The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Hearing my voice, Steven turned to me with a complicated gaze. "Annalise... You... You're back. He didn't hurt you, d-did he?"

How fake was he? Now that he thought I had done it with another man, he no longer called me "honey" anymore.

"Oh, he didn't do anything to me. We just chatted," I casually told them the truth.

"I'm sorry, Annalise. I didn't have a choice." He didn't seem to believe me yet pretentiously apologized to me.

I shrugged, expecting this exact reaction. Casper might be a key figure in helping me expose Jessica in the future, so I naturally wouldn't disclose everything to Steven.

Ignoring him, I headed straight to the storage room, pulled out my suitcase, and said, "Let's go."

Once we finalized our divorce, I would continue collecting evidence and only expose the truth while Steven and Zachary indulged themselves in this illusion.

would be hard for them to continue

was particularly cooperative this time. We received our divorce certificate with ease, and I dragged my suitcase, ready to leave. Yet, he rushed up to me. "Annalise, I know I'm the one at fault. You left with nothing after the divorce, and with your lack of work experien "Why don't you work at my

I had a humiliation kink? Why should I go back to that hellhole and serve

"You're quite shameless, aren't you? But please, save your worry for me, Mr.

that I refused his kind gesture. "I was just

look out for me, you sent me to a rapist's den." I barely had the energy to argue with him. And

do you have

I

I took a cab, told the driver my

of the city center where Zane lived, I stood

to receive my call.

a job and a place to stay. "Does the offer

course." Zane remained calm.

matter?"

I'm standing right outside

security guard came informing me