The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Casper's father, Gary Gibson, demanded, "We called you to ask where Casper is."

Beside him, Casper's mother-Julia Glynn-warned, "I suggest you tell us before we make you."

A humorless chuckle escaped Jessica. She never expected them to stoop so low as to threaten her. "When Casper and I were still married, all you ever did was pick on me. I brushed off your condescending remarks and put up with your abuse because of Casper.

"When you preferred another woman as your daughter-in-law and forced me and Casper to get a divorce, I did as you asked. I've done everything you told me to."

She finally understood why it was so important for women to be self-sufficient. How else would they ever grow a backbone if they didn't have a penny to their name? At least she wouldn't have to back down from anyone or anything now.

"Neither of you have anything to do with me now. What made you think you could boss me around or that I'd be civil with you?" she countered venomously.

snapped, "Because you want

I can tell you is that I am not interested in

than having to think of

asking for Casper's whereabouts is because you want to set him up

ages since Casper and I divorced, and you haven't succeeded in this department. It certainly speaks volumes about your

I bet you'd take a very different tone with us if

I've known about you faking your bankruptcy right from the start," Jessica said, mercilessly calling out his lie.

and Julia had always thought of Jessica as a gullible airhead, but her words stumped them. The former asked, "You knew the truth, yet you agreed to get a

I finalized the divorce. I made it clear that I wanted nothing to do with the both of you or Casper, and I'd

bit out, "If I'm guessing correctly, you reached out to Cody initially to learn about Casper's whereabouts, but he wouldn't give you an answer. If he did, you wouldn't

Gary and