The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Eric must have gotten used to the workload and grown confident in handling the tasks he was assigned.

"I'm good. Besides, I'm getting paid to help you out with stuff like this anyway. But now that you've set up your company, can I be an investor?"

I froze. "But your revenue share is nearly the same as one." If he joined in as an investor, wouldn't that mean lesser profit for me?

He quickly explained, "Don't worry, I won't demand more revenue share after I invest in the company."

Eric knew Annalise had what it took to lead and run a company. More importantly, the brand was her brainchild.

After some hesitation, he confessed, "You could easily replace me if I remained in my role, but the dynamics would be different once I become a shareholder."

I understood where he was coming from. He wanted to be an actual part of the company, not just a regular employee.

I said, "All right, then. But we'll need an office to run our business out of. We might not be able to afford a huge office right now.

"I think it'd be feasible for our office to be in the same building as Sasha's. What do you think? I've got some cash with me. I could wire you the money for the office. We could have our new hires work there when the time comes."

funds to purchase an office. I could tell he was relieved when I offered to contribute to the purchase as well. He reassured me, "Leave

right-hand man. "By the way, have you figured out how much we should pay

Eric shook his head.

city were high, and I

and pay them a commission. If the sales numbers are good, they're entitled to some

"Sounds good to me." Rent in the city was costly. The probation staff and interns would hardly

probation. The money was practically a given at this point, considering the company's

benefits like maternity leaves and in-house childcare services," I

he was working at Huxham Corporation. He knew he could execute the ideas well. "Don't worry. I'll come up

broke into a

Zane, who fixed him with an assessing look. Eric found it odd and asked, "What's

a great deal lately," Zane observed frankly, not at all withholding his compliments for Eric. "You were great at

Eric's time management and overall performance were second to none. He grinned

makes perfect, right? Thetical

me polish up

over the place when I first started, and