Chapter 539
Roxanne was the one paying for Mara’s daily torture. She wanted to break Mara completely, frame Mira for it, and then swoop in like a savior to bail Mara out. Mara would be so blindly grateful that she’d become the perfect weapon against Mira.
That evening, Dominic West called Mira after finishing his shift.
“How are things looking p>
“We’ve been at a stalemate for two days,” Mira said.
“Want to end it fast?” Dominic logged into Mira’s trading account, his fingers flying across his keyboard.
“Yes, absolutely. You have a plan p>
“I do p>
“Show me,” Mira said eagerly.
“Lucian’s real name is Lucian North. He got his nickname because he’s a ruthless hacker. We’ve crossed paths before,” Dominic explained as he typed.
“When you’re dealing with an expert, the worst thing they can do is ignore you. But because he attacked you first and left a trail of evidence, he can’t report you. Which means you have free rein to tear his system apart p>
For the next two hours, Dominic guided Mira through the offensive protocols.
“Alright,” Dominic finally said, leaning back. “Tomorrow, you can unleash hell on them p>
“Thank you, Dominic. When this is over, dinner is on me p>
“I’ll hold you to that p>
The moment the market opened the next morning, Mira launched a devastating blitz. In less than a minute she drove Porter’s stoc straight into the ground, hitting the daily limit-down.
Roxanne and Lucian watched in absolute horror.
Lucian scrambled to analyze the attack pattern, but Dominic’s architecture was on
an entirely different level. Even if Lucian could crack it, it would take days.
By then, Porter Entertainment would be dust.
However, for someone like Lucian who loved a technical challenge, it was still meaningful as it allowed him to master a new skill.
When the afternoon session opened, it was a bloodbath. They couldn’t lay a finger on Mira’s operations.
After two agonizing days, Porter’s
shareholders had had enough.
Watching their life savings
evaporate was too much. They stormed the boardroom, demanding
Share Porter step dow Demanding
Chairman.
“We need cash, not a change in leadership!” Shane yelled back, though he knew they were doomed.
Partners were terminating contracts. Banks were calling in loans. Bankruptcy was imminent. Panicking, the shareholders began dumping their stock for pennies on the dollar.
This was exactly what Mira had been waiting for. She snapped up every share that hit the market.
“You’re going to get what you wanted,” Mira told Ethan. Her only goal was destroying the company She had no interest in managing its assets than could take over the physical operations. She was
focused on the tech sector.
Meanwhile, Adrian Mercer found a new source of entertainment. He called Shane Porter. “Looks like we’re going to be cellmates soon, old friend. Hahaha p>
The last time the two men had been “cellmates” was thirty years ago, when Lacey had built Adrian’s empire, propelling both their families into Melvion City’s top ten elite circles.