Chapter 44

Nobody could tell Jessica loved Zachary from how she treated him. Jessica was wide awake after hearing Steven's words. Her eyes watered at him as she asked, "Are you blaming me for falling asleep?" "No." Steven seldom had a good temper like this. Jessica could tell he genuinely wasn't blaming her and sighed in relief. That was when Steven cut to the chase. "But—" Jessica's heart raced at once. "You don't seem to care about Zachary at all," Steven calmly finished. Jessica was quick to add, "I don't know why either, but my pregnancy symptoms are intense. I just felt so tired and needed to sleep right after you left." Despite her reasons, Steven still gave her a condescending stare. "But you still haven't asked about Zachary even now that we've returned." It was only after hearing him say so that Jessica realized she had made a grave mistake. Jessica had successfully kicked Annalise out of the picture and took the latter's place. However, she now realized Zachary was still the mo