The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 252

Willow lifted her chin. "It's a secret."

Dorothy and Milton instantly clapped. "You're already keeping secrets at your age? Our Willow is amazing!"

Willow blushed with a smile. "Yeah!"

After exercising and taking a bath, the family sat down at the dining table to eat.

Willow, who had only just started speaking with Dorothy and Milton, was already bursting to share everything with them.

She chirped away like a little sparrow. "Grandpa, Grandma, the chef at our house makes such delicious food. You can tell him whatever you want to eat, and he'll make it for you. So, don't hold back!" Dorothy still felt like she was dreaming. All they did yesterday was give Willow a suggestion. Yet, after proceeding with it, Willow actually got better?

Milton answered, "Alright."

As a thought crossed Dorothy's mind, she immediately suggested, "How about we take you out for some fun after school to celebrate you finally being able to talk to us normally, Willow?" Willow quickly said, "I don't think I can."

Dorothy looked at Willow with a confused look. "Why?"

"I have to go home every day to train with my coach," Willow answered honestly. "I can't slack off, or I might get lazy and never want to practice again!"

solution. "Then,

"Sure!" Willow nodded enthusiastically.

"Can we bring Penelope, then? She's my only and best friend

any hesitation, Dorothy agreed,

...

Willow off at kindergarten. When she saw Penelope, she ran

Willow coming her way, Penelope quickly spread her

into Penelope's arms and whispered, "I'm going to see you as a

hardly believe

just speak to

"Penelope, my daddy and mommy used dolls that resembled my grandpa and grandma to slowly

that if I treated you like one of those new cotton dolls they brought

held Penelope's

incredible!" Penelope thought that this

to her, Penelope continued to ask, "So,

considered it for a while, then shook her head. "Maybe it's because Daddy hasn't

At least Willow could talk to her now, which made

to what Willow said, couldn't help but

Annalise would probably be

dare hope for much anymore. His only wish was