The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 231

Sasha felt much better after receiving the approval. In high spirits, she quickly got off the couch and returned to work. Once she left, I resumed drawing.

After taking two days off for the weekend, I only managed to catch up on a bit of work during the nights when Willow was asleep. As a result, I had fallen behind on my progress. Now, I had to find a way to catch up. Zane walked over and asked, "Do you want me to hire an assistant for you?"

"No need," I replied, continuing to work. "I can handle these tasks myself. It's not a problem."

Zane didn't press further. Instead, he sat nearby, watching Annalise. To him, she was someone who knew exactly what she wanted and had a clear goal in mind, which he admired.

He gave a light chuckle.

However, there were some downsides.

For one, Annalise had grown to enjoy the freedom of being single and no longer had any desire to get married. That certainly made it more difficult for him to pursue her, but Zane didn't mind that. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Zane coldly said, "Come in."

moved all work discussions to the meeting

the

reported. "The factory wants to know if you'd like to

sure," Zane replied. "I need to discuss this with

"The factory is struggling, and it might shut down. They asked me to contact you because if it closes, no one will be able

soon as Eric finished, Zane came up with a solution. "Buy out their factory. Keep

stared at him in disbelief. "Just for

gave him a pointed look. "You should

was confused. "Like

we create a comic company and spend so much money on promotion in the

"To make the comic a

can start selling merchandise, like dolls. It's better to own the production process ourselves rather than going through the hassle of negotiating with other manufacturers later." Eric

on, "Most importantly, we'll have more hit

a serious expression and said, "I'll get