Chapter 561

Steven always came up with many excuses. For instance, they were too far apart. Annalise didn't know those excuses weren't insurmountable obstacles back then. Steven simply needed a reason to justify walking away. Steven took a deep breath. The real tragedy was how naive Annalise had been. She truly believed that any problem could be solved if they tried hard enough, so there wasn't a need to break up. And perhaps because they'd been together for so long—or because Annalise was so unwaveringly good—Steven eventually fell in love with her. Unfortunately, Steven didn't realize his feelings. In fact, he made mistakes that hurt her deeply. Steven suddenly realized that he'd been far too flippant about love all this while. "Is that so?" he muttered. "Yeah. You don't need to worry," Zane replied. However, it grated on Steven to know how kind and attentive Zane was to Annalise because it meant she'd never regret leaving him. It meant that Steven would never have another chance. "Ha