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!

seeing me earlier quickly dissipated and was replaced with

He had finally escaped

he bolted into

Willow looked at his retreating 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

you curious why I

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

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

the stairs. When Zachary saw me fall, he chose to ignore me and ran off. And the reason? Well, he desperately wanted me to divorce his dad so they all could

could understand his reaction. "At that time, 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

hide my future plans from Zane,

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

was pleasantly surprised that he

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

"Don't worry. I will never get

good," he