Chapter 77

Brielle sat in the chair, her bare feet still bleeding, her toes tensed as if immune to the pain. She didn’t look at the man confronting her. “The stolen suit belongs to Max Dorsey, the CEO of Dorsey International. Don’t believe me? Call him now. And here’s my business card.”

She handed over a sleek card that confirmed her identity: Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Dorsey International.

“The USB drive in the suit pocket is related to a massive merger we’ve been negotiating, valued at over ten billion dollars. The drive is missing. Who’s going to answer for Dorsey International’s loss?”

Her voice was calm, her lashes lowered as if in thought, “This man has been manipulated. You might want to check the recent transactions in his accounts. Someone’s using him to snatch Dorsey International’s trade secrets. I don’t need to tell you how grave this is, do I?”

Dorsey International. Trade secrets. CEO of Dorsey International. Each term was a siren call to urgency. This was no lovers‘ quarrel to be brushed off.

The man was taken aback, his cavalier demeanor vanishing instantly. “Brielle, what are you implying? When did I rob anyone? And when did I take a USB drive? Stop slinging mud!”

pain in her soles sharpening her mind. “Are you claiming the suit is yours? It’s a high–end custom piece,

He had only grabbed the suit on a whim, never imagining it held a

swiftly commanding the situation. “I intend to uncover whoever’s

billion–dollar trade secret theft could be dubbed the case of the year. Investigators were already tracking the man’s financial activities and found

Stealing trade secrets, with over ten billion dollars at stake- that kind of accusation could mean a

looks of it, take

seemed so harmless, yet how quickly

escalated the situation to their superiors and had managed to get in touch with Patrick. Patrick glanced at Max, who was resting his eyes, and

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