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The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 214

"Is this Penelope's mom?" I introduced myself. "My daughter is Penelope's classmate. No one came to pick her up after school, so we brought her to our home."

Suzy Lane quickly responded, "Where do you stay? Should I come to pick her up?"

"It's okay." I could tell she was concerned about Penelope. I continued, "Just tell me your address, and we'll drop her off."

"Okay."

After we dropped Penelope off at Suzy's house, the little girl was thrilled to see her mom. She hopped over to Suzy, exclaiming, "Mommy, I made plans with them! I'm going to their house tomorrow for playtime!"

Suzy looked at me in surprise.

I explained, "Tomorrow's Saturday. We won't be working, so we can take care of the kids."

Suzy was relieved that she wasn't imposing. "Then, I'll bring her over tomorrow."

I quickly added, "You're busy with work. We can come pick her up."

After a long pause, Suzy finally said, "Thank you."

As we walked away from Suzy's house, I glanced at Zane. Ever since he saw Suzy, he had seemed a bit off.

I asked, "Are you very close to her?"

Zane chose his words carefully. "She's very capable at her job. She's someone our company has been trying to recruit for a while."

I was taken aback. "Really?"

"Yeah." Zane was quick to explain, saying, "No matter what offers we made before, she didn't want to join us. But now, seeing her and Penelope's situation, I'm almost sure she'll be working with us."

I was confused by his conclusion. "What makes you so sure?"

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