The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 169

Despite the absence of any physical intimacy between her and Steven, Jessica sensed that his feelings for her were slowly rekindling.

Back then, she was confident that once Steven was single again and free from moral constraints, their relationship would quickly develop. They would fall in love and grow very close, with Steven becoming obsessed with her. However, after employing every tactic to sabotage Steven and Annalise's marriage, she discovered that the reality was far from what she had envisioned.

Jessica was annoyed. Each time she expressed a wish to deepen their relationship, Steven would pull back. He seemed more at ease sticking to a friendship or a more distant connection.

Jessica rubbed her brows. She wondered if things would have been better if she had waited for Steven to love her completely before trying to get him to divorce Annalise.

dare to roll down the window, anxious that Annalise might

observed Annalise, who wore simple casual clothes and had a calm, comfortable expression he hadn't seen at home for a long time. Zachary felt a surge

he had never treated Annalise well in the past. He had

him. She didn't understand the reasons behind his temper. She believed he was simply unhappy and consistently tried to soothe him. Yet, beneath

radiated joy. Her eyes sparkled with

joy from the gate. Tears streamed down his cheeks, landing

spoken to him recently. Thinking of this, Zachary quickly wiped his tears. He hoped that Annalise would want