The Unveiled Rose
Chapter 201

Eric continued, "Your video views will keep growing, so..." He beckoned with his finger, signaling me to hand over my phone.

I did as he asked.

Eric expertly tapped a few times on my phone before looking at me and saying, "You mentioned you didn't want to run ads, so we'll just link some of our products on your homepage.

"Huxham Corporation belongs to Mr. Huxham, which means it belongs to Willow's dad. Think of it as helping her dad promote his business. And when the products sell, you'll get a cut. You can make some extra income." I just stared at him blankly.

Noticing my silence, Eric lowered the phone. "You don't like this arrangement?" he asked hesitantly.

I shook my head. "I just didn't expect to have such a great boss and a supportive superior."

They really were putting in so much effort to help me earn more.

Eric didn't argue. "I think Mr. Huxham is great, too."

"Do the colleagues who help promote also get this benefit?" I looked at Eric.

Eric turned to glance at Zane.

Zane understood that I always thought of others first, so he nodded.

Eric said, "They do."

Smiling, I replied, "That's really nice."

At that moment, I truly realized how lucky I was to be working at Huxham Corporation. Such a great opportunity meant I had to work even harder.

I bent over to continue drawing.

Eric stood up and said to Zane, "I'll head to the comic publishing company now."

"Okay," Zane responded briefly.

...

Though they called it a company, it was actually just another department within Huxham Corporation that occupied a separate floor. Eric pushed open the office door.

Everyone stopped and turned to look at him. Whenever he came, he always brought good news. Would this time be any different?

Knowing everyone was making money, Eric was in a good mood. "Thanks to the efforts of the comic creators, we've managed to get a little perk for everyone. You can now feature some of Huxham Corporation's products in the showcase on your homepage." Someone raised their hand. "Can we feature products from other companies?"

"No," Eric responded firmly. "If something goes wrong with Huxham products, we can take responsibility. But we can't guarantee the quality of products from other companies."

Even so, this was still great news for everyone.

A cheer broke out.

Eric had more work to do, so he quietly slipped out of the office. He contacted the doll-making company and sent them Annalise's design so they could create the doll based on it.

...

Zane sat at his desk, thoughtfully reflecting on everything that had happened recently.

The new company was mostly running smoothly, and Willow was doing better. But his relationship with Annalise...

Zane turned to look at the woman in the cubicle.

It seemed like they were stuck in place.

Whenever he tried to initiate a more intimate moment, Annalise would always pull away.

What did he have to do to take their relationship to the next level?