The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 655 I couldn't understand how Steven could so unconditionally side with Jessica time and time again, only to deny having romantic feelings for her. I wondered who had misled him into thinking he was definitely in love with me,

Zane did not reply after hearing my answer.

The silence stretched between us, but before I could say something to break it, he asked calmly, "Were you heartbroken when you learned that Zachary had been picked on?"

I countered, "Why would I be? He might be young, but I can't deny he has what it takes to stand up for himself. And his revenge is well-plotted for a child his age. At least he didn't take the bullying without putting up a fight."

My next words came from the bottom of my heart. "Honestly, I was pretty glad to see Steven cornered like that. It's as if the universe decided to teach him a lesson before I could.

"As for Zachary, I don't think I harbor any sentiments toward him. After all, I've considered him a lost cause from the moment he chose to help Jessica get rid of my baby. He has been Jessica's son since, not mine."

I looked at Zane as I asked rhetorically, "It wouldn't make sense for my heart to break over someone else's son's suffering, right?"

at me, and emotions I couldn't describe flickered across his usually icy gaze. After a long

immediately after leaving the Huxham residence. Instead, he had Harry park somewhere safe

he built the robot that played Annalise's voice, he convinced himself that

sitting with Annalise in the same living room and feeling her warmth despite her silence, he had filled the hollowness in his

feeling that the robot could not give him even

what felt like ages, he withdrew his

want to stay here and look at your mother for a while

important things to

past and stop himself from hurting Annalise. It might

on Steven, he might have a new father and sister now.

looked down, the usual

kid when he saw the latter's crestfallen expression, but he had no words of solace to offer