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.

he looked at her and said, "Annalise used

struggle with the idea of

did he mean by that? She looked into Steven's eyes and noted the bewilderment he was going through, as if he couldn't accept what was happening. Jessica couldn't tell exactly how Steven was feeling, so she hesitated before she said, "I think

began to relax a little "Really? That's what I was

could tell what he was thinking about. But she went along with it. "Maybe she's just pretending strong before

to be

right? That meant that Annalise still cared about him and

in tears to say she's sorry, just like always." He then took Jessica's hand. "But I won't budge, because you're the one I've always loved." Jessica merely smiled without saying

sat next to me in the back seat. He seemed to be worried that Steven's harassment might bother me, so he asked, "What did your ex-husband say to you?" Just hearing

through me and thinks I should quit 'acting.""I sighed. "He's so full of himself, always thinking that I'm his

stopped counting on others and started living for