The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 495

"So?" I scoffed.

Steven stared at me, clearly at a loss for words.

"I don't even care about you anymore. Why would I care about an ex-mother-in-law who just made my life miserable? I hope you get that," I said unhurriedly.

Then, I grabbed Zane's hand. "Let's go grab something to eat."

"Sure," Zane said.

Steven watched me walk away, his voice full of bitterness. "You're going to regret this, Annalise."

"I won't," I said, not even breaking my stride. "I'll never regret it, Steven."

Jessica had been hiding around the corner, watching the whole thing, but the drama she was hoping for never happened. If she posted the video online, it would only draw more support for Annalise.

Without thinking twice, she deleted the video from her phone. She scoffed. She wasn't about to do anything that would help Annalise.

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didn't order much since we weren't big eaters. Once the waiter left, Eric slid into the

"Mr. Huxham, mind if I give you a quick update on

to flag down the waiter and asked for

still in pre-sale, but the merchandise is flying off the shelves. Now, all

part is: they're offering solid revenue shares. I think we should go for it and give them the rights. What do you think?" Eric

much about the whole thing, so I decided to trust the experts. I looked over

nodded. "Yeah,

his phone and reply

said they'd hurry over to sign the contract. They were afraid that if they missed this wave of hype, they'd

was done responding,

at me. "By the way, even though our comic hasn't officially been published yet, the

about the pre-sales if he

just mean they're selling

pleased

Each copy's going for

total. We hit that in just a couple of