The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 244

Suzy, who was holding Penelope, overheard what I said and turned around to say, "We wouldn't want to trouble you."

"It's no trouble at all." As Zane suddenly remembered that he had some matters to attend to, he remarked, "I happen to have something to take care of, so I can't go home with them."

Hearing what he said, Suzy offered with a smile. "I can take them instead."

"Thank you," Zane thanked her before pulling me aside. After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Be careful on your way home."

I huffed, "How old do you think I am? Of course, I will. Don't worry."

After a moment, I added, "You should be careful, too."

Zane only smiled when he heard that last sentence. "Alright."

…

Suzy drove the car, and since the two children wanted to whisper to each other in the backseat, I had to sit in the passenger seat.

Right then, Suzy spoke, her words clearly hinting at something, "Mr. Huxham seems to treat you better than most people."

I didn't deny it, saying, "Maybe it's because Willow refers to me as her mommy, so in his eyes, I might be considered his family. That's probably why he's kinder to me, I suppose."

Other than that, I couldn't think of any other explanation.

"Is that so?" Suzy asked with a smile but didn't say much else after that.

After all, this was someone else's relationship. She was worried that saying something inappropriate might cause trouble.

…

When Zachary got into the car, Harry handed him his phone. "I found a comic online today, and it seems like your mom drew it. It mainly records her experiences with Willow and her family."

Zachary casually took the phone. Looking at the comic on the screen, he awkwardly said, "I don't know a lot of the words here."

Harry took the phone back before earnestly reading out the text of the comic to Zachary.

As Zachary listened, he felt so distressed that he couldn't stop his tears from falling. "So Mommy was this miserable when she first left home."