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.

"Daddy, how about we ask Ms. Dawson to send me

n unreasonable

her many years of

for his safety. She even phoned the kindergarten's principal to update the latter about the state of Zachary's

unlocked the door with his fingerprint and stood at the doorway to bid goodbye to Holly. Once Holly left, he

Steven mentioned it was unsafe for her to go out earlier. Yet, nobody responded to him, no

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

ever took Cody out to play before my biological mom and dad got divorced... Why are things different now?" Zachary wondered, unable to understand Jessica's sudden change. Zane was still driving on the road. Willow rested against the car window, her big, doe eyes focusing on the view outside. She seemed to notice something and suddenly

way that sounded like she was down

was unwell and immediately

before." Willow softly complained, "I often hear my classmates in kindergarten talking about how their parents take them shopping every few days..." She raised her head to gaze at

she could finish speaking, Zane turned at the next intersection. He then

wanted to Impress Willow so she would love him more. So, after doing all of that, he even made sure to