The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Steven fell silent.

The executive pressed on, "You better find a way to fix this mess quickly, or we won't be so forgiving!"

Steven felt a headache coming on. The stock market was closed for trading now, but with the public's growing aversion to Pelham Group, their stock would likely plummet as soon as the market opened tomorrow. He had only one night to resolve this crisis.

After much hesitation, Steven decided to call Zachary. As soon as Zachary answered, Steven snapped, "Are you satisfied now that things have blown up like this?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Zachary replied coolly, aware that Steven was likely recording the call. He knew that if he said anything incriminating, Steven would immediately post it online to prove this was all Zachary's fault.

Zachary continued calmly, "Haven't you been the one causing trouble all this while?"

Steven struggled to contain his anger. "That may be true, but do you realize how much Pelham Group's stock will drop tomorrow because of your rash actions? At this rate, even if I wanted to leave you a larger inheritance, there won't be any money left."

Steven was still trying to dangle empty promises in front of Zachary. Zachary couldn't help but find the situation darkly amusing. Annalise was the

never gave Zachary any money. Yet he was incredibly generous when it came to Jessica. He only seemed to remember Zachary's share when he was in trouble-it was clearly a

replied calmly, "I'm not your son anymore. Why

Zachary could hear Steven's increasingly agitated breathing through the phone, and it lifted his

angrily prepared to hang up, Zachary

"So, are you satisfied with the

familiar words just as he was leaving

you'll like it." It dawned on Steven that

already capable of proving his innocence in such a manner. More importantly, he had managed to

Steven felt fearful of Zachary. He had initially thought he could manipulate Zachary with money, but the reality proved that Zachary cared nothing

child could outmaneuver a grown man like him. "You've made such