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."

...

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

comic editor at Huxham Corporation.

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

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 Jessica. "Jessica, you're good at drawing comics, too,

about what was in Yvonne's mind. "What is

shift a huge part

respond to that offer, so Yvonne continued, "If your comic gains popularity, you'll make big

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

added. "So even if something happened to Steven, you won't suddenly

found

what happens in her

like that is no fun. What if I start a comic based on

for

power. What do

think, Yvonne?"

when the readers find out who that character is based on, do you think they'll all

didn't want anyone else

that Annalise slept with Gibson

a fuss