Chapter 37
Willow was very much willing to express her affection toward me. Naturally, I wanted to let her know I adored her, too “You’re the
much!” best, too, Willow! I love you just as
Now That Willow was okay with verbalizing with Zane, Zane refused to let go of any chance to get Willow to speak with him. He pretended to be jealous and asked, “Do you not love Daddy, then?”
“I do!” Willow was displeased that Zane had interrupted her conversation with me. That said, she still answered his question with her sweet little voice. “I love Daddy loads, tool”
Willow feared Zane would ask more questions after she finished consoling him. She held both sides of my cheeks and whispered into
you, Mommy!” my ear, “But my most, Inost, most, most favorite person alive is
She said several “most’s in a row. It was as if that were the only way to prove her love for me was one of a kind.
After saying that, she even smugly raised her chin at Zane.
Zane chuckled, and I couldn’t help laughing as well.
Seeing that Zane hadn’t interrupted her this time, Willow merrily stood between me and Zane while holding our hands.
I reciprocated by holding her hand tight.
Willow gripped our hands and swung herself forward and back. Then, her laughter, which had a pleasant lilt, rang out.
I kept my eyes on Willow, who found joy in life’s smallest and simplest things. One didn’t need to spend much money on her, she was happy enough with just having her parents around.
Eventually, I got into the car, and Willow sat in my arms while looking at the kindergarten’s gates. I looked in that direction as well. All the children had been picked up by their parents except Zachary, who remained at the gates. Nobody came to collect him, so only Holly kept him company.
I retracted my gaze. Willow hugged me tightly just then. She even pressed her cheek against my chest.
Willow was unfamiliar with complicated words since she was still a child. She set the psychology books aside. Following that, she noticed a sketch of a cute little girl. She looked up at me and asked, “Mommy, is that me?”
I was unsure if she was okay with being drawn by me. Regardless, I answered, “Yep. That’s you. I wrote about how I braided your hair this morning above the drawing. You were adorable, so I wanted to capture that memory through this way-”
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