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!

me earlier quickly dissipated and was replaced with

had finally escaped from his Annoying

he bolted

figure and let out a huff. "Stupid 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

of his stare. "Are you curious why

didn't deny it. "He's your flesh and blood, after

that Zane was the first person to find me after I fell down the stairs, so he knew nothing about the full story. My voice turned

chose to ignore me and ran off. And the reason? Well, he desperately wanted me to divorce his dad so they all could live happily ever after as a family of

that the boy I patiently, lovingly looked after and nurtured turned out to be a traitor. I kept compromising, yet I ended up paying such a painful

my future plans from Zane, so I told him

chose to divorce, it doesn't mean I'd brush this matter aside lightly. If you wish for Willow's mother to be a benevolent woman, I

was pleasantly surprised

turn a blind eye to everything I

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

we're good," he