell phone placed

confirming Jessica was nine weeks pregnant.

the power button on the phone and saw the screen lit up. It displayed the chat between Jessica and her ex-husband, where

it before you left the country

Jessica's ex-husband was abusive. If that was the case, shouldn't

contacted him

had been getting entangled with Steven and staying connected with her ex-husband at the same time? And she was pregnant with the latter's

out that the woman he found too precious to

couldn't help but smile at that thought. Obviously, now was not the best time to tell

a photo of their conversation