The Unveiled Rose novel Chapter 119

"Annalise must've been aware of this," Gavin said. "You two were married for six years. Even if she didn't develop feelings for you, she must at least be possessive of you."

He explained further, "To reconcile, she would try everything she could to trigger you. First, she pretended to no longer be in love with you by treating another man well. You'd feel upset because of that.

"Then, you couldn't help but miss her. If you couldn't suppress the urge to meet her, she'd pretend to be close to other men."

Steven never thought Annalise would do all that just to get back with him. His frustration gradually dissipated after hearing Gavin's explanation.

With a smile, he asked, "What should I do, then?"

"Ignore her," said Gavin nonchalantly. "She'll eventually realize that those tactics don't work on you, and she'll come back to you sobbing and asking you to get back with her."

The image of Annalise crying, her eyes red and puffy, appeared in Steven's mind, and he chuckled at it.

If things really got to that point, he'd give Jessica some money, break up with her, and then get back with Annalise. Annalise gave birth to Zachary, after all.

"If you don't believe me," Gavin said mirthfully, "there's actually a way to prove that what I said is true."

"How do we do that?" Steven's ears were pricked.

"We'll call her and tell her that you're drunk and keep on calling her name. She'll surely rush over to find you." Gavin seemed absolutely certain.

Hearing that, Steven handed his phone to Gavin right away.

Gavin found Annalise's number and called her, but she didn't answer.

Noticing this, Steven reminded, "She blocked me."

Gavin wanted to message her using Steven's WhatsApp account, but she'd blocked him there, too. That wasn't a problem, though.

Gavin then fished out his phone and dialed her number.

"Hello?" Annalise's voice sounded from the phone.

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Gavin was stunned at how Annalise responded upon learning that Steven was drunk—it was totally different than what he'd expected.

What was going on? Did she really not love Steven anymore?

He stared at the screen for some time before turning to meet Steven's hopeful eyes.

"When is she coming to pick me up?" Steven asked, sure that Annalise would come for him.

Looking at Steven's expectant face, Gavin hesitated, finding it hard to break the news to him. In the end, he resorted to shifting the topic of conversation.

"We can't let her come to you," said Gavin as if he'd changed his mind.

"Why?" Steven was bewildered.

"You aren't drunk yet. She'll know that you're lying." Gavin could only come up with an excuse.