The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 102

I finished Zane's sentence, saying, "Focus on what female players actually want."

Zane studied me intently, and I met his gaze. "What? Am I wrong?"

"No. You're exactly right." He chuckled softly before reaching out to stroke my hair.

I looked at him, surprised.

He continued, "Actually, the game project needs a few more artists. Would you be interested in helping?"

I had been pretty swamped lately, and Zane knew this. He quickly added, "It's just to draw some small items like gifts and flowers."

It would not be too challenging to draw those, so I agreed, "Sure."

His cool voice held an unusual hint of indulgence. "I'll give you a bonus when you're done."

I said with a smile, "Thanks."

Then, I started coloring Chapter 3 of my comic. After all, my comic was my priority aside from looking after Willow.

roses. The lush bouquet turned out beautifully and vividly. Just looking at it lifted my mood and motivated me to finish

else. I managed to send all the item illustrations to Zane before the workday

quick look, then turned to

with a smile,

his head. "No. They're

I sighed

bonus amount but stopped himself. Instead, he stood up. "Let's

"Okay."

voice, "Zachary's about to get out of school. Aren't you coming to pick me up? Haven't we agreed to pick up both kids

en

"I'm really busy with work today, so I probably won't have time

"Should I go pick them up

Steven saw this as a chance to finally talk things through with Annalise. "I'll do it. You stay home and

Jessica gushed, "You're so thoughtful. I'm so lucky to have

nothing

chatting a bit more, they hung

his car near the kindergarten while watching the crowd. The moment

vel.