The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 62

Chapter

62

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

two years now, Her dad 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

you really think my broke ass would be able to convince someone as wealthy as him

any form of pretense here. The moment I gave

can that be? Annalise, don't you remember why you came

to love you, but that doesn't mean I'll love you forever, does

stunned into

him, he suddenly grabbed my arm. "Still,

then turned to face

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

were the reason I gave up on him, Steven. It was you

you who built his resentment for me bit by bit, and in the end, all of these piled up on me so heavily

makes you think I could just forgive you after everything you

in love and happiness, and I also realized that it

allowed them to disrespect me, I'd only end up suffering even more and get pushed around by