The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Zane and I had always looked out for our employees, but our generosity

sometimes sparked greed-the kind that made people think they could take on more than they could actually handle. Still, our company would keep going strong even after we let those people go.

...

"Shane still hadn't ended things with Jenny, but he was already hooking up with Sasha! He even pushed Jenny to call it off so he could be with Sasha!"

The reporter spread the gossip along with pictures online. As soon as people saw the posts, they began calling Shane a jerk and tagging Sasha as the other woman, hurling insults at her.

Yvonne jumped in, too, claiming Sasha had once pushed Shane to go after her, saying they were both players who liked to mess with people's feelings. The crowd went wild when Yvonne stepped up as a witness, and they started hurling insults nonstop.

Meanwhile, the so-called cheaters were sitting quietly in a café, sipping their coffee.

Carlisle took a quick look at the documents and immediately understood why Zane had asked them to review them.

"I'm assuming one of these proposals is for me and the other's for Mr. Weston," he said.

through it.

doesn't look like the Winslows and the Westons

keep

get it.

each one takes time and resources. So, you

shrugged. "That works for

get back, I'll walk you through everything and show you how to get things

"Awesome!" Sasha responded.

come to

by keeping her expenses down while working at Zane's firm, then launched her own business, and now, she was hooked

and ruffled

to Shane. "Shane,

other proposals,

team take care of them. Don't you have some friends who might be interested? It could be a great chance for