The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 178

Zane picked up a folder on his desk.

In his own opinion, his feelings for Annalise had reached far deeper than he himself had imagined.

...

Willow seemed to especially like the new friend she'd made.

Most of the other children had already gone home. However, she was still reluctant to walk out of the school gates, her small hand holding tightly onto another girl's even as she stared fixedly at her. I was also happy that she had made a new friend, so naturally, I didn't press her.

"Ms. Annalise, Cody was bullying Willow in school again."

At the sound of the familiar voice, I lowered my head to look.

Zachary's hands clutched tightly at the hem of his shirt as he looked up at me, continuing, "But I stood up to him for Willow, so he didn't succeed."

As if I was just speaking to another one of Willow's classmates, I replied calmly and politely, "Thank you."

on the spot for quite a while before finally

backing away. "I'm leaving first.

"Goodbye," I echoed.

...

flew back to the car. Once the door was closed behind him, he burst into tears. His tears flowed

and spoken

moment he called her "Ms. Annalise", it was as if the mother-son relationship between them was abruptly severed? Or was it because the way she spoke to him sounded like how she would speak to an unfamiliar child? Harry watched him crying miserably and made an attempt to console him by asking, "Since calling her such makes you so upset, then why still call her

won't pay any attention to me at all

for the child

window, staring unblinkingly at Annalise as he murmured,

which Willow finally made her

me that he hated me and that he would still bully me in the future." Her voice became even quieter

her up in

wrapped her arms around my shoulders, adding, "But I'd rather be

initiative

suddenly started to cry. "I don't want you to

opened the