The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)



Chapter 389

It was probably because when Steven was with Annalise, she was always straightforward. She never lied and never caused unnecessary trouble that made him feel uncomfortable.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

But Jessica was different. Jessica always put her feelings first. If she were unhappy, she would look for someone to blame.

Even if everyone else were right, as long as they didn't go along with her, she would give them an earful.

When he helped her out, he ended up getting scolded as well.

Steven rubbed his aching temples. What should he do to change this situation?

Jessica stared at Steven intensely.

Steven didn't turn the phone on the speaker, so she didn't know exactly what was said between him and Zane.

Jessica asked, "What happened? Did Annalise agree to back down?"

"As you wished, I got scolded." Steven felt a frustration he couldn't express. "And Annalise didn't agree at all."

Jessica couldn't help but smile.

Steven felt an inexplicable discomfort when he saw the expression on her face. What was she smiling about?

Jessica held Steven's hand, hiding her smile, and pretended to comfort him. "I'm sorry, I just didn't have any man to rely on, so I thought of asking you to help me. I didn't expect Annalise to give you the cold shoulder after what you did."

"Mm." Steven was too lazy to be polite to Jessica anymore and didn't want to stay near her.

Being with her made him feel like a well-behaved dog.

Steven stood up. "It's late, I have work tomorrow. I'm heading back now."

Jessica had already achieved her goal, so there was no need to stop him. "I won't see you off then."

She stood at the door, watching Steven as he entered the car.

Steven stepped on the gas pedal, and the car quickly disappeared from her sight.

Jessica quickly closed the door and took out her phone to call Zane.

It was a golden opportunity to get Zane's attention, and she wasn't going to let it slip by. Zane answered the call. "Hello?"

"It's me, Jessica," she said, feeling her heartbeat quicken.

She was extremely nervous as she asked, "Zane, did Steven contact Annalise just now?"

Zane could see through her childish tactics at a glance. "Yeah?"

Jessica sounded pitiful as she said, "I didn't expect him to react like this. At the time, I just casually mentioned my grievances to him. Who knew he'd suddenly get angry and then call you guys to say so much?"

Zane found what she said somewhat amusing and looked at his phone screen.

Steven was willing to be used by Jessica and help her out. And in the end, Jessica still wanted to step on Steven, pretending to be innocent and pitiful in front of him.

Zane's expression darkened as he said, "You don't need to explain because I'm not interested in your affairs at all."

Jessica bit her lip and put on a pitiful expression. "Are you saying this because you're afraid Annalise will get angry?"

"Not at all," Zane calmly countered. "Jessica, you were the one who started this whole thing. But after Anna presented evidence and successfully fought back, everyone started criticizing you.

"By all rights, the matter should have ended there, but you couldn't accept it. You had to go find someone else to help you vent.

"And then, you had to pretend to be understanding in front of me, putting all the blame on Steven, who helped you.

"This is really laughable."

Zane nonchalantly asked, "If Steven learned that this is the result he was getting after thinking of you at every turn... How do you think he'd feel?"