Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1330

Meanwhile, far away in Aethelgard, Mira and Ethan were sitting in their office, listening to their informants report on the situation back in Melvion City.

Mira turned to Ethan. “Do you think Damon and Lucas's cash flow problems are because Fiona is deliberately withholding funds, or is the Mercer Group actually broke?”

After Ethan had left, Adrian had elevated Fiona to a critical position; she was now acting as the Secretary of Finance for the Mercer Group.

“They're withholding the funds on purpose. The so-called cash shortage is just a convenient excuse.”

Ethan answered without a moment's hesitation.

“A massive conglomerate like the Mercer Group, no matter how tight money gets, wouldn't be missing the petty cash needed for basic research grants or propping up an entertainment label.”

“If they keep tearing the company apart like this, who is going to end up with the bulk of the Mercer estate?”

Mira frowned, her delicate brow furrowing.

With her phenomenal ability to generate wealth, she didn't care about the Mercer family's assets. Moreover, in this life, she truly had no real connection to the Mercer Group.

But Mira still felt a gnawing reluctance. She simply couldn't stomach the thought of the Mercer legacy falling into the hands of her enemies from her past life.

“Ethan, are we really just going to sit back and let the company fall into Fiona's or Porter Entertainment's lap?”

“Never.”

Ethan smiled, his tone radiating absolute certainty.

Mira thought about it for a second and instantly grasped the underlying strategy. “So, you kept a trump card up your sleeve?”

“Of course. How could I let them trample all over our family's ancestral legacy? Anyone harboring ulterior motives is going to face a bitter end.”

“That sets my mind at ease. I wish you the best of luck.”

And when equities or bonds started to rally, the funds could be seamlessly reallocated.

There was also a highly convenient feature: users could pay for their daily expenses directly from their fund balances.

To facilitate this, Ethan had a dedicated development team build the Solflare Wealth App.

Truthfully, it was still a bit early for a full-scale fintech revolution. The primary goal right now was shifting public perception. For the masses to truly embrace digital wealth management, they needed a universal medium—and that meant waiting for the widespread adoption of smartphones.

So, there was no need to rush this particular front. For the time being, the lion's share of their energy remained strictly focused on the stock market.

Back at the university, Mira was only studying business management, which was an absolute breeze for her. She had already mastered the foundational courses in her past life.

Having dealt with endless dorm drama in her previous life, Mira opted out of living on campus this time around. She headed straight home after class every day, glued to her computer to build their financial empire and push for their early transition into a fully licensed bank.

In her spare time, Mira also tracked down her financial allies from her past life. This included Dean Arthur Henderson from the finance department, as well as Wesley Langdon, Quentin Reed, and a slew of other brilliant minds from the university's finance society.