I held Zaur's pare, not avoiding him at all

He smiled and said,

"Thank

you."

"You're welcome," I replied, "I'm glad to be of help."

me to open it yet.

When Zachary brought the toy home, he was sitting in the living room. He hadn't had the time to

Cody was hiding behind Jessica and staring at the toy in Zachary's arms. Zachary could see that Cody also wanted the toy, but he

it to him. wasn't going to give il

Cody whispered to Jessica, "Mommy, I want to play with this toy too."Property © of .

Jessica patiently coaxed him. "This is for Zachary."

Cody fell silent, and Jessica noticed his displeasure, but she quickly assured him "I'll buy the toy for you when the mall opens tomorrow. Okay?" Cody nodded reluctantly "Okay,"

Steven noticed that Jessica had changed her tune and was nice to Zachary. So, he had to be nice to Cody in return. Then, he bent down and looked at Zachary as he asked, "Let's have Cody play with it, okay?" The three of them were staring at Zachary,

Zachary could tell that they were expecting him to compromise. But strangely, he thought of Annalise. When Annalise was still in this home, the things she had bought for him belonged to him and him alone. He never had to share with anyone. Zachary tightly hugged his toy.

Steven was already a little displeased when he hadn't gotten an answer from Zachary. He raised his voice. "Zachary, don't be unreasonable!"

Zachary knew that Steven would scold him if he refused to compromise, so he immediately handed the toy to Steven, saying, "Give it to Cody."

Steven ruffled Zachary's

y's hair happily. "That's my son."

After praising Zachary, Steven took the toy from him and handed it to Cody. "You can play with it," he said.

Having gotten what he wanted, Cody was very happy. "Thank you, Daddy!"

Steven was very pleased. "You're welcome!"

Zachary simply stood nearby as he watched them interact.

Cody excitedly put the toy on the ground and carefully opened the box, Steven stayed by his side and patiently taught him how to play

with it.

Zachary watched Steven from a distance. It was really strange. They were clearly living under the same roof, but Zachary felt that his father was becoming more and more distant

He returned to his bedroom and turned on the shower. When the cold water poured over his head, he shivered involuntarily. Then, the water turned hot.

However, before he could finish his shower, the water became extremely hot.

Zachary hurriedly adjusted the temperature of the water, his eyes wet as he fumbled with the faucet. He just realized that the water couldn't always stay at just the right temperature. Then, when Annalise had still been around, why hadn't he felt cold or scalded when taking a shower?

Zachary squatted on the ground and cried loudly. Back then, Annalise must have adjusted the temperature in secret without telling him Annalise had done so much for him, but he still disliked her. Zachary cried for a long time before he continued his shower. When he was done, be laid on the bed.

The room was very quiet. II Annalise was still around, she would definitely sing him a lullaby.

Zachary subbed. He softly sang Annalise's lullaby, following the way she used to sing for him. "Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Cater

Brother John..."

But when Annalise sang this song, her voice was gentle and soft. It made him feel safe.