The Unveiled Rose

I looked at him.

Eric said, "There were over 200 thousand clicks last night! With the animated series drawing in more attention, your followers across all platforms are going to increase rapidly!"

Then, he urged me, "You should check out how the animated series turned out and see if it meets your expectations."

Only then did I open the video platform and click on the series.

The voice actor for Willow sounded completely different from her, but strangely, the way she spoke felt almost identical to Willow. Even the voice actors for me and Zane had the same effect. I was somewhat incredulous and wondered how they managed to achieve this.

At the beginning of the video, I thought the animation was a perfect replica of my comic. As the characters began to move, it was as if the characters from the comic came to life.

I suddenly remembered the day I left Steven's house as the story progressed. At the time, I had nothing left, and I thought I would face a period of hardship before things got better. To my surprise, my life started improving from that very day.

Everything changed from my son, who had always criticized me, to the loving and caring daughter I had always wished for. Even my husband, who had never shown me affection, transformed into a warm-hearted boss with a cold exterior.

Thinking back, I felt a deep sense of gratitude for divorcing Steven. If I hadn't, I would never have had this wonderful life.

Eric casually plopped down next to me. "The quality of the animated series is pretty good, right? When we assembled the team, I told them that not only should the visuals be stunning, but the storyline also had to be solid. Our goal was to make top-tier animation, and they really delivered. The quality's great."

After watching, Eric suddenly leaned in and whispered in my ear, "Since they worked so hard, do you think you could talk to Mr. Huxham about giving them a raise?"

His voice was barely a whisper, so I lowered mine to reply, "Why don't you ask him yourself?"

Eric hesitated for a long moment before answering, "Because this is your work."

"Alright, then." I stood up and walked over to Zane. "The animated series based on my comic is out. Have you watched it?"

Zane nodded. "I glanced at it earlier."

I leaned on the desk, looking at him. "The series turned out well. It seems that the comic department worked hard on it. How about we take half of my royalty next month and give it as a bonus to the team?"

It wouldn't be appropriate to have Zane distribute the money directly. Though Zane had money, it was all earned by him, not me.

I felt that since they worked so hard, it was only fair to reward them with the money I earned.

Zane glanced at Eric thoughtfully before saying with a straight face, "No need. Your royalty is only 15 percent, and the company takes 85 percent. Their bonuses are part of that amount."

I asked curiously, "Really? You're not lying to me, are you?"

Zane chuckled lightly. "Whenever I decide to allocate money for them, it's transferred directly into their accounts with the next month's salary. If you don't believe me, you can ask Eric." I turned to Eric. "Is that true?"

Eric stood up. "That's right. Mr. Huxham is always looking out for his employees."

Then, I gave Zane an awkward smile before returning to the partition and asking Eric, "Why didn't you tell me that earlier?"

Eric slapped his forehead in embarrassment. "I forgot."

I was at a loss for words, so I just stared at him.

Right then, Eric quickly stood up. "I'll get back to work now."

...

After Eric left, Zane walked over and sat beside me. "How does it feel to see your comic successfully adapted into an animated series and loved by so many people?"