The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 535

As I gazed at Suzy, I suddenly thought of how my marriage with Steven was similar to her previous job. Before I divorced and encountered a normal man, I thought Steven treated me very well. I kept telling myself that he was rich and handsome, which made him better than many other people.

If I hadn't met Zane after getting divorced, I might never have realized the truth-Steven wasn't great; I simply had low standards. Similarly, Suzy finally realized the precious things that she had been missing out on.

Suzy said, "When I joined Zane's company, I finally realized life wasn't supposed to be like that. Money is important, but so is life.

"We earn money so that we can enjoy life; we shouldn't pour everything we have into work, abandoning life in that process."

When I saw how emotional Suzy was, I felt happy for her. I said, "Yeah. If you overlook your child and miss out on her growth, what use would all that money be?

"When you look back and realize that your child has become somebody you don't know about, you might hate yourself. You would wish you had put your job away and spent more time with your child."

Suzy exclaimed, "Thankfully, before the situation escalated to what you described, I'd already taken my daughter in to live with me. Also, I found a more manageable job."

at each other. Thankfully, our terrible past was gone, and we found new jobs and started living out new lives. Everything

...

finally came downstairs. She

leave, only looking away after their car disappeared

fun it was playing with Penelope. I listened to her intently, and I brought

to be the host tomorrow. Have you decided

gazed innocently

bought you many dresses. Why don't you pick something that

Willow exclaimed excitedly. She almost jumped up from her

out a pink dress and asked

a direct answer, I suggested, "Why don't you

She looked at herself in the mirror and

it felt interesting. Watching my daughter change into various kinds of clothes made it feel as if I was playing a real-life dress-up game. Every outfit had a

finally stopped. She loved the dress, and she spun a few rounds in front of the mirror. Then, Willow