The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

In response to Zane's question, I said affirmatively, "Obviously! Your company is big-scaled and can help Otis' business grow. You're handsome, and you treat your girlfriend well-that's enough to make any woman swoon."

If most men had looks and personalities like that of Zane's, even if they weren't as rich as he was, they would still find themselves as popular marriage candidates. But Zane was clueless about how much of a catch he was.

When Zane finished the video, I showed him the other video. After going through them all, Zane was speechless.

"They were being so obvious. Were they worried you wouldn't notice?"

"Who knows?" I said, shrugging. Then, I asked, "But are you going somewhere?"noveldrama

If Zane had been in the office the entire time, Yelena wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet Zane.

After pondering about it, Zane said, "I have a dinner party to attend tonight. Don't worry; I will never fall for another woman."

He hurriedly made a promise, but I didn't think too much about it.

"It's normal if you are swayed. After all, we look somewhat alike." Even though I hated Otis, I could not deny the fact that I inherited some parts of Otis' features, as did Yelena.

Zane gently caressed my face and said, "If it was your face that I liked, my partners would've introduced me to many other women who look like you. We wouldn't have to wait until Yelena."

Curious, I asked, "If it's not my face, then what is it that you love about me?"

As he continued to gently caress my cheek, Zane said, "Your smarts, your personality, and everything else. All of it comes together to form a unique person you."

It was the first time I heard Zane say such things; I felt a little emotional.

As Zane gazed at me, he continued to say, "If you were so replaceable, why would I wait until now before I finally date someone? I would've been married for a long time."

I agreed with Zane and said, "You're right."

But Zane silently remarked to himself, "But you have no idea how long I waited for you."

I turned on my computer and got back to illustrating. After completing all my tasks,

I received a call from Eric.

Eric said excitedly, "I have amazing news for you!"

Knowing that Eric had worked with Huxham Corporation for a long time, I was curious to know what news it was that made him so worked up.

I calmly asked, "Uh-huh?"

"Designer collectibles!" Eric exclaimed. He was so excited that he wouldn't form a proper sentence.

After finally calming down, he said, "The designer collectibles began to sell like hotcakes immediately after we released them!"

Upon hearing that, I was stunned. "What?"

Eric continued and said, "The factory can't keep up with the demand..." In case I couldn't understand, he added, "Even though we've opened a few production lines in advance, producing large volumes every day, there still isn't enough!

"Everyone's thinking of working extra hours; the workers want to earn more, too. Everyone's wondering if they can work overtime."

I knew that the motivation to work

overtime was because they could gain more income. With that in mind, said

I said, "Here's what I think: since the

sales are doing well, let's hir@more people.

"If we get people to work overtime, and they are overworked, it will affect their productivity levels the next day."

Eric said, "But they all want to take this chance to earn more money."

"Give them a pay raise, then."

I did a mental calculation-even if we gave the workers a pay raise and hired more people, I would still gain a lot of profit. Then, I chuckled and said, "That way, they won't have to

work overtime. Would theyOV