Before Zachary could finish speaking, Jessica stormed in furiously.


    r mom got my son hit, so


    The moment she saw Zachary, her anger bolled over. She marched up and pped him across the face. "Your I''m hitting you


    Zachary, who had just managed to stop crying, burst into tears again. Jessica ignored him and went straight to the kitchen. Only after seeing that the chicken noodle soup was still warm in the pot did she return to the living room. She tidied up all the sandwich wrappers Zachary had left behind and handed them to Cody. "Throw these out," she said.


    son? She was going Cody obediently grabbed the wrappers and ran out. Staring at the scene, Zachary was confused about why she was doing this


    Jessica shot a nce at him. Didn''t he love toin about her to Steven? And didn''t Steven dote on his precious to sabotage their father-son bond bit by bit.


    She longed for the day when Zachary would tell the truth and Steven would no longer believe a word he said. Jessica waved to Cody as he returned. He immediately came to her side.


    just don''te out, okay?"


    She leaned down and told him, "Cody, go back to your roomter. No matter what happens, just


    Cody nodded and replied, "Okay, Mommy.''


    Jessica patted his shoulder, "Good boy. Go now,"


    After hearing the door close, Jessica began working up her emotions.


    Zachary watched, pazzled. He didn''t know what she was nning to do next.


    "Daddy!" Willow was already hungry when she had just reached home. She immediately stood in front of Zane.


    Zane saw her expression and knew she had a request. "Yes?"


    Willow''s eyes sparkled. "We can start cooking the steak now!"


    Zane smiled indulgently. "Sure. Let''s see how well Daddy does."


    Willow followed him to the fridge. From the living room, I asked, "Do you need help with any of the ingredients?"


    Upon hearing my question, Willow turned her head, confused.


    Zane answered, "Some sides still need prepping."


    I walked over to them "Alright, I''ll help with those since I''m free anyway."


    Willow looked a little confused. "But shouldn''t we be resting if Daddy is coolding?"


    "Well, when ites to housework, it''s not fair to leave all the work to just one person, right?


    lexined gently, "If we make Daddy do everything, wouldn''t he get too tired?"


    Willow looked at Zane. He didn''t respond, simply pulling ingredients from the fridge. She then looked back at me. I just smiled at her.


    After pondering for a moment, Willow came over to me "1 guess it would be tiring.


    She sat down on her little stool and seriously said to me, "I''ll help you, Monumy. Otherwise, you''ll get tired too."


    I smiled and said, "You''re such a good girl, Willow, for helping Mommy with the work."


    Willow smiled sweetly, clearly enjoying the praise. My heart melted.


    Zane just shook his head, handing me a basket of ingredients. I took it and patiently showed Willow how to prepare each one.


    But Willow was still just a little kid. It didn''t take long before she got tired. She looked at me pitifully.


    I didn''t push her "Go and take a rent."


    She immediately got up but only took a couple of steps before turning back to me.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    "Wait! If I''m tired after doing just a little, that means Mommy has to do the rest... And Mommy will be even mo


    more tired!"


    When Steven came home, the first thing he heard was Jessica crying. He looked over. Jessica immediately rushed over to him "Steven, Zachary is just so difficult to handle..."


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