The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 664

Chapter 664 Unease still gnawed at Steven as he remembered how Jessica had tricked him earlier, but the sight of her so vulnerable made him sigh and relent.

"Come in," he muttered.

Jessica lowered her gaze. She knew Steven wasn't the kind of man who could be tempted by wealth-he had plenty of that. What he lacked was someone at home to handle everything for him, the way Annalise once had.

She placed the containers on the dining table, set the dishes before him, and sat across from him. "Go ahead. Eat."

"You're likely to get hungry more often now that you're pregnant. You should eat, too," Steven said awkwardly.

Jessica shook her head. "No, it's fine."

"There's too much food. I can't finish it alone. It'd just be wasted," Steven said.

Jessica finally took a plate and began eating slowly.

their college days as she chewed each bite with

in that uncertain space between friendship and

ate together in the cafeteria, others would hurry through their meals, unconcerned with appearances, but Jessica was always poised and

distant. "Tell me. How did we end up

hand stilled, her gaze snapping up

loved you in the

to recent events, too. "Didn't

that. Annalise was kind but always kept her distance. She had just graduated and had her career plans when came along. She was too focused on her life

thought she was stunning and was fascinated by how

effort I put in to win

to brighten as

fights over her and ended up in the hospital, but she never came to

just say

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