Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

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The other executives didn’t dare to make a peep in Max’s presence, knowing full well the weight of the shares he held in his iron grip. Cross him, and you’d be packing your bags faster than you could say “Pink slip.” Hadn’t Ryan been the perfect cautionary tale? If Max could cast aside his own flesh and blood without a second thought, the others stood no chance of mercy.

William, savvy as ever, didn’t bother to defend Ryan, instead smoothly changing the subject. “Max. I hear your trip abroad is about courting that company. Book?”

Brielle’s ears perked up instantly, curious as to how Max would respond.

Max casually flipped through the documents on the table, his expression unaltered. “Hmm, it’s under consideration.”

Patrick, standing beside him, almost reflexively glanced at Brielle, then with a businesslike demeanor, fired up the projector. “Ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention here. This is all the intel on Book. It’s a wildly popular app overseas, currently valued at a cool billion dollars.”

Word on the street about Book had already seeped out over the last few days, and the media, which didn’t dare spill much ink on Max, had a field day dissecting Alivia’s side of the story.

Discovering that Alivia was a shareholder and that the company’s CEO was a senior colleague from her research institute had the public thinking Max was ready to throw down a fortune for his lady love. Thus, the executives in the meeting room, ever opportunistic, eagerly began to brown–nose.

user base they’ve built in less than six months is remarkable.

funds, Dorsey International must be in the running.”

a billion dollars, the investment figure will likely be in that

did it matter if Max spent a few billion to woo a

Dorsey International could snag this project early on, the return could

chatter, but Brielle sat quietly to the side, her lashes

capital firms are already in talks with Book. By early next month, after the CEO meets with Ms. Alivia again, we’ll need to lock down the investment

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consideration. Until then, feel free

Book was indeed formidable, backed by a mentor who was a titan in

dropped as she noticed the room’s volume dip suddenly. Then silence fell, and she looked up to find Max’s gaze resting on her. Unsure of what had transpired, she stood, feeling awkward, “The founder is, indeed, remarkable.” With that

back down.

grew subtly charged, and

out unnoticed with the crowd of executives, but then Max’s quiet tap–tap on the table halted