The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 62

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ck to put some space between me and Steven. "I don't get what you're saying

Thad to pause and take a few steps back to put

Steven patiently explained, "I thought after 1 called you out yesterday, you'd see your mistake and stop putting on a show with random people just to prove you're doing fine without me."

Tcouldn't help but find his sell-righteousness ridiculous. It was like he saw me not as an individual but as an extension of himself. Everything I did seemed to revolve around him, and even my feelings were under his control. Icurled my lips in disbelief, "Let's say you're right."

Steven nodded, looking like he thought I'd finally realized how wrong I was

picks her up and drops her off every day, so you must have seen him when you drop all Zachary. "Even if you haven't spoken to him, you've probably seen the car he drives and the

my broke ass would be able to convince someone as wealthy as him to lend me a hand just to annoy you?" Steven frowned and didn't say a

to the truth, Mr. Pelham. There isn't any form of pretense here. The

that be? Annalise, don't you remember

to love you, but that doesn't

was stunned

walk past him, he suddenly grabbed my arm. "Still, you

turned to

child. You might be able to move on from me, but you can't just forget about Zachary! You carried him for

gave up on him, Steven. It was you who took both him and Jessica out for fun all

resentment for me bit by bit, and in the end, all of these piled up on me so heavily that

you after

love and happiness, and I also realized that it was

Zachary and allowed them to disrespect