The Unveiled Rose novel Chapter 240

Zane calmly explained, "She's lying to you."

I blinked in confusion. "Huh?"

Zane's tone grew more serious. "I've never had feelings for anyone, not a single woman."

I didn't understand why he was suddenly clarifying this, but I shrugged it off. "You're not getting any younger. It's normal to like someone."

With that, I turned to my computer and began working.

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Zane said nothing more. He simply gazed at Annalise. He couldn't help but wonder when she would finally recognize his feelings for her and accept his love.

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After Chloe left, Jessica rubbed her pregnant belly, still feeling upset. She was furious.

How dare Chloe come into her house and confront her like that?

Fuming, Jessica dialed Steven's number. "Hey, are you busy?"

Steven had been swamped with work and was forced to put in overtime to catch up on his backlog. However, when he saw Jessica calling, he stopped his work and answered patiently, "What's wrong?"

Jessica sniffled softly, "I don't know what I did wrong. Your mom just came over and yelled at me for no reason. I'm an adult, so it doesn't really matter to me. However, I'm carrying your child. What if something happens because of this?"

Steven felt no sympathy at all when he heard her crying on the phone. Instead, he was filled with an indescribable annoyance. "I'll talk to my mom about this later," he replied.

Satisfied, Jessica responded with a soft, "Mm."

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"Yes," Steven replied.

Chloe couldn't believe it. "Even if she's mistreating Zach, I'm not allowed to stand up for him?"

Steven tried to explain, "She's been holding back lately."

Chloe raised her voice. "Holding back? It's because Zachary is staying with me that she hasn't been able to secretly mistreat him, but that doesn't mean she's changed!"

She added, "Steven, you'd better understand something. You don't even know if Jessica is having a boy or a girl, but Zachary is your real son! If you focus all your attention on Jessica and start neglecting Zachary..."

Chloe paused, then continued angrily, "If Jessica has a daughter, you'll regret it!"

Steven was too worn out to deal with these issues. Every day, just trying to get along with Jessica drained all his patience. "What if it's a boy?" he asked wearily.

"Does that automatically make him better than Zachary?" Chloe retorted, not giving him an inch.