A crisp, cold beer on a late spring evening in New York is invigorating. Inside The Alumni Grill, the lively hum of students and locals continued unabated. As Liam Thorne sat there, he realized that after obtaining the Starlight Financial System, the first "examination" from the outside world was quietly arriving. He simply couldn’t explain the source of the Black Card. Therefore, to truly transition into the world of the ultra-wealthy, he had to establish a corporate front—perhaps a private equity firm or a family office. Without a "shell," too many things would remain suspicious. This was the same reason he hadn't sent a single dollar back to his parents in the Midwest yet. Earning $4,000 a month as a junior designer, a typical striver barely keeps their head above water in Manhatta

