The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 502

Jessica could think of nothing better than to see the person she hated the most dragged off her pedestal. Just fantasizing about it gave her a high.

Casper stared at Jessica's message, her words proving him right—she was rotten to the core. She hadn't even thought about the consequences of putting that video up on the internet, and not once did she consider how it would affect him.

He closed his eyes. He did not want to reply to her anymore. He never thought Jessica could be capable of such cruelty after their separation.

When Jessica did not get a response from Casper, she called him directly. "Hello?"

"I'm not in the mood to speak to you right now," Casper said gravely, his heart tightening painfully.

Jessica bit out impatiently, "I'll back off once you send me the video."

Casper knew he shouldn't rile her up while she was pregnant, but he couldn't help his temper as he argued, "Did you ever think that I would become the talk of the public once you post that video on the Internet? What will they say about me?"

He could understand Jessica's hatred for Annalise. As a woman, she couldn't be expected not to keep her guard up around other women. She was not a saint, after all.

However, Casper would not go along with her plan to ruin another woman's reputation, especially through such unsavory and wicked methods.

Jessica didn't even bat an eye as she pointed out, "With your body and stamina, they'll only envy you."

Casper took a deep breath. "I don't want their envy."

There was silence on the other line, but before he could hang up, she suddenly added, "I'll blur out your face before putting up the video."

A bitter, humorless laugh escaped him when he heard this. The more she pressed him on this, the clearer he saw her true colors. She was evil through and through. The woman he had loved was probably nothing more than a facade she put on for his sake.

Jessica hung up after that.

He stared at his phone screen until his tears dried, and only then did he tear his gaze away. Jessica loved money, so he vowed to work hard and accumulate his wealth, all so he could make her regret her indifference toward him when they met again in the future.

…

After finishing and updating my comic panel, I lay on the couch, intending to rest. Just then, my phone rang. I glanced at the screen to see Eric's name flashing, so I put the call through. "Hello?"

Eric had always found it a hassle to reach me through Zane, so he asked for my number. That was how we ended up having each other's contact.

Eric informed me over the phone, "The publisher wants you to autograph the new releases. They thought moving so many comics in and out of the printing house might be inconvenient, so they were hoping you would drop by to autograph them instead. They'll dispatch the comics once you're done."