The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 192

Zane listened patiently as Eric went over the work arrangements.

When Eric finished, Zane spoke up, "You've been doing great at work lately. What reward do you want? A raise, or..."

Eric's smile almost gave him away. "A raise, of course."

After all, no one would say no to more money.

Zane replied calmly, "Alright."

...

Zane walked into the office with a doll tucked under his right arm and another doll in his hand. On the other hand, he held his coffee cup.

When he entered, he noticed Sasha was already gone.

"Where is she?" Zane asked in a slightly surprised tone.

finishing my work, I stretched out on the couch, casually playing on my phone. Without

dolls on the desk. "Here. The

sat up.

the dolls. This time, they were made

specially customized

in

Zane still didn't know the exact details

up. "It's simple. First, we'll have her talk to the dolls. Once she's comfortable with that, we'll hide a walkie-talkie inside. When she suddenly hears

planned how to help Willow recover using the dolls. "Once she's comfortable talking to the dolls, we'll bring her real grandparents to the house, turn off the walkie-talkie, and let them speak to her directly."

Zane said. He'd never considered this method as a way to

just

it," I replied casually. "You might want to set aside some time to prepare the walkie-talkies. At the rate she's progressing, she'll probably be comfortable talking to the dolls within a couple of days." Zane didn't hesitate. "No problem. I'll

we headed to

...

had been

about an hour later when the parents finally showed up. Even as we left, Willow kept looking back at the little girl, as if she