Chapter 38 Million–Dollar Moves
From the back of the bus, Eliza quietly listened to the conversation up front.
Zayden wasn’t wrong.
In her previous life, he had won an award in this exact competition.
But so what?
Next year, when the SAT rolls around, the Holt family would be completely bankrupt.
No amount of bonus points could change that
As she was spacing out, a gleaming check suddenly appeared before her eyes.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Eliza blinked at it. “What’s this?”
Nolan answered with two calm words. “A check.”
Three black lines of speechless frustration formed across Eliza’s forehead.
Of course she knew it was a check
She meant–what for?
Nolan replied evenly, “Eighty million. That’s the most I can give you right now.”
Eliza froze. “You”
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“Forget about the Gray Corp loan. You don’t have the background. Even Colton can’t push it through. This eighty million- I’m lending it to you, personally. Take it.”
He placed the check into her hand like it was nothing more than scratch paper.
“You’re not… making me sign a contract or anything?”
“Hm?”
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll just take the money and run?”
“Try it.”
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Eliza quietly tucked the check away.
She wasn’t planning to run. And now that the funds were in place, everything else would fall into line.
“What? You want to buy masks?”
Henry stared at her in disbelief.
It was almost New Year’s–who in their right mind was trying to buy masks now?
Most mask manufacturers were going bankrupt. Offloading old stock before the year ended was already a struggle, let alone unding someone crazy enough to buy in bulk.
“Yes,” Eliza replied. “And I need a large quantity. Do you have any leads?”
“My family’s factory produces them. We’ve got a batch in stock, actually. I know a few other factories too. How much are you looking to spend
“Thirty million.”
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Thirty million… pieces?”
Thirty million yuan.”
Hearing that, Henry looked like she’d lost her mind.
The mask business had been in the dumps for years. Nobody wore them anymore. Selling even 100,000 a year was considered good.
But thirty million yuan worth of inventory?
That was insane.
“Eliza, look, I know you just broke ties with your family and must be strapped for cash. And I get that you want to start a business–but masks? You’ll lose everything
Eliza knew there was no convincing others to stockpile masks right now. They’d just think she was a lunatic.
So she made something up.
I went to church the other day,” she said solemnly. “On the way back, God sent me a dream. Told me to buy masks. I feel like it’s a sign. Just humor me–help me get in touch with some sellers.”
Alright then. My family’s batch is just sitting there. If no one buys it before the holidays, it’ll just sit in storage until next year. The factory might even have to lay off workers. If you’re buying, I should be thanking you.”
Henry gave her a string of contact numbers. “This is our factory’s info. We’ve got a decent–sized inventory. I’ll tell the manager to sell it to you. If you want more, I can hook you up with other suppliers too.”
Eliza accepted the list.
She didn’t plan on buying everything from Henry’s family–too much, and the Foster family might take a hit next year.
As the weekend approached, she tracked down several mask suppliers desperate to clear stock before heading home for the holidays. She bought out their entire inventory at bargain prices.
She also cleared our warehouses of now–unpopular miracle.cold medicine–buying everything she could get her hands on.
With Nolan’s help, she purchased a large warehouse on the outskirts of town to store the medicine and masks.
By the time it was all settled, the year was nearly over.
Then came the release of the math competition results.
Eliza was summoned to the office, where the homeroom teacher greeted her with a beaming smile.
“I really didn’t expect you to do so well!” she said, handing over a certificate.
It was a first–place award.
Based on her scores, Eliza had ranked second in the entire city–earning a top–tier award in the competition
Nolan and Zayden had also received first–place prizes.
“Excellent work. I knew you had it in you.”
The teacher patted her on the shoulder with visible pride.
Three students from her class had placed, all with top honors.
It was more than enough to earn her a spot as an outstanding educator–and a shining bullet point on her resume.
Zayden, who had also been called into the office, wasn’t surprised to receive his award.
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Given his math skills, it was expected.
But what he didn’t expect… was that Eliza had won too.
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