The Unveiled Rose

As Zane listened to their discussion, he knew what he should do. He said coolly, "Good points. What reward would you like?"

"A raise?" Sasha replied instantly.

"Same here," Eric added.

"Okay," Zane agreed generously.

After finishing my morning work, I settled onto the couch as I was tired. I then checked my platform stats. My follower count had exploded. Even my smallest platform had over 50 thousand followers now. And my video views had reached... 500 thousand views?

I sat up in disbelief and quickly checked my revenue across all platforms. After seeing the last one, I slumped back against the couch. Just from views alone, not counting merchandise, I had earned over ten thousand dollars! I stared at the ceiling. With the plush dolls and other merchandise revenue, the total would be even more staggering.

Zane came into the office and walked over to me. He noticed my daze and asked, "What's up?"

I handed him my phone. "When I left the Pelhams, I thought finding a job paying ten thousand dollars a month would be amazing. But that's the smallest part of my income now."

I smiled and said, "It's all thanks to having such a great boss like you."

Zane took my phone and sat down, nodding with satisfaction. He said meaningfully, "So, make sure you appreciate it."

After reviewing the stats, he returned my phone. "Next month's earnings will shock you."

I looked up. "Is it a lot?"

He casually threw out a number. "It'll be at least 300 thousand dollars, including your salary for taking care of Willow."

I shook my head and denied, "That's impossible..."

"A total of 15 thousand dolls were sold." Zane calmly analyzed, "Your royalties will be around 180 thousand dollars. Other merchandise is selling well, too. Roughly 30 thousand units were sold, bringing in about 45 thousand dollars. "You've earned ten thousand dollars from views, and your monthly salary is 80 thousand dollars."

I did the math as he spoke. The total matched his estimate pretty closely. I had never made this much money in my life.

Feeling generous, I offered, "Let me treat you to anything you'd like."

"There's good street food downstairs." Zane suggested, "Shall we go now?"

"Yes!" I stood up. "Let's go!"

...

Steven sat in a corner, watching his friends drink. Finally, he asked, "How should I win Annalise back?"

Gavin replied without hesitation, "That's easy. Think about what you did that really touched her when you were together, and do those things again. When she sees that, she'll remember the good times! "Then, ask her to take you back. She'll definitely give in and agree!"