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

had finally escaped from

he bolted into

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 took the driver's seat, while Zane and I sat in the back

"Are you

your flesh and blood,

to find me after I fell down the stairs, so

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 four." While retelling the story,

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.

couldn't hide my future plans from Zane, so I told

lay the child who never came into the world. Although I 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 suggest you fire me." After a long silence, Zane responded, "I was just imagining

was pleasantly surprised that

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

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

good," he