The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 281

It was another message from Zane. "Since you're so worried about Jessica, her injury must be super serious, right?"

Even Steven was not dense enough to miss the sarcasm. He asked, "What are you getting at?"

Zane replied instantly, "How would you have felt if Annalise kept abandoning you for other men while you were married?"

Steven had no answer.

Zane had expected this silence, so he did not mind it. He continued, "You would've been furious, just like Annalise was.

"She believed in your marriage and was sure you'd choose her. But after everything you did, she accepted that Jessica meant more to you. So, she finally gave up on you."

Steven's eyes burned as he read each word…

Zane twisted the knife. "I don't know if you'd forgive Annalise for doing what you did, but I know she'll never forgive you. If she did, you'd just put her through it all over again."

"That's impossible!" Steven protested.

"Ask yourself honestly..." Zane split his next message in two. "Could you really give up on Jessica?"

Steven did not know.

Zane continued, "Have you thought about what would happen if Annalise took you back? You'd think if she could forgive you after everything, she wouldn't mind about Jessica either. And you'd hurt her even worse."

Reading through the messages, Steven latched onto one detail. He became overjoyed. "Did you say there's a chance Annalise might take me back? Is she thinking of forgiving me?"