The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 790

Chapter 790

"Casper was stunned into silence for a long moment before finally speaking. "I'm

sorry. If only I'd been stronger back then—"

"It wouldn't have changed anything." Jessica cut him off.

Lately, she'd been seeing things a lot more clearly.

"The truth is, your parents have always been your number one priority," she

added. "To be honest, I've spent a lot of time thinking about everything that

happened between us and my life recently.

"I used to be completely lost, always depending on men. But lately, I've changed. I

started following Annalise and the others. Whatever they did, I'd do the same. And

somehow, by copying them, I ended up finding my way."

The only problem was that Jessica was mimicking them without fully

understanding why their methods worked. But she figured if she kept at it long

enough, she'd get the hang of it and make even more money. In fact, she had a

feeling she wasn't far from being financially comfortable.

"I can make my own money and spend it however I want, and I can take care of

my children, too. I don't have to bend over backward to please anyone. Once I

finally understood why I'd been

Casper needed to know.

"Why?" he asked.

that her calm

she'd moved on.

simple," she said. "I

fact

couldn't bring myself to

you told me

and I was already

If only you'd fought

we could have been

for the rest of

lied, saying their company had gone bankrupt. Even when I

to stand by them no matter what,

agreed to divorce me."

up in

continued, "How was

see that as anything

held onto that

you for leaving

because I

all of that

has faded."

understand the value of

her focus, there wasn't much room left to dwell

anything else.

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