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!"

suggested a solution.

"Sure!" Willow nodded enthusiastically.

word she said made her feel happy and optimistic. "Can we bring Penelope, then? She's my only and

hesitation, Dorothy

...

Willow off at kindergarten.

way, Penelope quickly

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

hardly

Willow just speak to

grandpa and grandma to slowly help me with talking to people. Now, I

treated you like one of those new cotton dolls they brought home, maybe I could

held Penelope's

thought

speak to her, Penelope continued to ask, "So,

considered it for a while, then shook her head. "Maybe it's because Daddy hasn't made dolls that look like them yet. I just can't speak

a bit disappointed but quickly cheered up. At least Willow could talk to her now,

and was listening to what Willow said,

was getting better, Annalise would probably be happy, too,

wish was for Annalise to live a good life. That