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.”

Mr. Spencer’s naiveté, she probably hoodwinked him into an

Spencer had said yesterday, everyone was even more convinced

theories.

in the department, landing a manager pos Mergers and Acquisitions division straight out of Beaconsfield

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

an inflated sense of self due to the massive capital they handled, imagining themselves as titans of the

three years she’d been there, Lucinda

a casual tone, “Several companies have sent their 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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She had even checked multiple simulation models; 130 million was the sweet spot. The

dialed Integral Elements Inc., but instead of the president, his assistant picked

Brielle, we’ve yet to receive your bid. It

new asking price is a departure from our previous discussions, and I’d

Brielle, Mr. Tanner is very busy,” came the curt

doubt. Tanner was probably meeting with

three of her team members, including Lucinda, “Book the next flight out. You’re

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

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

was the point of a woman being so assertive, they thought,

as the manager and Spencer currently absent, she was the

go public, was nestled

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