fill in the blanks issue

when the following line of text is used:

Employee engagement is a *property of* the relationship between an organization and its  employees. The employee is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization's reputation and interests.

then nothing is displayed after the blank.

If an additional asterisk is added somewhere in the text:

Employee engagement is a *property of* the relationship between an organization and its  employees. The employee is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization's reputation and interests.*

then the text fully displays including the blank.