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

saw a cell phone placed above them.

was nine weeks

power button on the phone and saw the screen lit up.

Probably conceived it

ex-husband was abusive. If that was the case, shouldn't she be doing

she contacted

with Steven and staying connected with her ex-husband at

Steven found out that the woman he found too precious to touch was bearing another

help but smile at that thought. Obviously, now was not the best time to tell Steven about it. Oh, I looked forward to

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