Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 63

The young man paused and slowly adjusted his camera lens. The camera settled on Brielle’s face, and the chat erupted once again.

“Yep, that’s Brielle. Man, you gotta ask her what she’s doing at the gala.”

“Could she have been, you know, taken under the wing by someone influential? There were always whispers about her being a bit of a wild card.”

“I’ve always been curious, where do all these rumors come from? I was in class with Brielle, and she always kept to herself.”

“Must be someone close to her spreading the gossip. I remember some forum posts about her supposedly being harsh to her sister, or was it a foster child? Anyway, she’s crafty.”

The

young man frowned slightly at the relentless stream of comments.

Anyone who graduated from Beaconsfield College in the last couple of years would recognize Brielle, but Brielle was so discreet, turning down all extracurriculars, that her classmates hardly ever saw her.

Her looks were too striking, voted the belle of the campus on her first day, but soon after she vanished, only to be seen occasionally in lectures.

The rumors about her grew wilder, with photos of her in luxury cars surfacing and forum insiders spilling an abundance of details, making it hard for people to warm up to her.

Group is chatting with Brielle? What could they

about?”

closer, see if there’s some

young man had no choice but to inch

CEO of Hartley Group, Flynn, who had approached her first. He was the epitome of a gentleman, first confirming if she was Max’s plus-one. Upon her

reveal, figured everyone knew about Max’s rumored indifference to romantic pursuits, which explained Flynn’s curiosity about

flowed from the final lot,

Jacques-Louis David.

the nobility of failure over success, viewing victory often as a counterfeit

her gaze, instantly finding a way

philosophical edge.

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can merge with the business framework. Take Taleb’s books,

personal interests to business, toasting Flynn with a smile. “It’s about having options, based on three

looked at her approvingly, his eyes soft, “You

“The Hartley Group has cleverly

leader.”

smiled, casually sipping his wine, “I’m pleased. You must’ve seen my

impact of a Black Swan on his corporation; a theory

possibly take down Hartley Group? It