The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 49

Chapter 49

"I don't like that," Willow said.

As Willow spoke, I looked up and saw Jessica's son standing on the slide, staring at me.

His gaze lacked the cordiality of a friend's and instead held an unsettling maturity that didn't match his age. At that moment, he looked at me with pure disgust.

I had initially wanted to keep my distance from them. Aside from wanting to gather evidence to expose Jessica's true nature, I had no desire to contact them again. Yet they had come right up to me.

Perhaps it was because I had always endured their provocations and bullying in the past that they thought I was easy to push around. Now, they had even bullied Willow. If I didn't fight back, they would likely continue to push their luck.

Imasked my cold expression and gently said to Willow, "But if you run away when others are bullying you, they'll just double down on bullying you. Do you understand, Willow?"

Willow obviously didn't understand. She looked at Zane and asked, "Daddy, is that so?"

Zane nodded. "Exactly."

no effort to hide his disgust. But I ignored him and asked, "What did you just say to my daughter?" He looked surprised. "She can't

hadn't expected Willow to tell on him. I suppressed my anger and said, "I'm sorry to tell you

all, he was just a kid. Upon seeing my serious expression, he panicked and shouted, "Mommy, save me! Annalise is bullying me!" Jessica, who was far away, finally noticed what was happening. She put down her phone and walked

to downplay it. "It's normal

about to give her that opportunity.

didn't expect

to apologize to my daughter!"

the parent must stand by them. Otherwise, they might feel that their

they wouldn't tell their parents about

stance, Jessica started to act unreasonably. "What if I

steps closer, challenging me, "What are you going to

glanced around and noticed Zachary wasn't there. So, I had a way to solve the problem. "Now you are Zachary's mom, and you should be taking care of him over the weekend, right?

darted away. "He