The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 229

Milton and Dorothy reluctantly said, "Study well, Willow."

"Don't worry!" Willow patted her chest confidently. "I need to arm my brain with knowledge to be a smart kid!" Milton and Dorothy couldn't help but chuckle.

...

I watched Willow run down the stairs with her backpack and asked, "What would you like for breakfast today?"

Willow thought seriously for a while before finally saying, "How about some chicken noodle soup?"

"Okay." The temperature of the soup was just right. I poured a small bowl for her.

Willow immediately dug in and finished it quickly. Then, she handed the bowl back to me. "Another bowl!" Smiling, I said, "Alright."

Willow had a small appetite before. Since starting her exercises, her meals had gradually increased, and her energy levels had improved as well.

I was happy with the progress.

Zane and I had our meal as well.

we saw Penelope standing inside, peering eagerly

this time, unlike the forced cheerfulness from the other day. When Willow spotted Penelope, she immediately waved goodbye to us. "Daddy, Mommy, you can

then ran

and spoke seriously to her. Meanwhile, Willow's eyes sparkled like lightbulbs as

distance, feeling content. "Willow is improving day by day, and Penelope's situation is also getting better.

lightly and said, "It

nodded in

by now-rested gently on my waist.

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in a car not far

nice. She sent Willow to school every

feeling of jealousy

to drop him off at school on the way to work, so Annalise never got

stared longingly at

she had dropped him off at school, she would have looked at him with more