The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 689

Steven replied without hesitation, "Does her name even matter?"

Zane replied with an unmistakable hint of amusement, "Consider this my way of repaying you for the tip-off. Her current name is Annalise."

Steven refused to believe it. "Impossible! Annalise is so gentle and honest. She could never have done those things."

Zane said calmly, "The fact that you'd say that just proves you never truly understood her. If you had spent even a little more time with her back when you were together, you would have realized her gentleness depends on whether she could protect herself."

Steven's mind went blank.

as she isn't harmed, Annalise is kind, patient, and always speaks to others warmly. However, the moment someone tries to use

in Zane's voice. "Doesn't all of this sound familiar to you?

didn't know

kept making excuses for your coldness and how

first time, a trace of genuine emotion flickered in Zane's usually

in you, she walked away without a second thought. There was

has never changed. If you had ever truly loved Annalise, then you should have realized the person being described was her." Zane continued calmly, "That's because

immediately cut

isn't my first love, how could I have predicted that the moment she

time to offer her a job? You're obsessed with my first love, but you never considered everything that happened between Annalise

Moreover, shortly after Annalise