The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 437

Steven hadn't expected such courtesy from Jessica. "You're welcome," he replied. "We might not be married, Jessica, but I still want you to do well."

Jessica's lips curled. She knew it was hard for any man to resist her charms. After hanging up on Steven, she called Yvonne and asked about the sum she should have Steven invest in her work. Yvonne replied, "I'm not sure about that, either. I'll ask our secretary and get back to you on this."

"All right."

Yvonne stood outside Eric's office and knocked on the door.

Yvonne stopped before him and dipped her head as she asked quietly, "How much do we need to invest in Jessica's comic before the company agrees to launch official merchandise?"

Eric said flatly, "Come in."

Eric recalled Zane's warning that Jessica was problematic. If they launched merchandise for her comic and the customers demanded a refund after learning about her true colors, the company would take a huge hit.

all costs. If he tried to dissuade her from such an attempt, she might think he was giving them a hard time on

come up with a way to help them

seconds, a bright idea came to him. He smiled and said, "You might be able to come up with the money, but if

continued, "So I was thinking that you could keep your

way, you'd be fully responsible for the merchandising, and Jessica would have better resources. She would be

could tell Yvonne was swayed by the suggestion, so he added with no small amount

Yvonne thought the suggestion was brilliant. "I'll terminate Jessica's work with Huxham

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of Jessica, he saw no point in dawdling. He had

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smoothly. It took less