Becoming A Tech Tycoon Begins With Regression

James Brock sat in his office, a faint smile on his lips as he swirled a glass of wine in celebration.

Celebration for what exactly?

For fixing the mess, of course. Although it required him to use up some black market favors, connections, and spend a whole lot, it was all worth it because the Avance situation had finally started to settle.

The public outrage over their predatory lending schemes had been neatly swept under the rug with the help of some aggressive PR, political donations, and a lot of sacrificial firings.

James had made sure to wipe both his and Avance’s names squeaky clean, placing all the blame on the actions of "unsupervised employees" and presenting their firings as evidence that he was doing the "right" thing.

A move that had worked well in his favor because the regulators had been pacified, the media had found a new scandal to obsess over, and internal leaks had completely stopped.

The firestorm that nearly consumed the company just days ago... now felt like just a bad dream.

Of course, there were going to be some lingering doubts from the public, but it was nothing that wouldn’t fizzle out with the passage of time.

He leaned back in his leather chair, basking in the sweet taste of victory. He had done all this without the help of Nathaniel.

Now, the next step was regaining Nathaniel’s trust and favor. His backing was a golden bone, and James was the desperate mutt clinging to it with everything he had.

And what better way to regain that favor than by acquiring the high-value land that Drake Systems sat on?

This time, he didn’t plan on targeting OmniTech Corp. After all, it seemed someone powerful was backing it, and James wouldn’t risk putting himself and Avance in that situation again... No.