The Unveiled Rose novel Chapter 255

"She's technically not an employee of Huxham Corporation," Eric explained politely but firmly.

Steven frowned, realizing this tactic wouldn't work. He decided to be direct. "I want to see her."

Eric, still smiling, replied, "You can call her and ask if she's willing to meet you.

"Mr. Pelham, I'm just an employee. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Steven's gaze hardened. "She blocked me a long time ago."

"Well, then, I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do to help," Eric answered in a professional tone.

Running out of patience, Steven tried to sidestep Eric to head straight for Annalise.

Eric immediately stepped forward to block his path.

Just then, the office door clicked open.

…

I stood at the doorway, looking at Steven.

"Anna," he called out.

"Don't call me that," I said coldly, feeling disgusted. "We're nothing but strangers now."

Steven's expression turned sorrowful. Instead of feeling sorry, I found it insincere and overdramatic, so I looked away.

Eric approached me and whispered, "Shall I call security to escort him out?"

"No need," I replied calmly. "I'll hear what he has to say."

Eric hesitated but nodded. After glancing back at Steven, he quietly said to me, "If you need help, just call me."

"Got it," I assured him before following Steven downstairs.

Steven chose a coffee shop as the meeting spot. Once we sat down, he handed me the menu. "Order whatever you like."

Even thinking about that life made me sick, let alone living it again.

I continued, "So now that you're finding life less comfortable than it used to be, of course, you'd reminisce about the past. It's because you were the abuser. You were the one sitting high and mighty, tormenting me.

"You'll never understand what I went through. That's why you can so easily say things like this. But I can't.

"I can only be grateful that I finally escaped that hellhole and can now live a normal life."

"But you love me." Realizing my unwavering stance and the undeniable truth in my words, he resorted to pleading.

"Anna…"

I cut him off, "I won't deny that I once had feelings for you. But…

"Reaching the point of divorce means there's no love left."

Steven refused to believe it. "You're lying."