Unfortunately, Zachary could never hear it again.

The lights were st bedroom.

still on in the living room. Jessica was in a good mood when

she saw Cody having fun. Then, she glanced at Zachary's

Feigning concern, she asked, "Zachary doesn't seem to be in a good mood. "Steven, do you want to check up on him?"

"No," Steven answered without any hesitation

Jessica raised an eyebrow and rested her chin on her hand as she stared at Steven. In the past, she had always been mean to Zachary and would give him the cold shoulder. Now, it seemed that it had been the wrong move to make.

Jessica smiled even more, Just like today, she had bought something for Zachary. However, when they got home, Cody said he wanted to play with it.

In that case, Zachary had to give the toy to Cody. Otherwise, Steven would criticize Zachary to maintain the peace in the family. "Daddy." Cody was sleepy, but he still stared at the toy reluctantly. He said, "I want to sleep, but I still want to play with this." Steven said patiently, "You can keep playing with it tomorrow,"

"But the toy is Zachary's," Cody said, sounding conflicted.

"It's okay." Steven smiled and reassured him. "He won't mind."

After hearing this, Cody said happily, "Thank you, Daddy!"

Then, he followed Jessica to the bedroom.

Steven was the only one left in the living room. He put away the toy while reminiscing about the time he spent playing with Cody. His mood unwittingly improved as he did. After he put everything away, be noticed that he had neglected Zachary. Steven turned off the lights in the living room. Then, he walked to Zachary's bedroom and knocked on the door.

However, Zachary didn't answer him.

Steven opened the bedroom door and turned on the lights. Zachary was already asleep in bed.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

He gently walked to the bedside and looked at Zachary. After a long while, he said, "Everything I'm doing is for your own good. I hope you can understand."

Then, he kissed Zachary's forehead. He silently kept him company for a while before leaving the bedroom.

Willow was very excited to find out that she was going to learn martial arts. As soon as she got out of bed in the morning, she would dart around and punch the air with clenched fists.

Her liveliness made me happy, so I waved her over and said, "Come here,"

Willow ran up to me and said, "Mommy, can I be a boxer after I learn martial arts?"

As she said this, she turned around and threw a quick punch.

I didn't discourage her. Instead, I said, "I'm sure you can, as long as you're willing to take this seriously."

Willow's eyes lit up when she beard my answer. "Really?"

I said affirmatively, "Yeah!"

Willow started to look forward to the martial arts class. "When will the coach be here to teach me? I can't wait!"

"You'll have to wait until you get out of school this afternoon." Zane walked downstairs and said, "Get your bag. We're going to school.

Willowpouted. "But I don't want to study"

All she could think about was how she could become a great fighter. The kids who bullied her at school would tremble in fear at the sight of her. Then, they would cry to her and say, "Willow, we won't bother you anymore! Please show us mercy!"

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more she thought about this, the more excited she became.

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"But learning can make you smarter."I patiently advised her, "I'm sure you don't want to become someone who's all brawn and no brains, right?"

If she were too foolish, she would end up like Zachary, who had abandoned me after being provoked.

The smile on Willow's face disappeared. Then, she obediently carried her schoolbag and held both of our hands. She said seriously, "I love studying!"