The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

he got married to someone else..."

Jessica tentatively said, "It seems like she

Steven didn't believe her at all. "That's impossible!"

Everyone knew how much I loved him. I even gave up my career to marry him. Throughout our entire marriage, I had never single complaint.

ruttered a

Even after our separation, I should still be holding onto feelings for him. How could I possibly marry someone else? In Steven's heart, he was convinced Jessica was just testing him. Jessica added, "I know the girl who calls Annalise "Mommy." She is Zachary's classmate

Steven stared straight at Jessica

"If you don't believe me, you can come with me on Monday when I drop off Zachary," Jessica said.

Steven was about to decline. But after thinking it over, he nodded. "Fine. I'll go with you and see for myself."

to take the stage. He first asked about everyone's preferences, "Willow, how do you

excitedly responded,

to me next.

politely replied, "Same as

"Got IL"

his side, out of the kitchen. "Go wait in the living room like a good giti,

eyes lingered on the kitchen as

waved at

glanced between Zane and me. With a hesitant step, she came to

"You have textbooks

Willow nodded. "Yeah!"

don't you bring

little characters for

room, returning with her backpack and handing me her pencil case. She laid her head on the desk and said to me, "Draw Daddy, Mommy, and me!" She couldn't hold back her laughter as she added, "And write "A happy family"

drew Willow in the

Willow eagerly handed me the rest. As I continued drawing, she

loved to experiment, so I readily

varied-sometimes smiling, sometimes laughing out loud-but all of them showed her full of joy.