The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Willow was very much willing to express her affection toward me. Naturally, I wanted to let her know I adored her, too "You're the

much!" best, too, Willow! I love you just as

Now That Willow was okay with verbalizing with Zane, Zane refused to let go of any chance to get Willow to speak with him. He pretended to be jealous and asked, "Do you not love Daddy, then?"

"I do!" Willow was displeased that Zane had interrupted her conversation with me. That said, she still answered his question with her sweet little voice. "I love Daddy loads, tool"

Willow feared Zane would ask more questions after she finished consoling him. She held both sides of my cheeks and whispered into

you, Mommy!" my ear, "But my most, Inost, most, most favorite person alive is

that were the only way to

she even smugly raised her chin at

couldn't

interrupted her this time, Willow merrily stood between me and Zane while holding our hands.

gripped our hands and swung herself forward and back. Then, her laughter, which had a

joy in life's smallest and simplest things. One didn't need to spend

as well. All the children had been picked up by their parents except Zachary, who remained at the gates. Nobody

shoulders and gently patted her back. That was when the bag containing my purchases from the bookshop caught Willow's attention. She straightened her back to stare

unfamiliar with complicated words since she was still a child. She set the psychology books aside. Following that, she noticed a sketch of a cute little girl. She

I answered, "Yep. That's you. I wrote about how I braided your hair this morning above the drawing. You were adorable, so I wanted to capture that memory through this

okay with it, Willow?

her voice as though that was the only way to prove how deeply she liked my

Here

excitement at me "Mommy, you're awesome! I look so