The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 117

I opened WhatsApp after hearing that.

With his voice still hushed, Eric told me, "Don't ever let Mr. Huxham see this."

"Don't worry," I told him without even giving it a second thought. "He won't check my phone."

Eric had achieved his goal. With my reassurance that Zane wouldn't find out about the gossip group chat, he finally heaved a sigh of relief and left the office to carry on with his work. I, too, continued my draft.

Just then, a notification from my phone jerked me back from my work. I picked up my phone from the table to see that it was a message from Yvonne.

Her message read, "Who are you?"

Only then did I realize that I hadn't properly introduced myself.

So, I replied, "I'm the author of 'Days with My Daughter.""

She replied soon enough, "I have a lot on my plate these days. I need a few days before I have the time to go through your work. You'll have to wait for a bit."

I had my full attention on my draft of the comic these days, so I didn't have the time to think about anything else anyway.

I responded to her message with, "No worries. There's no need to rush."

...

on her phone in the living room when Yvonne called her. Surprised,

obvious enough, "I'm now a comic editor

hand. Knowing that Annalise was

It was more of the heart-warming type. It won't be easy to become popular with that genre, but the company provides her with lots of resources." When there was some good news, the first person that came to Yvonne's mind was

was in Yvonne's mind. "What is it?" she asked

you're willing to start a comic under me, I'll shift a huge part of the resources

didn't respond to that offer, so Yvonne continued, "If your comic gains popularity, you'll make big money. You'll earn so much more than what

wavered at those tempting words. Yvonne was her good friend and

money," Yvonne added. "So even

she found the idea reasonable. "What does Annalise usually

hesitate. "She draws what happens

is no fun. What if I start a comic based on my very

for

power. What

think, Yvonne?"

who that character is based on, do

didn't want anyone

slept with Gibson before, but

fuss so that