The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Nobody could tell Jessica loved Zachary from how she treated him. Jessica was wide awake after hearing Steven's words. Her eyes watered at him as she asked, "Are you blaming me for falling asleep?" "No." Steven seldom had a good temper like this. Jessica could tell he genuinely wasn't blaming her and sighed in relief.

That was when Steven cut to the chase. "But-"

Jessica's heart raced at once

"You don't seem to care about Zachary at all," Steven calmly finished.

Jessica was quick to add, "I don't know why either, but my pregnancy symptoms are intense. I just felt so tired and needed to sleep right after you left."

condescending stare. "But you still haven't asked

say so that Jessica realized she had made a grave mistake. Jessica had successfully kicked Annalise out of the picture and took the

in Steven's heart. Jessica shouldn't have neglected Zachary from the start. At the very least, she should have treated Zachary better around Steven.

fall to the ground. "I'm so sorry for

П

treat Zachary better from now on, okay? Zachary sees you as his biological mom, so you shouldn't disappoint him." He then hugged

wasn't around. Willow usually liked sleeping in on the weekends, but she woke

love your mom more?"

in Willow's heart. He wondered, "What's happening today? Why did

a little longer, "Willow answered matter-of-factly. That rendered Zane speechless, and he felt like he

and immediately overbeard Zane and Willow's conversation.

She ran straight to me instead. I squatted down and reached both arms out, and Willow leaped into my embrace. "We'll go for pizza