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.

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

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

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 immediately

dinner at school, so you

and simply walked past her and went

Previously, Zachary had at least gotten angry when she said that, so why

provoke him before Steven came back so that Steven would see Zachary quarreling with her the moment he entered

in play, he 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 this opportunity, she knocked on the door

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

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

want to interact with

Zachary to come out,

couldn't do anything about it, she returned to the living

Cody quietly sat in a