Evangeline gave Anathea a tour of the studio . It wasn't too far away from the Sinclair residence . It would take Anathea just over ten minutes to get to work by car " Everyone , " Evangeline announced as she led Anathea to the center of the studio bullpen , clapping her hands twice to get her employees attention . " This is our new floral designer . She'll be working with you from now on ! " Anathea smiled courteously and nodded once in greething " Ti Mithea Jacobson . I'm glad to be part of your team , and 1 look forward to working with you all . " Her introduction was met with wholehearted applause . " Nice one , Ms. Holstrom ! Where did you find such a delicate doll of a floral designer ? " someone praised " She's my junior , " Evangeline explained , wrapping an arm around Anathea as it showing her off . " Bet you're jealous , huh ? " " More like very jealous ! " Another person piped up happily , " Knowing I'll have a babe for a colleague makes me want to show up to work every day ! " Ablush crept over Anathea's cheeks when she heard the compliments directed at her . She couldn't help feeling self - conscious " Alright , enough with the flattery and get back to work . I want to be surprised by the fruits of your labor this month , people ! " Evangeline said before leading Anathea into an office The office wasn't big , but it had everything a working floral designer could ask for . More importantly , it was a private office. Anathea knew the office was too much for a newbie like her . " Evangeline , I don't think this is a good look for us . I should probably join the others in the bullpen- " " Nonsense . Take a seat , " Evangeline prompted , half - pushing Anthea into the office chair . She added emphatically , " Don't forget that I hired you for your creative input . " " Yes , but … " Anathea doubted if her input warranted such special treatment . " Don't worry . If you can't deliver , I'll dock your pay. " Evangeline pet on an expression of mock seriousness . " So please stay put in your office and make money for the studio , okay ? " Evangeline was trying to make Anathea feel better about having an office in the studio . Knowing this , Anathea replied , " Alright . She was grateful to have Hannah and Evangeline look out for her like this . Now that she'd secured a job , she could afford to live independently . While the pay Evangeline offered her was far from the three million dollars she needed for Fiona's surgery , Eden Studio's clientele was loaded enough that Anathea stood to earn 200 thousand dollars for each premium floral arrangemen It was more than she'd expected . ecured Besides , her uncle , William Jacobson , had agreed to lend her the three million dollars to help her tide over . She only had to work to pay off the loan . It was the first time Anathea felt like things were finally looking uptor her . With her spirits restored , she pulled herself together and poured herself into work for the next two days . Gregory had left for a business trip after he'd swung by the company the other day . Word was that Natalie had gone with him . He hadn't even taken Martin along But Anathea couldn't care less what Gregory and Natalie were doing . Right now , she needed to focus on herself . She didn't have to tell Gregory about her new job either , considering he was away on business . She had to admit she felt liberated . Unfortunately , her freedom lasted only three days . Chapter 31 +25 BONUS Xander was the first to discover that Anathea had a job . Normally , He'd see her first thing when he came home from school . However , for the last two days , he'd bounded through the foyer and called out for Anathea , only to be met with silence instead of her usual warn greeting . " Jenny , where's Mom? " Xander asked , puzzled by Anathea's absence . " Uh , well … " Jenny was at a loss too . She had no idea what Anathead been up to recently . She just knew that Anathea had been notably absent from home . But she'd noticed Anathea was visibly happler and wondered if the atter had gotten involved in a side project to win Gregory back Jenny hoped that was the case . At that moment , Anathea returned after getting off work earlier than usual . Jenny's eyes lit up . " Mrs. Sinclair , you're home ! " Mom ! " Xander jogged up to Anathea and wrapped his arms around her leg .