The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Zane and I were glad that Willow could talk to us.

"And then?" I asked.

Willow pouted, Inoking disappointed. "Mommy, how do I tell my classmates that you made all those amazing drawings for me?"

She wanted to show off but just didn't know how.

"What if you wrote in the book that I drew these pictures?" I suggested.

Willow frowned even more. "I can't write, and they probably can't read, either!"

I was taken aback. She had a point. Kindergartens these days didn't emphasize teaching reading and writing. We needed to come up with a different solution. "Why not ask Daddy? He might have some ideas," I said.

looked pretty down. It seemed she didn't have much hope for

and knocked.

Zane called out. His tone was

who slowly opened the door, walked over to Zane, and

briefly before carefully suggesting, "What if we get a small speaker? You could record your message and let

face lit up right away, "That's

said, "Daddy, you're awesome! Let's go get one right

Zane to say no, she started tugging

Willow's excitement. "We can ask someone to help us

placed the order, and completed the payment. Someone accepted it almost right away. "Wow!"

"I'll set it up for you later. I still have some work to finish, so

problem solved, Willow happily returned to her room, took off her little slippers, and climbed into bed. I

didn't have many worries. Before I could finish the short story, she was already breathing

rosy and fair. She looked absolutely adorable. I couldn't help