The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Zachary stated in disbelief at Jessica. He had been surviving on takeout and cold egg sandwiches, yet she still claimed he was difficult to handle Steven glanced at Zachary before softly comforting Jessica, "What's wrong?"

"isn't Zachary supposed to have a sensitive stomach? Jessica leaned her head against Steven's shoulder, worried about being exposed.

"I woke up early to make him chicken noodle soup, but he refused to eat it."

Zachary was so furious he almost burst into tears. "You're lying!"

She hadn't made him anything. In the morning, she ordered him takeout.

Steven pushed Jessica aside. He walked over to the couch, signaling for Zachary to come over.

"Come here, tell Daddy what you had for breakfast"

couldn't hold it in any longer and recounted

that morning

me, and when she came back, she hit

to Jessica. "Do you have

Steven? If I didn't care about him, why would I go

Jessica tugged him toward the

make him any

he could outsmart her? What a ridiculous thought! She added, "Didn't he say he ordered takeout? Shouldn't there be takeout can in the house has any takeout

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that Zachary understood why Jessica had been so eager to clean up his leftovers and even had Cody throw them away. She had been setting him up all along Steven stepped forward and took Zachary's

you a bit in the past, but she has changed. Look, she even got up early today to. make you soup. You should be

so upset he was on the verge of tears. "Daddy, that's not what happened...". Steven grew stem as Zachary wouldn't listen to him. "Are you still lying?"

reflect. You can come out and apologize

way!" Zachary glared at Steven

bullying him, and now even Steven was taking her side and didn't

his room and slamming the door behind him.