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World's Richest Man: I Leaped Across Time

Jack Somnus was a mid-wealth professor of economics and a trading advisor for the powerful Johnson family. But after years of working for the Johnsons, he was abandoned without a word. He was laid off without as much as a severence package. Jack's life got worse when he lost his wife. Depressed and alone, he got into an unfortunate accident. Instead of dying, he travels back in time to his teenage years. Now, Jack has a second chance to live the life he always wanted. He wants to be the one who controls, not the one being controlled. But his time travel hides a deeper secret, one that might throw him for a loop. [WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT EROTIC SCENES] ... PS. Investment Empire Building / Confident MC / MC is not the only smart character DISCLAIMER: The similarity in names of characters in this novel to those of real world individuals is purely a coincidence This story is set in the same universe as my first novel, "Evolution of Genius: every night, I get smarter!", however, reading this novel doesn't require you to have any knowledge about the other.

WorldScholar · Urban
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171 Chs

First Day

As he left, I couldn't help but think about the guy.

Matt was always talking about commodities, and FOREX. He had this habit of trading currencies everywhere he went and bragging about his latest "big win."

But I had a hunch this call wasn't about a win. Knowing Matt, it was probably his broker informing him that his latest trade had zeroed his account...

The guy was a gambler at heart.

Matt was also interested in a certain girl, but I didn't even want to think about it. 

Professor Blake finally started on the actual part of the lecture.

He rarely looked at his students, preferring to gaze at the ground or at the ceiling.

His voice remained monotone, with no hint of enthusiasm.

"Today, we will be discussing unemployment," he began, his eyes fixated on a spot somewhere behind the students. "Its outlined in the first chapter of your macroeconomics textbook."