Before Zachary could finish speaking,
Jessica stormed in furiously.
Her mom got my son hit, so
The moment she saw Zachary, her anger
bolled over. She marched up and slapped 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 glance at him.
Didn't he love to complain 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't come out, okay?"
She leaned down and told him,
"Cody, go back to your room later. 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 planning 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 it comes to housework,
it's not fair to leave all the work to just one
person, right?
Iexplained 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.
"Wait! If I'm tired after doing just a little,
that means Mommy has to do the rest… And Mommy will be even 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…"