Chapter 267
The next morning was zero hour.
As soon as Mira arrived at the martial arts hall, she booted up her laptop and ran through the keystrokes, her fingers hovering over the board like a pianist preparing for a concerto.
“The market doesn’t open for over an hour. Read a book,” Master Ellis suggested.
“No. This isn’t a standard trade. I can’t afford a microsecond of lag p>
Her instincts screamed that Shane’s team was sitting in front of their monitors right now, fingers hovering over the kill switch. If the stock dipped even slightly at the opening bell, they would instantly suspend trading.
If her capital got frozen in a suspended stock, it could be locked up for months while Porter dragged out the internal restructuring process.
She needed that cash flow. The massive year-end bonuses and profit-sharing checks for all her employees relied entirely on the capital she had weaponized for this attack.
It was a massive gamble.
At 9:15 AM, during the pre-market auction phase, Mira rapidly executed her sell orders. By 9:30 AM, the funds cleared into her account.
“Master, it’s done p>
Master Ellis leaned in, his eyes wide. “Done! How much did we make p>
“Not too much. We doubled our initial investment p>
“Doubled? And you call that not much? Hahaha!” Master Ellis roared with laughter. “I haven’t made that kind of money in years! That’s going to leave a massive scar on Porter Entertainment. Did we wipe out a chunk of their market cap p>
“We did. Look at you, Master, picking up Wall Street jargon p>
“Hey, I sit here listening to you two scheme all day. I was bound to learn something p>
Her phone buzzed. It was Owen calling from his office.
“Did it go smoothly p>
“Total disaster. Lost every penny,” Mira whispered, feigning despair.
“You’re making jokes when you just lost a fortune?” He immediately hung up.
“Why was he so sure you were joking?” Master Ellis asked, confused by the rapid exchange.
“I gave myself away. Porter’s stock is currently at rock bottom. Since we shorted it when it was high it’s mathematically impossible for us to lose money right now p>
Master Ellis squinted. “Wait. If he knew it was impossible to lose, why did he even ask p>
“He was just checking to make sure I got our funds out before they froze the stock.” “Ah. I don’t get it p>
“Hehe. Master, since we’re celebrating a massive victory, does this mean I can bypass the brewing exam p>
Master Ellis’s face instantly hardened. “Absolutely not. Business is business, medicine is medicine p>
The terrifying mentor was back. Mira dutifully followed him into the brewing room.
Before she even tied her apron, her phone rang again.
“Turn that off during exam hours!” Master Ellis barked.
“The exam hasn’t officially started yet! Let me check, maybe it’s another golden opportunity to make millions p>
Master Ellis rolled his eyes and turned away.
“Harvey!” Mira whispered into the receiver, keeping an eye on her master. “What is it? Make it fast, I’m busy p>
“What? You’re shorting Porter too? How much did you throw in p>
With how aggressively the stock had plummeted, Mira knew there had to be other massive sharks feeding in the frenzy.
“Millions of dollars,” Harvey replied.
“Have you pulled out yet p>
“No, the momentum looks solid. I was thinking of riding it out for one more day, but I wanted your advice first p>
“You’re asking me? Doesn’t your dad oversee your trades p>
Mira found it bizarre that Mr. Rivers would casually hard his high school son millions of dollars and not micromanage the execution.
“Honestly? He’s praying I blow it all. If I win this, the profits are mine and I get total independence. If I lose, I
spend the rest of
life as his
puppet. He picks my career, he picks my wife p>