The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 240

Zane calmly explained, "She's lying to you."

I blinked in confusion. "Huh?"

Zane's tone grew more serious. "I've never had feelings for anyone, not a single woman."

I didn't understand why he was suddenly clarifying this, but I shrugged it off. "You're not getting any younger. It's normal to like someone."

With that, I turned to my computer and began working.

Zane said nothing more. He simply gazed at Annalise. He couldn't help but wonder when she would finally recognize his feelings for her and accept his love.

...

After Chloe left, Jessica rubbed her pregnant belly, still feeling upset. She was furious.

dare Chloe come into her house and confront

Jessica dialed Steven's number. "Hey, are you

with work and was forced to put in overtime to catch up on his backlog. However, when he saw Jessica calling, he stopped his work and answered patiently, "What's

sniffled softly, "I don't know what I did wrong. Your mom just came over and yelled at me for no reason. I'm an adult, so it doesn't really matter to me. However, I'm carrying your child. What if something happens because of this?"

with

...

Instead, he lay back

with Jessica, she constantly stirred up trouble every

handled things herself and rarely caused family conflicts, no matter what happened. Although Steven found all of Jessica's theatrics to be a hassle, he still decided to contact Chloe in an effort

"Mom," he said.

left Jessica's place when she received Steven's call. Even a fool

She feigned indifference and asked, "What's going

be well taken care of. You need to be careful how you handle things with her.

just because she's pregnant,