The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 659

Jessica continued, "The way men spend on me shows how highly they think of me, but Annalise is different. The men in her life must think she's cheap if they aren't willing to spend on her."

It was only after she sent this that she wrote another text revealing her true intentions. "So maybe you should reconsider dating Annalise and start going out with me instead. Perhaps then you'll see why all the men fawn over me."

Casper heard his phone chime with new messages and picked it up. Upon reading Jessica's texts, he felt his blood run cold. Whatever drive he had suddenly extinguished, replaced by disappointment.

He couldn't believe Jessica had used his heartfelt declaration to provoke another man into dating her. He felt like a fool for not seeing Jessica's true colors until now.

Deciding he wouldn't go easy on Jessica anymore, Casper took a deep breath and tried to regain his composure. He couldn't understand why he had deluded himself into thinking she would still love him after his downfall.

She had betrayed him the moment he went bankrupt. When he was short on money after that, she demeaned him and treated him like dirt.

Casper should have come to his senses sooner and realized Jessica only had one true love—money. His heart tightened to the point of agonizing pain as he told himself not to let Jessica get her way this time.

He impassively picked up his phone and typed out aggressively, "What are you implying? We haven't even dated yet, and you're already eyeing my money? Do you expect me to hand you a hefty allowance?"

Casper was grateful that he had taken Zane's advice and created a secondary account to keep in touch with Jessica while disguised as Zane. If not, Jessica would continue manipulating him, and he'd believe she had good reasons for doing so.