The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Zane had checked into the issue beforehand, so it didn't take him by surprise.

"Yeah," he replied.

A voice came through the line. "In that case, Willow's guardian has to own property within the school district."

Zane could feel a headache starting to set in. He wasn't Willow's legal guardian, after all.

"Is there any way around that?" he asked.

"There is. Buy a house for Willow and put it in her name. Since she's a local resident, that'll work."

Zane smiled. "Alright, let's do that. I'll send you the money, and you can take care of the rest. Sounds good?"

"Yeah." The other person agreed right away.

Zane looked up. Out of nowhere, he felt grateful for having money. Money could fix everything.

He chuckled. This, he thought, was what it really meant to have money. He'd always be the one to step in whenever Willow needed help.

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to Gary. "Annalise is in, so get a plan

turned grim. "We can't just pull something together at the last minute. You think

just getting impatient. Don't you want to hold your grandson as soon

I do. Cody was such

straight at us when he saw us, all wobbly and barely able to stay on his feet, just

more strained, and Julia felt

we never really appreciated him back then. We never held little Cody or treated him the way we

ive

nothing to do with us,"

be

he'll probably come around and forgive

voice was flat. "I

glanced over at her. "How about we pick

we even do that?" Julia

Jessica hasn't been picking him up herself lately. She's

eager to give it a try after hearing that. She