Jasper stared at the timer counting down the minutes before the stock market opened and said calmly, “Is the time up yet? How are you sure that you’ll still be smiling at the end?”
Mitch scoffed and said, “Delusional.”
“I’ll let you continue pretending for a couple more hours. When the stock market closes this evening, I’ll wait to watch you crawl out of this door like a sniveling dog.”
Henry and Anna felt much calmer now than this morning when they had been anxious and worried.
“Why do I feel like laughing when I look at how crazy Mitch is being now?” Henry whispered as he leaned toward Anna.
Anna leaned away in disgust and said irritably, “Don’t come so close to me… What’s there to watch about that idiot? I do admire Jasper for not losing his cool. You would probably have told him everything by now if it were you.”
“Damn, you do know he’s the mean one, right? He’s not telling Mitch on purpose so that he’ll be even more gleeful. The more gleeful he is now, the worse he’ll be later. Tsk tsk, I can’t wait.”
As they spoke, the time arrived. It was time for the stock market to open!
The stock market for Harbor City underwent a massive change the minute it opened.
Jasper and Mitch’s men reported everything at a fast pace.
“Sunny Internet’s shares went down at opening!”
“Carefree Net’s shares went down at opening!”
“The crash is massive. It seems that funds are being taken out from the market.”
Shocked, Mitch immediately turned toward the electronic screen and immediately saw that the two shares he had invested in were declining at that moment. It was not because there was bad news from the companies either.
Rather, it was because the funds that had been invested in them were being taken out at the same time.
The stock price was bound to sink when funds were withdrawn.
“What’s going on!? Find out for me where the funds are going!” A bad feeling crept across Mitch as he hollered.
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