The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 339

"Tan't, mom," Steven said, his voice laced with pain.

Seeing that Chloe couldn't offer any viable solutions, he added, "You should go. I need some time to think"

Chloe frowned and scolded him. "You're a grown man! How can you be so heartbroken over a woman

Steven grew more frustrated. "I love her. I don't even know when it started. But the day I realized it, I knew I couldn't live without her."

Chloe sighed. "If you put in enough effort, you'll forget her eventually."

Steven wasn't in the mood to hear more ticism. "I have to work, Men"

În was an obvious attempt to dismiss her. Chloe, understanding her son's willingness to listen, grumbled, "Everything I'm saying is for your own good."

"That's fine. I just need to clear my head now," Steven replied amly

his inability to move on, Chloe finally loft,

back in his chair and

liked Annalise, no one ever encouraged him to pursue her. But when it came to Jessica, everyone seemed to subtly imply she was the one for

idea suddenly struck

traction, and his company had a department focused

and then arrange for her to work directly with him. That would give

regularly.

relatively small investment-less than what Jessica's jewelry cost-he could secure consistent opportunities to sen Annalise under

"I want you to have our intellectual property team buy the rights to

was well aware that Steven was trying to create an opportunity to interact with Annalise, but he didn't interne "I'll pass it on to the intellectual property team." Steven felt a wave of read only I'd thought

perhaps, he wouldn't have endured so much pain for

in my office, my phone

number. Frowning, Janquered,

from the Intellectual Property Department at Pelham Group," the caller explained. "We're interested in

Group was Steven's