10x Cashback: Your Wealth Is Mine

Chapter 67 Newly Minted

67 newly minted

i entered my house with a grin on my face. this meant that matt was in here somewhere.

i walked to the living room to see him watching tv with an opened pizza box beside him, half the slices gone.

"welcome." he said, taking a drink of his soda. "i made myself at home." he grinned.

i flipped onto the chair beside him. "man, i'm so fucking tired."

"here." he pushed an unopened pizza box at me. "i got you one."

"dude, marry me."

"fuck you."

we both laughed. i opened the box to take a slice. it was cold but it was just as delicious.

he passed me my own bottle of soda and i drank, sighing in satisfaction.

"how was work?"

"satisfying." i answered.

he turned to look at me. "satisfying? i guess that's what it means to be the boss." he grinned.

"i guess." i laughed. "how were your classes?"

"hell." he said. "i've got two project deadlines coming up soon."

"and you're here watching tv."

he yawned in response. "give me a break. frankly, i deserve it."

the program he was watching ended and he began flicking through the stations.

i opened my mouth to make a joke when something caught my eye. "wait!" i said, matt glancing at me. "go back."

he clicked the remote, changing the channel back to the news channel.

at the bottom was the text that had caught my attention.

"ransomware attack rocks walk shop."

the newscaster was speaking and i focused on her.

"three billion?!"

"three billion." i confirmed.

"fuck. you're... you're a billionaire now." he said in awe.

"yup. newly minted billionaire."

"i..." he trailed off. "you don't look any different."

"was i supposed to look different?" i frowned at him.

"you know, i always imagined billionaires with an aura or something that you could just see and tell they're billionaires." he grinned sheepishly. "or maybe yours hasn't grown yet." he laughed.

"dude, i'm disappointed in you." i said in mock disappointment. "can't you see my aura? i have one too."

he leaned back like he was having trouble seeing. "nahhhh." he drawled. "yours isn't visible at all."

"fuck you." i laughed.

he laughed along with me.

"so, you have a seat on the board?"

"yeah." i nodded.

"cool. can i recommend games?"

"probably not." i laughed. "i won't want to overstep my bounds on the first day."

"well, it was worth a try." he chuckled.

i raised my bottle of soda in solidarity. he clinked his with mine and we took a drink.

"so," he munched on his pizza, "what's your next step?"

"getting a place of my own."

he turned away from the tv to look at me in surprise. "you're moving out of here?"

"yeah." i nodded, looking up to admire the house. "don't you think it's time i left? this place belongs to my father. it's time i find a place of my own and sever all financial ties to him."

"i see." matt nodded in understanding. "and you'll mail his credit card back to him?"

"of course." i laughed. "it's time for me to be truly independent."