The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Portia exhaled a sigh of relief when she heard Zachary's calm tone over the phone. "That's good."

After ending the call, Zachary called Harry and instructed, "Bring your ID and meet me at the police station to pick me up."

"Understood," Harry replied. Zachary settled into the back seat of the police car, gazing out the window with an air of calm composure.

The officer sitting beside him couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy as he observed the boy.

"Why did your father hit you?" he asked gently.

Zachary blinked before answering calmly, "His woman was about to have surgery

to terminate her pregnancy. When Dad tried to stop her, she told him it was because I told her my dad didn't want the baby. So, she acted on impulse and went to the hospital to have it terminated."

The officers in the car fell silent, digesting his words. One of them finally broke the silence. "Wait, isn't this woman your mother?"

"Of course not. Even before my mom divorced him, he was already secretly seeing her. She's his mistress."

The officer asked, "Did you really contact her?"

course not. I'm focused on my studies right now. I don't have the time or interest to meddle in their affairs," Zachary said firmly, shaking his

understood the situation. "So, you're

put it that way. Could you help me get a medical examination later? When he hit me, he used

before saying, "All right.

you," Zachary said

and pulled out his phone. After a long hesitation, he scrolled through his contacts and

a message. "Didn't you always say you wanted to take

quickly responded,

added, "I suggest you don't release it just yet. I'm about to undergo a medical examination

serious, the police will definitely arrest Steven.

house. Then, record a video of him being escorted into a police car and upload it

as he continued, "I'm sure his

before replying, "Aren't you his son? Why are you helping

I could still be his son, but he's already disowned

because

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