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!

displeasure from seeing me earlier quickly dissipated and

finally escaped from

he bolted into his

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

had enough of his stare. "Are you curious why I was

didn't deny it. "He's your

to find me after I fell down the stairs,

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 four." While retelling

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

couldn't hide my future plans

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 what I'd do if I were in your shoes. Frankly, my ways would be more extreme than

surprised

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

long time. "Don't worry. I will

good,"