The World's Richest: My Journey to the Top

On April 1, 2000. "Your savings card ending in 1314 has been credited with an amount of 8,000,000.00 dollars, and the balance is 8,001,020.10 dollars. 'Wells Bank'." A ridiculous man dressed as Donald Duck walked out of the prize center of North Riveria Lottery Agency. After changing clothes. Frederic Brown finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement. Seven days ago, he was reborn from 2024 to the present. In his previous life, he was a financial practitioner and had been struggling for twenty years, still impoverished. After being reborn, Frederic Brown used his extraordinary ability of photographic memory to decisively choose the fastest and least risky method - buying lottery tickets and winning his first fortune in life. After deducting 20% in taxes from the 10 million lottery money, he ended up with 8 million. From a destitute person with savings of 1,000 dollars to a millionaire, Frederic Brown only took seven days! You need to know that in 2000, you could buy lamb skewers for only 30 quarters each in North Riveria! The housing price was a little over 800 dollars per square meter! At that time, 10 million dollars already qualified as being wealthy! "As long as I seize those opportunities to get rich, this 10 million will soon turn into one billion, ten billion, even a trillion!" Frederic Brown's eyes turned bloodshot and his whole body trembled with excitement. This is the year 2000! An era where gold was everywhere! In the capital city, the price of a school district house was only a little over 2500 dollars per square meter! The stock price of the most expensive liquor at that time was only 15 dollars! Four years later, the listed Fortune 500 businesses' stock was only 3.7 dollars! A few years later, a certain currency, when it was just issued, 10 dollars could buy 10,000 of them! Even if he didn't have the ability to remember the rise and fall of stocks and futures, he could still become a top billionaire! In his heart, Frederic Brown secretly set three goals after being reborn: First, filial piety to his parents, making up for regrets from his previous life. Second, becomes the world's richest man and no longer be destitute like in his previous life. Third, drink the strongest alcohol and date beautiful girls! Of course, Frederic Brown was not arrogant enough to consider himself above everyone else with his 8 million. He deeply understood the darkness of human nature. Before truly becoming powerful, he had to develop secretly and not be reckless. Just then, Frederic Brown's phone rang. "Hello, Frederic Brown, come to Papillon Restaurant right away." After saying that, the other person hung up the phone. The phone call was from Frederic Brown's current girlfriend and future wife, Sophia Christiana. It was because of this woman that Frederic Brown not only suffered a lot himself but also caused humiliation to his parents. "That's fine. Let's split up now to avoid a tragedy from happening again." Frederic Brown decisively took a taxi to Papillon Restaurant. As soon as he entered the restaurant. Frederic Brown saw Sophia Christiana and her younger brother standing at the cashier, chatting and laughing. "Why did you take so long to come?" "Forget it, just go settle the bill!" Sophia Christiana said impatiently. "Hello, sir. The total amount is 3,200 dollars. Will you be paying in cash or by card?" The waiter handed the bill to Frederic Brown, and even though he already knew, it still shocked him. In 2002, 3,200 dollars was already two to three months' worth of salary for an average working-class family! "I won't pay. Let them pay for themselves," Frederic Brown said indifferently. "Not pay?" Only now did Sophia Christiana look up at Frederic Brown in astonishment. Since she knew Frederic Brown, he had always been like a lapdog to her, complying with her every request, even fulfilling unreasonable demands just to see her happy and smiling. But seeing Frederic Brown today felt like he had become a different person, even his attitude towards speaking had become rude! "Frederic Brown, I order you to immediately pay the bill!" Sophia Christiana said with a cold face, crossing her arms and acting superiorly. Frederic Brown sneered. After 20 years of married life in his previous life, he had already seen through Sophia Christiana completely. "Why should I pay for the meal you all ate? Besides, don't you think 3,200 dollars for a meal is a bit exaggerated?" Frederic Brown said expressionlessly. "My younger brother finally had the chance to get close to a girl, and it's reasonable for him to have a nice meal, isn't it?" Sophia Christiana said with an ugly expression. "Frederic Brown, we're about to get married, and Paxton Christiana will be your brother-in-law too! We're family, do you still need to worry about the cost of a meal?" "He's your brother, not my brother! In recent years, I have paid for his tuition, living expenses, and pocket money. I even helped him find a job. And now, he needs money to help cover up the scam he pulled on your family and friends, stealing 200,000 dollars. He's facing imprisonment, and you want me to give him that 200,000 dollars to fill the hole, don't you?" Frederic Brown said angrily. Sophia Christiana was startled, about to retort, but was grabbed by Paxton Christiana. Smiling at Frederic Brown, Paxton Christiana said, "Sophia, Frederic, don't ruin the atmosphere over the bill!" "It's all right, I'll pay for this meal!" Then he gave a signal to Sophia Christiana. Sophia Christiana immediately understood and then said to Frederic Brown, "Look, how thoughtful Paxton is!" Paxton Christiana actually paid the bill. Only then did Sophia Christiana say, "By the way, Frederic Brown, regarding our wedding..." "Are you about to say that the bride price must be increased by another 200,000 dollars for you to marry me?" Frederic Brown sneered. Sophia Christiana's face changed, shocked, she asked, "How did you know?" "I know a lot! I also know that Paxton Christiana, that i***t, was involved in a pyramid scheme and cheated your family and friends out of 200,000 dollars. Right now, he's facing prison time and needs that 200,000 dollars to fill the hole, isn't he?" Frederic Brown laughed coldly. Sophia Christiana's face turned ugly as she said, "He is my brother, we are about to get married, what's wrong with helping him with some money?" "What's wrong? Let me ask you, my monthly salary is just over 1,000 dollars, my parents are farmers, and they can earn a few hundred dollars together in a month. They have worked hard their entire lives and saved up a few tens of thousands of dollars for my wedding. "Where do you want me to get 200,000 dollars to exchange for your bottomless pit?" Frederic Brown's face turned red. "Didn't your dad recently receive a compensation payment? It should be 200,000 dollars, right?" Sophia Christiana said confidently. "Are you insane?" Although Frederic Brown already knew Sophia Christiana was going to say that, he still got incredibly angry when he heard it. "My dad had an accident at the construction site and lost a leg to get this 200,000 dollars! He needs this money for his retirement and medical expenses in the future! If I give the money to your brother, how will he live?" Sophia Christiana scoffed, "I can take care of him, isn't that enough?" "You take care of him?" Frederic Brown laughed out of anger, "You sound good with your words! My dad came to visit me at my house on the last New Year's Eve, and you found him dirty, so you took his red envelope and sent him away. It was New Year's Eve! And it was snowing heavily! He walked 30 miles on a mountain road carrying 40 kilograms of stuff just to get here! You didn't even let him drink water and you drove him away! Now you say you'll take care of him? I don't believe in your nonsense!" The more Frederic Brown spoke, the angrier he got. He hated Sophia Christiana, and he hated himself for being a willing bootlicker in his past life! "That's enough, Frederic Brown!" As people around them started pointing and gossiping, Sophia Christiana's face turned extremely ugly, and she angrily shouted, "I'll ask you one question: will you give the money or not?!" "Even if it's 200,000 dollars to feed a dog, I won't give it to your brother!" Frederic Brown shouted in a harsh voice. "Good, good, good!" Sophia Christiana said "good" three times in a row, clearly furious, "Indeed, I misjudged you! Today, I'll say it directly! A dowry of 50,000 dollars, plus 200,000 dollars for my brother, a total of 250,000 dollars! If you can afford it, I'll marry you, if not, let's break up right now!" Frederic Brown laughed. Laughed out of extreme anger! After getting married in his past life, Sophia Christiana's entire family had been sucking his blood! Sophia Christiana's father was a hopeless gambler who would come to him every month asking for money. Her mother had no skills whatsoever and liked to act like a wealthy woman, buying luxury goods for no reason, and of course, Frederic Brown paid for it all. But what was too much was her brother! After resolving the fraud incident, he didn't repent and continued to swindle money from friends, colleagues, and relatives! Sophia Christiana even forced herself to borrow from loan sharks to pay back the money to Paxton Christiana. That's also why he was poor and destitute in his past life as a finance professional. And Sophia Christiana herself had no feelings for Frederic Brown at all. She completely treated him as a tool for taking advantage. At the wedding, Sophia Christiana looked down on his own parents, simple farmers, and wouldn't even let them enter. But she didn't consider that Frederic Brown's parents had sold their house in order to have a high-end wedding in the city! Even when her own father fell seriously ill, he had no choice but to stay at their house for a few days. As a result, because Sophia Christiana refused to call an ambulance for her father, it delayed the best time for treatment and caused his death. Later, her mother died too, not long after. And Sophia Christiana? She didn't even want to attend her own parents' funerals! She even said it was unlucky that her father died in her own house! Thinking about what happened in his previous life, Frederic Brown's fists were clenched, blood pressure skyrocketing, his face turning as red as a burning iron pot. Since heaven gave him a chance to be reborn, he not only wanted to make up for the regrets in wealth but also the regrets in life! "Sophia Christiana, you don't need to consider anymore. I can give you an answer now!" "My answer is just three words, listen carefully!" "F**ck off B**ch!!!" once heaven gave him a chance to be reborn, he not only wanted to make up for the regrets in wealth but also the regrets in life! "Sophia Christiana, you don't need to consider anymore. I can give you an answer now!" "My answer is just three words, listen carefully!" "F**ck off B**ch!!!"