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.

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

Reporters even interviewed

originally attended a different school. Her previous school didn't hold back and immediately smeared her

the cameras and said

they were stunned. Did the top student in the city transfer because of bullying? What kind of school would let

were skeptical and interviewed other students, only to find that everyone backed her story up. Everything she

who bullied her

the city's top student,

plummeted. High-achieving students started avoiding it, afraid they'd suffer the same treatment and lose focus on their

sighed. "That was a

In fact, she had been bullied multiple times. It became clear she had endured it for a long time before finally