Chapter 121
Max hesitated when he saw the founder relinquish control, that was why he made those
remarks to Alivia.
During the meeting, his proposal to invest in the company called Book wasn’t about playing the waiting game; he was biding his time for the founder to reach out first. If the founder decided to keep a firm grip on the company’s reins, there was no need to fret about Book’s future. After all, no one understood its trajectory better than the person who started it all.
But clearly, the founder hadn’t grasped this issue, because according to the intel from Alivia, the founder was still in talks with several other venture capital firms.
Brielle, with only three years of professional experience under her belt, had been devouring financial knowledge since her college days. In four years of undergrad, she’d amassed more wisdom than some grad students do in seven.
The office was dead silent, the few people present barely dared to breathe. And there was Max, sitting in the quiet glow of the room, who after a long pause, finally gave a gentle nod, “Early next month, you’ll accompany me abroad.”
It was the second time he’d be taking Brielle on a business trip in a short span.
common knowledge at the company, and many were speculating about his opinion
long as the founder doesn’t change his mind, you’re definitely not going
you so twisted up?”
momentarily lost. She even thought she’d heard him wrong and, mindful of the two executives sitting nearby, she quickly composed
avoid the
sneaked a glance at Max, then shifted their eyes
gesture that it was time to leave. Feeling like they were sitting on hot coals, the
was said next was lost
two executives, their backs slick with perspiration. They had climbed to their current positions by
1/2
16:35
Brielle was untouchable,
the door was closed, Brielle let out a sigh of
people who sit in this chair have a bit of discretion?”
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