Chapter 296 He Is Back!
"Boss, didn't you tell me not to keep tabs on Finn? How would I know!"
Byron's first reaction to Emily's words was that she must be testing him to see if he'd been obediently doing his work lately.
He immediately stated his position.
Emily knew Byron all too well - with his personality of loving drama, there was no way he could resist taking a peek when something happened to Finn.
"Cut the crap. I know you well enough. Don't worry, I'm not testing you. Just tell me the truth."
Emily saw right through Byron's real thoughts.
Hearing that Emily wouldn't blame him, Byron finally smiled. "Boss, you're truly the boss. Even from thousands of miles away, you know what's happening with Finn."
He started by flattering Emily, then, when Emily showed obvious impatience, he began talking about what had happened to Finn in the past couple of days.
"Apparently, Finn was lured into gambling by his friend. When he ran out of money, he borrowed from loan sharks. Then he lost everything badly. When they demanded repayment, he said, 'Didn't we agree on one week to repay?' But they said the one-week repayment was for the initial $500,000 he borrowed. Later, he borrowed another $2 million, lost it all, and given that he might not have the ability to repay now, to cut their losses in time, they demanded he repay immediately.
Finn may be stupid, but at least his brain finally came back a little. He realized he'd been scammed and got angry enough to fight with them. But people who run loan shark operations aren't good people, and they definitely have backing. He didn't get anywhere and got beaten up instead. They even threatened that if he didn't have the money, they'd contact his family directly..."
At this point, Byron paused for effect and asked with a grin, "Boss, guess what Finn did? You'll never guess."
Emily raised an eyebrow. "Since you're telling me this, he definitely wouldn't let those people go to the Johnson family."
Emily wasn't just guessing based on Byron's words - she understood Finn somewhat.
Limited abilities, but probably because he grew up in such a privileged background, always surrounded by people fawning over him, he was both arrogant and proud, especially concerned about saving face.
So, having just had a conflict with the Johnson family, how could he possibly be willing to let these people go to them for money and lose face?
Byron felt slightly disappointed that Emily guessed right on the first try.
But then he cheered up again - this just showed how capable Emily was!
"Boss, you're spot on! That's right, Finn really cares about his reputation. He actually agreed to get the money within one day. And you'll never guess what he did next!"
"He actually went to steal a sports car from home, but ended up being caught by a newly hired security guard who thought he was a thief and sent him to the police. Although they later realized it was a misunderstanding and let him go, the police had already contacted Eli. When Eli heard that Finn tried to steal the family car, he immediately scolded him. Finn stubbornly argued back with Eli, which made Eli so angry that he declared on the spot he wouldn't acknowledge this son anymore and told him not to come back to the Johnson Villa."
"Finn was so stupid - instead of apologizing to Eli at that moment, getting the money first to pay off the debt, he argued with Eli. He got all worked up and declared he'd win the championship and make Eli regret it."
"But guess what? In the competition, he was so confident about winning, but he lost to his opponent due to an operational error. Now he not only got no prize money but was also called an idiot. The key thing is, he still won't admit his skills aren't good enough."
"After that, I heard he went to do game livestreaming to make money, specifically challenging those big gaming influencers, acting all arrogant."
Byron had people constantly monitoring Finn's situation, so it was basically real-time information.
Of course, the one thing he hadn't gotten news about yet was that just moments ago, Finn had been defeated by someone - and that person was Emily.
Mainly because it just happened, so there was a delay in the information, which was normal.
Emily knew Byron would find out sooner or later, so she didn't bother mentioning it.
"Got it. By the way, how's the progress on the AI project?"
Emily didn't continue discussing Finn and switched to another topic.
Byron wasn't worried now, because although he'd taken time to listen to gossip about Finn, he hadn't slacked off at all on the project.
"Boss, don't worry about that. I haven't been slacking. I've arranged all the PR and team stuff that needs to be prepared! As for the specific AI situation, I don't know - you'll have to ask Terry!"
"Terry also told me that you're smarter than him, Boss. You understand such complex programs - you're even better than him. I'm lucky to have met you, Boss."
"Yes, you are indeed lucky."
Otherwise, based on Emily's memories from her past life, Byron's ending wasn't very good.
Used by Bianca, and with Bianca's flattery, he went further and further down the path of being a wastrel, eventually becoming uncontrollable and offending people he shouldn't have.
"By the way, Boss, there's one more thing - I don't know if I should mention it or not."
"Cut the crap!"
Emily didn't like it when people kept her in suspense.
"James seems to be back." Byron had heard from friends who apparently saw him at a mall. Supposedly, he brought back a good project and a woman.
Emily's expression paused.
But soon her features relaxed again, showing relief and indifference.
"Okay, I know."
Emily's tone was flat.
Byron thought she really didn't care, so he treated it as unimportant and didn't continue.
Little did he know that Emily was actually a bit dazed at the moment.
In her past life, until her death, James and Bianca were a loving couple who already had a child. He even wanted her bone marrow for Bianca's health.
In this life, even though she had voluntarily stepped aside, not only did these two not end up together like in the past life, but there was now a third party interfering with their relationship?
She just wondered if Bianca knew about this news, and what her reaction would be if she did.
With her jealous nature, she probably wouldn't easily let go of James. There would likely be quite a show to watch going forward.
"Emily, what's wrong?"
Just as Emily was lost in thought, Kaia, who had finished arranging everything, saw that Emily seemed to be spacing out. She called her several times without pulling her out of her thoughts.
Just as Kaia was getting worried that something was wrong, Emily finally emerged from her thoughts. "Sorry, I was too deep in thought. Are you done?"
"I'm done. Are you... Are you tired? If not, I'll take you to enjoy yourself."