The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

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?"

Eric nodded solemnly. "Of course. If you don't believe me, ask Sasha."

room. After recounting Erk's theory, he asked eagerly, "What do you think

responding carefully. "That she really dislikes

blinked in confusion.

finished my illustrations and was sprawled

had so thousand followers, but now, the number had doubled

had surpassed

to find the average play count had climbed to

had also skyrocketed. With half the month still to po, over 15 thousand had already been sold. By month's end, I estimated that figure could reach to thousand That meant my share from those sales alone would be at least 350

gave me, I was already earning over

my chest, took a deep breath to steady myself

now, over to thousand items had been sold, and projections suggested sales could hit 60 dousand

be around go thousand dollars Adding to Zane's salary to the mix,

months, muy pre-tax earnings would total

Ch, heaverd

a deep breath again and feed myself to calm down. It