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

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

he nuts, or did he think I had a humiliation kink? Why should

shameless, aren't you? But please, save your worry

refused his kind gesture. "I was just looking

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

have in store

by how openly I called out all

cab, told the

of the city center where Zane

surprised to

a place to stay.

calm. "Have you

matter?"

replied, "Yeah. I'm standing

came informing me that I