The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 63

Chapter 63

Steven stood there silently as he watched Annalise walk away.

Initially, Jessica had thought of skipping the send-off for the kids, but she was worried that it might give Steven and Annalise a chance to reconnect. After wrestling with her thoughts, she finally decided to join Steven.

From atar, Jessica watched as Steven stopped Annalise. Though she couldn't hear their conversation, she could see Annalise's expression turning colder by the second, as if she didn't care about Steven.

Still, Jessica couldn't shake off her unease at Steven's reaction. She approached him and asked, "Does she still not see your good Intentions?"

Steven hummed in reply before getting into the car, and Jessica climbed into the passenger seat, buckling her seatbelt.

Steven didn't start the engine immediately. Instead, he looked at her and said, "Annalise used to love me so much.

to struggle with the idea

did he mean by that? She looked into Steven's eyes and noted the bewilderment he was going through, as

her reply, Steven began to relax a

Jessica could tell what he was thinking about. But she went along with it. "Maybe she's just pretending strong before you, hoping you'll see her worth and make

to be

that mean his suspicions were right? That meant that Annalise still cared about him and loved him, right? With

sorry, just like always." He then took Jessica's hand. "But I won't budge, because

be worried that Steven's harassment might bother me, so he asked,

should quit 'acting.""I sighed. "He's so full of himself, always thinking that I'm his to control and can never leave him." "Good

"Yeah. When I stopped counting on others