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

had no interest in playing along. "You probably should know

How is it that he's so stingy with you, yet

a luxury villa and jewelry worth millions of dollars, maybe even

you think that he never

I nodded. "Exactly."

expected me to admit it so easily, and she was

looked at her with

would be busy enjoying her romance,

the way here

guess,"

so I planned my counterattack. "Could it have something to do with

Jessica shot back without

an eyebrow, watching her as she hastily added, "Steven is completely devoted to me now. Unlike you, do you still believe that Steven would hurt me because of you? That's ridiculous! Could it be that you haven't gotten over him?" Without

after someone who never

grabbed her purse and

me angry, and I even found

But I wasn't about to play the