The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 190

When Jessica had first heard this rumor from Yvonne, she was utterly shocked.

Hearing Willow call Annalise "Mommy" made Jessica think that Zane was planning to marry Annalise, which unsettled her.

How could Annalise, after leaving Steven, still meet such an outstanding man?

But thankfully, it seemed Zane wasn't interested in Annalise, after all, making Jessica very pleased.

...

"Is there a problem?" I asked as I took a seat across from her.

Jessica propped her chin on her interlaced fingers. "Before you divorced Steven, you were a wealthy woman, after all. Every gift he gave you must've been worth a fortune.

"Even if things went south after the divorce, surely selling just one of those items would've been enough to keep you comfortable. There's no way you'd have to resort to working, right?" It didn't take me long to understand why she had asked me to meet.

She just wanted me to know that Steven treated her better than he ever treated me.

Then, she would compare her life with mine, making herself look smart for making the right choice and living well while portraying me as foolish for ending up as someone's employee. I leaned back in my chair.

telling me he never gave

"You probably

just don't get it. How is it that he's so stingy with you,

luxury villa

you think that he never loved

I nodded. "Exactly."

hadn't expected me to admit it so

her with a hint

be busy enjoying her romance, not here trying to get under

Why did you come all the way here to tell

me guess," I

it, so

Jessica shot back without

you still believe that Steven would hurt me because of you? That's ridiculous! Could it be that you haven't gotten

who never belonged to

grabbed her purse

reaction didn't make me angry, and I even

she wouldn't have acted so flustered. But I wasn't about to play the