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

had finally escaped from his

bolted into

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

"Are you curious why I was

it. "He's your

that Zane was the first person to find me after I fell down the stairs,

dad so they all could live happily ever after as a family of four." While retelling the story, I turned to look at Zane and saw

I couldn't believe 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 price time after time. "That's why I feel nothing for

knew I couldn't hide my future plans from

for Willow's mother to be a benevolent woman, I suggest you fire me." After

pleasantly surprised that

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

for a long time. "Don't worry. I will

we're good," he