When Penelope heard Willow, she turned around. At the sight of Willow, Penelope quickly ran over to Willow.
The two young girls happily held hands and chatted away before finally entering the school.
…
As I sat in the car and watched the two, I couldn't help but feel happy. Penelope was Willow's only friend. If possible, I wished for their friendship to last.
After the two children walked into their classroom, I looked away. Just then, I caught a glimpse of Steven not too far away, and my expression fell uncontrollably.
As he was seated beside me, Zane noticed the change in my expression. He asked, "Did you see him?"
"Yeah. Didn't he abandon Zachary? Why did he come to the kindergarten?" I wondered.
Zane made a wild guess. "Is he trying to reconcile with Zachary?"
I shook my head and said, "He and his mother prioritize Jessica more. It was also obvious that they were going to give up on Zachary not too long ago. I had expected him to treat Jessica's child as his future heir, but I hadn't expected him to give in to Zachary after such a short standoff…"
Feeling regretful, I said, "I wanted to see him lose all his family members, but I guess I won't be seeing that now."
If Steven never completely cut his biological son off, that would mean that even if he discovered that the child that Jessica conceived did not belong to him, he could still reconcile with Zachary.
While looking in Steven's direction, Zane said, "You don't have to be so pessimistic."
I looked at Zane and asked, "What do you mean?"
But Zane didn't answer my question. Instead, he signaled me to look at Steven. I looked over curiously.
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