Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 393: Isla Lawson’s Reckless Gamble, Massive Loss
Even though the international market can achieve long-term trading due to global connections, Serena Sterling and Isla Lawson are in the Asia-Pacific market, so the market closes in the afternoon.
Isla Lawson drove back at noon, waiting for the situation in the afternoon.
However, in the afternoon, copper prices did not fall.
In the afternoon, although the prices didn’t rise as much as they did in the morning, they still went up.
At the time of closing, Isla Lawson looked at the losses on paper, feeling anxious, but she still kept telling herself—it’s okay, it hasn’t reached the stop-loss line yet, the news stimulus can’t make it rise that much, hold on, the copper price will drop tomorrow.
But on the second trading day.
The copper prices did not drop; they continued to rise.
By the time of closing, due to Isla Lawson having added triple leverage, there were already huge losses.
At this moment, she thought, hold on a bit more, it has been rising for two consecutive days, it will drop tomorrow.
Maybe there will be other news tomorrow?
Maybe there will be a reversal at the copper mine in Gallia?
She might need to change the color of her clothes, or not allow the presence of items with loss-inducing colors at home.
The third trading day.
The copper prices continued to climb.
At this point, she was being reminded that she needed to add funds to her account, otherwise, if losses reached a certain level, the system would automatically sell everything.
In the morning, Isla Lawson gritted her teeth and raised some funds again from friends to add to her account.
By the time of closing in the afternoon, the copper prices finally dropped a little, and Isla Lawson breathed a sigh of relief.
"It’s finally starting to fall." Isla Lawson muttered to herself, "I’ll add more in the morning tomorrow, go short, I must beat Serena back to her original form!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
The fourth trading day.
Isla Lawson didn’t get a chance to add more, and her account was directly liquidated.
Copper prices soared rapidly, hitting the loss line.
At this moment, her account was completely emptied.
Not a single penny was left.
Isla Lawson stared at her account, completely stunned.
Until this moment, she hadn’t realized what exactly happened.
Why did it keep rising for so many days, wasn’t it supposed to be falling already, why was it still rising?
But thinking about these things now was useless.
Because her account had no money left.
At this time, staring at the pale ceiling, she was numb, not knowing what to do.
She just sat there in a daze for a long time.
In the afternoon, finally, the copper prices could no longer rise, they began to fall.
The surge in the morning was the last one in the short term.
But it was already too late, Isla Lawson’s account was empty.
At this moment, all Isla Lawson could do was pray, pray that the copper prices would drop fast, so she didn’t suffer this loss in vain, Serena had to suffer the loss too.
But Serena had an entirely different plan from Isla Lawson.
Serena had started retreating a long time ago, retreating in batches.
By the third trading day, Serena had already exited completely.
The fourth trading day had nothing to do with Serena.
She had long since taken a large sum of money and left the market.
Even this day, the company was on holiday.
Except for leaving one or two people on duty just in case, everyone else at Aeon was resting.
While Isla Lawson was busy cursing, Serena was at Hawthorne Group.
Because Aeon was off work, at this moment, she was in Silas Hawthorne’s office.
She had brought Seraphina along as well.
At this moment, they were playing with the big orange cat.
Serena was sitting on the sofa with Silas Hawthorne, watching Seraphina and the big orange cat tumble together.
"What’s your plan for later?" Silas Hawthorne asked, recalling Serena’s recent brilliant maneuvers, "Are you going to continue with futures trading?"
Serena shook her head.
"That’s not my main focus," Serena replied.
Silas Hawthorne’s eyes were full of admiration.
Whether it’s gold or copper, she never let greed lead her astray.
Serena played with the big orange cat using a cat teaser, while Seraphina joined in the fun.
Not hearing Silas Hawthorne’s reply, she slightly raised her head and saw Silas Hawthorne’s warm eyes beside her.
Serena smiled and said, "I’m planning to visit Aether soon to see how things are going over there. Emeric Grant has been back for a while, I wonder how the technical breakthroughs are progressing."
Silas Hawthorne nodded, as Serena had mentioned these plans to him before.
"I’m afraid Isla Lawson won’t give up so easily," Silas Hawthorne remarked, "I heard from June that rumors are circulating in their little circle, Isla Lawson recently raised funds several times, it’s unclear what she’s planning."
Serena thought about it, then shook her head and said, "I’m not sure about her."
The last she heard was during the initial losses, Julian Lawson forcibly ordered a retreat for Isla Lawson.
Serena did not know the reason behind Isla Lawson raising funds afterwards.
Naturally, Isla Lawson wouldn’t disclose it either.
Serena was indifferent to this.
Market risks have always been significant, a slight negligence could lead to massive losses; her choice this time was the result of many factors.
Although she profited this time, who knows about the next.
So it’s better to quit while ahead.
"Let’s not talk about her anymore," Serena smiled, "Thea Lloyd invited me to dinner, it’s about time I head over."
Mr. Lloyd clearly knew something, and Thea Lloyd had always treated her kindly.
After she finished speaking, Serena hugged Seraphina again.
Little darling, so cute!
Seraphina giggled, covered in the big orange cat’s fur, rubbing it all over Serena.
...
Restaurant.
When Serena sat down, she still had a few strands of cat hair that hadn’t been removed.
Thea Lloyd arrived a bit later, and upon entering she saw Serena removing the last few strands of cat hair and wrapping them in a tissue.
Serena heard the sound of high heels and looked up, seeing Thea Lloyd pushing open the private room door, she immediately stood up.
"I was just playing with Seraphina and the cat, got a few hairs stuck," Serena said.
Thea Lloyd chuckled and closed the private room door: "Is it the big orange cat at Hawthorne Group?"
Serena nodded.
"I’ve bought quite a bit of merchandise featuring that big orange cat," Thea Lloyd said as she sat down.
"I think there’s a new product set to release soon, I’ll have someone send it over to you," Serena said along.
"Okay." Thea Lloyd nodded.
The two chatted casually while eating.
Mainly discussing some recent events.
And—
"Thea, about what I asked you earlier..." Serena finally spoke up, "how is it going?"
Thea Lloyd put down her utensils and looked at Serena: "No luck, I’ve asked Grandpa several times, but he won’t tell me anything."
Serena was slightly disappointed.
"Serena, don’t dwell too much on it, the truth about your father’s matters will come out eventually," Thea Lloyd comforted her, "Grandpa has his considerations for not saying anything."
Serena nodded and expressed her gratitude: "Thank you."
After pausing a bit, she lowered her head and looked at the table, "Actually, I know, but you understand, this has always been a hurdle in my heart, I have to figure out my father’s matter."
Earlier, Serena had asked Thea Lloyd to subtly inquire with Mr. Lloyd, not seeking a direct answer, just hoping to find some clues.
But now it seems, it’s still a no-go.
