The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Shane's team stayed focused on their work, even without him constantly keeping an eye on them. He was satisfied with that.

People had always told him employees would feel responsible for the company's success if they were paid well enough. Shane could step back and trust them to get things done, knowing they'd be too worried about losing their jobs to take any chances.

Even the ones with the lightest workloads were bringing in over 100 thousand a month, and the highest earners were making millions. Everyone was convinced they'd never find a better deal anywhere else.

Shane didn't look at it that way. Zane's and Annalise's companies were offering decent pay, too. He was just thankful his employees hadn't gotten wind of it yet. Otherwise, they'd most likely leave for a better deal.

Shane turned away, settled back with a cup of coffee, and felt that his life was pretty good. Suddenly, his phone rang, and he answered it. "Hey, Dad, what's up?"

"Do you still have a decent amount of capital left?" Carlisle asked.

Even though Shane's company was making a lot of money, he still had to cover payroll, share profits with Sasha, pay taxes, and so on. So, the amount left for him wasn't as much as it might've looked.

"I'm good. What's up? Is your company in trouble again? If so, I can

my company. I

millions to help him out. His generosity deeply moved Carlisle. It showed how much Shane cared, especially when compared to the rest

grooming other members of the Winslow family to

and helped him fix the mess. That whole situation had softened Carlisle's heart, though he still hadn't figured out the right time to sit down with

on fast to what Carlisle

and since I've been learning from Sasha,

need to worry about me,

was only then that Carlisle spoke up again. Alright, one more thing I heard your ex, Jenny, found out you've been raking in money, and now she's

try to worm her way back in. How you handle that is your

"So if I decided to take her