The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 835

Jessica didn't budge, no matter how hard Gary and Julia tried to convince her.

Julia slowed down, choosing her words. "The real reason we're here is to suggest you should consider getting back with Casper."

"No, thanks. If that's why you're here, you can leave now. I've got work to do, and I'm not wasting any more time on this," Jessica said.

She walked over and yanked the door open. "You can go."

Julia looked at Gary, who kept his voice calm and even.

"I'm okay with you having Steven's baby. If you take the kid with you and marry Casper again, we'll treat them like our own grandchild. I just hope you don't throw away a chance like that."

As calm as ever, Jessica said, "It's not even worth holding onto. When I didn't have a job, I thought being a stay-at-home wife would be great-no money worries, just taking care of things at home.

it doesn't work like that. Earning my own money is way better than relying on someone else to hand it to me. That way, I don't have to walk on eggshells around anyone, and I get to

on me, why don't you focus on Casper? Once

having another kid. Then you'll get your real, blood- related grandkid and

was never going to give

civil, for your sake. But if you keep refusing to let go of Cody, you know how this plays out,

shook her head. "No,

and we've got the upper hand in every way So,

what she'd expected from the Gibsons. There was no way they were ever going to let her keep Cody willingly, but she

"Go ahead. I'll bring all the proof of how you've

Cody in mind, the court's going to

and by the way, you haven't paid a single cent of child support since the divorce. If you take me to court, you'll have to pay all that