The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter

67

Zane had always doted on Willow, and though he wasn't very expressive, he showed his love through his actions. So, I felt happy for Willow.

Though she suffered terribly in her childhood, she met an uncle who loved her a lot.

"It a similar situation occurs next time, you can just call me and wait for me downstairs. I'll go down myself"

"Okay." Zane waited for me before heading downstairs together. "Do you feel comfortable working in the office?"

I nodded. "No one disturbs me there, and it's pretty quiet, so I'm quickly getting used to it."

Then, Zane asked, "Are you going to work with me tomorrow?

I looked back at him in shock. "Do you want me to visit you at your company every day?"

After heating that, Zane fell silent, and I didn't probe further because he didn't speak anymore.

Just when I buckled my safety belt, he said, "My family members have been forcing me to go on blind dates recently."

He rubbed his temples in frustration. "At the start, I wanted to placate them, so I followed their instructions and met a few women. But they all had the same opinion..."

While he paused, I thought, "What he says next isn't going to be a good thing."

Zane continued, "They were willing to date me, but they didn't want to become a stepmother. They said that if Willow was my biological daughter, they could put up with it. But Willow isn't mine... "If I want to continue meeting them, I have to let Willow live with my parents instead."

Zane couldn't agree to

to that, because Willow's situation had just improved.

If he sent her to her grandparents' house, her situation would worsen. Besides, the women he met were all capable people from Influential families.

As such, they could find other options If Zane wasn't willing to listen to them-he wasn't the last of the lot, after all.

So, Zane didn't continue the relationship with any of his blind dates.

After realizing that, I looked at him.

The latter stared at me sternly for a long while. Then, he said, "Let's get married."

"Ahem!" I choked on my saliva when I heard his words and coughed uncontrollably.

As I slowly calmed down and caught my breath, I stared at Zane reproachfully.

The latter replied apologetically, "I'm sorry."

But I wasn't a petty person, so I said, "It's fine."

"But you should consider this carefully." Zane hadn't spoken rashly, for he had deeply thought about it before laying out his conclusion. "To be honest, I'm a pretty good man.

"I'm not poor, so if you marry me, I can provide for you just fine. Plus, I might not love you now, but I will still treat you well and protect you

Frankly, his offer was pretty tempting

If I was a young woman who hadn't gotten married before, I would've been deeply persuaded. However, I had just gotten out of a failed marriage, so didn't want to date anyone at the moment. I didn't reject Zane directly. Instead, I asked with a smile, "May I know why you want to marry me?"

Zane replied honestly, "Because Willow likes you."

I questioned in disbelief, "You're willing to marry me just because she likes me?"

He explained, "You're the only woman that she's willing to interact with all this while. Anyway, I don't want to waste time on dating. so after careful consideration,

He appeared to be rather serious.

kit would be best if we got married."