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.”

advantage of Mr. Spencer’s naiveté, she probably

Spencer had said yesterday, everyone was even more

theories.

department, landing a manager pos Mergers and Acquisitions division straight out of Beaconsfield College, stirri discontent

revelation of her engagement to Spencer and her modest backgrou everyone suspected nepotism or worse, that she traded her body to get ahead. To self-proclaimed

it often develop an inflated sense

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

phone with a casual tone, “Several companies have sent their bids to Integral Elements Inc. The president previously discussed

mark.”

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

instead of the president, his

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

is a departure

Brielle, Mr. Tanner is very

doubt. Tanner was probably meeting

her team members, including Lucinda, “Book the next

the two male colleagues, were none too pleased to be bossed around by a woman they considered

seeking help in a damsel-in-distress manner, always maintaining a cool demeanor that seemed to

woman being so assertive, they thought, when

and Spencer

to go public, was nestled in a neighboring

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