Emily didn’t sleep that night.
Not after Jack said those words.
Now I’m curious.
They echoed like thunder in her head, long after she left the rooftop. Not a threat. Not a compliment. A statement.
A mirror.
By morning, the city had already changed.
News broke across every platform:
> “Jack Parker Unveils Dragon Innovations: The Next Tech Giant?”
> “AI & Biotech Breakthroughs From Harmonfield’s Most Mysterious Mind”
> “Move Over Silicon Valley—Dragon Is Coming”
The press conference was brief. Jack didn’t take questions. He stood at a simple podium inside a neon-lit lab, flanked by holographic prototypes and two humanlike AI assistants. Behind him, a looping video demonstrated clean microbots repairing damaged organs. Predictive drones plotting wildfire paths. Smart lenses
