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.

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

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

his classmates getting picked up by their

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

dinner at school,

answer and simply walked past her and

at least gotten angry when she said that, so why was

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

Zachary was disobedient and stubborn. However, Zachary had completely ignored her and spoiled

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

he didn't know how to deal with this situation. However, he sensed that whenever he interacted with Jessica, things would turn

didn't want to

calling Zachary to come out, the latter didn't reply

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

time, Cody quietly sat in