Reborn Rich: Prices Dropped, My Savings Didn't novel Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: And You?

Cecilia Sterling spoke with a sincere and composed tone. Most importantly, she had openly presented solid evidence proving her money came from investments.

Principal Warner was also surprised to see the value of Cecilia Sterling’s stock portfolio—it was over two thousand.

He dabbled in stocks himself, but he had a poor eye for it and had lost at least a few dozen over the years. He was actually less skilled than a university student.

Letting out a quiet sigh, Principal Warner finally smiled. "Excellent! You’re truly a top student from Lorcain Tech. Capable and responsible!"

The department head also let out a sigh of relief, having feared the whole thing might fall through. He immediately piped up, "So, Principal, should I contact the media? We should give this some proper publicity. This is a huge deal!"

Such a large donation, and from one of our own students, no less. Reporting on this would be great for the school’s image. Anyone who hears about it will agree it’s a wonderful story.

Besides, it’s standard practice to have the media present when accepting a donation. Sometimes the school contacts them, and other times the donating corporation handles it. It’s all for good publicity, after all.

Principal Warner nodded. "Yes, we need to publicize this. Let’s give our student, Cecilia Sterling, some well-deserved praise."

"Principal, there’s no need for publicity," Cecilia Sterling said quickly. "As I just mentioned, I prefer to keep a low profile. Besides, this is fundamentally about me making amends for the trouble I caused the school. It’s nothing worth boasting about."

The department head and Principal Warner were taken aback and exchanged a glance.

Seeing their reaction, Cecilia Sterling added, "Why don’t we just take a photo together with the telescopes—me, the principal, and the department head? You could post it on the school’s announcement board."

Since Cecilia Sterling had put it that way, Principal Warner nodded with a slightly apologetic smile. "That works too. If that’s what you want, we won’t invite the media. We’ll just take a picture among ourselves to mark the occasion."

The department head quickly chimed in, "In that case, I’ll go find a student from the photography club to take the picture for us."

As Cecilia Sterling suggested, a few school administrators, the department head, and John Lawson gathered for a photo with the four donated astronomical telescopes. Unable to refuse their insistence, Cecilia was placed right in the center.

After the photo, the administrators all gathered around to examine the telescopes. Cecilia took the opportunity to pull the department head aside. "Sir," she said in a low voice, "I’d like to request some time off."

"Time off?" the department head asked. "How long?"

"National Day is coming up, isn’t it? I’d like to go home, so I was hoping to take leave starting now until the holiday begins. That way, I’ll have a longer block of time."

Normally, if a student asked for several days off right before a holiday for no good reason, he would never approve it.

But after today, Cecilia Sterling was clearly an exception. The department head agreed without a second thought. "No problem at all. Do you have the request form?"

"Not yet. I can bring it to you this afternoon?"

"Don’t worry about it. I’ll approve it now. You can just submit the form when you get back."

Cecilia Sterling smiled and thanked him profusely.

Then, the department head, seeing that they were alone, asked timidly, "Cecilia... could I perhaps ask you for some advice on stock trading?"

Cecilia Sterling was left speechless.

In the end, Cecilia Sterling naturally turned him down. Even if she were a stock market prodigy, the market is inherently risky and always volatile.

No one can guarantee a profit every single time.

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「Kika Sushi, South Loop Branch.」

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