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American History 1988

``` Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom. At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt. As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward. College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft. To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot. ```

Quiet thoughts · Urbano
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418 Chs

Chapter 378: The Wind Rises

"Dad?" Sitting in the car, Dean was surprised to receive a call from Peter.

"I say, kid, were you planning to secretly sell off my company?

You're already the richest man in the world. Why are you still eyeing the Bald Eagle?

Although Lena's pregnancy was a surprise, and you might end up with a brother or sister because of it, that's no reason for what you're doing."

"What the f*ck?!" Dean sat up straight and interrupted him, "Who's pregnant?!"

"Uh, that was a surprise." Peter's voice was somewhat sheepish.

But he quickly became assertive again, "I admit, the Bald Eagle Company owes a lot to your help.

But it grew under the hands of Frank and me. You should at least... at least leave something for Lena's child; you're already so rich..."

Peter mumbled and grumbled non-stop, but his voice gradually grew quieter.

"What a mess," Dean frowned deeply, "Have you been messing around with some woman?"