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

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 house as

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

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

that I refused his kind gesture. "I was

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

you have in store for

by how openly I

another second on him. I took a cab, told the driver my destination, and let the

where Zane lived, I

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

and a place to stay. "Does the offer still

course." Zane remained calm.

matter?"

standing right

minute, a security guard came informing me that