Chapter 488
“Don’t open your mouth if you haven’t read the reports properly! Norman, you’re becoming more useless by the day. One more mistake like this, and you can pack your bags and get the hell out p>
“Understood, Boss. It won’t happen again p>
Internally, Norman scoffed. Pack my bags? You think anyone actually wants to stay in this sinking ship? It was about time he packed up and formally joined his real
boss anyway.
Naturally, Lenny Forbes had already relayed the situation to Mira. However, she had zero intention of stepping in.
“Let the Porters swallow it,” she said casually.
It was the perfect way to force Adrian to choke on the consequences of his own actions. Once the Mercer empire fully passed into the Porters’ hands, Mira would step in and crush them both.
Right now, she was entirely focused on scrolling through her friends’ college admission results. She knew the outcomes might be a bit rough; otherwise, Liora would have called her the second the results dropped.
This year, the science cutoff score for Aethelgard University in Melvion City was set at an intimidating 680.
She checked the system. Both Elara Finn and Harvey Rivers had successfully been accepted into Aethelgard University.
Just as Mira was about to look up Liora’s results, her phone rang. It was Liora, sobbing uncontrollably. “Mira… I didn’t get into Aethelgard University… Celine Ward didn’t make it either p>
“Liora, don’t cry. With your score, you’re definitely getting into a fantastic college. No matter where you go, as long as you apply yourself, you’re going to be incredibly successful p>
“But… but I won’t get to be with you anymore p>
“It’s fine, Liora. Whenever we have breaks, we can still hang out p>
Hearing Mira’s calm reassurance finally stopped Liora’s tears.
“I originally wanted to apply to Aethelgard Polytechnic University so Celine and I could stick together, but my parents absolutely forced me to accept the offer from Aethelgard Law School. Now I have to leave Celine, too p>
“It’s really okay. The three of us will all be in Aethelgard for college. We can easily meet up on weekends and holidays. Plus, a new environment means you’ll make great new friends p>
“Yeah, you’re right p>
Shortly after, Elara called, her voice bubbling with excitement. “Mira! We get to stay together! Can we be roommates at college p>
“Absolutely p>
After her exams, Elara had taken a quick trip back to her hometown to visit her father, then immediately threw herself back into working at Solflare Hearth & Grill to save up her tuition.
Meanwhile, Harvey Rivers had taken
Mira’s advice to heart and
successfully launched an online
education platform. He had
developers build out the tech
relentlessly scouted.top-tier
educators to join Because the entire business model was Mira’s brainchild, Harvey insisted on giving her a twenty percent stake, proving he valued shared success. Mira gladly accepted, backing her shares with a heavy capital investment to fund the platform. On the road to the top, reliable allies were essential.
What surprised Mira, however, was that Mr. Harth didn’t join Harvey’s venture.
“Between teaching my regular classes, I only have the mental bandwidth for one side gig—editing short-form scripts. Adding anything else would break me,” he explained.
He found script editing perfectly suited his lifestyle. He could utilize tiny pockets of free time throughout the day, and it paid significantly better than his day job. More
importantly, he deeply.ne
literature, so it felt like a passion project Online courses required strict scheduling, lesson prep, and mandatory live sessions, which would constantly clash with his actual teaching job.
Mira knew that with the explosion of smartphones and high-speed internet, online education was going to be a massive gold rush. Unfortunately, she simply didn’t have the time to spearhead it herself. She already managed hypër profitable gaming companies, a massive
internet finance firm, and a
developing mobile OS, not to
mention her rigorous martial arts
and medicinal training with Master
Ellis.
Back in the corporate warzone, the Mercer Group’s stock had entirely buckled under
the relentless bombardment from Shane and Roxanne Porter. They had held out for barely a week.
But forcing Adrian to declare bankruptcy and destroy a century-old family legacy? He absolutely refused to go down without a fight.