Chương 123: Rich

"Could I come here more and stay with you guys? I don't want to stay alone in my house." She knew that sometimes she was being a bother, but she didn't have anyone else to hang out with. The walls of her room felt like a prison, and only in his presence did she feel safe from all the chaos she saw. Lucas studied her expression and didn't answer immediately. It was rare for her to show her defenseless side. In truth, she was just a teenager who most of the time tried masking her emotions.

"You acted like it was some big secret! Why do you think I allowed you here?" He smiled as he saw her face beam with joy as she realized his meaning. When you have a banshee, you keep her close, not far away.

"But you have to start training."

"What? Me?" She pointed at her chest, making Lucas unconsciously look over. Lucas coughed and nodded.

"Yes! We don't keep idle people here." She stared at him for a few seconds. When she saw his serious face, she finally agreed, albeit without much enthusiasm. •••• A month has passed since his conversation with Lydia. Since then, she had been training every day with Allison. Since it was summer break, they had all the time in the world. At first, she complained about everything, but slowly she got used to it.

Another important thing happened, and that was his security business headquarters finally being ready for business. Since John got his business licenses two weeks ago, he has been recruiting men and training them every day. The recruits were from all sorts of backgrounds, many of them former military. The Alpha Pack still didn't make a move. Lucas went personally to Derek's house and saw the mark on the door. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.

He wasn't the only one looking for them. Derek and his remaining beta, Isaac, were after them too. During this time, he didn't leave Beacon Hills to hunt. He wasn't sure when they would act. While Allison and Lydia were training, Lucas was lifting weights. He had already tested his strength. He could lift 4, 000 kg (8, 820 lbs), and you could imagine what that force could do to someone's face. After finishing his workout, Lucas took a quick shower, then returned to the main room. There he saw John waiting for him.

"What's up?" He threw the towel onto the sofa and went to get a drink. John took some files, then handed them over.

"I invested in some of the stuff you told me about… but what is Bitcoin?" He felt that it was over the top to invest $100, 000 in some imaginary currency. Lucas grabbed the files and smiled when he looked over the data.

"A gift for some and a nightmare for others." He put the files down and poured himself a drink.

"Were you careful with anonymity when you bought the shares?" He didn't want the FBI knocking on his door. John took a sip of the drink and nodded.

"It turns out that Grant knows a thing or two, and he made the investments work." Lucas looked thoughtful for a second, then he spoke.

"Create other accounts and invest another $400, 000 in Bitcoin. Do it discreetly and not all at once." Even if he wanted to buy more, there was a limit. Even now he wasn't sure if he would affect the market. That's why he invested in other promising companies.

"Cough!" John almost spilled his drink when he heard how much. Then he looked at him strangely. With that amount of money he could retire, and here was Lucas gambling on some data. •••• Another month passed, and only one remained until school began. John was once again in the same spot where he thought Lucas was crazy. But this time his face was filled with excitement.

"We are rich! 50 million dollars! That's how much we made!"

"I'm rich." Lucas spoke, reminding him, but John ignored his words and showed him the data.

"Good!" John looked at his face with a happy expression, but the next words that came out of Lucas' mouth wiped that expression away.

"Sell it all! But don't dump it all at once."

"What?!" John grabbed his beard in shock, and just as he wanted to shake him a little to wake him up, Lucas ignored him and walked away as if he hadn't just made 50 million dollars. •••• Just a day before school began, inside Lucas' underground base, John had been staring at Lucas for the past ten minutes. Allison, who sat next to him, leaned in and whispered.

"What's wrong with him?" Lucas glanced at John and whispered, "Maybe he's constipated…"

"I can hear you!" John snapped out of his thoughts and glared at them.

"How did you know?" He put his finger on the laptop screen, pointing at a graph.