The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 657 More importantly, how did Zachary cause Jessica so much trouble? Steven would think differently of her now that he knew Zachary had never contacted her.

After some thought, she decided to call Steven. It didn't take him long to pick up the phone. "What other lies are you prepared to tell me?"

"Steven..." Jessica was at a loss for words. A long silence later, she asked, "So, this is it? You don't trust me anymore?"

Steven grew frustrated. "I'm assuming you called me because you saw the news trending online. The evidence has been laid bare before you. Give me one good reason why I should trust you."

Jessica was rendered speechless. She took a while to compose her thoughts before she said, "I might have remembered things wrongly... You know how the pregnancy has been messing with my memory."

A humorless chuckle escaped Steven as he drawled, "Go on."

"Oh, I remember now!" She suddenly thought of a brilliant excuse. "I believe Zachary brought this up when I picked him up from school one day. It was a while ago."

a poor excuse

Steven did not call her out on it, instead asking, "Cody and Zachary don't go to the same school anymore, and you know Zachary moved out a long time ago. Why would you pick Zachary up from school when you could have gone and picked up

patch things up between you and Zachary, that's all. I figured that

us would still be living under the same roof as a happy family," Steven cut her off brusquely. "It's precisely because you kept picking on Zachary while you were living with us that

love him and care about his well-being. It makes me

be so blunt and harsh

will never believe anything you say

fell on her baby

he had just learned about it. She figured it was best to

she said miserably, "If you hate me that much, I'll leave you alone from

that

when she pinned the blame on the kid. She should have told Steven that Zachary was just a kid and didn't know any better, then begged Steven to forgive the brat