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.

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

dare Chloe come into her

dialed Steven's number. "Hey, are

forced to put in overtime to catch up on his backlog. However,

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?" Steven felt no sympathy at all when he heard her crying on the phone. Instead, he was filled with an indescribable annoyance. "I'll talk to

with a

...

didn't immediately contact Chloe. Instead, he lay back

since he got together with Jessica, she constantly stirred up trouble every few days. He always had to carve

of marriage, Annalise always handled things herself and rarely caused family conflicts, no matter what happened. Although Steven found all of Jessica's theatrics to be

"Mom," he said.

Jessica's place when she received Steven's call. Even a fool could guess that Jessica had called to complain about her to

dislike for Jessica only grew. She feigned indifference and

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

that just because she's pregnant,