The Unveiled Rose
Chapter 200

Milton was feeling upset as well. However, Dorothy had only just recovered, so he evidently couldn't let her get too worked up and subsequently cause her condition to worsen.

"She was still young back then, yet she suffered such a huge blow," he said hurriedly in comfort. "Furthermore, Rowena was kicking up a fuss about it in front of her, so it's only normal that she would worry." His words made Dorothy feel even more hatred toward Rowena.

"I say, how can that damn old lady say all that nonsense in front of such a young child?" she complained.

Milton couldn't wrap his head around it either, replying, "It just proves she's a terrible person!"

"Exactly!" said Dorothy, gritting her teeth. "Once I've recovered, I'm definitely going over to her house to give her a good scolding and exact justice for our dear Willow!"

Milton chimed in agreeably, "Alright!"

After returning to the office, I turned on my computer. Remembering that Zane wanted to have a plush toy custom-made in the image of Penelope to aid in Willow's recovery, I decided to forego drawing my comics in favor of sitting on the couch and carefully recalling Penelope's appearance.

Once I had an idea of how the plush toy would look, I focused on drawing the lineart for it. After the lineart came coloring, and very soon, the drawing was done. I saved the image, promptly sent it to Zane, and then walked over to him.

"You should replace someone to make the plush toy," I said.

Surprised by my words, he asked, "You finished the drawing so quickly?"

I arched an eyebrow at him as I replied, "Of course. I'll always prioritize matters concerning Willow."

Zane glanced at me a couple more times before sending the image to Eric, instructing him on what kind of plush toy needed to be made.

At the sound of knocking on the door, Zane returned to his usual aloof expression.

"Come in," he ordered.

Eric entered the room, saying, "Mr. Huxham, I've ordered the plush toy once before, so I have experience with it now."

Zane had been working with him for years, so he naturally understood Eric's capabilities and didn't doubt his words.

Eric then proceeded to report to him on his work as well as the ongoing progress of important projects while Zane listened patiently.

After finishing his report, Eric walked over to me and asked, "Would you mind turning on your phone and looking up our promotion results from yesterday?"

"Huh?" I asked in confusion. "Has it already begun?"

Eric replied smugly, "Please have faith in my efficiency."

So, I pulled out my phone and navigated to one of my publishing platforms. I was shocked to discover that my account had already amassed up to 5,000 followers.

I had gained at least 3,000 followers in a single night, and even the number of views my comic received had shot up to 50,000 from the low of 20,000 views that it had been at yesterday.

I blinked dazedly, unable to believe that the numbers could increase by such a large margin.

Seeing my stunned expression, Eric offered me a reminder, saying, "Don't forget to take a look at the other platforms."

Upon hearing his words, I fumbled to open up another application, once more shocked to see that the same thing had happened. Both my follower count and view count had increased exponentially. Eric seemed very satisfied with my stunned expression.

He slowly sat down opposite me before saying, "Of course, today's growth is relatively slow because the people promoting you are newcomers that the company hired specifically to promote you.

"They don't have that many followers, so your accounts didn't see that much of an increase in follower count. If we had spent money to hire well-known Internet celebrities to help advertise for you, then you'd probably have seen an increase of several hundred thousand followers."

I hurriedly attempted to explain, "I'm actually already very satisfied with such growth."

"I don't feel the same," said Eric in reply, automatically moving on to describe his plans. "So, moving forward, their main objective will be to first increase their own follower count. Every time they reach a certain milestone, they'll promote your accounts once. As for why we're doing this..."

Eric trailed off purposefully before continuing, "It's because your comics are one of our company's featured products. We have to be able to promote them to become bestsellers across the Internet before we'll be able to meet our expectations."

Finally, he added in a businesslike manner, "Besides, we'll also be able to obtain a successful outcome by doing this. When we want to promote our next comic, we'll be able to know exactly what measures to take. Do you understand?" I nodded.

As expected of Zane's secretary! He possessed long-term vision. While I was still focused on my own work, he was already starting to consider the company's future development prospects.