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I went to the publishing house with Jay by my side. He seemed genuinely happy for me. That alone already put me in a better mood. He decided to stay downstairs in the hall, while I went to meet Ellen in her office. She already waited for me along with an assigned editor.
“This is Peter Hall, he will help you polish your story,” Ellen pointed on a curly, brown-haired man sitting on right next to her desk.
“Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Anastasia Kowalsky… Ana,” I smiled nervously.
“Looking forward to work with you, Ana,” Peter answered with a deep and pleasant voice.
“Peter is one our best editors, I can't wait to see the outcome of your cooperation,” Ellen grinned, agitated.
I had to say, Peter looked very professional… and handsome. He was wearing a neat suit, he took notes from the information about my book that Ellen told him. He also already had some ideas for minor changes. All his idea
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