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.”
Spencer’s naiveté,
had said yesterday, everyone was
theories.
an outlier in the department, landing a manager pos Mergers and Acquisitions division
of her engagement to Spencer and her modest backgrou everyone suspected nepotism or worse, that she traded her
an inflated sense of self due to the massive capital they
unwelcome from day one. In the three years she’d
bids to Integral Elements Inc. The president previously discussed a price of 130 million with you, but they’re now hoping to hit the
mark.”
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and other investment banks’ research. She had even checked multiple simulation
dialed Integral Elements Inc., but instead of
receive your bid. It seems you’re
new asking price is a departure from our previous discussions, and I’d like to discuss this in
Brielle, Mr. Tanner is very busy,”
no doubt. Tanner was probably
her team members, including Lucinda, “Book the next flight out. You’re coming
male colleagues, were none too pleased to be bossed around by a woman
seeking help in a damsel-in-distress manner, always maintaining a cool demeanor that seemed to threaten their sense of
point of a woman being so assertive,
Brielle as the manager and Spencer
Inc., a small components manufacturer waiting to go public, was nestled in a neighboring town, providing over 3,000 jobs
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