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.

to pack up my stuff in advance so I could drag my

a few shirts in

cell phone placed

out to be a pregnancy report, confirming Jessica was nine weeks pregnant. So, who was the father? Was

pondered, I pressed the power button on the phone and saw the screen lit up.

baby's yours. Probably conceived it before you left the country

was abusive. If that was the case, shouldn't she be doing everything she could to stay away from

she contacted him

Jessica had been getting entangled with Steven and staying connected with her ex-husband at

he found too precious to touch was bearing another man's child,

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

I captured a photo of their conversation and helped the careless Jessica remove