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.

landing a manager pos Mergers and Acquisitions

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

hierarchies, and those within it often develop an inflated sense of self due to the massive capital they handled, imagining themselves as

natural allure, had been unwelcome from day one. In the three years she’d been there, Lucinda was the only

Integral Elements Inc. The president previously

mark.”

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done her homework on Integral Elements Inc., poring over annual reports and other investment banks’ research. She had even checked multiple simulation models; 130 million was the sweet spot.

dialed Integral Elements Inc., but instead of the president, his assistant picked

yet to receive your bid. It seems you’re not serious

asking price is a

very busy,” came the

Tanner was

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

picked, especially the two male colleagues, were none too pleased to be bossed around by a woman they considered to be a backdoor hire. Graduates from prestigious schools, they all

in a damsel-in-distress manner, always maintaining a cool demeanor that seemed to threaten their sense of

the point of a woman being so assertive, they thought, when she was

manager and Spencer currently

nestled in a neighboring town, providing over 3,000

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

and her team boarded the plane, Max was

his office, he opened his laptop as Patrick brought him

the email from the previous night, there was nothing new from her. She must

call started, there was still no word from