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.

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

said awkwardly, "Can I trouble you to pick

the elevator, I remembered how I was all smiles just moments ago.

forgotten, Mr. Pelham, but we're divorced.

anxiously, "I'm shopping

interested in

don't have to tell me what you're doing. "I

can pick him up. I'm not free to pick him up either. Annalise, I beg you... Steven hurriedly said, as it he feared that I would hang up on him. "You don't have to beg me.

1. up.

was anything worth remembering, it would

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 about to call Zane, the lights

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

Willow was carrying a large bouquet. When she saw me, she jumped off the chair and waddled over

used up all her strength to carry the bouquet to me, Yet,

in my life that I had ever been valued so dearly. I squatted down and solemnly received the flowers. Then, I gave

such a great daughter like