The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 187

Sasha grinned widely, showing off her perfect white teeth, and then went ahead and piled more food onto my plate.

Seeing that, Zane wasn't about to back down, either.

Before long, there was more and more food being piled onto my plate. It soon looked like a small tower.

I could see they were still trying to outdo each other, so I couldn't help but ask, "Do you two really have to play Jenga with food on my plate?"

That made Zane pause, but Sasha still wasn't satisfied and dropped two more pieces of meat onto my plate.

I laughed helplessly. "Do you think I can eat all of this?"

Sasha smiled encouragingly. "I believe in you. You can do it!"

I crushed her enthusiasm with a smile. "You can believe in me all you want, but I'm not turning into a bottomless pit!"

Zane calmly said, "You can ignore the food she gave you, but you'd better finish what I gave you."

grown man-to show such a childish side. "That's

I made my frustration clear, they both reluctantly retrieved some of

Sasha ate, it was clear she still felt dissatisfied and hadn't given up. However, I shot her a look that made her think

tactful one, Zane noticed Sasha had backed down and quietly returned to his

...

frown crossing his face. With Jessica gone, he finally had the space

said he hated Annalise, but was it

the intimate moments they shared. Nothing about it bothered

his feelings for

as Steven was about to take a moment to reflect-really think about whether, as his

It was Jessica.

call absentmindedly, and her cries of grievance came

were interrupted, but he knew he had

pitifully said, "I'm alone at home, and

back to Annalise, a

he was so caught up in work. He left early in the morning and didn't get home until nearly midnight. He remembered that Annalise had always seemed so stable and composed then, like she never let anything rattle her. In his mind, that had made her strong and independent. And that was why he often neglected

a deep, indescribable

I visit you at the