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.”

naiveté, she probably hoodwinked

what Spencer had said yesterday, everyone was even more convinced

theories.

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

revelation of her engagement to Spencer and her modest backgrou everyone suspected nepotism or worse, that she traded her body to

world was notorious for its hierarchies, and those within it often develop an inflated sense of self due

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

the department’s internal phone with 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

mark.”

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over annual reports and other investment banks’ research. She had even checked multiple simulation models; 130

Integral Elements Inc., but instead of the president,

your bid.

However, your new asking price is a departure from

Tanner is very

excuse, no doubt. Tanner

team members, including Lucinda, “Book the next flight out. You’re coming with me to Integral

around by a woman they considered to be a backdoor hire. Graduates from prestigious schools, they all had

in her role, never showing weakness or seeking help in a damsel-in-distress manner,

a woman being so assertive, they thought, when she was

the manager and Spencer currently absent, she

manufacturer waiting to go public, was nestled

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