The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

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"It's because Cody told him that Jessica would become his mom if he came to me."

Yeah, that sounded like what that little rascal would do. I didn't seem surprised and uttered, "Oh."

Casper stood up. "Do you know what this equipment is for? It's to record us. Once I send this to Steven tomorrow, he'll watch it and finally move on from you." With that, he arrived before me. I observed his demeanor and quickly pieced the information in my mind with the scene before me.

I thought of a solution almost instantly. Without breaking eye contact, I said, "So, you and Jessica are already divorced, yet you still take instructions from her." Casper shoved me, propelling me to fall backward against the hard bed, and lay atop me.

A man born with a silver spoon like him would never lose his pride, even in his downfall.

I had no choice but to bet on my assumption. As such, I sped up my words. "Casper, your family has always nurtured you' in line. I believe that even with the bankruptcy, you can rise from the ashes sooner or later."

He was taken aback and looked at me, suddenly freezing while inches away from me.

It seemed my bet was right!

Breathing an air of relief, I continued, "But if you continue wasting your time on Jessica and become her proxy, going as far as breaking the law for her, what do you think awaits you? Are you really going to waste your whole life for this woman?" Casper removed himself from me and sat on the edge. "But..."

He never planned to take instructions from Jessica, but she promised him money once she successfully married Steven.

Since his family's bankruptcy, he drifted through life and became more reckless. In a moment of impulse, he agreed without considering the consequences.

After a while, he muttered, "Can I really return to where I was?"

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That question confirmed that I was out of the woods. I forcefully maintained a smile and my friendliness. "As long as you try hard, you will."

Casper turned his head to me. After a long while, he asked, "Will you get a divorce once you return?"

I was honest. "Yes."

Not only that, but I would repay Steven for everything he did to me a thousandfold!

He chuckled. "He'll regret losing you one day."

Coincidentally, when I arrived home, I saw Jessica handing Steven a medical report. The only report she had was probably the pregnancy report I found in my bedroom.

Was she trying to scheme him into thinking he was the baby's father? I couldn't help but be amazed by how low this woman could go.

Suppressing my repulse, I planned to expose her another day. That way, I could see the look on his face when Steven found out about the truth.

Everything was as I expected. Jessica asked shyly, "Guess what this is."

Steven casually glanced at the report and then asked in disbelief, "You're pregnant?"

"Yeah." Her voice was as sweet as honey. "I know you've been sad after Annalise lost her baby. I was just thinking about how I could cheer you up, and then I found out we're having a baby!" He stood there in a daze, staring at Jessica's belly in silence for a long time.

I scoffed, recalling how Steven repeatedly assured me that he hadn't been intimate with fessica. Here came another lie, huh?

Whatever-I had moved past the stage of caring.

What I worried instead was that he would soon realize something amiss.

As such, I pushed the door open and interrupted his train of thought, "Hey, Steven. Didn't you say you're going to divorce me once I Chapter 21

return from Casper's?"