The Unveiled Rose
Chapter 249

As Willow spoke, she put down the walkie-talkie, held the big dolls in her hands, and huffed and puffed her way to the staircase.

When Dorothy and Milton saw this, they hurried to her and helped take the dolls from her as they were worried she might fall.

Standing by the couch, Willow placed the doll that resembled Milton next to him. Then, she placed the doll resembling Dorothy beside her. She sat beside her grandparents, pretending that the ones accompanying her were not her grandparents but the two dolls.

Willow cautiously called out, "Grandpa?"

Milton hadn't expected that he'd live to see the day Willow called him "Grandpa" in front of him. His feelings were incredibly mixed.

Seeing him hesitate to speak, Dorothy reached out to tap him.

Only then did Milton answer, "Yes, I'm here!"

Willow blinked a couple of times, abruptly replaceing this incredible. Talking to others wasn't as hard as she had imagined!

She then said, "Grandma?"

"I'm here, sweetie," Dorothy said almost immediately, afraid that any delay might make Willow misunderstand and think she didn't love the latter.

Feeling relaxed for once, Willow remarked, "I really wanted to visit you two since a long time ago, but I was afraid my inability to speak would disappoint you."

"That would never happen!" Dorothy immediately replied. "As long as you're willing to be with us, no matter your state, we'll always be happy."

"Really?" Willow asked incredulously, "Do you two like me that much?"

Milton and Dorothy both smiled when they heard her question. "Of course!"

After dropping Suzy and Penelope at their place, Zane drove me back.

On the way home, Suzy called to tell us that Penelope had agreed to help Willow.

Zane said earnestly, "Thank you."

Suzy chuckled softly. "You're welcome."

She still had to spend time with Penelope, so we didn't say much else before hanging up.

Glancing at me through the rearview mirror, Zane asked, "Have you really never thought about remarrying?"

"For the time being, no." I expressed my true thoughts, saying, "But I'll leave the future to fate. What if I meet someone I like?"

Zane sighed in relief upon hearing my response.

...

When Zachary returned home, he greeted Chloe before heading to his bedroom.

His head was full of the things Steven had said, and the more he thought about them, the angrier he got. That was when he decided that he wanted to take revenge on Steven. However, he was just a child who couldn't do much to upset an adult.

After much hesitation, Zachary finally decided to pull out his phone to text Steven. "Mommy doesn't want you anymore."

...

The moment Steven received the message, his heart felt like it was being pierced by a needle. It was painful an overwhelming one.

Steven was still very confused and had many unresolved questions, but Zachary's text message was able to effortlessly cause him to lose his composure.

How could that be?

Even if he had done some hurtful things to Annalise, she was still someone who had loved him deeply. He believed that Annalise couldn't possibly move on from their relationship so quickly. With that thought, he gradually calmed down.

He believed he needed to teach Zachary a proper lesson for being able to upset others with just words when he was still so young.

Once Zane and I got home, Milton and Dorothy turned to look at us. They then winked at Zane.

Dorothy said with a smile, "It's late. Willow should go to bed now. You two should sleep early as well. Good night."

After speaking, she led Willow upstairs.

Zane understood that Milton and Dorothy wanted to give us some space to be alone.

Not wanting to waste their good intentions, he walked over to the fridge, took out a can of beer, and then turned to me, asking, "Want one?"

"No, thanks." I didn't like the taste of beer, though I remembered that Zane usually didn't drink either. "Do you have something on your mind?"