The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Steven crouched so that he was at eye-level with Zachary, smiling as he explained, "Mommy Jessie said she was in a bad mood a few days ago because of the baby and ended up neglecting you. "She's thought about her actions since and realized she was wrong. Do you think you can forgive her, Zachary?"

Zachary looked up at Jessica and saw the warm smile she was flashing him. She then asked, "Can you give me another chance, Zachary?

He looked down. He wanted to say no, but he knew Steven was speaking up on Jessica's behalf and glossing over her behavior. In other words, Steven wanted them to make up.

If Zachary refused to give Jessica a second chance, Steven would blame him for being stubborn and force him into forgiving her. He might be young, but he certainly wasn't stupid. He said with a nod, "Okay." Jessica reached for Zachary's hand and asked, "I'll get you a present! What would you like?"

she had never picked on Zachary. Seeing this, Zachary wasn't

prompted inquisitively, "Would you like a

from having too much screen time and encourage him to take a walk outdoors. She had told him that looking at screens for too

her warnings annoying and brushed them off as pointless nagging, but now, he was starting to miss her. And just as Jessica was trying to make up for her behavior a few days ago by getting him an electronic gadget, too. Zachary suddenly

the differences between Annalise and Jessica. The former always had his best interests at heart, while the latter focused

never cared much about his health as Annalise had, and Zachary had been too stupid

sacrifices for him and want him to grow up healthy and happy. That person wouldn't encourage him to do anything bad for his well-being He decided to seek Steven's advice.

play too much of them and start to lose interest in your studies. I think you should pick

I'd

a feeling that Zachary did not want a gaming console but did not want to tell her outright. As