The 24th Century Warrior Became a Fake Heiress novel Chapter 261

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He handed Isabella a sleek business card with a warm grin.

That card was her golden ticket to see him anytime.

Without it, not even Noah’s family could get her past the security detail to Kevin’s office.

Kevin simply couldn’t resist a rare diamond in the rough.

The girl was brilliant, making sense of intricate codebase algorithms with effortless ease.

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Word was she had only returned from the rural backwoods recently, making her sharper intellect all the more astounding.

Kevin looked at Isabella with gentle warmth, eyeing her like a prized apprentice.

He rarely took students under his wing these days, strapped for time as he was.

But for someone as gifted and disciplined as Isabella, he would clear his schedule in a heartbeat.

Chuckling softly, he gave a pleasant nod and turned to leave.

“Haha, well done, young lady.”

Steven patted Isabella gently on the shoulder and said, “Thanks for looking out for Noah.

“I don’t have much to offer you as a gift.

“If anyone ever tries to push you around, just have Noah come find me.

“As long as it’s on the side of justice, I’ve got your back.”

Giving her shoulder another reassuring pat, he prepared to step into his vehicle.

The young woman was truly easy to like.

Besides, with the Powell family going under, what if opportunists tried taking advantage of her?

Carter Group was protecting her, but they weren’t blood relatives after all.

Steven wanted to make sure she had solid backing behind her name.

His promise gave Isabella another heavyweight guardian in high places.

“Oh, and keep that rascal Noah in line for me.”

Steven leaned out the car window, adding, “If he ever gives you attitude or slacks off on his studies, let me know, and I’ll tan his hide.”

Suppressing a chuckle, Isabella gave a polite nod and replied, “Understood. Thank you, Steven

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Steven drove off with a satisfied grin.

Eugene walked up with a playful smirk, teasing, “Look at you, Bella, bagging VIP connections left and right.

“I’m terrified to cross you now. You’ll put in a good word for me and Carter Group, won’t you?”

The two shared a laugh as they bantered.

Just then, Edward Hanks hurried over, waving, “Eugene, step over here for a sec.”

Edward was rubbing his temples in utter agony.

He was staring down the barrel of a massive financial catastrophe.

His initial game plan was to short Carter Group first, then ride the reversal back up to squeeze the top.

That way, he could feast on both ends of the spread.

He never anticipated Carter Group’s counterpunch would land this fast.

Or rather… there was no turnaround phase at all!

Carter Group had dropped a royal flush right out of the gate!

Aside from the initial dip, their shares had gone vertical in minutes.

Even during Perez’s mudslinging storm, the price stayed in a deadlock, refusing to drop an inch.

Carter Group’s callout had frozen the sell–off dead in its tracks by inviting Perez on stage.

The market naturally went into a holding pattern!

Before the dust settled, nobody could dump the stock because enough believers held the line for domestic

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As a result, before Edward could cash out his short profits, Eugene and Isabella had buried him under an avalanche.

His eye twitched as he dragged Eugene into a secluded corner, wailing, “Mr. Carter, save my neck!”

It wasn’t a matter of pride; he had ganibled with his private slush fund!

Now that his play had blown up, dignity went straight out the window!

What was pride worth compared to his precious personal vault?

Swallowing his shame, Edward pleaded, “Put in a word with Vex for me. Ask her to offload some Carter shares and call options. I’ll pay double the market price so she doesn’t lose a cent–I’ll owe you both a massive favor.”

In this entire market bloodbath. Isabella and Eugene were the sole undisputed victors.

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Shorting Powell and Bexley while loading up on Carter calls had netted them astronomical fortunes.

Having stockpiled cheap call options and scooped up panic–sold shares at the rock–bottom dip, Isabella sat on a mountain of stock

As a result, Vex held the largest stash of floating Carter Group shares across the entire exchange.

Trapped short–sellers looking to cover their positions were clawing at each other in sheer madness.

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