The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 620 Zane quirked an eyebrow. "Oh?"

"You're afraid that if I stick around, I'll compete with you for Anna!" Sasha had already pieced together his intentions. "That's why you keep praising the idea of starting a business. You're hoping I'll quit on a whim so I'm not here to talk to Anna all the time!"

If Sasha were to quit, Annalise would be spending every day in the office with Zane!

Resolute in avoiding that, Sasha decided she'd stick around with Annalise at work until retirement. She snickered inwardly. There was no way she'd let Zane win.

Shane gave Sasha's arm a light pat. "Mr. Huxham is incredibly busy. He doesn't have the time for what you're accusing him of."

Sasha shot back irritably, "You haven't spent enough time around him. Of course, you wouldn't know what he's really like."

Zane didn't even try to mask his disappointment. "Guess that plan didn't work."

"Your punishment is to help us understand what to look out for when setting up the company," Sasha declared.

She handed Zane their planning materials.

earlier suggestions were all

business or run a company, so it's natural she'd miss a

Zane swiftly identified the company policies that needed revision, marking them

Shane, impressed by the sharpness of Zane's advice,

asked if they both had followed the issues

buying it. He threw a few follow-up questions their way. Shane froze, clearly at

of his head, Zane sighed. "You

I do!" Sasha jumped in and rattled off her understanding

To his surprise,

he finally said, "Alright, then-if something comes up in the future, have him come to you." Sasha grinned smugly. "See? I knew it-I'm

the Huxham residence, Sasha and Shane

hopped into

and

to handle the

the ride, Shane kept glancing at

on him, asking, "What