The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Sasha asked hesitantly, "Did Yvonne tell him about it?"

Eric shrugged and said, "I'm not sure."

Sasha said, "But since you saw them together, there must be a possibility that she did. I'll ask her tomorrow."

Eric didn't stop her and simply said, "Sure."

Then, Sasha exclaimed, "As expected of the most curious gossiper in the company! You can always capture key information like these."

Feeling embarrassed, Eric said, "I'm not very gifted-it's all hard work."

Sasha laughed when he said that. She remarked, "You're so humble."

As the topic came to an end, Sasha took a sip of her juice. Then, a look of disdain crept onto her face. Noticing the shift in her mood, Eric immediately asked, "What's on your mind?"

Without much thought, Sasha answered, "I just thought Shane was so shameless! I'm not related to him in any way, but he dared to ask me for money.

"I gave him money, but he wanted more! So what if I earned a lot of money? Must I give it to him? I don't owe him anything!"

Eric chimed in to criticize Shane, too. He said, "Yeah! Even his father refused to support him financially anymore. But he came to apologize to you and ask you to give him money... How is that even possible? Right?" Sasha said with determination, "Exactly!"

Eric continued, "Also, I think a man mustn't spend a woman's money!"

However, Sasha disagreed. She said, "My friends and I can pay for each other's meals, but I hate Shane. If he wants me to pay for his extravagant lifestyle, then he can dream on!"

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After getting home and getting a good workout, the two children played with their toys with their grandparents' company. Meanwhile, Suzy and I stayed in the living room to discuss tomorrow's performance. Suzy smiled and said, "I heard from Penelope that Willow will be performing tomorrow."

At the mention of Willow, my mood lifted. I answered, "Yeah! I heard she will be the host. I'll definitely make time tomorrow to watch her school performance. I should bring a camera to record all these beautiful moments."

Upon hearing that, Suzy couldn't help but smile. She said, "Penelope is performing, too. At first, I wondered if I was spoiling her too much.noveldrama

"I would take a leave from work

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whenever she had a performance,

and I would want to film it. But after meeting you, I realized I wasn't the only one who did that. It turned out that every parent was like that..."

I chuckled and said, "Yeah. Honestly, the kids will only be with us for

about a decade or two. If we don't

spend time with them now and

record every moment, once they grow up and leave us, we won't have anything to look back on when we

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miss them. That would be so sad."

Beginning to relax, Suzy replied, "You're right. Before I left my previous company, I felt so touched even by the smallest promise. I was also easily brainwashed.

"I thought that since my company treated me so well, I should give all my time and energy to the company. I even believed that I shouldn't think too much about my family and my daughter."