The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Zane quickened his pace after hearing the news.

Although Eric was very interested in what would happen next, he also understood that this was something between Zane and Annalise.

It would be a little inappropriate for him to eavesdrop. So he held back his curiosity and returned to his office.

...

Zane pushed open the office door and walked up to me. "Are you feeling okay now?"

"I'm fine." I looked at him, puzzled. "Why?"

Zane looked concerned as he took my hand. "I heard from Eric that someone's been insulting you?

"I was worried that you might feel upset..."

"Oh, you're talking about this." I chuckled and said, "It's nothing. It was just Jessica trying to stir things up.

"After I handled it, I made sure to drag her down with me. Now, more people are criticizing her than criticizing me."

Zane finally relaxed. "So, you're not angry?"

I answered, "At this point, being angry won't solve anything. It's better to take this opportunity to think about how to flip this crisis."

"Look..." I handed my phone to Zane. "I've done it."

Seeing that I was unaffected, Zane took the phone.

Upon seeing the skyrocketing sales, he asked in surprise, "Can you tell me how you did it?"

I told him the events precisely as they had happened. "It seems like people are particularly interested in topics like cheating and mistresses.

"Jessica failed to mislead the readers, so she implied that I was the mistress. They all thought I was on the wrong side, destroying other people's relationships, and then biting back.

"They were all really angry. However, after I presented the evidence proving my innocence, they realized Jessica had manipulated them. They all felt guilty.

"So I took the opportunity to get them to buy merchandise. With so many people paying attention to this issue, there were even more who wronged me. "Even if only one-tenth or one-hundredth of them bought, it was enough for me to make a little fortune."

After finishing my explanation, I patted the seat beside me.

Zane sat down next to me.

His arm rested over my shoulder, and his cold voice was full of

approval as he said, "Anna, with your

mindset, no matter what you do or

what career you pursue, you will

always succeed."

I accepted his approval calmly. "People always have to keep growing. You can't get stuck in your emotions every time something happens.

"Because once your emotions settle

down and you look back, the

problem will remain. It will still make things hard for you. So the best way is to handle the problem the

moment it arises."

I lifted my head and looked at Zane. "Otherwise, how would you enjoy life?"

Zane chuckled. "Very true."

....

Jessica paced back and forth in the living room. Slowly, she devised a plan to stir trouble for Annalise.

She left a comment in Annalise's section, spreading rumors that Annalise was the one stirring things up in the comments and that she orchestrated everything.

She claimed Annalise was exploiting her privacy to sell merchandise for publicity.

And at the end, she didn't forget to add a little extra. "I think the author is a complete businessman. She's all about making money, not genuinely focused on creating

...

Zane returned to the desk and continued handling work matters.

I kept an eye on the comment section and saw that Jessica again tried to stir things up and guide others to insult me.

I couldn't help but laugh.

I replied to her, "What's the problem? I'm human too, and I need to live.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

"I also need to think about how to make money to support my mom and myself in old age. If I don't make more money while I'm still young, what will I do when I'm old?" The fans were all on my side.