Once at thepany, I started working diligently.


    ...


    Zane walked out of the office to a secluded corner before dialing Rowena''s number.


    Rowena asked, "What? Do you need something from me?"


    Zane''s voice was scarily chilling when he said, "Didn''t I warn you a few days ago not to contact Annalise unnecessarily? Looks like you still haven''t learned your lesson! Do I really need to cut off the family''s living expenses for you to stop?" Each sentence was colder than the next.


    "I''m your mother!" Rowena snapped in a sharp voice. "Can''t I even say a few things when I don''t approve of Annalise as my daughter-inw?"


    She sounded as if she were entirely justified.


    Nheless, Zane wasn''t having any of it. "No, you can''t!"


    Zane''s answer almost left Rowena speechless, but she also knew he would always follow through with what he said.


    "Also, you have no right to cut us off. Don''t forget, Zane. We gave you thepany in your hands. You''re enjoying the fruits of ourbor, yet you don''t want to support us? How is that fair?"


    Zane sneered. "Mom, seeing how forgetful you are, it seems like you''re really getting old. Do you need me to remind you again?


    "At first, you handed thepany over to my brother to inherit. Then, after he passed away, you handed it over to my sister."


    Zane had never minded these arrangements since he was capable enough. "From start to finish, yourpany never belonged to me."


    He deliberately slowed down his speech to emphasize, "Since you said the person inheriting yourpany should pay for your living expenses, go ask my sister for the money. Hopefully, she can provide you with a good life." "Zane!"


    Only after hearing his words did Rowena realize how foolish her statement had been. "I still have something to say to you..."


    But all she could hear now was the beeping of the disconnected line.


    Rowena''s face turned particrly dark.


    How could Zane be so willing to abandon his family for a woman?


    ...


    Zane didn''t go back to his office


    immediately. Instead, he went to Eric and said inly, "Starting from this month, stop providing the regr monthly living allowance for Rowena


    and the others."


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    Eric was aware that Zane''s family never helped him much and often caused trouble. As such, it was no surprise that Zane became impatient with them. Eric promptly replied, "Alright."This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .


    Seeing that Zane had no further


    instructions, Eric proactively


    v


    reported, "After a whole day''s sales, we''ve sold a total of 5,000 dolls across all tforms."


    Zane did some quick math and calcted that Annalise could probably get around 60 thousand dors in profits.


    Eric continued, "Paying Annalise her share every day feels too frequent and makes ounting harder, so I n to calcte her share monthly.


    "Next month, I''ll calcte this month''s sales and determine how much to give her before transferring the total to her ount. What do you think?" Zane had no objections, saying, "We''ll go with that."


    Now that he had Zane''s approval, he


    continued, "After the HR department published the job posting, many people applied to join ourpany. The candidates I reviewed all


    novel.


    seemed quitepetent, and since theic department is


    understaffed, I went ahead and hired all of them."


    After a short pause, he walked over to his desk. "Some of them even created sample merchandise designs to prove their abilities."


    He then retrieved the candidates'' works before handing them to Zane for review.