Chapter 533


    “What a silver–tongued devil you are!”


    “I’m telling you, thisdy must’ve pulled some shady tricks to catch Max’s eye in the first ce.”


    “Sweet talker. Would you have fallen for Max if he wasn’t the CEO of Dorsey International?”


    The users were distant rtives, their eyes aze with indignation as they stared at


    Brielle.


    Brielle chuckled softly, a tinge of exasperation in her voice. “What can I say? When I met him, he was


    already the CEO of Dorsey International.”


    Her retort was indisputable, and even Max looked down, his lips curving into a subtle smile.


    The rtive who had spoken was left speechless, huffing in frustration before turning to Michael.


    Michael was the picture ofposure, setting down his ss of bourbon. “Brielle, now that you’ve


    been let go by Dorsey International and otherpanies aren’t willing to hire you, even if you have the


    talent, you’ve got no stage to shine on. If you say you love Max, you’ve got to show some real


    commitment.”


    He shifted the conversation away from personal feelings. Those who had once ruled the business


    world weren’t to be trifled with by youngsters. From the moment Brielle and Max had entered, Michael


    had been plotting how to manipte the situation to his advantage.


    “I


    Can offer you a chance, though. Ever heard of Ster Stage Entertainment? It’s a subsidiary


    of Dorsey International that’s been mismanaged since the new CEO took over three years ago. Dorsey


    International isn’t too concerned with this little venture, but what if I were to make you the executive


    CEO there? Would that interest you?”


    Before Brielle could respond, the rtives were in an uproar. Sending Brielle to run anotherpany


    as the executive CEO? Why should she get such a lucky break?


    “Michael, Brielle isn’t one of us Dorsey folk. Is it really okay to hand her such a sweet deal on a silver


    tter? Surely we can’t just do her favors because she’s dating Max.”


    “Yeah, she’s an outsider, after all. Why should she get to be an executive CEO?”


    “And she ims it’s not about the Dorsey fortune, but I bet she’s already scheming on how to carve up


    our family assets.”


    They dared not criticize Michael’s decision too fiercely, instead casting gloomy nces at Brielle, as if


    she had stolen their piece of pie.


    But what nobody expected was for Max to outright reject the proposal. “I disagree, Father.”


    Michael’s expression remained impassive as he toyed with a piece of mint on his drink, “If you


    disagree, then you’re free to leave. There’s no point in discussing this further. She’ll never


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    enter our doors again with her head held high.”


    Max stood up, ready to pull Brielle away with him, but Brielle stayed put, her gaze steady on Michael.


    “Michael, if I take the job as executive CEO of Ster Stage Entertainment, what level of sess doThis is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    you require before you’re satisfied?”


    “A fifty–fold increase in performance.”


    He said it casually as if such a monumental increase was as light as a feather. Anyone familiar with


    finance knew that such a figure was a Herculean task, reserved only for the titans of business.


    “Father!”


    Max’s face grew cold, but Brielle continued, “And if I achieve that, you won’t stand in the way of me and


    Max anymore, correct?”


    Michael paused, peering at Brielle as if measuring her courage. “You’ve got guts, taking on Ster


    Stage Entertainment without even knowing the mess it’s in,” he chuckled. “Yes, I won’t object.”


    A smile spread across Brielle’s face. “Then I ept.”


    “Six months. If you don’t deliver, you and Max are through.”


    “Agreed.”


    As Brielle uttered that word, she felt Max tense beside her. He looked down at her, a flicker of hurt


    crossing his eyes.


    Brielle couldn’t meet his gaze. “Michael is a man of his word. I trust you’ll keep your promise.” No


    sooner had she spoken than Max released her hand and strode towards the door, clearly


    infuriated.


    A smirk crossed Michael’s face. Brielle was still too young. No matter how strong or confident she was,


    her readiness to ept the challenge so swiftly in Max’s eyes tranted to taking their rtionship


    lightly. It suggested that she wasn’t afraid to lose it, and that was precisely the problem.


    He had always said that once the seed of doubt was nted, it was only a matter of time. before it took


    root.