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The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 309

Zane chuckled. "It reminds me of when Sasha used to pester me every day..."

Sasha's voice cut in, "Are you talking about me?"

Her father, Douglas, had been invited to the luncheon and brought her along for the experience. She had been bored until she spotted me, and just as she ran over to catch up, she heard Zane mentioning her name before she could even say hello.

Her instincts told her Zane's words weren't very flattering. Caught in the act, Zane remained unfazed as he said, "I was just using you as an example."

Having heard that, Sasha glared at him in dissatisfaction.

Zane slowed his pace. Once Sasha left to find her father, he continued smoothly, "I felt like how you do now, but I learned something. If you don't address the problem, Steven will keep pursuing you."

Desperate to avoid Steven, I asked, "Do you have a solution?"

"Yes." Zane stopped, unusually serious. "We could pretend to date."

I met his eyes. "Isn't that too risky? Who knows, the person you might want to date in the future might reject you if they think that we're together."

"I'm not looking to date anyone right now," Zane said calmly. He then analyzed, "Everyone Is pressuring me to get married now, and it would certainly ease that pressure if you pretend to be my girlfriend."

Noticing he was serious about this, I thought it over carefully before deciding. "Okay."

Finally achieving his goal, Zane's mood lifted. A rare smile appeared on his usually stoic face.

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