The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 70

Chapter 70

Willow buried her face in my arms and hugged me without speaking

I knew that she didn't want to talk, so I didn't probe any further. Instead, I gently patted her back and said, "It's fine if you don't want to talk

"just know that no matter what, Mommy will always be by your side,"

Willow didn't reply to me for a long time after that.

Just when I thought she would remain silent, she made a sound of acknowledgment. Since she was willing to respond, it meant that she was only upset at me temporarily.

If I waited for her to open up, she e would tell me why she didn't want to talk to me soon.

This definitely improved my mood greatly.

Unsurprisingly, Zachary was the last child to leave the kindergarten. However, a newly hired driver picked him up instead of Jessica

this time.

Thus, she video-called Steven to confirm things with him. Only

Annalise and Steven divorced, Jessica became his new mother. Since then,

felt a little upset when he saw his classmates getting picked up by

Zachary heard his name, he raised his head and met his eyes with Jessica's. Then, he

Jessica continued impatiently, "He probably ate dinner at school, so you don't have to

answer and simply walked past her and

least gotten angry when she said that, so why was he ignoring her

back so that Steven would see Zachary quarreling with her the moment he entered the

would probably think that Zachary was disobedient and stubborn. However, Zachary had completely ignored her and spoiled her plans. Since Jessica didn't want to miss

outside. If he went outside, Jessica would mock him, and if he retorted, Steven would find out

how to deal with this situation. However, he sensed that whenever

didn't want to interact

Zachary to come out, the

made her furious, but since she couldn't do

sat in a corner and watched a