The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 578

Steven felt a piercing pain in his chest. He said, "In the past, I was an obedient son. When you told me that Annalise was bad and Jessica was good, I believed in you. I distanced myself from Annalise and got closer to Jessica, but look at how things have become." After barely propping himself up to a sitting position, Steven gazed at Chloe.

He snarled, "In the end, Annalise left me and found a better man. Meanwhile, all I can do is sit at home in misery and think about her!"

Chloe hadn't expected Steven to suddenly lash out.

She said awkwardly, "Well, I didn't know you liked Annalise. It seemed to us that you were reluctantly living with Annalise and that you only had eyes for Jessica. If Annalise wasn't your wife, you would've reunited with Jessica. I thought you loved Jessica..." Hearing that, Steven laughed at himself mockingly. That meant he was fully responsible for how things had become, and there was no one else to blame. Steven looked away.

However, Chloe continued nonchalantly, "You're unhappy now because Annalise found a better man and is living a better life after divorce. If she didn't meet Zane Huxham and could only work as a waitress or kitchen assistant, would you still be so regretful?" Steven tried to imagine what Chloe described. He imagined himself driving an expensive car to dinner, only to encounter Annalise who was working at the restaurant as a waitress. He also imagined Annalise painstakingly washing stacks of dishes.

a sharp pain in his chest again. He knew full well that a woman

she was a housewife, she took good care of the family. If Annalise had any intentions to do so, she could work as a housekeeper, and she would still be highly

if Annalise

a housekeeper and chose to work in other industries,

would live

longer on it. In every version of Steven's imagination, he realized that Annalise could thrive without

you wait. I'll go to Zane Huxham's office and

obey her; Zane was not related to Chloe, so there was no reason for him to do as she said. Not wanting to waste more time with Chloe, Steven said,

shoulder and said, "Look. Annalise married you after graduating from university. After getting a divorce, she's now with Zane Huxham. What does that mean? That means

be independent and made a living for herself, but all of that is done on the condition that there is a man to protect her. Without a man, she is