Chapter 8

On the way to the office, Brielle clenched her jaw in frustration.

One reason was the throbbing pain in her cheek, and the other was the aches all over her body from spending the night sprawled across the desk.

Upon seeing her arrive, Lucinda hurriedly handed over a stack of documents, “Brielle, the director sent back your report last night, and now Integral Elements Inc. has been hounding us for the bid proposal. If we don’t get it to them by nine tomorrow morning, it’ll be seen as a forfeit.”

Lucinda’s tone was laden with reproach as she spoke. Previously, Spencer never meddled in these affairs, so the approval of the reports was solely on Brielle’s shoulders.

However, because of the slap last night, Spencer let personal grievances creep in and deliberately rejected the report. The report concerned the acquisition of Integral Elements Inc., and Brielle had already met with the head of Integral Elements Inc. Failing to submit the bid proposal at this critical juncture would tarnish not only Dorsey International’s reputation but also her own.

Grinding her teeth, Brielle dialed Spencer’s number, only to be greeted by a familiar female

voice.

“He’s in the shower.”

It was Lillian’s voice.

not at

matters. She had deliberately not told Spencer about her visit to the Haywood family last night, and when Spencer returned to the villa

curled into a smirk, “Half an hour, huh? Guess you’ll be waiting

ended abruptly, and Brielle set a thirty-minute countdown on her

overheard the conversation, especially the suggestive mention of the shower. Her gaze shifted from sympathy to disdain and finally settled into a sneer. “Brielle, we don’t mean to rush you, but procuring Integral Elements Inc.

challenge him. So, to everyone else, Brielle, perceived

himself at the helm of Dorsey International, the

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the whole department

around her, Brielle sat down and waited for Spencer’s call. In less than ten minutes, Spencer

satisfied with your report on Integral Elements Inc., so I’ve decided to have Lucinda take

company, but his status afforded him veto power over anyone

this? We’ve dispatched

was dismissive and even a bit nasty,

desk and headed straight to the executive floor. Her colleagues were surprised by her bold move, and their eyes betrayed a

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