The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 326

Chapter 326

"Back then, for six years, Annalise gave me everything, her heart and soul," Steven muttered, his voice thick with frustration

"And now, in such a short time, she's holding someone else's band Kissing another man?"

The more he spoke, the more it seemed to unravel him. Steven's mind echoed with one overwhelming thought-this shouldn't be happening

Though deep down he knew the fault was his, Steven instinctively shifted the blame onto Annalise, thinking it would ease his pain. But it only made the suffocating guilt worse.

His frie, watching him sob uncontrollably, all had the same though.

Annalise didn't give up on him out of nowhere. For six years, he had treated her so poorly that she had likely lost hope long ago. She had only stayed because she couldn't bring herself to let

still holding on to the idea that

any remaining illusions Annalise had and pushing

during to voler these truths aloud, atraid Steven might spiral

his "Yeah, she's in the wrong for moving

boiling over. "How dare

silent. His friends stared at one another, unsure how to

when he cheated on her, but now he wanted to protect her? What

in the Irving room, waiting for Zachary to return home. When the clock struck ten and the dose still hadn't opened, she knew this time he

made up her mind. She would play along just as Zachary demanded, but only to teach him a lesson-what it truly felt like to lose

time not to reprimand her but to make amends. With bags full of gifts, she

opened the door, and Chloe entered, arms full of shopping bags, and set them down in the living

all gifts caretally chosen just for you," Chloe

married

went out of my way like this