The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 120

Chapter 120 

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Alter giving it some thought, Steven.concluded that what Gavin said was reasonable. 

He planned to drink a little bit more before Annalise came. If they were going to put on an act, he should inake sure that everything seemed believable, after all. 

Still, he had lots of work to do in the afternoon. It was a shame he coulli’t see the worried look on Annalise’s face if she came. He wasn’t too bothered about it, though. After all, he already knew that she still loved him 

Now that he’d gotten the answer he sought, he leh like going back to the office to settle his work 

Steven got up from the couch and hid his sends goodbye. After he lott, all the others in the room crowded around Gavin 

Curious, they all asked in unison, “What happened just now?” 

*I think Annalise might not be pretending that she doesn’t love Steven anymore,” Clavin said slowly after a while. “She might actually have lost her feelings for him.” The others around him weren’t pleased with that. They said, “You should’ve just told him that 

Gavin tolled his eyes at them, annoyed. “Didn’t you guys see that look on his face just now? He looked so upset and listless when I said Annalise didn’t love him. Not when I said she did, he 

yone in the room stared at each other at the realization. A moment later, more 

“That’s most probably the case,” said davin, his expression grave 

uncertainly, “Did he fall in love with her?” 

“Then, why did he…” someone muntered but stopped halfway through the sentence. They all fell silent when they recalled what Steven had done to force Amalie to divorce him. Eventually, Gavin stated what inveryone was thinking, “He dug his own grave.” 

“Indeed.” everyone else agreed. 

It was about time to pick Willow up Zane and I tossed our work aside and headed to the kindergarten to wait for her at the entrance. 

Seeing the first group of kids come out of the kindergarten, I turned to him and said, “Oh, right. You can tell Richard and the others to dig in first. They don’t need to wait for us! “Why?” Zane asked coldy. 

He spoke the same way he did when he spoke to his subordinates at the company, but his tone became a little softer when he was around his family. 

In was new to me. I had never heard him speak in that one. Still, I didn’t show the surprise on my face. 

“ward to treat you two in a meal,” I said with a semile. 

“You don’t need to,” said Zane. “You gave me a necktie today, so dinner’s on me.” 

We’re not trangers. You don’t have to repay me,” he insisted 

1 knew he simply wanted me to save some money. I tried to persuade hinn by saying, “It’s not every day I get such a huge bonus. It’s something worth celebrating!TM 

Sering how prisiserat I was, Zane veinually in He took out his phone to inform Richard about us eating out 

When the younger children had all goes home, the older children started walking out of the kindergarten Willow stood at the end of the list. 

Where star saw me, the tried forcing a unile, but to nuavalt i instantly knew that something unpleasant had happenedtoes at school. 

Willow walked through the opened gates, slowly making her way to me. She stopped in front of me and, after sinne besitation, muromed, “Mommy 

Crouching next today, Hlooked Indulari eyes and asked, “What’s wrong?” 

idhar’t know what happened, but the kid in my class avoided me today.“Willow’s yoke was so soft, making her sein all the more pititul 

continued, “I don’t mind it, though I don’t like talking to them anyway **