As soon as this remark was uttered, everyone was shocked. The people who mocked him before could no longer laugh. The venue was filled with sounds of gasps. An item bought for 500,000 could be sold for 35 million?! 35 million! At this moment, even those wealthy bosses were jealous. The ones who were most incredulous were Penelope and Richton. Their faces were distorted with jealousy. No one knew better than them for they had watched Jasper buy this ruby pendant for 500,000. At that time, they even laughed at Jasper for being cheated of his money. Now, it turned out that the ruby pendant was actually worth 35 million?! Penelope’s heart was dripping with blood. They both felt that this piece of jewelry should belong to them and that 35 million was also theirs! “Jasper Laine, why didn't you say that this piece of ruby is so valuable?” Penelope pointed at Jasper and screamed. “Are you crazy or is there something wrong with your brain?” Jasper said coldly, “Why should
Although Penelope was reluctant to admit so, she knew that what Wendy was to her would just be like a swan to an ugly duckling.Overcome with low self-esteem and jealousy, words began spilling out of her mouth uncontrollably. Wendy was not angered by Penelope’s insults. She simply shook her head. “You’re really hopeless. You take pride in sleeping with other men, but do you think all women are like you? I’m sorry, I’m not a woman like that,” she said. Everyone was immersed in the way Wendy carried herself. Ever since she appeared, Hugh had been staring at her lustfully. Even if he were to disregard her angelic beauty, she trumped all his other women with her elegant demeanor. How could he miss out on a woman like that? “Well said!” Hugh, who had already fallen for Wendy’s charms, was the first to shout out supportively. Penelope’s face paled. She looked at the man beside her in disbelief. Why was he supporting Wendy Schuler? Could he not see that she was s
Hugh requested a checkbook immediately after speaking. He wrote out a check for 15 million dollars and signed it. He then slammed it onto the table. “If you win, take everything. All this money will be yours! However, you need the skills to win first,” he said. “Wow… Mr. Lewis actually agreed to it…” Everyone burst out into an uproar instantly. This bet was reaching up to 100 million dollars! In 2000, even someone with just a million dollars would be envied for being a millionaire, let alone 100 million dollars! Even to the high-status people present right now, a bet worth 100 million dollars was shocking! Furthermore, the person joining the bet was Hugh Lewis. This made everything even more interesting. Looks of excitement appeared on everyone’s faces. They all could not wait for the round to begin. Right then, the afternoon trading session began.The stocks were continuously fluctuating. The market changed every second. There was no way to guess what would
As depicted on the software program, Horizon Shares had stopped falling and began rising on an upward trend just like a dragon soaring up into the horizons! The stock for Horizon Shares rose up rapidly and reached the limit straight away! Only a few minutes had passed since it fell to its limit! Hugh’s eye twitched repeatedly as he stared at the upward trend line cutting through the entire screen. He could not believe it. This was not as simple as a stock rising up vehemently against all expectations. Within a few minutes’ time, Hugh had lost 50 million dollars in cash! 50 million dollars in cash was enough for one to buy multiple real estate in a time like this! “Oh my God… It has really… risen to the limit! Hundreds of thousands of stocks have been directly sealed…” Someone shouted out loud in shock. “How can this be… I’ve never seen such a trend in my entire life. It happened without any indications beforehand. How can this be possible?!” Everyone’s he
Nobody wanted to trigger Hugh’s fury when he had just lost so much. Everyone remained silent. “I’ve been dominating the stock market for so many years. When I made my fortune, that kid was still playing in the dirt. If he thinks that he can defeat me through this alone, he should continue dreaming!” Hugh yelled. He then turned around and left the venue. A slight frown formed on John’s face. He was worried about Jasper. Alas, Hugh was not wrong. He was an extremely powerful force in the stock market. Since he had made such a big loss, he would not just let it be. However, Jasper did not know about all this. He brought Wendy, who was still shocked from the previous surprising events, out of Royce Villa. “How did you know for sure that the stocks for Horizon Shares would rise?” Wendy could not help asking him. Jasper had not revealed any signs of hesitation and fear since the very beginning. He seemed to be confident in how the results would turn out. If Wendy did not know th
In a luxurious villa within the province, Dawson Schuler raised his phone and laughed. “That means you really find this young man extremely capable?” he said. Wendy, who was seated in her office in Commercial Bank, replied intently, “For real, Dad. He’s the most capable person I’ve ever met in the financial industry. I know that the company is now in a financial slump. That’s why I intend to bring him to meet you,” she said. “Aren’t you bringing your boyfriend to meet me instead?” Dawson laughed out loud. A faint blush dusted Wendy’s cheeks. “Dad, I’m telling you something important,” she nagged. “Alright, alright,” Dawson replied, “Since he’s your friend, it’s alright if you bring him home for a meal. I have my own plans for other things. You shouldn’t overthink things. I’ve been through so many hardships throughout the years. This isn’t much of a problem. It can be solved quickly,” he added. From Dawson’s perspective, Wendy was still young. Her friend was also a young man
Hearing these words, even Wendy Schuler, who was used to seeing wealth, felt suffocated. “Oh my,” Wendy murmured, “With this rapid increase in wealth, why do I feel like I’m dreaming?” “This is just the beginning.” The corner of Jasper's mouth curled up. In his memory of the next ten years to come, this wave of crude oil prices was the most likely opportunity for him to get rich overnight. It would be gone if he missed it. There would be many other opportunities to make money, but there would not be another chance for him to make so much so fast. Many of his plans in the future relied on this opportunity to work out. Speaking of which, he had to thank Hugh Lewis for the 50 million. Otherwise, Jasper could still earn some money but not nearly as much. The continuous uptick of news immediately hit the international market like a tornado, and everyone's panic was directly reflected in the futures market. The prices skyrocketing in a short period of time blinded countless peo
The highest price of crude oil in history was 59 dollars. Following this, as the strongest powerhouse announced the release of some crude oil inventories, the price of crude oil would begin to ebb, so this was the perfect timing to withdraw while the going was good. When the market was most active and Jasper’s large volume order of 11,400 was listed, it immediately caused a reaction from the market. It was wiped out almost instantly, and the outside world began to speculate which institution was holding so much crude oil in its hands.There were no secrets in the capital market. Soon, news of this large order from a retail investor came out, which immediately caused a sensation in the global financial community. Everyone wanted to find out about this mysterious retail investor. At this time, however, Jasper and Wendy were huddled together in the small study room, staring at the dazzling string of numbers in his account. “After deducting costs and commissions, we made a profit