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

her up and drops her off every day, so you must have seen him when you drop

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

scotted. "You need to wake up to the truth, Mr. Pelham. There isn't any form of pretense here. The moment I gave up on you and Zachary, I

me in disbelief. "How can that be? Annalise, don't you remember

you, but that doesn't

stunned

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

then turned to face

move on from me, but you can't just forget about Zachary! You carried him for

up on him, Steven. It was you who took both him and

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

makes you think I could just forgive you after everything you have both done to

also realized

put up with both Steven and Zachary and allowed them to disrespect me, I'd only end up suffering even more and get