The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Right then, Holly came to explain the situation. "This is Willow's mother, Zachary. She's here to drop her off. This is a misunderstanding." "Impossible!" Zachary refuted without hesitation. "She's my mommy!"

"Hey, don't get all friendly," I interrupted him. "I definitely didn't give birth to a son like you."

He was taken aback.

Holly quickly chimed in, "Did you forget? You said you didn't know her when she came to pick you up last time."

Why was he claiming someone he supposedly didn't know as his mother today? Strange.

As Zachary watched me enter the car, looking nonchalant, he couldn't contain his excitement.

At last, his Mean Mommy abandoned him! He could finally live a happy life with his Mommy Jessie!

quickly dissipated and

escaped

he bolted into

boy! He doesn't know how great of a mommy he's lost!" Inside the car, the chauffeur took the driver's seat, while Zane and I sat in the back seats. He looked at me,

you curious why I was so cold to

deny it. "He's your flesh and blood,

Zane was the first person to find me after I fell down the stairs, so he knew nothing about

his dad so they all could live happily ever after as

nurtured turned out to be a traitor. I kept compromising, yet I ended up paying such a painful

plans from Zane, so I told

If you wish for Willow's mother to be a benevolent woman, I suggest

pleasantly surprised that he understood

Willow stays unaffected..." He naturally wasn't going to turn a blind eye to everything I did. "You can do whatever

"Don't worry. I will never get Willow involved

we're good,"