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.

hard for them to continue being a

he rushed up to me. "Annalise, I know I'm the one at fault. You left with nothing after

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

him. "You're quite shameless, aren't you? But

I refused his kind gesture. "I was just

a rapist's den." I barely had the energy to argue with him. And the time before that, you made me lose my baby." His

have in store for me

was surprised by how openly I called out all his wrongdoings

I took a cab, told

the villa district of the city center where Zane lived, I stood outside his villa

seemed rather surprised to receive my call. "What's

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

course." Zane remained calm. "Have

matter?"

I'm standing

came informing me that I could