Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1161

"This kind of situation had appeared many times in the history of developed nations, so I wanted to take a gamble."

"Even with a seventy percent chance of success, there was still a thirty percent margin of uncertainty. Did you ever think about what would happen if you lost the bet?"

After all, even those Wall Street magnates hadn't dared to invest like that.

"I prepared myself for a loss before I even set off. I also told my friends.

The funds we brought to Wall Street were only a very small fraction of my total assets.

If the situation really didn't go as I expected and we lost it all, it wouldn't impact my foundation. Once I returned home, I could quickly bounce back.

But if we won, the returns from this single venture would be equivalent to years of hard work," Mira said.

At that moment, she looked like a battle-tested general, her stunning eyes brimming with absolute confidence.

Dean Henderson stared at Mira for a long time before suddenly speaking up. "Yes, that is true audacity. To boldly go for it when you see the potential.

And to have a solid backup plan so you aren't risking everything on a single throw. The ability to advance and retreat—that is the mark of a true leader.

Mira, I fall short in comparison to you. I've let opportunities like this slip through my fingers too many times.

Next time you find an opportunity like this, mind taking me along?"

Mira never expected Dean Henderson to say something like that.

"Professor, aren't you focused on academic research? Do you still trade stocks?"

Mira was genuinely puzzled.

"Yes, we are academics, but our field is finance, which is intimately tied to the market.

Academic theory stems from practice. Theory divorced from reality is just empty talk; it holds no meaning.

Comparatively, those corporate giants lacked foresight in this regard.

Because their sheer arrogance made them look down on those countries."

As Mira spoke with fluent assurance, Dean Henderson's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Then why was their second short-selling attempt still such a narrow victory?"

Logically, having learned their lesson from the first failure, it should have been a guaranteed win.

"Because their initial failure had already triggered a ripple effect in market sentiment.

So when they shorted the market the second time, a massive number of retail investors bet against them. If it hadn't been for our intervention later on, they might not have succeeded at all."

And Mira's team hadn't intentionally set out to help those syndicates; they were primarily there to make a profit for themselves.