No matter how he looked at it, the drawing resembled a family of three.


    In that split second, Jonathan felt ufortable, especially when he recalled that the moment Anneliese walked in earlier, the first person she saw and greeted was Steven.


    Ellie was still a child, so it was normal that she would misunderstand things. However, he didn''t know what Steven was doing by showing this kind of drawing to Anneliese. Moreover, he knew that Steven was not someone easy to approach, nor did he talk much. Yet, he was now chatting with Anneliese so warmly.


    "That''s cute." Jonathan nodded. Then, he leaned in and whispered in Anneliese''s ear, "Say, how about we have a baby too? Preferably, a little girl as adorable as Ellie."


    Though he kept his voice low, Steven would definitely still hear him from such a close distance.


    Anneliese hadn''t expected him to suddenly bring up this subject. Her ears reddened, and she shot him a re.


    Jonathan pretended not to understand her warning as he leaned closer again and murmured, "Don''t be shy. Maybe they really do have some secret to having daughters."


    Anneliese was at a loss for words.


    She couldn''t hold back as she reached down and pinched his thigh.


    On the other hand, Steven could see through Jonathan''s little ploy. After all, the jealousy and possessiveness rolling off him were practically tangible. He was nothing like the Jonathan he used to know.


    No wonder he got married so quickly, thought Steven.


    Steven was genuinely surprised. He hadn''t expected Jonathan to be the one who cared more in this rtionship, which was interesting.


    Anneliese didn''t dare let Jonathan keep talking nonsense, so she hurriedly changed the subject.


    "By the way, where''s Zane? I haven''t seen him at all."


    She was still thinking about Jessica''s situation. She had assumed Jessica dragged Zane out to talk, but so much time had passed, and neither had returned.


    Jonathan had just asked Joel earlier, so he exined, "He got a call and stepped out, saying that he had something to take care of. They haven''t seen Jessica either."


    Could it be that Jessica had called Zane out?


    Thinking about it, Anneliese took out her phone and sent Jessica a couple of messages, but received no reply.


    Maybe they were in the middle of talking.


    Still, she couldn''t feel at ease. She was afraid Zane might hurt Jessica''s feelings. Although Jessica might look carefree on the outside, she was actually very fragile.


    As she worried, Jonathan slipped an arm around her shoulders and gently stroked her back.


    "Don''t worry," he reassured. "From what I know about Zane, he''s responsible and dependable."


    Hearing his words, Anneliese felt a


    little better. She agreed with


    Jonathan''s words. After all, awyer with no sense of responsibility


    probably couldn''t have achieved his reputation. Besides, one would


    be like the people they


    surrounded themselves with.


    She trusted Jonathan''s characterpletely, so she felt that anyone who got along


    well with him wouldn''t be too bad either.


    However, as another half hour passed, there was still no sign of Zane or Jessica, and her messages to Jessica remained unread.


    At that moment, Anneliese felt that something wasn''t right.


    Then, she told Jonathan about it before stepping out of the room with her phone.


    She called Jessica, but the call wouldn''t go through. It was as if her phone was off. However, Anneliese clearly remembered that on the way there,Jessica had shown her some baby clothes, and Anneliese saw that her phone battery was full.


    In that split second, a sinking feeling hit her. Then, she immediately sent Jonathan a message.


    Soon, Jonathan came out of the room. Anneliese rushed to him and said, "Call Zane right now. I tried calling Jessica, but her phone is off. Something must have happened."


    Anneliese was anxious. She shouldn''t have assumed the two were just talking.


    Seeing her distress, Jonathan


    wrapped his arm around her waist. Then, he took out his phone and


    dialed Zane''s number. In the


    meantime, he said to Anneliese, "Calm down. If Zane doesn''t answer


    either, I''ll get someone to pull the


    security footage."


    Anneliese nodded, feeling slightly better.


    Fortunately, Zane picked up quickly.


    Jonathan didn''t waste time and asked, "Where are you? Is Jessica with you?"


    He lowered his head and turned on speaker mode.