The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Julia tugged on Gary's sleeve and asked, "What should we do?"

"What if this information is fake?" Gary responded.

Gary felt his heart sink as he thought of what he had done to Jessica and Casper. But he reassured himself—Ruby would never have the nerve to pull such a scheme.

Gary continued, "Let's try to meet Ruby and get some hair samples of her baby for a DNA test."

Feeling the weight in her chest, Julia murmured, "That's our only choice, I guess."

Julia called Ruby, forcing a smile to sound normal. Julia asked, "Hey Ruby, where are you? I miss Lucas..."

Ruby cheerfully replied, "We're not too far from where you are. Should we visit?"

"Sure!"

After hanging up, Julia put her phone aside and turned to Gary. She asked, "If Lucas is not related to us, what should we do?"

their lies, of course! If she dared to trick me, she should bear

family, but that also meant Gary could easily attack them. Julia understood that, too, but she was more concerned

do we

doesn't she? All we have to do is announce that we didn't actually go bankrupt, and then we can make it up to

that everything was under his control, but Julia

divorced from Casper for years. She even brought Cody into her

"It doesn't matter if she doesn't want to come back to us. We can always file a lawsuit for Cody's custody. Even if she makes a lot of money, how much can that be? If we can prove to the judges that we are wealthier and that we can provide a better environment

arrogant smile and continued, "Who

still hung her head low. She said, "I investigated her current husband.

stiffened up at

making a lot of money

Gary took a deep

so there are

Let's not overthink; when we're more certain, we can plan our next steps after

choice but to

doorbell rang. Julia opened the door