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.

"Or are you telling me he never

along. "You probably should know that better

How is

a luxury villa and jewelry worth millions of dollars,

that he never

I nodded. "Exactly."

expected me to admit it so easily,

her with a

with Steven was truly going well, she would be busy

you? Why did you come all the way here to tell me this? Did Steven do something to make you feel

guess," I

back and take it, so I planned my counterattack. "Could it

not!" Jessica shot

would hurt me because of you? That's ridiculous! Could it be that you haven't gotten over him?" Without giving me a chance to respond, she slammed her hand on

who never belonged to you

her purse and

make me angry, and I

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