The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

I stood

up

and walked toward the bedroom, replying coldly, "Call the police, then. Why come to me?"

Steven blocked my way. "The kidnapper is Jessica's ex-husband."

I wanted to circle away from him and return to the bedroom. My tone turned harsher. "Then, look for Jessica!"

He followed me again, forbidding me from taking another step forward. "He thought I slept with Jessica and got mad. He wants you to spend a night with him before releasing Zachary."

He seemed helpless and in pain. "Honey-"

what he meant without hearing the rest of his words. My body trembled with utter fury, and I slapped him across the face. "Are you a fucking man,

forsake him!" Subsequently, he took a bottle of spray from behind

felt my limbs weakening and my brain fogging. That bastard had drugged

matter how hard I turned the doorknob, it wouldn't budge at all. I went to open another room, and the same thing happened. Steven uttered slowly, "I've locked all the rooms, including the

out. I couldn't help but

"You agreed

didn't have a choice!" he roared. "He said if you don't show up in two hours, he'll kill Zachary! Honey, that's the son we raised

barely move. At last, I

With a condescending posture, cold and ruthless, he said, "Haven't you been wanting a divorce?

I woke up again, my body remained lethargic. The room I was in seemed quiet, and Zachary had probably

great effort while going through my recollection regarding

Gibson. At the height of his family's success, his assets were

women dreaming of the perfect partner. However, something happened in the last two years, causing his family to go bankrupt. He was deeply

the outside, and the windows were sealed shut. Without a key, I couldn't open the door

me, but I reminded myself that I