The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 566

The shrill ringtone of the phone broke Jessica's concentration. After glancing at the screen, she answered the call.

"We had a meeting at the publishing house. We've decided to print 500,000 copies of your book." Paula paused before asking, "How many copies have you sold on your homepage so far?" At that moment, Jessica felt she had found an answer to her earlier doubts.

If she worked hard, she'd still be able to support herself when the day came that she had no man to rely on.

Jessica gently caressed her growing belly. While it was fine to lean on others, she didn't want to lose her independence.

With renewed purpose, Jessica checked her sales figures. "Over 350,000 copies," she replied.

"Are you certain?" Paula said in surprise.

her, "I'm sure. You're welcome to

did just that, confirming Jessica's numbers. The sales were indeed as reported, and still climbing. She was momentarily lost

wrong?"

copies might be too ambitious. But at this rate, they'd likely sell out within a month.

Realizing they might have

run, Paula simply said, "Everything's fine. We'll start printing once we get

"Sounds good," Jessica replied.

to consult the publishing house's experts

investment in promotion, we're prepared to offer you a 20%

5% for the same number of books sold a small victory that brought a

Jessica replied. The more books she published, the more

with Paula, Jessica curled up on the couch, crunching numbers. With full rights to her work and control over every aspect, she realized she could leverage a single marketing