The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 697

Zane shook his head and replied, "Nope."

With that, I made the call. "I heard your factory hasn't been doing well lately. Have you considered selling?"

The person on the other end responded firmly, "Sorry, but I believe that under my leadership, the company will pull through this rough patch. So, for now, I'm not considering it."

Since he wasn't interested, I didn't push. "Okay. If you ever change your mind, feel free to reach out."

The man took a deep breath. He clearly wasn't pleased, but he still responded politely, "Got it."

Once the conversation ended, Zane asked, "It wasn't successful?"

"Yeah." I didn't mind sharing my progress with him. Resting one hand casually on

the side, I said, "But it's not a big deal."

chuckled. "Need

"Nope. Even if you

charge of that company is just that kind of person. Unless the factory

an eyebrow. "If you knew that,

I replied, "Because when his factory does go under, he'll

to me himself. By then, my movie will have been released, the merchandise and books will be selling

merchandise didn't sell well, I could still use the millions of dollars I would be receiving next month as capital to make a significant profit. It was enough to buy that

this. I declared,

sighed in admiration. "You really

you only start thinking after something happens, it

stopping the car, he stepped out, walked over to me, and

the end," assured Żane. Most importantly, my friends' careers were already

driving, he still managed to keep the conversation going. admire your independence. You can rely on others, yet

can

seem like there were plenty of people one could depend on. Yet, anyone besides yourself could betray

that scumbag's career was thriving, and my