The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Steven said with a smile, "All right. I'll call you when the food's ready."

"Thanks," Jessica replied as she entered the bedroom and closed the door behind her.

The bedroom walls were soundproofed, and she was certain Steven wouldn't hear anything she said. As such, she took out her phone. After some hesitation, she finally called Casper.

Casper was in the middle of sorting out his work when he received Jessica's call. Surprised, he picked up and asked, "Why the sudden call?"

"I just wanted to remind you..." Things had been too idyllic and quiet for comfort lately. Jessica was worried that the peace wouldn't last, that something might come along and take it away from her.

She continued, "I wanted to remind you to keep the baby's identity a secret. Do you understand?"

Casper reassured her, "I won't; don't worry."

It was only then that she let out a breath of relief. Casper knew why she was so intent on keeping the baby's lineage a secret. "So, you've decided to settle down with Steven for good, huh?"

they are, yes," Jessica answered calmly. "I used to want to date men far out of my league in hopes of finding the

better

men.

my life constantly seeking ways to prove myself to others; I should be living my

kind to me, I ought to cherish him. If there ever comes a day where he's grown

hopeful. "And if the day comes, will you

still loved her, but deep down, they were not meant for each other. She replied coolly, "No, I won't. You know as well as I do why I left you in the first

added emphatically, "Remember to keep our secret and take it to

herself onto the edge of the

direction of the bedroom, then at Steven. He sensed she had something to say, so he met her

did you suddenly decide to patch things up with

moved past the incident where Chloe and Jessica worked together to