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Marcus Breaks

作者: Pamora
last update 公開日: 2026-03-15 20:20:06

Adrian POV

The markets open twenty minutes early when panic begins.

They never admit that publicly, of course. Algorithms don’t panic. Investors don’t panic. Analysts call it “volatility.”

But Adrian has watched enough collapses to recognize fear disguised as mathematics.

Three Hale-linked stocks dip simultaneously at 8:42 a.m.

Not a crash.

A tremor.

He stands at the window of his office, coffee untouched beside him, watching numbers scroll across the transparent display projected over t
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