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-"

knew what he meant without hearing the rest of his words. My body trembled with utter fury, and I slapped

Subsequently, he took a bottle of spray from behind and

felt my limbs weakening and my brain fogging.

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 uttered slowly, "I've locked all

realized I had no way out. I couldn't help but realize how cruel

harshly, "You agreed on my

show up in two hours, he'll kill Zachary! Honey, that's the son we raised together. Can you really bear to watch him

but could barely move. At last, I used all my might to scream, "I

consciousness. With a condescending posture, cold and ruthless, he said, "Haven't you been wanting a divorce? Once you return, we'll

room I was in

up, sitting up with great effort while going through my

of his family's success, his assets were so substantial that they made most people

of the perfect partner. However, something happened in the last two years, causing his family to go

surroundings. The room door was locked from the outside, and the windows were sealed shut. Without a key,

I reminded myself that