The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

When everyone else saw that Willow was willing to speak, they all tried to play with her. But aside from Zane and I, Willow refused to speak to anyone else.

As I had my breakfast, I fell into deep thought. If Willow could become so overjoyed and speak to everyone else just because I did her hair, would that mean Willow would interact with others if I did more things for her? After breakfast, Willow held my hand and said goodbye to Zane. She said, "I'm going to school, Daddy."

Zane had initially planned to head to work immediately. But after hearing Willow, he decided to change his plans. He said, "I'll send

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Willow was confused as to why Zane suddenly changed his mind. Zane drove the car closer and said, "Get in "

Since Willow was still too young to sit in the front seat, I sat with her in the back seat.

As Zane drove, he asked Willow, "I will free up my weekend to spend time with you. Is there anywhere that you want to go?"

"Yes! My friends at kindergarten go to the theme park during their free time! I want to go with Mommy! I want them to see that I have the best Mommy in the world!"

As Willow continued, she smiled brighter. She ended up laughing out loud from her joy.

Zane asked, "We'll go to the theme park on one of the days. What about the other

Willow seriously pondered, but she couldn't come up with an answer. Willow asked, "Mommy, is there anywhere that you want to go?"

I answered, "I want to go to the library."

Upon hearing that, Willow immediately said, "We'll do as Mommy said, then!"

As Willow said that, she jumped into my arms and hugged me. I hugged her back, too.

Perhaps it was because Willow had lost her parents when she was much younger, but Willow was seemingly afraid of losing me. Whenever we were physically together, Willow would get very attached to me. She seemed very insecure. I lightly patted Willow on her back

What I planned to do from now on was to treat Willow better until she finally could believe that no matter what happened, I would never abandon ber.

When we arrived at the kindergarten, I got out of the car with Willow and walked her to the gate.

But Willow was reluctant to part ways with me.

She asked seriously, "Mommy, can you come to class with me?"

"I'm an adult, so I think I can't attend kindergarten," I said.

Upon hearing that, Willow was slightly disappointed. She said, "Okay."

I knew that Willow must be upset because we had to part ways after spending little time together. I said, "If you study well in school, I'll play with you when you come home. Okay?"

"Okay." After heating my promise, Willow turned around and went inside the kindergarten. I got up to leave, but somebody blocked my path

It was Zachary.

He gazed at me and said, "You should keep doing whatever you did last night. No matter who calls you, never pick me up. Mommy Jessle will believe that you don't want me anymore, and she will treat me like I'm her own son!"