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.

to help Jessica at all costs. If he tried to

with a way to help them launch their merchandise

and said, "You might be able to come up with the money, but if you think about it, Huxham Corporation will

you could keep your job at Huxham Corporation and transfer the rights to Jessica's work to another

merchandising, and Jessica would have better resources. She would be encouraged to better her work, and not to mention, you'd be earning a lot

with no small amount of satisfaction, "Perhaps you should consider this and let me know your

was brilliant. "I'll terminate Jessica's work with Huxham Corporation at your earliest convenience,

J.not

the opportunity to get rid of Jessica, he saw no point in dawdling. He

QUMS

buzzing with

around, the contract termination went smoothly. It took less than half an