Chapter 27
Adrian added, “Study hard and don’t pay attention to the gossip. Once the news about the arts festival comes out, no one will care about that anymore.
If you can place well, you’ll turn your reputation around in an instant p>
“I’m still a little scared. Besides piano, I don’t really know much else p>
Lacey looked at Mara with affection. “It’s alright. The contestants are all regular students, not professionals.
Your Damon will hire the best teachers for you. Just do your best p>
“So, your adoptive parents treated you pretty well after all,” Mira chimed in.
“Pianos aren’t cheap, and art lessons are even more expensive. That’s not easy for a family from a rural area p>
Mara had always claimed her adoptive parents were cruel and even abused her to gain sympathy.
“I had to cry for a long time before they agreed,” she mumbled.
“Mira, stop nitpicking,” Julian roared.
He’d never realized how detestable Mira could be. Mara was already miserable enough, and here she was, playing devil’s advocate.
Mira rolled her eyes at him. “I’m just stating the facts, Julian the Dunce p>
“You p>
“Both of you, that’s enough,” Adrian interjected.
Neither he nor Lacey were ignorant of the fact that Mira was right, but they felt sorry
for Mara and were unwilling to reprimand her.
Throughout the entire conversation, no one bothered to ask if Mira wanted to participate.
“Damon is coming back on Sunday? I want to participate too,” Mira said deliberately.
“You shouldn’t. Let’s just let Mara go this time. She needs the experience,” Adrian decided, his face stern.
“That’s right,” Lacey added. “Normally, our daughter wouldn’t need to compete for such a title, but your sister needs to improve her reputation right now p>
Mara shot Mira a provocative look, though she said, “Let my sister participate too. Her skills are much better than mine p>
“Even if her skills are better, she is not allowed to participate. That’s final,” Adrian declared. As soon as the words left his mouth, the corners of Mara’s lips curled up in a smirk.
In her past life, they hadn’t let her participate because her reputation was ruined and they found her embarrassing.
This time, it was supposedly for the sake of Mara’s reputation.
If she and Mara appeared on stage together, the old rumors would surely resurface.
In the end, everything was for Mara’s sake. In their hearts, they no longer had a place for her, their real daughter.
In truth, Mira already knew the answer. She had only asked to test them, to see what excuse they would come up with this time.
Mira ignored them, not wanting to waste any more time. She took a plate of cherries and went upstairs.
She had money to make. What you owned yourself was all that truly mattered.
As soon
bedros she entered her
Mira eagerly opened
her
laptop to check the Bitcom charts, searching again for lows and highs.
She noticed that since her last trade, the price had been relatively stable, moving sideways. She would wait and see
Wenn opportunity arit
tonight.
Mira left the computer on and began packing a backpack, once again selecting the most important items from what she had gathered the night before
She glanced at the computer screen from time to time.
Just as she was about to finish, she saw the chart begin to spike rapidly.
She immediately dropped what she was doing and focused on the screen. She didn’t rush in, observing first.
Once the chart reached a certain height, she immediately shorted the market, investing $120,000 with leverage.
A few minutes later, the curve began to decline. In just ten minutes, it reached Mira’s target low point.
She didn’t sell immediately, waiting another two minutes.
She couldn’t wait any longer. She closed her position.
In less than half an hour, she had doubled her money, earning a profit of $120,000!
When the price started to rise again, she made another trade and pocketed $60,000.
Only when the market began to move sideways again did Mira finally zip up the backpack and place it in a closet.
Next, Mira ate her fruit while keeping an eye on the screen.
She was essentially day trading, which required precise judgment. Otherwise, you could lose money just as quickly.
She tallied up her funds again. She now had over three hundred thousand dollars.