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."

...

the living room when Yvonne called her. Surprised, she asked, "Why did you

enough, "I'm now a comic editor at Huxham Corporation. Guess

good friend, Yvonne knew everything that happened to Jessica like the back of her hand. Knowing that Annalise was Steven's ex, she couldn't help but feel like gossiping with Jessica about it. "Annalise?" Jessica shot up

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

about what was in Yvonne's mind.

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

continued, "If your comic gains popularity, you'll make big money. You'll earn so much more than what Steven could ever

Yvonne was her good friend and knew her really well,

have peace of mind with that money," Yvonne added. "So even if something happened to Steven,

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

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 who abandons her

for

power. What do

think, Yvonne?"

that character is

want anyone else

Annalise slept with Gibson

make a fuss