The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 531

Zane stood in front of me and said, "Mr. Pelham, she's my girlfriend. Please watch your boundaries!"

Steven looked Zane in the eye and said, "Mr. Huxham, don't you think that you're being wicked? You pursued her when she was in her most vulnerable state, just after our divorce.

"You took advantage of her vulnerability; that's not a very gentlemanly thing to do!"

Zane sneered and asked, "But I never said I wanted to be a gentleman, right?"

Steven was speechless.

Zane continued, "I have priorities different from yours, Mr. Pelham. You may think that being a gentleman is more important, but I prioritize winning the heart of the person I love.

"If I hesitated because I was mindful of my dignity, somebody would win Anna away—she's amazing, after all. Between being a gentleman whom everyone praised and losing the person I loved, I'd rather be a despicable man. At least, when I feel lonely, my lover would be by my side."

"I'm sure you said all that because you're regretting your decision to divorce Anna, right? I swooped in too quickly, and you lost your chance," Zane said calmly.

Not denying Zane's statement, Steven said, "You're right!"

Zane replied, "But even if I didn't pursue Anna, she wouldn't have wanted to be with you. After all, every day that she spent with you was torture. You have never been kind to her."

Steven wanted to refute, but he couldn't because Zane was right.

Willow dashed toward me after walking out of her school. She gazed at me curiously and asked, "Mommy, why is Zachary's dad at our kindergarten? Do you have something to talk about?"

When Zachary heard her words, he gently corrected her and said, "He's not my dad anymore."

Upon hearing that, Willow shot Zachary a weird look. Zachary said solemnly, "Next time, you can call him Cody's dad."