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.

Holly didn't recognize the driver, she didn't allow Zachary to leave with him. Thus, she video-called Steven to confirm things with him. Only then, did Holly agree to let Zachary leave with the driver. Then, Zachary

since Annalise and Steven divorced, Jessica became his new mother. Since then, Jessica had stopped fetching

kid now and he had to get used to being away from his parents, he felt a little upset when he saw his classmates getting picked up by their parents. After returning home, he saw Jessica, who

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

ate dinner at

didn't answer and simply walked past her and went

Zachary had at least gotten

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

Zachary had completely ignored her and spoiled her plans. Since Jessica didn't want to miss this opportunity,

didn't want to go outside. If he went outside, Jessica would mock him, and if he retorted, Steven would find out about it... In

However, he sensed that whenever he interacted with Jessica, things would turn out

he didn't want

come out, the latter

made her furious, but since she couldn't do anything about it,

time, Cody quietly sat in a