The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 828

"I'm thinking we could quicken the progress while the hype on our comics and

merchandise is still ongoing, without compromising on the quality, of course,"

Zane continued.

I thought it was a solid idea. "All right."

He asked, "Shall I make the arrangements, then?"

"Go ahead," I allowed.

Zane grabbed his phone and went to the balcony to discuss his plans with Eric.

After years of working alongside Zane, Eric understood him immediately and said,

"Leave it to me."

However, just to make sure he hadn't missed anything, Eric went over the details

with Zane once more. It was only after he had reconfirmed Zane's plans that he

finally heaved a breath of relief.

Zane suddenly handed me the phone. I took it and asked Eric, "Is everything all

right?"

"Our company's hiring process is almost over," Eric informed me, his words

coming out in a rush. "I went through the figures earlier. With the profit we're

making, we could afford to give our probationary staffers a raise."

assuming you already have a figure in mind

guessed.

does ten grand sound

a raise, too,

that if he ever owned a business,

to keep the employees' wages to a minimum.

could boost the company's profit margin and ensure

me had changed

outdated his previous

drummed up the staff's

output, thus bringing in more money for the

gratifying.

senior staffers in our

suggestion.

answered, "Not that I can

moment. We'll confirm them once

their probation."

our options. A beat later,

they've passed

immediately, "That's

forgot to tell you

you know

for

has been

still climbing, and

have

They've got

covered."

"That certainly takes some burden off our shoulders,