Capítulo 1494: Chapter 534: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Moody Aiden’s jump from the building seed like it opened Pandora’s box on Wall Street.
The stock market plumted, causing tens of billions in market value to evaporate instantly.
So people were millionaires, multi-millionaires, or billionaires one mont, and heavily in debt the next.
Few could withstand such a blow.
So when the NYSE closed today, over five jump incidents had already occurred on Wall Street, and countless more across the United States.
The prosperous twenties now seed like a joke.
Bass Orlando, the stock broker who once competed for the listing of Deep Sea Bank, walked out of his office building.
He saw the bloodstains that hadn’t been cleaned at the entrance of the building.
He knew it was the blood of their boss, who had jumped from the rooftop just half an hour ago.
Thus, Bass Orlando, like his colleagues, was unemployed!
Bass Orlando looked up; the sun had not yet set, but the skyscrapers of Wall Street blocked its light.
“Being alive… is great!”
Bass Orlando showed a smile that should never have appeared on Wall Street at this ti.
Of course, Bass Orlando had a reason to be happy.
Because he believed in Donnie Block, when Donnie Block issued a statent predicting a crisis in the U.S. stock market.
Bass Orlando sold all his stocks that very day.
Fortunately, the stocks were at their peak price at the ti.
Thus, Bass Orlando beca one of the few average people to not only erge unscathed but also make a fortune from the stock crash!
So naturally, he was happy!
The money made from stock trading during this period was enough to prevent him from worrying too much about the potential economic crisis from losing his job now.
Crash!
Bass Orlando’s shoulder was bumped by soone, and he turned to look.
It was his colleague Gary Hearst.
At this mont, Gary Hearst was like a walking corpse, even after bumping into Bass Orlando, he still showed no reaction.
Wearing a grey suit, Gary Hearst hadn’t even polished his beloved leather shoes.
Bass Orlando knew Gary Hearst’s situation.
At the beginning of this year, Gary Hearst bought a villa in the suburbs of New York City, and in March, he took out a loan to buy a new Cadillac sports car.
In May, his wife gave birth to a beautiful daughter.
At that ti, Gary Hearst was the happiest person in the company.
Everything seed to be progressing towards a bright future.
But now it’s different.
In just one day.
Gary Hearst lost everything; he lost his job, and not only did all his stock market gains vanish, but he also owed the bank a huge amount.
Even selling his car and house couldn’t repay it all.
Gary Hearst’s life was ruined!
The sunlight streaming into Wall Street lengthened Gary Hearst’s shadow until his head rested in the shadow of the skyscrapers.
Bass Orlando shook his head; this wasn’t sothing he could concern himself with.
Moreover, he had advised Gary Hearst back then to sell stocks along with him.
But Gary Hearst firmly believed in the bankers’ and speculators’ words, convinced that the glory of the U.S. stock market would continue!
Bass Orlando stopped thinking about it, heading to the parking lot, where he found his car, a reward to himself after selling his stocks.
The sa model as the one Gary Hearst previously bought in installnts, a Cadillac!
Driving out of the parking lot, when he reached the coffee shop…
Christina Borton no longer worked there.
She married Bass Orlando this year, and now Christina Borton is a full-ti homaker.
Parking the car there, Bass Orlando pushed the door open and entered the coffee shop.
At this ti before, this place was always filled with a large number of Wall Street stock brokers.
They would talk animatedly about which stock went up today, how much commission they made, planning to buy a house, a car, or even a puppy.
But now, it’s empty here, no one around, only a few waiters watching a man squatting in the middle of the coffee shop, crying his heart out.
Bass Orlando knew him, knowing his na was Fondario, a good man who helped Christina Borton when she worked here.
Fondario helped Christina Borton fend off many unwanted advances.
Therefore, when he and Christina Borton got married, they invited Fondario.
Additionally, Fondario had another connection with Bass Orlando; Fondario was also Gary Hearst’s client.
Even before Bass Orlando joined the company.
When selling his stocks, Bass Orlando also inford Fondario of the decision, but Fondario preferred to trust Gary Hearst.
So now, Fondario suffered heavy losses too.
“Hello, two cups of coffee, one pizza, to go!”
Bass Orlando didn’t go to talk to Fondario; Fondario was indeed a good man, but Bass Orlando had already warned him.
As a friend, he had fulfilled his obligation, so what else was there to say!
After waiting for a long ti, the waiter finally prepared the food Bass Orlando requested.
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