The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Sasha belatedly felt nervous at the sight of the crowd. She turned to Zane and asked, "Do you need to put on make-up? Do you need..."

Before Sasha could finish, I interrupted and said, "Calm down. Leave the rest to us."

Sasha asked hesitantly, "Really?"

I said firmly, "Yes."

Then, Sasha sat aside and looked at me with puppy eyes. Shane immediately took over setting up the equipment. It wasn't because he was helpful; Sasha had simply assigned him the job.

After the setup was done, Zane went on stage. After hosting many meetings at work, Zane was used to speaking publicly at events like these. Following a brief opening, he began sharing his experience with the crowd.

Everyone listened to him intently.

With his deep voice and dependable presence, Zane gave off a sense of security —as if he could fix any problem. Seeing him like this made me feel calmer. When

turned to look at Sasha, she had calmed down from her

lucky I was to encounter and be in a relationship

earnestly for two hours. Everyone raised their hands when it was time for questions—they all had questions to

they were trying to embarrass

people Without the hostile questions, everyone asked questions about

the

told everyone how to

man stood up to explain

replied politely,

somebody without any experience in starting a company, I would call you a prodigy. But the truth is you have

somebody more professional than I am,

to believe that anyone could give a