The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 789

Chapter 789

And yet, Jessica never expected a happy marriage like hers and Casper's to end up in such a mess.

She lowered her gaze. She was pregnant again, and the baby was still Casper's. But unlike before, she had no one to cherish her. Not that it had any negative impact on her life.

Casper was the first to break the silence between them. "What will you be having?"

"Milk, I suppose," Jessica said. "It's good for the body."

Casper placed the order for her while she leaned back into the cushioned seat of the booth and appraised him.

He had been so busy lately that he barely had time to groom himself. He had days-old stubble covering the lower half of his face. His features had lost the softness that Jessica liked so much, and he looked haggard.

that I'm

uneasiness washed over him. Gary and Julia had called her earlier, and now, she was bringing up her pregnancy.

"I was hoping you'd keep

such an answer, and the words struck him like

moment. I'm not getting picked on during my pregnancy, and no

because she was being punished for her money-grubbing ways. However, in hindsight, she hadn't met

to be with Steven because of his money. She wanted to tell Casper that she could lead a fabulous

in love with Annalise, Jessica would be lying if she said he had been unkind to her during their

said, "I was in a dark

"Then why

steadily, noting his disbelief and

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