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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.

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No Chance

I placed another $25,000 worth of chips on the table for the next hand.

I was all in.

The guy in the red t-shirt beside me put out his own stack of chips, twice as big as mine.

The dealer began dealing again.

I had a King and a 7 showing - 17.

The dealer revealed her up card: a 6.

I should be doubling down, but I didn't have enough chips.

"Stand," I said.

The dealer revealed her down card: a Jack, she was up to 16.

She drew another card, a 7. Total of 23.

Bust.

+$25,000.

The dealer flashed a bright smile. "Congratulations on the win!" she said, handing me the additional 5 chips I'd won. The man in the red t-shirt beside me was also celebrating, having won $50,000.

I took a sip of my Coke and placed another $25,000 on the table for the next hand.

The dealer dealt the cards: I got a 3 and a 6, totaling 9.

The dealer's up card was a 3.