The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 693

"There's only one set of jewelry, and only one person can get it. When the time comes, I'll just tell them I wanted to buy it, too. But by the time I was ready to pay, someone else had already taken it."

Steven finally let out a sigh of relief. "I can buy you a set of jewelry worth a few hundred thousand dollars."

Chloe considered it. A few hundred thousand dollars of jewelry wasn't much compared to the jadeite set, but it was still decent quality by regular standards.

She nodded. "All right. Transfer the money to me, and I'll pick something out right now."

Steven immediately started the transfer. Once Chloe left, he let out a bitter laugh.

Chloe had never truly cared about him. She didn't care why he was drinking or whether he was well. All that talk earlier was just an attempt to cozy up to him.

Steven suddenly wondered when his mother had become like this. Why was she always comparing herself to others, spending money like it was nothing?

He couldn't figure it out. It felt like, without him even realizing, everything had changed.

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Willow woke up early the next morning. When I opened my eyes, I found she was already awake but hadn't gotten out of bed yet. She was lying next to me, her big, beautiful eyes staring at me.

I have to admit I felt immense joy when waking up and seeing such a cute little girl looking at me. I gently patted Willow's head and asked, "When did you wake up?"

"I just woke up a few minutes ago." She giggled and continued, "I felt so happy when I realized you were by my side. I have a mom now.