The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 264

"She'd be scared that I'd drink too much when I went drinking with you guys back then," said Steven. "She would tell me not to drink too much. She'd advise me not to drink at all."

He continued reminiscing. "And when I reached home, she'd take good care of me and prepare some hangover remedies."

Those memories were imprinted deeply in his mind, and, looking back, Steven realized that he had lost a woman who loved him with all her heart.

"I've lost her. No one will ever care about me like she did." Steven burst into tears after that.

Sympathizing with Steve, Gavin couldn't help but say, "It's just that the way you treat Jessica and Annalise is just..."

He paused as if to search for the right words to put it. "It's too easy to misunderstand. You like Annalise, but why did you treat her so badly?"

Before the divorce, Steven was nonchalant and scornful whenever he brought up anything regarding Annalise. It made Gavin and the others feel like it was Annalise who just wouldn't let Steven go and that Steven had no choice but to accept her feelings for him.

"You say you don't like Jessica, but you always seem to be concerned about her," said Gavin. "When she told you she liked some food, you'd buy it for her even if it meant going to the other end of the city."

He continued, "And when she said she wanted a luxury item, you'd buy it for her without even blinking. You never asked Annalise what she thought, and you even brought Zachary out to spend time with Jessica."

Only after Gavin brought this up did Steven realize that he'd actually done something that terrible.

"That's right," Steven mumbled.

had no clue. Was it because Annalise pampered him all the time and

he thought that she loved him with her life and couldn't leave him. Was that why he hurt her over and over again without fearing the thought of

they got divorced. He also believed that she'd turn back

seemed to

that Annalise's heart wasn't made of stone. She was human, and humans could get hurt

en

felt as though someone stabbed his heart with a blade. The

this. He should've cherished her for

arm to cover his eyes. He was wrong. He was so terribly, seriously

...

Zachary moved the two dolls beside Annalise to a position far

disdain. Of course, they could be close over at Zane's house. But here,

sat at the

his tablet. Although Annalise blocked

Jef.m

Their chat history was

on his tablet.