Bitcoin Billionaire: I Regressed to Invest in the First Bitcoin!

The door swung open.

"Hey! Hey! Ho—" Kara paused, her playful greeting dying on her lips as she took in Rachel.

Rachel stood poised, wearing a sharp purple blouse and a fitted pencil skirt, holding a file in one hand. Her gaze, partially obscured by her long hair, was as frozen as ice.

Darren's eyes looked down at Kara's clothes. She was undressed.

"You forgot, didn't you?" he asked, unimpressed.

Kara gave a sheepish smile. "Maybe."

Darren sighed. "Rachel, this is Kara DeAndre, the head of my IT department. Kara, this Rachel Teschmacher, she's my secretary, managing assistant and consultant."

Kara's brow lifted slightly. "Oohhh, fancy." She studied Rachel a little too intently.

Rachel turned to Darren. "Did you say head of IT?"

"Yes."

Rachel raised an eyebrow. "Unconventional. But then again, that's your style, sir."

"Sir?" Kara snorted teasingly. "So you go by sir now, Mr. D?"

Rachel glanced at them both. "Hopefully that D stands for Darren… or Duckling."

Darren pinched the bridge of his nose. "Let's just go inside."

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The Office Setup & Investments

Inside, the three sat in Kara's workspace as she pulled up her data.

"We've got over 70 applicants for the IT team," Kara said. "Developers, cyber analysts, network specialists… we'll have to go through them carefully."

Rachel, ever the professional, nodded. "What's our priority right now?"

Kara leaned back. "Well, for an investment company, especially one focusing on crypto, security is key. I've shown all of this to Darren and he's confirmed them."

Rachel tapped a pen against her file. "Show them to me."

Kara raised an eyebrow and glanced at Darren. "She reminds me of you when we first met. Birds of a feather, huh?"

Darren interjected. "None of that is necessary. We're fast-tracking this. Rachel, if I have gone through something, the only reason that you would demand to go through it yourself is if you feel that I am incapable of being thorough. Is that the case here?"

Rachel frowned. "No... Sir. I'm really sorry, Mr. Steele. I apologize. My enthusiasm to serve sometimes leads me to unintentionally undermine you. I really am sorry."

Kara just kept glancing between the two. 'They've definitely fucked,' she thought.

"It's fine. I just wanted you to get up to date on the progress. Now you have, I'd like to concentrate on another subject matter. The Helios Dome — our headquarters — I want it to be fully operational within a month."

Rachel's eyes widened slightly. "A month is too short, sir. If we're going to fast track it that much, it's going to cost hundreds of millions."

Kara nodded. "That's true." She began clicking on the keyboard. "I searched it myself. Renovation alone? $10M+. Cybersecurity, networking, hiring an elite workforce? Easily $100M - $400M if we're aiming for top-tier execution."

Darren sighed. "At the rate they're going now, the building will be ready in five months time. I can't wait that long."

"Yes, but it's... $500M"

Both women gazed at Darren, knowing he didn't have that kind of money yet.

They didn't know that at that moment, he was staring right at the Investor System's interface and it just gave him the perfect idea.

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┏AVAILABLE INVESTMENTS WITH GUARANTEED LARGE PROFITS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS┛

┏Only $22,000,000 is allowed to be used in these emergency investments┛

>┏High-Leverage Bet on Apple Stock (Options Trading)┛

┏Investment: $10M

Projected Profit: $500M+ (in weeks)

Details:

Purchase deep-in-the-money call options on Apple (AAPL) before iPhone 4 earnings release.

Apple's record-breaking sales report will cause a stock surge.

With leverage, the $10M investment could 50x → $500M+.┛

> ┏Shorting the Housing Market's Second Collapse┛

┏Investment: $10M

Projected Profit: $1B+ (in weeks)

Details:

Banks still hold toxic real estate loans—they are about to crash further.

Short-sell their stocks & mortgage securities.

As they plummet, you will profit heavily.

A $10M short could easily return $1B+.┛

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Darren stared at the screen. Those are crazy returns for emergency investments.

"Mr. Steele?" Rachel called. "Sir? Are you alright?"

"Oh. He does this a lot. Just stares into space like something is there," Kara whispered. "I guess that's how he brainstorms."

Darren's face lowered, now darkened with determination. "I have a plan."

"Told you," Kara smirked at Rachel.

"Two words," he said. "Housing Markets and Apple. Well, three words, but you get it."

Rachel frowned. "Apple? That's… risky."

Darren leaned forward. "Listen. It might not look like it, but Apple is about to skyrocket. iPhone 4 is dropping, and I'm going to make a high-leverage bet on their stock. With the right moves, my $10M turns into $500M+."

Rachel crossed her arms. "Sir? Are you sure? Apple isn't exactly the best phone maker right now."

Darren smiled. "Trust me."

He continued.

"For the housing market? We know how unstable it is right now. I'll short the worst banks still holding toxic loans. When they crash, I profit massively. And I mean massively. I'm talking way past the hundreds of millions."

Kara let out a low whistle. "That is... actually really smart."

Rachel studied him for a long moment before saying. "I agree. Hopefully no one else has even thought of it. If anyone can pull this off… it's you."

Darren nodded. "We start now."

As they strategized, Darren's phone rang. He checked the screen. Brooklyn.

"I'll be right back," he said to them and stepped aside to answer.

"What is it?"

Brooklyn's voice was serious. "Hey. I was going through my story, doing some investigation and came around something really major, Darren. Something I'm sure you'll like to know about. It's about Rachel. Her family."

Darren's expression darkened, moving his eyes to Rachel. "I'm with her right now. I can't talk."

"You need to see this, Darren. Before I do anything, I need you to see it."

Darren frowned. She's been very serious right now. He exhaled sharply. "Send it to my email."

Ending the call, he tried his very best not to think about it as he rejoined the two women.

Rachel looked at him, an enthusiastic smile stretched on her beautiful face. "Any problem?"

Darren knew then that he had to protect that smile.

"No. It's fine." He adjusted his sleeves, smiling back." "Now, let's go make some money."