The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 48

Chapter

48

Zachary couldn't figure it out. He had a vague feeling that everything had changed since Annalise's and Steven's divorce.

Feeling down, he went back to his room and grabbed his tablet. As soon as he opened his Instagram, he saw that Jessica had posted something He clicked in to take a look.

It was a photo of Jessica holding Cody, both of them beaming with joy. They were clearly having a great time at the amusement park.

Tears welled up in Zachary's eyes again. He wanted to screenshot the photo and send it to Steven, but before he could, the photo disappeared

y with work that he rarely had time to take Willow out to play.

The amusement park was packed with kids. Zane had been so busy w

When she saw all the different rides and attractions, her eyes lit up. She grabbed my hand and eagerly bounced around, looking at everything

She finally chose a small playground and turned to Zane. "Daddy, I want to play here!"

for the tickets, and 1

spend as much time with her as possible.

she loved having me by her side in public. It made her feel like everyone would know she had a mommy now "Mommy!" Willow said, clearly

"You can just wait here. I'll go

was trying to be considerate, so I smiled

slide. We had one at home, but playing in a crowded place seemed

watched her from

me, and gave me a quick loss on the cheek. "Mommy, I'm going

have so much fun. So, of course, I wasn't

smiled and nodded.

Willow ran off again..

hasn't said a word to me..." Zane looked at her and

turned to look

away from Willow and added, "I'm the dad who raised her since she was

possibly be more than she liked

is scared I'll leave her. That's why she has been clinging to

although

saying something to her that I couldn't quite hear. Willow's smile vanished in an instant. She didn't respond to them and continued playing on her

closest to him was

smiled and tried