Chapter 22

Hearing my voice, Steven turned to me with a complicated gaze. "Annalise… You… You're back. He didn't hurt you, d-did he?" How fake was he? Now that he thought I had done it with another man, he no longer called me "honey" anymore. "Oh, he didn't do anything to me. We just chatted," I casually told them the truth. "I'm sorry, Annalise. I didn't have a choice." He didn't seem to believe me yet pretentiously apologized to me. I shrugged, expecting this exact reaction. Casper might be a key figure in helping me expose Jessica in the future, so I naturally wouldn't disclose everything to Steven. Ignoring him, I headed straight to the storage room, pulled out my suitcase, and said, "Let's go." Once we finalized our divorce, I would continue collecting evidence and only expose the truth while Steven and Zachary indulged themselves in this illusion. By then, it would be hard for them to continue being a happy family. … Steven was particularly cooperative this time. We received our di