The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 337

The present stood nervously after finishing their report, bracing for Zane's usual scathing critique. To their surprise, Zane merely pointed out the issues calmly and offered suggestions for improvement,

Walking back to the seats, they looked dazed When had Zane become so approachable? Could this really be the power of love?

Each subsequent report received the same treatment-cal, constructive feedback. There were multiple glances exchanged across the room, and an unspoken message was shared among the tram "May Zane and his girlfriend last forever" Once the meeting ended, everyone left swiftly and silently, as it by mutual agreement

","Zane called out as Eric moved to leave. "Stay behind"

Eric paused, unsure of Zane's intent, but couldn't resist a bit of gossip. "So, Annalise gave you a pil?"

Zane's pride was unmistakable as he replied, "She did. But she's just pretending to be my girlfriend, not actually agreeing to date me

Eric raised a brow."Mr. Huxham, think about it-why would she pretend with you and not someone else? It means she must like you at least a little."

Zane's lips twitched into an uncontrollable smile. "Really?"

If you don't believe me, ask

After recounting Erk's theory,

before responding carefully. "That she really dislikes

blinked in

my illustrations and was sprawled on the couch, checking

ago, I had so thousand followers, but now, the number had doubled to

had surpassed an thousand

stunned to find the average play count had climbed to over

15 thousand had already been sold. By month's end,

salary Zane gave me, I was already earning over joo thousand dollars. Adding in my other income streams,

my chest, took a deep breath to steady myself and continued analyzing the

by now, over to thousand items had been

dollars Adding to Zane's salary to the mix, I

two months, muy pre-tax earnings would

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