The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 832

At the café, I glanced across at the woman and asked, "What's your name?"

She was sipping on boba tea. When she heard me, she quickly set it down and replied, "I'm Sage Turner. I was in the ward next to yours."

"How did you know I was harmed?" I asked.

Sage took a deep breath, then lowered her gaze. "Honestly, I should be the one apologizing to you."

I was puzzled. "Why would you need to apologize to me?"

Instead of responding, Sage kept her head down and slid her phone toward me. The screen displayed a voice recording app.

I hit play and heard Jessica talking to someone. "I need you to bypass the security cameras and pour oil in that spot. Did you hear that?"

The other person sounded unsure. "It's going to be a pain to clean up if we do that. People will definitely notice something's wrong!"

Jessica's voice got sharper. "Don't overdo it—just enough so someone steps on it and slips, and it's easy for you to clean up later. Got it?"

other person

in some extra cash," Jessica

Anything else you need us to handle

Annalise over. She's way too cautious. She'll totally turn us down if we ask her directly, but she can't resist

between being impressed and uncomfortable. "That's

this happen? I've been waiting forever

recording cut

looked down,

were. I was just about to warn you when the doctor called, saying my mom's condition took a turn for

soon after. By the time I thought about you again, you'd already lost your

since. I tried to find you, but all I had was your

they said you'd already checked out. I

news-you were married to Zane and working at his company. That's how

that Sage had done

was