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 pregnant

had called her earlier, and now, she was bringing up her pregnancy. He

"I was hoping you'd keep it

hadn't expected such an answer, and the words struck him like a blade

Jessica explained, "Because my life is going great at the moment. I'm not getting picked on during my pregnancy, and no one is wishing ill on my kid before he or she is born, or even after, for that

being punished for her money-grubbing ways. However, in hindsight, she

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

realized he was in love with Annalise, Jessica would be lying if she said he had been unkind to

"I was in a dark

incredulously, "Then why didn't you just tell

him steadily, noting his

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