The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 66

Chapter 66

I turned to look at her, bewildered. "Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No" The other party seemed rather uneasy, but she mustered her courage in the end and continued, "I just wanted to know what your relationship was with Mr. Huxham... After all, you're the only woman he brought to the company." Just then, I realized that the employees had mistaken me to be Zane's girlfriend.

Although I knew what they wanted me to say, I didn't plan on lying "I'm just here to take care of his daughter."

"Huh? The employers looked at each other in disappointment.

Then, they continued asking, "It your relationship was that simple, why did he bring you to his company?"

"Hetetches his daughter from kindergarten every day," I replied calmly. "Since she has taken a liking to me recently, he didn't want to waste time sending me home. So, he had no choice but to bring me here."

The employees looked at each other. Evidently, none of them believed me.

In the end, they noticed that something was amiss. "But there are so many offices in the company, so why did he ask you to wait for

in his office

to find out

П

I chuckled gently. "It's probably because I'm not working for your

from everthinking, I added, "If he really liked me,

official

from his company? He wouldn't be able to

seemed that my words bad persuaded them, as they all nodded in

a loophole in my argument.

to be very aloof

"Are all good men a suitable match for

was stumped by

working with one another and had no feelings for each

the lift doors opened, they walked out of the lift and stared at me until the doors closed

at the office, I sat down and started

in my drawings. Once I filled in the background colors,

the entire afternoon to finish

sketches