Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 9

The moment she stepped into the office, all eyes were drawn to her like magnets. They felt like sharp, judgmental knives, ready to peel away the facade she had so carefully

constructed

Whispers swirled around her

“Must be off to see Mr. Dorsey again. Some people have all the luck. Marrying into wealth sure has its perks”

“Marrying into wealth? Please, there’s not even a ring on her finger. Didn’t Mr. Spencer publicly deny any engagement?”

“Besides, word has it Mr. Spencer deliberately delayed the bid proposal because he’s got

issues with her.”

“But I heard that Brielle’s family is quite wealthy. Otherwise, how could she get engaged to Mr. Spencer? Don’t prestigious families emphasize matching social status?”

“Ha! Since when do rich people drive cars worth only tens of thousands? No chauffeur even. She just happened to be Mr. Spencer’s classmate, which is how she even got a foot in the door.”

“No wonder. Taking advantage of Mr. Spencer’s naiveté, she probably hoodwinked him into an engagement.”

After what Spencer had said yesterday, everyone was even more convinced of their

theories.

Mergers and Acquisitions division straight out of

engagement to Spencer and her modest backgrou everyone suspected nepotism or worse, that she traded her body to get

an inflated sense of self due to the massive capital they handled, imagining themselves as titans

from day one. In the three years she’d been there, Lucinda was the

“Several companies have sent their bids to Integral Elements

mark.”

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multiple simulation models; 130 million was the sweet spot. The sudden

instead of the president, his

your bid.

your new asking price is a departure from our previous discussions, and I’d like to discuss this in person with Mr.

Tanner is very

no doubt. Tanner was probably

including Lucinda, “Book the next flight out. You’re coming with me to Integral

around by a woman they considered to be a backdoor hire. Graduates from prestigious schools, they all had dreams of

had been decisive in her role, never showing weakness or seeking help in a damsel-in-distress manner, always maintaining a cool demeanor that seemed to threaten their sense of

point of a woman being so assertive, they thought, when

the manager and Spencer currently absent, she was

nestled in a neighboring town, providing over 3,000

acquire Integral Elements Inc. Now with the bid proposal stalled by Spencer, she had no choice but to fly

she and her team boarded the plane, Max was

as Patrick brought him a cup of

from the email from

mark. As the international conference call started, there was