Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 548

Ricardo was still trying to wrap his head around what had just happened when the office door slammed shut with a bang, jolting him back to reality.

The new CEO? A woman, and so young? And stunningly beautiful at that.

His cheeks flushed with the thought, and he couldn’t bring himself to look directly at Belle.

Spread out on Brielle’s desk was a pile of files, all about the talent at Stellar Stage Entertainment. The deeper she dug, the more furrowed her brow became. So many talents. had been with the company for five or six years without landing a single gig or

even n sniffing paycheck. These weren’t contracts; they were downright indentures.

She wasn’t exactly versed in the ins and outs of showbiz, but she knew enough to understand that these aspiring artists needed exposure. Yet, all the opportunities were hogged by those willing to play by the higher–ups‘ rules, most of whom were coerced into compromising their dignity due to the oppressive contracts.

Massaging her temples, she suddenly remembered the young man standing at her door. “What’s your name?”

nineteen, being in the presence of

“An actor?”

“Yes.”

plays or films?”

his eyes down, a shadow of disappointment flickering through

sixteen, and did not have a single role to his name. The thought made her blood boil.

had imagined. There were others in their twenties who had been with the company for years with nothing to show for

make sure things start to change around here. While I’m in charge, I’ll see to it that we do better. I’ll have finance increase the base salary for all talent. Let’s say

look up at Ricardo as she spoke. Instead, she focused on the contracts in her hands. After a minute of silence, Brielle glanced up,

brink of tears, which soon began to cascade down his cheeks. Brielle had

before Spencer’s recent sobbing had been particularly unsettling, event annoying. But Ricardo was so young, so innocent–looking His tears

afford a proper meal, but at least she had

the world