The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Otis snarled, "Annalise and I were about to reconcile, but all the nonsense you were saying online angered her. Now, she doesn't want to partner up with me anymore."

Upon hearing that, Jessica could guess what happened. She carefully asked, "Should I clear things up online?"

"It's no use."

When he saw how cooperative Jessica was, Otis was left speechless. After a long pause, he said, "She's not an idiot. Forget it; I'll figure it out.

"But you should be careful with what you say if you say anything odd again, I'll make sure you pay for it!"

Jessica smiled and said, "No problem."

...

On my way back to the office, I passed by a coffee shop, so I bought Zane a cup of coffee.

Meanwhile, my mind was occupied with how Otis helped Jessica, and he also helped Yelena to try to win Zane over. I wondered if Otis thought I was an idiot who would willingly sacrifice for him even when he had done all that to me.

I hadn't expected his measly bit of fatherly love to last very long. Just then, a notification came through. I checked my phone only to see a message.

"We've scouted most of Otis' employees, as well as many of his factory workers. They're attracted by the better benefits at our factory. Also, Otis is unaware. At this rate, it won't take long before Otis' company becomes an empty shell."

"Very well," I thought, putting my phone away in my bag.

Otis was scheming against me, and I was also tricking Otis in my own ways. But on the surface, we had a harmonious relationship. From now on, it would be about who had the better acting skills and better strategies.

When I got back to the office, I gave Zane the coffee and said, "I especially bought this for you."

Zane took the coffee and smiled, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome!"

Then, I got back to my seat.

Zane came up to me and asked, "How did it go?"

I made a face. "It's obvious-he wasn't genuinely trying to reconcile. But he made it so obvious that t was hard for me to pretend not natice. noveldrama

"Still, he was claiming he wanted a reconciliation! How is that possible?" Then, I mumbled to myself, "No way. But thankfully, my job is not to reconcile with him but to distract him."

Hearing that, Zane grew interested. He asked, "Why are you distracting him?"

"So that I can carry out my plans," I said.

Then, I glanced at Zane, who was standing in front of me. I continued to say, "But Otis is very interested in you."

At that moment, Zane had a bad feeling. He asked, "What do you mean by that?"

I chuckled and replied, "He's got a complete plan to help his daughter snatch you away from me."

Then, I handed my phone to Zane so that he'd read the text messagesz Yelena sent me. After going through the messages, Zane asked confusedly, "Am I that popular?"

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