Chapter 375
“Mara didn’t come p>
Mira hadn’t even noticed.
Prompted by Liora’s question, Elara and the others glanced around and realized Mara was genuinely nowhere to be seen.
“She fought so hard to pass the school’s preliminary selection for two subjects. Why would she just skip it p>
Celine said, peering toward the back of the bus.
Elara chimed in, “Maybe she barely scraped by the passing score and knew she didn’t have a shot at the district level p>
Hearing their theories, Mira remembered Julian calling her the day before, practically begging her to watch his race. A suspicion began to form in her mind.
Once she got home, Mira called Lenny Forbes. “Lenny, do you know why Mara didn’t show up for the competition today p>
It wasn’t out of concern; she simply needed to track her enemy’s movements.
“I was just about to call you about that. She desperately wanted to attend the
subject competition, but Julian had his preliminary race today. Shane Porter ordered her to go, so she had no choice p>
“Fiona Quinn strongly opposed the idea. They even had an argument over it, but she couldn’t stop her p>
“Fiona p>
She was genuinely looking out for Mara.
“Exactly. Fiona seems highly invested in Mara’s future. I just don’t get it. Julian’s race was only the preliminaries today. Mara abandoned the district competition just
to watch a car race? That doesn’t fit her usual personality at all p>
A sudden realization sparked in Mira’s mind. “Lenny, find a way to get me hair or nail clippings from Mara, Mr. Mercer, Mrs. Mercer, and Fiona p>
Did Mara really go to the race today just to watch?
In her past life, Mara had attended every single race, from the preliminaries to the finals.
At first, it seemed like she was just there to cheer him on, playing the role of the innocent, supportive little sister who adored her brother.
That way, if anything catastrophic happened at the end, no one would ever suspect her.
“Understood. I’ll get it done,” Lenny replied.
“Also, keep a close eye on Mara. I want undeniable proof the next time she tries something p>
By the time the district subject competitions concluded, it was time to close out her positions in Central Offshore Energy.
When the news broke that massive oil reserves had been discovered near Abyssal Cay, Central Offshore Energy’s stock hit the daily upper limit for five consecutive days.
Today was the sixth day. Although it hadn’t hit the ceiling, it was still climbing. It was the perfect moment to harvest.
At this point, the majority of eager investors had already bought in. Even the most aggressive bull stocks experienced pullbacks after peaking.
What goes up must come down; a full moon eventually wanes. This universal truth applied perfectly to the stock market.
After the inevitable pullback, unless there was another massive catalyst, the stock would enter a period of volatile stagnation draining any further lucrative opportunities.
Capitalizing on the market’s frenzy, Mira decisively liquidated half her shares.
With such a massive sum suddenly withdrawn, the daily K-line plummeted instantly.
But just as the stock neared its absolute floor, the descent slowed, and a faint upward trend began to emerge.
It seemed she had timed it perfectly. The market’s immense enthusiasm hadn’t been extinguished by her massive cash-out.
In fact, some investors saw the dip as a golden opportunity, pouring even more capital into the fray.
Seeing the momentum, Mira decided to dump the rest immediately.
Using her secondary account, she decisively closed out her remaining positions, Central Offshore Energy’s stock briefly hit the daily limit again, but Mira’s transactions, were completely finalized. She breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the stock itself, backed by the newly discovered island oil reserves, it wouldn’t
crash completely. It would likely stabilize over time.
Because she was handling such an astronomical sum, Mira had only used a two-times leverage.
Factoring in the stock’s massivenet
surge her initial five-billion-dollar investment had skyrocketed to fifteen billion.
Mira’s personal 1.5 billion-dollar stake had tripled to 4.5 billion, and the remaining 10 billion in company funds generated hundreds of millions in commission fees alone.
The reserve funds drawn from the corporation were categorized as revenue growth. Mira wouldn’t see her cut until the company’s end-of-month settlement.
Even as the chairwoman and majority shareholder, she couldn’t arbitrarily embezzle company funds. That was the law.
Once the corporation’s monthly earnings hit her account, Mira would have a solid nest egg of nearly five billion dollars.