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!

from seeing me earlier quickly dissipated and was replaced with utter

He had finally escaped from his Annoying

bolted

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

of his stare. "Are you curious why I was so cold to

your

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 as cold as

desperately wanted me to divorce his dad so

out to be a traitor. I kept compromising, yet I ended up paying such a painful price time after time.

I couldn't 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 a long silence, Zane responded, "I was just

was pleasantly surprised that he

turn a blind eye to everything I did. "You can do

worry. I will

good," he said