Before I could answer him, his phone rang.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Jason excused himself to take the call.
I regretted not asking for his contact information. I thought that perhaps I could gain some valuable resources from this man.
After all, meeting someone like Jason was likely a once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
Just as I was leaving the stock exchange after buying my stocks, I unexpectedly ran into Rick and Helen.
I wanted to pretend I didn’t see them.
But to my dismay, they deliberately blocked my path.
“What are you doing here? I didn’t know you had the skills to trade stocks. Playing the stock market isn’t a joke—be careful not to lose all your money.” Rick sneered, his tone dripping with disdain, as if certain I was destined to fail miserably.
“Are you two so bored that you have to come and cause trouble?” Their appearance was enough to ruin my mood.
Helen even snatched the purchase receipt from my hand, her face full of smugness and mockery.
“Did you just randomly buy something? You don’t even know if these stocks are any good. Good thing I didn’t buy what you did, or I’d be losing big time.”
“Let’s hope the stocks you chose are good ones,” I said with a fake smile.
“Of course!” Rick replied proudly. “I did my research before coming here, unlike you, acting on impulse and gambling everything.”
At that moment, a staff member approached me. “Miss, as an esteemed VIP client investing over 100 thousand dollars, here’s a gift from us.”
Rick’s face twisted in disbelief. “You invested 100 thousand? Where did you get that kind of money?”
“You’ve never known this, but my mom left me 100 thousand dollars. That money is my personal property and has nothing to do with you. As for the 50 thousand you willingly gave me, it’s too late to regret it now—you’re not getting a single cent back.”
“When your mom was sick and hospitalized, I paid the bills. Later, when my company was in trouble, you didn’t help me at all. You even hid the 100 thousand from me and didn’t let me know.” Rick’s anger flared. “You were afraid I’d find out and take the money for myself? You’re the real parasite in this family!”
