"Then what about the stock I was so bullish on? What exactly was wrong with it? You told me to think it over back then. You knew it was going to drop, didn't you?" Leo Jennings was indignant. This was his first failure since he'd started playing the stock market! And it was the most devastating one. His failure meant that Habitat Construction was doomed to go bankrupt!
"What if I did? What if I didn't? Is there any point in discussing it now? You should just get ready to head off to Yale. You're studying finance anyway. Go, learn more, observe more. If you have the time and energy, you can test the waters with small ventures. Once you've gained enough experience, you'll be able to spot the same gains I can."
Seraphina Sterling did admire Leo Jennings's talent. After all, not every high school student could do what he'd done—founding a construction company and trading stocks. He was simply too young and hadn't experienced enough; he sorely lacked real-world seasoning.
