The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 172

Chapter 172

No one responded to him.

Jessica sniffled, "Are you still mad at me?"

Steven shook his head. "No."

Tears hung from Jessica's long lashes. "But you keep your guard up around me."

"I don't even know why, Jessica," Steven admitted honestly.

"Whenever I get close to you, there's this uncomfortable feeling in my heart."

It felt as if he was betraying someone.

Jessica blinked, a tear tracing down her cheek. She wiped it away and stayed silent.

She knew that if she allowed Steven to dig deeper, he would eventually realize that he genuinely loved Annalise, not her. That would make it harder for her to get what she wanted. So, she stayed quiet.

Today, Willow was up even earlier than yesterday.

she had already finished practicing talking to herself in the mirror and was now holding a book, reading with

cheerful, full of that youthful

by the door, watching

Willow's

sitting

myself in the mirror this morning, I

book, I realized I couldn't read. I don't know any

her, "That's because you haven't

up at me. "Then, what

I found a phonics book from the bookshelf and placed it in front of her. "Before we start with words,

I want

at a time. When it was time for her exercise session, she looked back reluctantly, saying, "Mommy, when I come

more

I agreed, "Of course."

hadn't seen the

to learn to

me. "Maybe we could hire

way!" Willow jumped in before I

I have a teacher, I can't practice speaking

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