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?"

have the time or interest to meddle in

you're saying your father blamed you

way. Could you help me get a medical examination later? When he hit me, he used a lot of force.

saying, "All right. We'll

you," Zachary said

phone. After a long hesitation, he scrolled through his contacts and found the number of a key executive from Steven's rival

"Didn't you always say you wanted to take Steven down? I have evidence of his wrongdoing.

quickly responded, "What

video of Steven hitting him earlier. Then, he added, "I suggest you don't release

will definitely arrest Steven. You should arrange f for someone

Then, record a video of him being

grew colder as he continued, "I'm

"Aren't you

could still be his son, but he's

hit me because of

just a minor