The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 28

Chapter

28

The caller said, "I'm Zachary's teacher. School's over, but nobody's picked him up. I was wondering if something happened at home?"

Before I got divorced, Jessica enthusiastically picked Zachary up from school. But just after I divorced Steven, Jessica stopped caring about Zachary!

I was shocked, but that family had nothing to do with me anymore. I wouldn't put myself through the trouble.

"I'm Willow Huxham's mother, and I'm not related to Zachary. I think you called the wrong person, ma'am," I said, chuckling

The teacher immediately said, "I'm so sorry for disturbing you.!

"It's okay," I responded, and then I hung up on the call.

as I walked into the elevator, my phone rang again. This time, Steven was

"Can I trouble you to pick Zachary

how I was all smiles just moments ago. But

Mr. Pelham, but we're divorced. Please don't contact me if

anxiously, "I'm shopping

interested in

to tell me what you're

as it he feared that I would hang up on him. "You don't have to beg me. I won't say yes, anyway," I said,

1. up.

anything worth remembering, it would probably

room that Zane told me about. But to my surprise, the lights were off. I wondered if they had not arrived. Just as I was

dreamy and romantic theme. It was filled with beautiful flowers, balloons that formed a heart shape, and

a large bouquet. When she saw me, she jumped

all her strength to carry the bouquet to me, Yet, Willow smiled at me and said, I'm so

the first time in my life that I had ever been valued so dearly. I squatted down and solemnly received the flowers.

such a great daughter like