The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 631 At that moment, Zane stood up for me. In his usual cool demeanor, he said, "A man should marry a woman out of love and the intention to build a life together. It should not be because she was gentle and understanding and did not cause you any problems.

"I hope you understand that by now."

The more Steven listened to what Zane said, the more frustrated he became. It was because he knew that the better Zane treated Annalise, the lower the chances were for him to reconcile with Annalise. Steven sneered and said, "You have all the big words. Can you really promise that you never dated Annalise because of her good temper?"

However, Zane knew what he wanted. He smiled and said, "I don't deny the fact that she has a nice personality. But above all, I hope that she's comfortable when she's with me. I don't want the people in my life to bully her, making her unhappy all the time."

Zane continued, "Ever since you got divorced, she was no longer related to you. But even so, people around you continued to disturb her.

"Imagine how things were for her before the divorce! Would things have been worse than they are now? "Steven Pelham, none of your actions show any signs of love that you may have for Annalise. Even though you claim to love her, I don't think you ever truly did. All you think of is how nobody would criticize you when she was with you, and you enjoyed a life like that.

criticism. Yet, you never

paused for a moment before putting my hand in his. Chloe couldn't understand why Steven suddenly changed the subject. She lightly tugged on his sleeve and asked, "Do you not want Annalise to

expected Chloe to sabotage him. He snapped, "Mom! Must you really

up his transaction records

asked, "Doesn't it say here that you bought her a

said, "That was for

clothing worth over

man. But upon hearing that, Steven's face fell. He said, "That was also

that moment, Chloe didn't know what to say. As she scrolled down, everything

scrolled further, Chloe stopped asking for details. She showed the record to Steven and asked, "Is

After