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."

...

herself scrolling on her phone in the living room when Yvonne

as if it was obvious enough, "I'm now a comic editor at Huxham Corporation. Guess

Knowing that Annalise was Steven's ex, she couldn't help but feel

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

seemed to have a hunch about what was in Yvonne's mind.

me, I'll shift a huge part of the resources

comic gains popularity, you'll make

tempting words. Yvonne was her good friend

"So even if something happened to Steven,

she found the idea reasonable. "What does

"She draws what happens in her life with

fun. What if I start a comic based on my very own experience? One where she's a scheming woman

for

power. What

think, Yvonne?"

forebodingly, "And when the readers find out who that character is based on, do

want anyone else

with Gibson before, but

fuss so that