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Chapter 23 : The Stock Play
Author: Pen Doctor
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Monday morning arrived without ceremony.

Jake had been awake long before the sun came up. By the time the clock hit nine, he was already seated at the desk in his hotel room, laptop open, coffee untouched at his side.

The timer had started.

Sixty days.

Ten million dollars.

One hundred million as the only acceptable outcome.

He had spent the entire weekend tearing through possibilities, running through strategies until his thoughts blurred into each other. Every option had the same problem.

Time
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