The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 698

My gaze turned cold as I said, "To ensure my mom was left with nothing, he even tried to transfer assets and fabricate debts, hoping to burden her with a mountain of liabilities. He failed in the end. However, my mom still suffered because of him.

"When she divorced him, she didn't take a single cent and had to raise me on her own. She had no work experience, so trying to find a job again was nearly impossible. She faced rejection after rejection, and in the end, she had no choice but to take a low-paying job just to get by."

I continued with disgust, "At first, my mom thought it was just because she had been a housewife for too long, making it harder to reenter the workforce. But later, she found out he was sabotaging her.

"After the divorce, he was so afraid she'd do well on her own that he blacklisted her. He warned everyone that if anyone dared to hire my mom, he'd cut ties with them completely."

My expression grew solemn as I said, "He had some influence in the city, but my mom had nothing. The people who worked with him had no reason to offend him for her sake. And even those who weren't involved with him figured they might need him someday, so they wouldn't risk hiring her either."

side for years, yet

be successful, so he tripped her up in the shadows. Now that I think about it, I still don't know how my mom survived that period. She had me to take care of, had no money in hand, and no way to find a decent

to comfort me. "Didn't you

from my mom's. When I divorced Steven, I didn't take his money,

new job almost immediately. My mom had no one

and said, "So, did your mom

mom is kind, but she's not stupid. When she

was surprised. "What

"She went straight to his competitor, Mr. Anson Ford, and

job. She told him she was highly

he could release a public statement saying not only did that scumbag cheat, but he