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."

...

was enjoying herself scrolling on her phone in the living room when

obvious enough, "I'm now a comic

that Annalise was Steven's ex, she couldn't help but feel like gossiping with Jessica about it. "Annalise?" Jessica

popular with that genre, but the company provides her with lots of resources." When there was

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

shift a huge part of the resources

"If your comic gains popularity, you'll make

was her good friend and knew her

have peace of mind with that money," Yvonne added. "So even if something happened to Steven, you won't suddenly lose all your

to Yvonne, the more she found the idea reasonable. "What does Annalise

didn't hesitate. "She draws what happens in her life

is no fun. What if I start a comic based on my very own experience? One where

for

power. What do

think, Yvonne?"

that character is based on, do you think they'll

want anyone else

with Gibson

fuss