The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

That put Steven in a difficult position. "But Mommy Jessie's pregnant. It's not safe for her to pick you up from school,"

It didn't matter how Holly was. Even she became slightly annoyed at Steven's refusal to bear the responsibility of collecting Zachary,"

In other words, you're not free to pick up Zachary, and your wife is also unable to come due to her health."

"Yeah..." replied a sheepish Steven.

Holly couldn't understand how such an irresponsible parent could exist. "Well, what do you plan on doing about your child?"

Steven didn't know how to answer her question, so he stayed silent. The two remained in that stalemate for a while.

offered a solution. "Daddy, how about we ask Ms. Dawson

n unreasonable

to roll her eyes. In her many years of teaching, this was her first time encountering such an

said, she still sent Zachary home for his safety. She even phoned the kindergarten's principal to update the

to bid goodbye to Holly. Once Holly left, he walked into the living room,

had to be home since Steven mentioned it was unsafe for her to go out earlier. Yet, nobody

lights in the other rooms were off. He returned to his bedroom, took out his iPad, and wanted to call Jessica to ask where she was. Yet, he had just opened the Instagram app when he saw a new post from Jessica. He clicked on the post, which had just been uploaded. It was a photo of Jessica playing outdoors with Cody. Only

still driving on the road. Willow rested against the car window, her big, doe eyes focusing on

sounded like she was down in

unwell and immediately

kindergarten talking about how their

next

So, after doing all of that, he even made sure to declare his intentions." Daddy will always do whatever you want with