The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 45

When Michelle saw Jocelyn walk in, her anger immediately shifted targets.

"Something this big has happened, and you're acting like nothing's wrong. Are you enjoying watching our family become a laughingstock?"

"Of course I am," Jocelyn thought.

Outwardly, however, she deliberately put on a worried expression.

"Grandma, Mom, what happened? Adrian just told me to come back, he didn't give me any details."

Michelle shoved a tablet into her hands. "Are you blind? Can't you read?"

Jocelyn very seriously read the article.

After finishing, she feigned shock. "How could this happen? Adrian was just invited for a television interview. This kind of news breaking now... it's going to have a huge impact on him."

Earlier in the year, Adrian's company had launched an AI system that was widely adopted by major banks, bringing Momentum AI widespread fame and causing its stock to soar overnight.

Adrian had made a fortune and had become a sought-after interview subject for various TV stations.

And this particular interview wasn't with a local station, but a national one.

That's why Adrian was taking it so seriously.

Jocelyn, of course, knew exactly how much was at stake for him. If she hadn't, she wouldn't have orchestrated such a flawless scheme.

She knew that to get anything out of Adrian, she had to back him into a corner with no room to negotiate.

Michelle's face was red with anger.

"We don't need you to state the obvious! You think we don't know that? With this happening, who knows if the interview is even still on. And it's going to directly affect the company's image. The stock has already dropped quite a bit today."

Eleanor tapped the table. "Enough! What's the point of all this nonsense? The priority is to calm this situation down!"

Eleanor looked at Adrian, who was sitting silently on a chair.

"Adrian, arrange a press conference for tomorrow to clear this up."

Adrian was extremely frustrated. "Empty words won't convince anyone. A deliberate clarification will just make them think I have something to hide."

Jocelyn glanced at Adrian with a wounded expression, but her words were directed at Eleanor.

"Before, Adrian forgot my birthday, and to make it up to me, he promised to give me the apartment at The Astoria as a birthday present..."

Jocelyn bit her lip, deliberately trailing off.

Eleanor impatiently urged her on. "And? Get to the point!"

"And... then Adrian said he wanted to give that apartment to Audrey, but actually..."

"Actually, it's not that I'm unwilling to give the apartment to her. It's just that Audrey is Adrian's sister-in-law, after all. If outsiders found out that Adrian was giving his sister-in-law a house, I was afraid it would cause more unnecessary misunderstandings."

Eleanor considered this for a long time.

"You're right to be concerned about that."

"Grandma." Seeing the time was right, Jocelyn spoke again. "Actually, there is a way to solve the problem with today's news."