The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Right now, Steven had no other way to ease the turmoil inside him.

He could drink it might numb him for a while and help him forget about Annalise

for a night. However, the next day, the emptiness would hit Steven, causing unbearable pain.

So, he thought about finding Zachary.

Zachary was one of the few people in this world he could still call family.

Once the idea took root, he did not hesitate to grab his keys and drive off to find him.

...

Jessica had never imagined that pregnancy could be this exhausting.

The chaos with the comic project had barely settled, and now she was swamped with designs for the new collectible figures. She was already running on fumes.

And yet, late at night, someone was knocking on her door.

Jessica opened it and saw someone she had seen on TV-it was Yelena.

Jessica had heard about Yelena recently. Despite her brash personality and childish looks, she was around Annalise's age.

asked, "What

"To talk."

living room, and sat on the couch. Only then did she turn to Jessica and say, "You seem to know a

did have her sights set on Zane, but admitting it was out of the

situation spiraled out of control, it would be

she wouldn't be able to use the baby

composure, Jessica said calmly,

actually

wasn't better than Steven. If Jessica dared say

of course, I think

expected this to be a futile visit. "You're sure you

Jessica nodded. "I'm sure."

get all that information

sounded convinced when she

set

a beat, Jessica replied, "Simple. Steven's ex-wife is Annalise Naturally, I was curious about the kind of man she

after hearing that. "So you're really helping me?" Jessica nodded. "That's

to spend any money; all she needed to do was a little

happy.

a break. She might as well treat this as

win over! No matter what I do,