The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 20

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

your son. You can't forsake him!" Subsequently, he took a bottle of spray from

my brain fogging. That bastard

the nearest room amid his distraction, but no 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

couldn't help

"You agreed on my

roared. "He said if you don't show up in two hours, he'll kill

to struggle but could barely move. At last, I used

as I slowly lost consciousness. With a condescending posture, cold and ruthless,

I woke up again, my body remained lethargic. The room I was

great effort while going through my recollection regarding

Gibson. At the height of his

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

meantime, I scanned my surroundings. The room door was locked from the outside, and the windows were sealed shut. Without a key, I couldn't open the

me, but I reminded myself

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