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Chapter 19 - Morning

Morning came with Liam waking up to a soft, lingering sensation throughout his body.

He turned on the room's light since it was still dim outside.

What he saw, of course, was the woman's bare body beside him.

She had woken up earlier and was still in his arms.

When their eyes met, she gave him a faint smile.

Mornings like this only heightened desire. Liam immediately pulled her beneath him.

They spent even more time together, moving from the bed to the bathroom.

Afterward, they could only put on the same clothes from yesterday, with Luna slipping back into her leather jacket.

When they stepped out of the room, it happened at the same time as the middle-aged man staying next door.

He glanced at them unconsciously—their refreshed appearances—and his expression darkened.

Perhaps he was too afraid of his wife to call for company, forced instead to endure the reality of a young couple enjoying themselves just next door.

Liam didn't care.

He headed to the elevator, and the middle-aged man chose to let them go first.

At the lobby, the reception staff had changed shifts.

Liam walked outside and toward the open-air restaurant beside the hotel for breakfast.

"Liam, look—Pointclick has already reached a 500,000 market cap!" Luna suddenly exclaimed after checking her phone.

She had bought 50 dollars' worth when its market cap was just over 20,000.

Now it had increased twenty-five times.

Her 50 dollars had suddenly turned into over 1,200.

She could hardly believe she kept hitting profits like this.

The rise itself was normal, but Liam thought it was somewhat slow—its peak would reach 1.5 million.

It would probably get there by midday.

Since Luna knew Liam still wouldn't sell yet, she held herself back.

She already regretted not investing more.

Liam ate breakfast while watching the markets.

He scanned the Forex charts, shaking his head at the lack of movement.

Then he checked the crypto market and spotted a coin that would rise 5% in five minutes.

But it was only a mid-cap coin with a 200 million market cap.

Liam opened a long position on it in the Futures Market, using a 20,000-dollar margin with 50x leverage—the maximum allowed.

It wasn't massive, but the profit was decent.

As he ate, he kept repeating the process, earning tens of thousands in a single trade.

Sitting across from him, Luna had no idea just how easily he was making money.

At that moment, Liam suddenly noticed someone familiar.

Jack.

He was riding a bicycle along the roadside, his eyes constantly shifting left and right, clearly checking out the women he passed.

Naturally, Luna—being one of the most attractive there—caught his attention.

Recognizing her as both a university student and Liam's neighbor, Jack initially smirked.

Seeing her with a man, he immediately assumed she had spent the night with him.

It wasn't hard to guess—who starts a date on a Sunday morning? It clearly began the night before.

But then—

He froze.

The man sitting with her was Liam Hemsworth.

Jack rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

How is that possible?

Without hesitation, he stopped his bike, got off, and walked toward them, still wearing a stunned expression.

"Are you Liam… or his twin brother?" he asked.

Liam had never mentioned having a twin, but that seemed like the only explanation Jack could accept.

Maybe this "twin" was simply better—good enough to win Luna over.

Liam didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"How about you sit down first? I'll treat you to breakfast," he said.

From the way he spoke, Jack knew—this really was Liam.

He sat down at the table, though his eyes couldn't help drifting toward Luna.

Her slightly damp hair, short pants, and open jacket revealing a tight tank top—it was impossible not to look.

He couldn't help wondering if Liam had spent the night with her.

Luna didn't hide her discomfort at being stared at so openly.

"Do you want me to pour this on your eyes?" she said coldly, lifting her cup of hot tea.

Jack was stunned. He hadn't expected to be scolded.

He quickly turned his gaze back to Liam—and noticed something different.

"W-why do you feel like a rich man now?" he asked.

What had changed was Liam's aura—the unmistakable presence of someone with money.

Then Jack noticed the car key on the table.

It looked brand new.

He glanced around and quickly spotted the matching car parked outside the hotel.

No license plate—completely new.

"Liam… is that your car?" he asked.

"Yeah," Liam replied casually.

He pressed a button on the remote. The car responded with a beep, its lights flashing.

"You bought it?" Jack's mouth fell open.

"D-did you make even more profit in crypto?" he asked.

"Yeah, something like that… I finally bought my own car. I'm thinking of getting an apartment next."

Jack froze.

Meanwhile, Luna glanced at Liam with a different expression.

An apartment?

That was a whole different level. Property prices in this city were no joke.

"By the way, Jack, do you have any good ideas for a meme coin? I want to create my own—and I'm ready to promote it with tens of thousands of dollars," Liam asked.

"You're serious?" Luna straightened up immediately.

Every coin Liam touched had gone up—what about one he created himself?

To her, this felt like a path to becoming rich.

"Liam, you're not joking, right?" Jack asked, still in disbelief.

"Don't worry. I'll give you 20% equity," Liam said.

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