The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 605

At that moment, Steven's shrill ringtone cut through the heavy silence. He frowned, annoyed by the ringing, and glanced at the caller ID.

He was disgruntled to see Jessica's name flash on the screen, but he put the call through nonetheless. "Hello?"

Jessica was anxious. Although she knew she would have to deal with this someday, she couldn't help but feel nervous about bringing the matter up with Steven. "Do you still remember our discussion from last night?"

Steven racked his brain and finally remembered what Jessica told him last night. He answered gruffly, "Yes."

Jessica sensed that he was being cold and distant, but she knew it was in her best interests to go for broke at this point. "Care to tell me what you were thinking, Steven? I don't want my kid to be born into instability. At the very least, you can't abandon my child like you did with Zachary."

Steven's temples throbbed even more. He could see where Jessica's concerns lay, given what he had done to Zachary before.

In hindsight, he had been irresponsible toward Zachary and failed the child as a father. Not only had he brainwashed Zachary into hating his mother, but he had also ended up abandoning Zachary after Annalise walked out on both of them.

even checked up on Zachary after

had unwittingly let a lot of

did not hear anything from Steven's end. She asked,

know what you plan to do about

not have any children other than Zachary

reassurance and Steven's loyalty,

answer her. Not that it stopped her from resorting to blackmailing him. "If you can't promise me those, I'll terminate the pregnancy. I'd sooner abort the baby than have him constantly worry about whether his father will

this. Instead, he was inexplicably relieved. It was as if a huge weight had been lifted

it because once you get rid of the baby, I will not give you a cent, regardless of

of the baby? In the meantime, I'll see if I feel like having someone else bear

glee in his tone. Jessica bit her bottom lip as

their ground would emerge victorious. If she so much as hinted that she cared about the baby, Steven would use it as

don't agree to my terms, I'll make an appointment