The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 686

"So, to verify the claims, I spoke to the nearby residents. After asking around, I realized it was all true. Not a single detail was exaggerated or fabricated."

Henry sighed and continued, "Now she is a true legend a peak we could strive for our entire lives and never reach. And yet, she wasn't satisfied with just that. She even compiled her success strategies and handed them over to the teachers at her school.

"She kept an eye on the two batches of students following her year as well. As a result, for three consecutive years, the school she attended dominated the city rankings and received top honors."

Steven chuckled. "I always thought Zane liked a stay-at-home wife. Who knew he liked such an impressive woman?"

To be honest, he was impressed that Zane's first love had such drive and character.

of agreeing with him, "It's not just her perseverance or ability—it's her relentless

the entire city. Reporters even

Her previous school didn't hold back and immediately smeared her reputation, spreading

respond? She calmly stood in front of the cameras and said that she was bullied in school, and no one

reporters heard her response, they were stunned. Did the top student in the city

only to find that everyone backed her

ones who

even though she was the city's top student, she had no choice but to

started avoiding

sighed. "That was

agreed. "It was. And after that, people started digging into the story and found out the identities of her bully. In fact, she had been bullied multiple times. It became clear she had endured it for a long time before finally