The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chloe sighed. She couldn't understand why Steven had become so deeply attached to Annalise after their divorce. But now wasn't the time to dwell on such questions.noveldrama

Chloe remembered how she had forced Steven to have a vasectomy, and he was still upset with her about that. After Steven dropped her off at home this time, who knew when she'd see him again? So, she had to make the most of this opportunity to get Steven to forgive her.

Chloe set aside her dislike for Annalise and quickly said, "I know you like Annalise. I promise I won't say anything bad about her anymore, okay?"

Fearing Steven wouldn't believe her, she hastily added, "At least not in front of you."

Steven glanced at Chloe. "Whether you say it or not is your choice. I can't control it."

Chloe didn't understand. She had already tried to humble herself, so why wouldn't Steven forgive her?

Her expression darkened, but she still voiced her intention. "Can you forgive me, please?"

Steven said calmly, "You should know that my anger toward you has nothing to do with Annalise. So I

can't just forget what you did to me because you're being a bit nicer about Annalise."

Chloe hadn't expected a grown man to be so evasive. She grew impatient. "Can you tell me what exactly you're angry about?"

Steven said firmly, "As my mother, you should unconditionally be on my side. Yet you conspired with Jessica to harm me. You should have known the consequences when you forced me to do this."

Chloe felt increasingly frustrated. Since Steven didn't plan on having children anyway, did a vasectomy really matter? Why was he so hung up on this? Was it really worth all this fuss?

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Chloe said calmly, "I knew you would hate me for this. However, you need to unblock me and give me a chance to make amends. It's the only way I can make it up to you."

Steven refused flatly. "No need. We're here. Get out."

Seeing Steven's impassive expression, Chloe grew desperate. "Steven, I'm your birth mother. Do you really have to be so cold-hearted?"

Steven met Chloe's gaze. "And I'm your biological son, yet you didn't hesitate to hurt me, did you?"

With that, he leaned over and opened Chloe's door. Chloe had intended to stay, but Steven's impatience was palpable. Feeling too embarrassed to remain, she reluctantly got out.

As Steven's car drove away, Chloe called Jessica. "What should we do? Steven seems truly angry this time. He won't even let me reach him."

Jessica had noticed Steven's

unusual behavior. She hadn't

expected the vasectomy to infuriate him so much. Biting her lip, she finally said, "If that's the case,

have to take drasticame

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Sensing Jessica had a plan, Chloe asked urgently, "What do you intend to do?"

Jessica replied decisively, "I'll schedule an abortion. You go to Steven's company and tell him I've decided not to keep the baby. If he had any love for this child, he should have come to stop me. Then, we can both apologize and reconcile with him."

She sounded optimistic, but Chloe wasn't convinced. "This all depends on whether he still wants the child."