The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 244

Suzy, who was holding Penelope, overheard what I said and turned around to say, "We wouldn't want to trouble you."

"It's no trouble at all." As Zane suddenly remembered that he had some matters to attend to, he remarked, "I happen to have something to take care of, so I can't go home with them." Hearing what he said, Suzy offered with a smile. "I can take them instead."

"Thank you," Zane thanked her before pulling me aside. After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Be careful on your way home."

I huffed, "How old do you think I am? Of course, I will. Don't worry."

After a moment, I added, "You should be careful, too."

Zane only smiled when he heard that last sentence. "Alright."

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Suzy drove the car, and since the two children wanted to whisper to each other in the backseat, I had to sit in the passenger seat.

words clearly hinting at something, "Mr.

so in his eyes, I might be considered his family. That's probably why he's kinder to me, I

smile but didn't

someone else's relationship. She was worried that

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today, and it seems like your mom drew

took the phone. Looking at the comic on the screen, he awkwardly said, "I don't

back before earnestly reading out the

tears from falling. "So Mommy was this miserable

ungrateful jerk! How could he have been so heartless as to hurt the mother who only wanted the best for

continue reading the comic anymore. "Let's

muttered softly. As he lay in the car

didn't take a single penny from him. And when she applied to work at Zane's place, she was even worried he wouldn't hire her. Without a job, Annalise would have had nowhere to go. The more Zachary thought about it, the sadder he

spending money lavishly on Jessica and refusing to

thought of all of this made Zachary hate Steven

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