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Exception Handling (e.g. throw new Error) stopped working in the steps

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Description

#### What are you trying to achieve?
I would like to see the error if step fails with exception
e.g.
```js
Given('I fail the step', () => {
throw new Error('Error');
});
```
#### What do you get instead?
I can see that step passes

> Provide console output if related. Use `--verbose` mode for more details.

```bash
fail step @fail
✔ OK
```

> Provide test source code if related
Example
My step in a feature file
```js
@fail
Scenario: fail step
Given I fail the step
```

Implementation
```js
Given('I fail the step', () => {
throw new Error('Error');
});
```

Result
```js
fail step @fail
✔ OK
```

### Details

* CodeceptJS version: 3.0.4
* (With version 3.0.2 everything works fine!)
* NodeJS Version: 12.19.2 (with 14.15.4 I have the same issue)
* Operating System: Windows/Mac/Debian
* playwrigth
* Configuration file:

```js
exports.config = {
output: './output',
helpers: {
Playwright: {
browser: process.env.BROWSER || 'chromium',
windowSize: '1400x800',
waitForAction: 500,
waitForNavigation: 'load',
chromium: {
args: [
'--disable-setuid-sandbox',
'--deterministic-fetch',
'--no-sandbox',
],
},
waitForTimeout: 40000,
disableScreenshots: false,
uniqueScreenshotNames: true,
keepBrowserState: false,
keepCookies: true,
restart: false,
locale: 'en_US',
show: process.env.SHOW === 'true',
},
helpers etc.
```

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